History of the Magazine

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History

A brief history of the Gospel Magazine can be read by clicking here.

There have been 15 editors of the Gospel Magazine since its foundation to the present day:

John Gurney .................. 1766 - 1774

William Mason ......................... 1774

Augustus Toplady ........... 1775 - 1776

Erasmus Middleton ......... 1776 - 1805

The magazine was suspended for a time following the death of Erasmus Middleton

Walter Row ............................... 1838

Bagnall Baker .................. 1839 - 1840

David A Doudney .............. 1840 - 1893

George Cowell .................. 1893 - 1894

James Ormiston ............... 1895 - 1916

Thomas Houghton ............. 1916 - 1951

William D Sykes ............... 1951 - 1964

Herbert M Carson .............. 1964 - 1975

John Tallach ...................... 1976 - 1981

Maurice Handford ............... 1981 - 2000

The Present Editor .............. 2000 - present

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee;

Let the water and the blood,

From Thy wounded side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure;

Save from wrath and make me pure.

Not the labour of my hands

Can fulfil Thy law’s demands;

Could my zeal no respite know,

Could my tears forever flow,

All for sin could not atone;

Thou must save, and Thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring,

Simply to the cross I cling;

Naked, come to Thee for dress;

Helpless look to Thee for grace;

Foul, I to the fountain fly;

Wash me, Saviour, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath,

When my eye-strings break in death,

When I soar to worlds unknown,

See Thee on Thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in Thee.

Augustus Toplady, 1740 - 78