The Morning Star was a weekly newspaper published by the Freewell Baptists of northern New England, beginning in 1826 and publishing continuously until 1911. Although most of the content in each issue was of religious nature (including sermons, Bible passages, and general religious instruction) or news items of general interest to the denomination, by 1834 the paper became increasingly devoted to delivering anti-slavery messages. Abolitionist content increased under the editorship of William Burr in the 1830s, and continued when the Rev. Oren B. Cheney, the future founder of Bates College, became editor in 1853.
The paper began publishing in Limerick, Maine, but moved to Dover, New Hampshire in 1833. Over its lifetime, the paper was also published in Portland, Maine, as well as in New York, Boston, and Chicago. Publishers also frequently changed, and that information can usually be found on the first page of each individual issue. (But is captured in the metadata here as only the generic wording of "Freewill Baptist printers.")
[A note on searching: The entire collection is text-searchable; however, due to the variety of text sizes and fonts, and the varying quality of the microfilm used for digitization, broad-scale text searching should also be accompanied with individual issue searches for best results.]
Submissions from 1837
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 13 - July 26, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 14 - August 2, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 15 - August 9, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 16 - August 16, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 17 - August 23, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 18 - August 30, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 19 - September 6, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 20 - September 13, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 21 - September 20, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 22 - September 27, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 23 - October 4, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 24 - October 11, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 25 - October 18, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 26 - October 25, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 27 - November 1, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 28 - November 8, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 29 - November 15, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 30 - November 22, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 31 - November 29, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 32 - December 6, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 33 - December 13, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 34 - December 20, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 12 number 35 - December 27, 1837, Freewill Baptist printers
Submissions from 1836
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 36 - January 6, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 36 - January 6, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 37 - January 13, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 37 - January 13, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 38 - January 20, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 38 - January 20, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 39 - January 27, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 39 - January 27, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 40 - February 3, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 40 - February 3, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 41 - February 10, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 41 - February 10, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 42 - February 17, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 42 - February 17, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 43 - February 24, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 43 - February 24, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 44 - March 2, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 44 - March 2, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 45 - March 9, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 45 - March 9, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 46 - March 16, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 46 - March 16, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 47 - March 23, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 47 - March 23, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 48 - March 30, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 48 - March 30, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 49 - April 6, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 49 - April 6, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 50 - April 13, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 50 - April 13, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 51 - April 20, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 51 - April 20, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 52 - April 27, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 10 number 52 - April 27, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 01 - May 4, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 02 - May 11, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 03 - May 18, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 04 - May 25, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 05 - June 1, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 06 - June 8, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 07 - June 15, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 08 - June 22, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 09 - June 29, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 10 - July 6, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 11 - July 13, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 12 - July 20, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 13 - July 27, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 14 - August 3, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 15 - August 10, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 16 - August 17, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 17 - August 24, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 18 - August 31, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 19 - September 7, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 20 - September 14, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 21 - September 21, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 22 - September 28, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 23 - October 5, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 24 - October 12, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 25 - October 19, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 26 - October 26, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 27 - November 2, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 28 - November 9, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 29 - November 16, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 30 - November 23, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 31 - November 30, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 32 - December 7, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 33 - December 14, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 34 - December 21, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 11 number 35 - December 28, 1836, Freewill Baptist printers
Submissions from 1835
The Morning Star - volume 09 number 36 - January 7, 1835, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 09 number 37 - January 14, 1835, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 09 number 38 - January 21, 1835, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 09 number 39 - January 28, 1835, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 09 number 40 - February 4, 1835, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 09 number 41 - February 11, 1835, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 09 number 42 - February 18, 1835, Freewill Baptist printers
The Morning Star - volume 09 number 43 - February 25, 1835, Freewill Baptist printers