May 2, 2019
Church Letters of the 1800s
Church letters are something we don’t hear much about these days. The first mention of church letters—a “to whom it may concern” letter of introduction on behalf of an individual written from Church A to Church B—appeared in Christian Standard in 1869. By the way, you’ll notice definite repetition in the headlines of these articles, which span 25 years. You will also notice there was consistent dissatisfaction with methods related to church letters, as evidenced by the first sentence of article 1. _ _ _ Church Letters Oct. 23, 1869; p. 1 Our Church Letters are certainly defective. . .
