Volumes 1-8 and New Series 1-13 were issued.
Later just called "The Witness".
[Founded by Ross in 1870 as The Northern Evangelistic Intelligencer, the magazine changed its name to The Northern Intelligencer in 1873, later The Northern Witness in 1875, and after Ross passed the editorship to J. R. Caldwell in 1876, it became The Witness in 1887 (an overdue reflection of its broadening influence), with the editorship passing on to Henry Pickering in 1914 at a monthly circulation of 16,000. It was long regarded as the principal Brethren review worldwide, and saw its monthly circulation climb to 30,000 by 1941 at the end of Pickering’s editorship.] From http://impact59.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/donald-ross-soteriological-retrospective-dec09.pdf
The numbering is curious, as 20 volumes of the original series were issued, before in 1891 commencing the 'New Series'. After 21 volumes of the N.S., in 1912 began the 'Enlarged Series'. This only lasted two years though, before in 1914 switching back to the original numbering and that year thus being volume 44!
The Witness merged with The Harvester in 1980.
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in the introduction to the 1977 volume, the then editor G.C.D. Howley wrote
I feel it right to inform our readers that this will be the final year of my editorship of The Witness. For some time I had believed the time was coming near when I should resign this responsibility, my decision being reached last summer, the publishers being informed last August. My resignation will take effect from the end of 1977.
Since my illness and the loss of my leg, the task of seeing the magazine through has become more difficult, much detailed work being essential all the time. Having reached my decision, I am happy to believe this to be right in the sight of God.
My introduction to the editorship arose from my close friendship with the late Mr. J. B. Watson, for whom I undertook many tasks to help him, increasingly as his health declined. In November 1952, while in Sydney, Australia, I received a cable from the publishers inviting me to become Associate Editor with Mr. Watson, and with a request that I reply by return. In such circumstances, I could do no other than agree to serve in this capacity for the sake of my friendship with the editor, and to regard this as a call from God to the task. Immediately on our return home in June 1954, I began at once to share in the work, visiting Mr. Watson twice every week and helping him to carry the burden of editorship until his death in August 1955.
At the beginning of 1871, The Northern Evangelistic Intelligencer was published in Aberdeen, with Mr. Donald Ross as its editor. In 1874 Mr. Ross moved from Aberdeen to Edinburgh, and in 1876 he left this country to engage in evangelistic work in America. Mr. J. R. Caldwell succeeded him as editor, the name of the magazine being changed to The Northern Witness, and in 1887 the name was changed to The Witness. Mr. Caldwell continued as editor until increasing years caused him to resign in July 1914, when Mr. Henry Pickering became editor, though for some time beforehand he had given help to Mr. Caldwell editorially. Mr. Pickering died in January 1941, when Mr. Watson succeeded him in this responsibility, and continued until his death in 1955. Thus the editorship was held by Mr. Ross for about six years; by Mr. Caldwell for nearly thirty-eight years; by Mr. Pickering for about twenty-six years; while by the end of this year I shall have had editorial responsibility for about twenty-five years.
I am happy to commend to you all my dear friend and colleague Mr. John Polkinghorne, Dip.Th., who has been Associate Editor during the past three years, and who will take over the full editorship from January 1978. Though professionally a Civil Servant with the Customs and Excise, he has dedicated himself for many years to the ministry of the Word of God, his gifts as expositor and teacher being evident to all who read his articles in this magazine. We will work closely together during this year, and after my resignation I have been requested to continue my monthly Touchstone articles, which I look forward to doing.
Full details here
Prelude to The Missionary Echo and Echoes of Service
There were I think 13 volumes issued. I only have one volume. It continued as Echoes of Service.
See their website for more information.
At least 20 volumes were published.
I have the first volume; I don't know much else about it! Apparently Sims was loose OB and favoured women preaching etc. He has an obituary in Believers Pathway, and he was Canadian.
1906 issue says 39th year.
