Please Note: These historical documents may or may not represent the current position of Free Will Baptists on any given issue. Many files are Adobe Acrobat (pdf) files. They are quite large and may take a long time to download. For ease of viewing, download only the files in which you are interested and read them at your leisure. Herald of Gospel Liberty (1808-1809) Edited and published by Elias Smith (who eventually became Unitarian in theology), the Herald of Gospel Liberty was among the first Christian periodicals (newspapers) published in the United States. While Free Will Baptists did not publish the paper, it was widely circulated among Free Will Baptists and featured occasional articles by leaders among Free Will Baptists. A Religious Magazine (1811-1813; 1820-1822)  A Religious Magazine was published by Reverend John Buzzell. Only two volumes of this publication were printed, and these were printed almost ten years apart. Includes denominational, biographical, and historical information. The Religious Informer (1823-1825)   This semi-monthly pamphlet was published by Reverend Ebenezer Chase and contain the earliest reports of the quarterly meetings for the Randall Movement of Free Will Baptists. (Note: this digital archive contains three full years of periodicals in a single file, making the file … Continue reading Periodicals (Randall)