History of the Free Methodist Church of North America, Volume II

DENOMINATIONAL PUBLISHING INTERESTS called The Pearl, the first in series which they contemplated publishing in time. The Lily appeared in 1876, and Pure Words and Kind ffays in 1882. In the autumn of this year Mr. Arnold became sole proprietor of the publishing business. Some little time before Baker and Arnold dissolved partnership a little paper called Sunshine was purchased by these publishers into which Kind lT'ays was merged. All these papers were edited by T. B. Arnold until 1883. Then l\faggie Ewell was employed to edit them until the close of 1887, when Mrs. Tressa R. Arnold assumed their editorship, a relation which she continued to hold until 1897.

To the foregoing list of papers was added in 1888, to proYide for the fifth Sunday in the month, another paper called Golden Treasures. It was edited by Mrs. Arnold.

The Infant Glass, with John Harden, Editor, appeared in 1886. From 1890 to the close of 1897 Mrs. Emma L. Hogue was its Editor, after which Mrs. Arnold edited it until the time of its purchase, with the other Sundayschool papers, by the Church.

About the close of 1896 the four Sunday-school papers published by Mr. Arnold were purchased by the Free Methodist Publishing House; and their publication by the Church was begun April 1, 1897. The names chosen for these papers under the new arrangement were: Our Young Folks, Youth's Temperance Evangel, Rose of Sharon and Lily of the Valley. (These monthlies were finally combined into a weekly publication called the Light and Life Evangel, January 1, 1912.) Mrs. Emma L. Hogue edited these by contract with the Publishing Agent, until the Executive Committee meeting of 1898, as authorized by the General Conference of that year, proceeded to elect an official Editor, and chose the Rev. W. B. Olmstead to the position.

Some time subsequent to the purchase of the four papers mentioned above the Sunday-school Quarterlies, comprising a series of six or seven publications, together [251]