History of the Restoration Movement


 

THE WAY

1899-1903

Introducing THE WAY

THE WAY journal was produced by James A. Harding between 1899 and 1903. It began while he was President of the Nashville Bible School in Nashville, Tennessee (today's Lipscomb University), and continued through his departure to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he served as President of Potter Bible College. The paper began the first year as a 16-page monthly magazine, and in the second year it was increased to be a 24-page monthly. In the third year it was made an 8-page weekly, and by 1903, a 16-page weekly. Harding had intended to make the paper free of charge, but postal regulations demanded a paid-up prescription list. So, he charged 50 cents a year. Not like the other brotherhood journals, THE WAY did not utilize advertisments to pay for the paper. In fact, Harding received no personal support from its proceeds. Some of the earliest writers for the paper were J. A. Harding; J. N. Armstrong; R. H. Boll; L. S. White; M. C. Kurfees; F. W. Smith; R. W. Officer; W. Anderson; J. W. Shepherd; A. Kendrick; W. J. Brown; T. R. Burnett, to name a few.

This is the first attempt at preserving digitally the pages of THE WAY. The microfilm was borrowed from HST and was sent to a professional to scan into pdf files at 300 dpi. The ones who made the scan originally, did not have the contrast and the darkness tuned in so many of the edges of the pages are too dark, some too dark to read. In an attempt to improve readability, and the ability to search, we are looking for original hard copies of THE WAY to scan at 600 dpi manually on a flat bed scanner. This will improve the quality significantly. We would also like an author/title index made; if you are interested in donating hard copies of THE WAY, or would like to build an author/title index, or could help financially, please contact Barry Jones- drbarryjones1991@gmail.com

Volume 1 - 1899

Volume 2 - 1900

Volume 3 - 1901

Volume 4 - 1902

Volume 5 - 1903

The Way - Issues Statistical Information

Year     Date                Vol      Number          Pages
1899    Jan 26              1          1                      16
1899    Feb 23              1          2                      16
1899    March 23          1          3                      16
1899    April 20            1          4                      16
1899    May 20             1          5                      16
1899    June 5              1          6                      16
1899    July 5               1          7                      16
1899    Aug 1               1          8                      16
1899    Sept 1              1          9                      16
1899    Oct 1                1          10                    16
1899    Nov 1               1          11                    16
1899    Dec 1               1          12                    16        3,000 paid subscribers  p192
1900    Jan 1                2          1                      16
1900    Feb                  2          2                      16        dropped specific date
1900    March              2          3                      16
1900    April                 2          4                      16
1900    May                  2          5                      16
1900    June                 2          6                      16
1900    July                  2          7                      16
1900    Aug                  2          8                      16
1900    Sept                 2          9                      16
1900    Dec                  2          10                    16        The Way delayed, 1,000.00 owed
1900    Jan                   2          11                    16
1900    Feb                  2          12                    16
1901    April 4              3          1                      8          Becomes weekly
1901    April 11            3          2                      8
1901    April 18            3          3                      8
1901    April 25            3          4                      8
1901    May 2               3          5                      8
1901    May 9               3          6                      8
1901    May 16             3          7                      8
1901    May 23             3          8                      8
1901    May 30             3          9                      8
1901    June 6              3          10                    8
1901    June 13            3          11                    8
1901    June 20            3          12                    8
1901    June 27            3          13                    8
1901    July 4               3          14                    8
1901    July 11             3          15                    8
1901    July 18             3          16                    8
1901    July 25             3          17                    8
1901    August 1           3          18                    8
1901    August 8           3          19                    8
1901    August 15         3          20                    8
1901    August 22         3          21                    missing issue
1901    August 29         3          22                    8   Now published in Bowling Green, KY
1901    September 5    3          23                    8
1901    September 12  3          24                    8
1901    September 19  3          25                    8
1901    September 26  3          26                    8
1901    October 3         3          27                    8
1901    October 10       3          28                    8
1901    October 17       3          29                    8
1901    October 24       3          30                    8
1901    October 31       3          31                    8
1901    November 7     3          32                    8
1901    November 14   3          33                    8
1901    November 21   3          34                    8
1901    November 28   3          35                    8
1901    December 5     3          36                    8
1901    December 12   3          37                    8
1901    December 19   3          38                    8
1901    December 26   3          39                    8
1902    January 9          3          40                    8
1902    January 16        3          41                    8
1902    January 23        3          42                    8
1902    January 30        3          43                    8
1902    February 6        3          44                    8
1902    February 13      3          45                    8
1902    February 20      3          46                    8
1902    February 27      3          47                    8
1902    March 6            3          48                    8
1902    March 13          3          49                    8
1902    March 20          3          50                    8
1902    March 27          3          51                    8
1902    April 3              4          1                      8
1902    April 10            4          2                      8
1902    April 17            4          3                      8
1902    April 24            4          4                      8
1902    May 1               4          5                      8
1902    May 8               4          6                      8
1902    May 15             4          7                      8
1902    May 22             4          8                      8
1902    May 29             4          9                      8
1902    June 5              4          10                    8
1902    June 12            4          11                    8
1902    June 19            4          12                    8
1902    June 26            4          13                    8
1902    July 3               4          14                    8
1902    July 10             4          15                    8
1902    July 17             4          16                    8
1902    July 24             4          17                    8
1902    July 31             4          18                    8
1902    August 7           4          19                    8
1902    August 14         4          20                    8
1902    August 21         4          21                    8
1902    August 28         4          22                    8
Where is September and Oct?
1902    November 6     4          23                    8          ?????  n32 mislabeled n 23
1902    September 4    4          23                    8
1902    November 13   4          24                    8          ??? n33 mislabeled 24
1902    September 11  4          24                    8
1902    September 18  4          25                    8
1902    September 25  4          26                    8
1902    October 2         4          27                    8
1902    October 9         4          28                    8
1902    October 16       4          29                    8
1902    October 23       4          30                    8
1902    October 30       4          31                    8
1902    November 20   4          34                    8
1902    November 27   4          35                    8
1902    December 4     4          36                    8          Enlargement of THE WAY
1903    January 8          4          37                    16
1903    January 15        4          38                    16
1903    January 22        4          39                    16
1903    January 29        4          40                    16
1903    February 5        4          41                    16
1903    February 12      4          42                    16
1903    February 19      4          43                    16
1903    February 26      4          44                    16
1903    March 5            4          45                    16
1903    March 12          4          46                    16
1903    March 19          4          47                    16
1903    March 26          4          48                    16
1903    April 2              4          49                    16
1903    April 9              4          50                    16
1903    April 16            4          51                    16
1903    April 23            5          1                      16        pg number begins with 529, following last year
1903    April 30             5          2                      16
1903    May 7               5          3                      16
1903    May 14             5          4                      16
1903    May 21             5          5                      16
1903    May 28             5          6                      16
1903    June 4              5          7                      16
1903    June 11            5          8                      16
1903    June 18            5          9                      16
1903    June 25            5          10                    16
1903    July 2               5          11                    16
1903    July 9               5          12                    16
1903    July 16             5          13                    16
1903    July 23             5          14                    16
1903    July 30             5          15                    16
1903    August 6           5          16                    16
1903    August 13         5          17                    16
1903    August 20         5          18                    16
1903    August 27         5          19                    16
1903    September 3    5          20                    16
1903    September 10  5          21                    16
1903    September 17  5          22                    16
1903    September 24  5          23                    16
1903    October 1         5          24                    16
1903    October 8         5          25                    16
1903    October 15       5          26                    16
1903    October 22       5          27                    16
1903    October 29       5          28                    16        need 500 new subscribers
1903    November 5     5          29                    16
1903    November 12   5          30                    16
1903    November 19   5          31                    16
1903    November 26   5          32                    16
1903    December 3     5          33                    16
1903    December 10   5          34                    16


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