The Earthen Vessel started 1845; merged with Gospel Herald in 1887 to become The Earthen Vessel and Gospel Herald until 1918/19. It then became Gospel Herald and The Earthen Vessel – but still often referred to as Earthen Vessel! After 1954 it became Gospel Herald until June 1970 when it and Free Grace Record were replaced by Grace.
The Earthen Vessel was a Strict Baptist magazine that is noteworthy for its criticism of Charles H. Spurgeon and "Spurgeonism". For more information about historic Baptist journals: "Baptist Periodicals," Transactions of the Baptist Historical Society 5.3 (April 1917): 193-196 and this blog post.
The print quality in these volumes does not make for easy reading. In some places the text has faded or become obscured by foxing. Pagination in the early volumes is also somewhat random. For best results view on a PC and set PDF viewer to "page width", if possible.
The Earthen Vessel is now in the public domain. You can download all 46 available volumes by left-clicking here and selecting "download" to download a zip file. Please note that the file is around 653 MB. If you chose this option to download, please consider making a donation using the "Tip Jar" on the right.
The Earthen Vessel Vols. 1-20 (1845-1864) |
The Earthen Vessel Vols. 21-40 (1865-1884) |
The Earthen Vessel Vols. 41-60 (1885-1904) |
The Earthen Vessel Vols. 61- (1905-) |
Volume 21 (1865) Download Complete Volume
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January 1865
February 1865
March 1865
April 1865
May 1865
June 1865
July 1865
August 1865
September 1865
October 1865
November 1865
December 1865
Volume 22 (1866) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1866
February 1866
March 1866
April 1866
May 1866
June 1866
July 1866
August 1866
September 1866
October 1866
November 1866
December 1866
Volume 23 (1867) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1867
February 1867
March 1867
April 1867
May 1867
June 1847
July 1867
August 1867
September 1867
October 1867
November 1867
December 1867
Volume 24 (1868)
Volume 25 (1869)
Volume 26 (1870)
Volume 27 (1871) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1871
February 1871
March 1871
April 1871
May 1871
June 1871
July 1871
August 1871
September 1871
October 1871
November 1871
December 1871
Volume 28 (1872) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1872
February 1872
March 1872
April 1872
May 1872
June 1872
July 1872
August 1872
September 1872
October 1872
November 1872
December 1872
Volume 29 (1873) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1873
February 1873
March 1873
April 1873
May 1873
June 1873
July 1873
August 1873
September 1873
October 1873
November 1873
December 1873
Volume 30 (1874) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1874
February 1874
March 1874
April 1874
May 1874
June 1874
July 1874
August 1874
September 1874
October 1874
November 1874
December 1874
Volume 31 (1875) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1875
February 1875
March 1875
April 1875
May 1875
June 1875
July 1875
August 1875
September 1875
October 1875
November 1875
December 1875
Volume 32 (1876) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1876
February 1876
March 1876
April 1876
May 1876
June 1856
July 1876
August 1876
September 1876
October 1876
November 1876
December 1876
Volume 33 (1877) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1877
February 1877
March 1877
April 1877
May 1877
June 1877
July 1877
August 1877
September 1877
October 1877
November 1877
December 1877
Volume 34 (1878)
Volume 35 (1879) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1879
February 1879
March 1879
April 1879
May 1879
June 1879
July 1879
August 1879
September 1879
October 1879
November 1879
December 1879
Volume 36 (1880)
Volume 37 (1881)
Volume 38 (1882) Download Complete Volume pdf
January 1882
February 1882
March 1882
April 1882
May 1882
June 1882
July 1882
August 1882
September 1882
October 1882
November 1882
December 1882
Volume 39 (1883)
Volume 40 (1884)
