Daniel Bates began this publication in 1850 as the Western Evangelist. He, and editors who followed him, continued the volume numbering sequence even when the title was changed to the Christian Evangelist and the Evangelist.
-    The Christian Evangelist, Fort Madison, Iowa, Volume 6, 1855Daniel Bates and David Patterson Henderson The Christian Evangelist, Fort Madison, Iowa, Volume 6, 1855 Daniel Bates and D. Pat Henderson, Editors and Proprietors Bates worked from Fort Madison, Iowa; Henderson from Canton, Missouri This periodical first appeared in 1850 titled Western Evangelist, published at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Pages 3 and 4, numbered 577 and 578, were bound at that location and at the end of the volume, the usual location for an Index (or Table of Contents). We followed that sequence so that PDF pagination reflects the original. 
-    The Christian Evangelist, Fort Madison, Iowa, Volume 5, 1854Daniel Bates and David Patterson Henderson The Christian Evangelist, Fort Madison, Iowa, Volume 5, 1854 Daniel Bates and D. Pat Henderson, Editors and Proprietors Bates worked from Fort Madison, Iowa; Henderson from Canton, Missouri This periodical first appeared in 1850 titled Western Evangelist, published at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. 
 
				