The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-14
THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
"STAR IN THE WEST"

observed in the reproduction of
the first page of the "Star in the
West" issued seventy years ago this
month at Eaton, under the editorial
charge of Jonathan Kidwell and D.
D. Hall. The UNIvERsALIsT is the
lineal successor of the Star, which
paper maintained an independent
existence from 1927 to 1880. 1t was
published for two years as month
ly of the size shown in the repro
duction. In 1929 it became the Sen
tinel and Star in the West, and was
published weekly on larger sheet
at Cincinnati, Rev. Jonathan Kid
we'll having associated Rev. j. G..
Waldo and Samuel Tizzard as edi-
tors with himself. Mr.. Tizzard was
the first printer of the Star, and
always resided in Eaton. In 1888 the
place of publication was removed to
Philamath, Indiana, where it re-
NAMED until some time in '36, when
Cincinnati again became its home.
Samuel Tizzard and Rev. George
Rogers were then editors. In 1888
the Sentinel was dropped from the
title and the old name "Star in the
West" was resumed. About this time
Rev. John A. Gurley became editor
and remained as such to 1854. Rev.
G. W. Quinby became the proprietor
and editor in 1854 and remained
in charge until 1857; Rev. III. r Nye,
$3.50; Rev. III. r. Nye and G. L.
Demarest from 1859 to 1864. Rev. G.
L. Demarest, who a short time be-
fore had entered our ministry, pur-
chased HI. r. Nye's interest and was
proprietor from 1864 to 1865. In
April, 1865, just at the close of the
war, the Star was purchased by Rev.
|. D. Williamson, DID,, and j. S.
Cantwell, and published under the
firm name from 1866 to 1880,
when it was merged with the New
Covenant of Chicago, and became
1.-THE Star and Covenant"
In December, 1883, the Universalist
Publishing House purchased the
property of DIR. Hanson, and the
name was changed to The UNIVERSAL
IsT. The paper was conducted i'm
personally until May, 1884, when the
present editor assumed charge, re-
turning after an absence of three
years and eight months to editorial
work.
1t is interesting to recall that the
"Star in the West" absorbed the first
Universalist paper that was printed
in Chicago, and is in direct line,
continuation of the first Chicago pub
LEGATION devoted to the intere SITS of
our church. In 1912 THE Bet
ter Covenant" was established by
Rev. Seth Barnes, and William
Rounseville. Rockford, ILL.,, was the
first place of publication. With
in a year the Office of publication
was moved to St. Charles, and then
to Chicago. Mr.. Rounseville and
Rev. Samuel P. Skinner were editors.
In 1847 the "Better Covenant" was
sold to the "Star in the West" and
thus the Ohio paper became pos
aessed of an Illinois constituency,
which it largely retained until it was
united with 1.-THE New Covenant"
established in Chicago in 1848, with
Rev. W. E. Manley and j. M. Day,
editors. DIR. Manley passed away
three years ago in Denver, Col. Rev.
j. M. Day now resides in Roseland,
Louisiana. Next year will complete
the half-century since "The Better
Covenant" was sold to the Star"
From the above outline of the vari-
GUS changes in our periodicals for
seventy years, which are timely in
the present week, we are largely in
debted to DR.. Eddy's photography
of Universalist periodicals, given as
an appendix of the second volume of
his invaluable "Universalism in
America"
The reproduction of the first page
of the "Star" will be received by
our readers as an interesting memen-
to of old times. The paper was a
monthly of eight pages, of the size
shown in the fac-simile. One half of
thepaper is taken up with the address
of the editor to the patrons of the
Star" and two more pages are Civ
en- to an extract from letter from a
friend in which sermon delivered by
"a man of color by the name of Ben
oneY Dickson" in which the preacher,
amid interruptions from his cong re-
CATION, controvertei the doctrine OF
infinite sin and punishment. The
writer mingles his own observations
with those of the preacher so that il
is difficult to ascertain the exact DO.