Alexander Campbell's proposal for the epistolary exchange on the subject of atonement was that Barton W. Stone would "write four pages per month for the Harbinger; and should any difference occur, I will occupy four pages in biblical criticism upon such terms as may not be by us understood in the same sense." He further proposed that this discussion be published only in The Millennial Harbinger so that "the matter can have a more extensive hearing in this paper than in any other" and because he objected "to a discussion going on in two papers as holding opposite sides on any question whatever" (MH, 1840, pp. 82-83). For his part, Barton Stone had planned to dispose of the matter in "four numbers on the Atonement" (MH, 1841, p. 113). Thus, the exchange should have consisted of eight letters and occupied thirty-two pages in The Millennial Harbinger. However, the published exchange consists of twenty-two letters, occupying some 128 pages of that periodical from June 1840 through September 1841. In the pages of The Christian Messenger, the discussion consists of twenty-one letters, occupying about 168 pages from September 1840 through June 1841. If the related articles and notices are included, the discussion then occupies 145 pages in the Harbinger and 193 pages in the Messenger.

      The following table catalogue the letters that comprise the "Atonement" exchange. It will be noticed that the letters appear in a significantly different sequence in the pages of The Christian Messenger; four of Alexander Campbell's replies to Barton W. Stone's "reviews" (rejoinders) are omitted; a "review" of Campbell's fifth letter (erroneously called the sixth in the published title) is included, as well as Barton W. Stone's "A Synopsis of Atonement." These last two items were not published in the pages of The Millennial Harbinger.

      The eleven-part series "Atonement," consisting of Barton W. Stone's letters and Alexander Campbell's replies, is that published in The Millennial Harbinger, New Series, Vol. 4, No. 6, June 1840; No. 7, July 1840; No. 9, September 1840; No. 10, October 1840; Vol. 5, No. 1, January 1841; No. 2, February 1841; No. 3, March 1841; No. 4, April 1841; No. 5, May 1841; No. 6, June 1841; No. 7, July 1841; No. 8, August 1841; No. 9, September 1841. The electronic version of the series has been produced from the College Press reprint (1976) of The Millennial Harbinger, ed. Alexander Campbell (Bethany, VA: A. Campbell, 1840), pp. 243-250, 289-298, 387-396, 464-473; (Bethany, VA: A. Campbell, 1841), pp. 12-24, 59-69, 113-122, 156-163, 234-237, 248-258, 295-304, 369-373, 394-402. (Note: In the 1841 volume, page 24 is misnumbered as page 34; and page 392, as page 296.)

      Pagination in the electronic version has been represented by placing the page number in brackets following the last complete word on the printed page. Footnotes in the printed text have been treated as sequentially numbered endnotes in the electronic text. Page numbers of references to previously published letters in the series have been changed to correspond with those of the cumulative pagination in volumes of The Millennial Harbinger. I have let stand inconsistencies in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and typography; however, I have offered corrections for misspellings and other accidental corruptions. Emendations are as follows:

            Printed Text [ Electronic Text
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 PART I.
 BWS: "Atonement," MH (June 1840): 243-246.
 p. 244:    has long been [ have long been
            3d That [ 3d. That
 p. 245:    uo remission." [ no remission."

 AC: "A. C.'s Reply to B. W. Stone," MH (June 1840): 246-250.
 p. 246:    con-- tion, and division." [ contention, and division."
 p. 247:    transcendant [ transcendent
 p. 248:    substnnce [ substance
 p. 249:    admitted no pesron [ admitted no person
            Christ's sacrifice; [ Christ's sacrifice;'
 p. 250:    natioual expiation [ national expiation
            Lev, xvi. [ Lev. xvi.

 PART II.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. II," MH (July 1840): 289-293.
 p. 290:    the separation [ the separation
 p. 292:    root" [ root."
            be cleased [ be cleansed
            altar.") [ altar)."
            as he altar, [ as the altar,
 p. 293:    person defiled [ person defiled.

 AC: "Letter II--To B. W. Stone," MH (July 1840): 294-298.
 p. 294:    aud shall bear [ and shall bear
            and escaped, [ and escaped.
 p. 295:    w may perfectly [ we may perfectly
 p. 296:    Ezek xvi. 53. [ Ezek. xvi. 63.
            for our sins [ for our sins.
 p. 297:    Nicence [ Nicene

 PART III.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. III," MH (September 1840): 387-390.
 p. 387:    No, II., [ No. II.,
 p. 388:    ignorance only? [ ignorance only?"
            ignorance;" [ ignorance;
 p. 389:    idolators, [ idolaters,
            Deut. 9, 16-- [ Deut. xix. 16--
 p. 390:    expressfons, [ expressions,

 AC: "Letter to B. W. Stone," MH (September 1840): 391-396.
 p. 391:    hope a promise [ hope a promise.
 p. 392:    irreconcileable [ irreconcilable
 p. 393:    Heb, i. 3. [ Heb. i. 3.
            both n the Septugaint [ both in the Septuagint
 p. 394:    page 285. [ page 245.

 PART IV.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. IV," MH (October 1840): 464-470.
 p. 464:    Eph. i. 1. 7.; [ Eph. i. 7.;
            Kom. viii. 23.; [ Rom. viii. 23.;
 p. 466:    comes upon all [ comes upon all.
 p. 467:    tike Esau, [ like Esau,
 p. 468:    rise again: [ rise again':
            in (not for us,) [ in (not for) us,
 p. 469:    and his right- ous-- [ and his righteousness--

 AC: "Letter III--To B. W. Stone," MH (October 1840): 471-473.
 p. 471:    Deliver [ "Deliver

 PART V.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. IV," MH (January 1841): 12-18.
 p. 13:     the idolators, [ the idolaters,
            include idolators, [ include idolaters,
            not idolators, [ not idolaters,
 p. 14:     to do evil [ to do evil.
            Num. xv, 22-29. [ Num. xv. 22-29.
 p. 15:     smelling r sweet [ smelling a sweet
 p. 16:     to a few poinis. [ to a few points.

 AC: "Letter IV--To B. W. Stone," MH (January 1841): 18-24.
 p. 18:     intefered not [ interfered not
 p. 20:     than ano her. [ than another.
 p. 21:     old ortho. doxy, [ old orthodoxy,
 p. 22:     develope [ develop
 p. 24:     second uumber, [ second number,
            A. B ,' [ A. B.,'
            is making [ are making
            the ndians, [ the Indians,
            unexpectenly [ unexpectedly
            tne discussion [ the discussion
 Note:      Page 24 is misnumbered as page 34.

 PART VI.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. V," MH (February 1841): 59-65.
 p. 59:     at-ton-ing [ at-one-ing
            aud he cast [ and he cast
            "Himself took [ Himself took
 p. 60:     therefore the Soptugaint [ therefore the Septuagint
            Sept aphairo] iniquity [ Sept. aphairo] iniquity
            forgiven," [nasa, aphiemi.] [ forgiven," [nasa, Sept. aphiemi.]
            means to pardou, [ means to pardon,
 p. 61:     "Thou and thy sons, [ Thou and thy sons,
            No, II., [ No. II.,
            Gen. 1. 17 [inverted e] [ Gen. 1. 17.
            Lev. xvi 22. [ Lev. xvi. 22.
            "Mereover, [ "Moreover,
            [kaphar, atonewent,] [ [kaphar, atonement,]
 p. 62:     idolators, [ idolaters,
            xxxii. 32 ; [ xxxii. 32.;
            Micah ii. 2.; [inverted c] [ Micah ii. 2.;

 AC: "Letter V--To B. W. Stone," MH (February 1841): 65-69.
 p. 65:     develope [ develop
 p. 67:     you have given [ you have given.
            Speculators aud [ Speculators and
            vocabulory [ vocabulary

 PART VII.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. VI," MH (March 1841): 113-118.
 p. 113:    doatage. [ dotage.
            page 9 [ page 247
            as all earthly waters [ "as all earthly waters
 p. 114:    page 13 [ page 250
            it sooths [ it soothes
            Christ sooths [ Christ soothes
            glory, sooths [ glory, soothes
            Christ sooths [ Christ soothes
 p. 115:    God, and the congregation, and the congregation, is broken; [
               God, and the congregation, is broken;
            page 15, [ page 290,
            page 24, [ page 296,
            adduce Ezek. xvi. 53. [ adduce Ezek. xvi. 63.
            word exilaskesthai, [ word exhilaskesthai,
 p. 116:    onry removed [ only removed
 p. 117:    page 24.-- [ page 296.--
            page 24. [ page 296.
            synonymes, [ synonyms,
            page 24, [ page 296,
            page 26, [ page 297,
            person, &c. &c." [ person,' &c. &c."

 AC: "Letter VI--To B. W. Stone," MH (March 1841): 118-122.
 p. 118:    pages 21 and 86, [ pages 21 and 81,
            transcendant mystery [ transcendent mystery
            fo use [ to use
            word of his power. [ word of his power."
 p. 119:    purificatton;" [ purification;"
            page 24, [ page 296,

 PART VIII.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. VII," MH (April 1841): 156-163.
 p. 156:    pages 42, 43. [ pages 391, 392.
 p. 157:    that the idolator, [ that the idolater,
            irreconileable [ irreconcilable
            p. 44. [ p. 392.
 p. 159:    blood and resurrec- rection [ blood and resurrection
            discover a new doctride [ discover a new doctrine
            p. 44. [ p. 392.
 p. 160:    page 44 you say, [ page 392 you say,
            page 45 [ page 393
            page 44 you ask [ page 393 you ask
            aberation [ aberration
 p. 161:    page 47, you ask, [ page 394, you ask,
            page 47, you say, [ page 394, you say,
 p. 162:    page 47, [ page 394,
            be accomplishod [ be accomplished

 PR: "Atonement--By Elder Russell," MH (April 1841): 163-167.
 p. 164:    for the trutn, [ for the truth,
            multitnde [ multitude
 p. 166:    conflict  Read [ conflict. Read

 AC: "Atonement--No. VII: To B. W. Stone," MH (May 1841): 234-237.
 p. 236:    beside the special [ besides the special
            pardoned. [ pardoned."
            nscessary to pardon-- [ necessary to pardon--

 PART IX.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. VIII," MH (June 1841): 248-252.
 p. 248:    which we [inverted c] [ which we
            Page 46, [ Page 388,
            take away sins; [ take away sins;"
            expiates or pnrges [ expiates or purges
 p. 249:    preaching nor writing, [ preaching or writing,
            page 48, [ page 245,
 p. 250:    page 48. [ page 395.
            page 48. [ page 395.
            idolator, [ idolater,
 p. 251:    idolator, [ idolater,
            page 48, [ page 395,
            page 49. [ page 390.
 p. 252:    page 40 [ page 396

 AC: "To B. W. Stone," MH (June 1841): 253-258.
 p. 256:    Romans iii. 25, 25, [ Romans iii. 25, 26,
 p. 257:    the phraze [ the phrase
            scriptural phraze [ scriptural phrase

 PART X.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. IX," MH (July 1841): 295-300.
 p. 295:    D. L. Burnet, [ D. S. Burnet,
            case with them " [ case with them."
 p. 296:    seed be." [ seed be.'"
 p. 297:    page 146 [ page 19
            affirmations(as [ affirmations (as
            define er rors, [ define errors,
 p. 298:    page 148 [ page 20
            page 150 [ page 21
 p. 299:    honors ef [ honors of
 p. 300:    page 151 [ page 22
            (page 152) [ (page 23)

 AC: "To B. W. Stone," MH (July 1841): 300-304.
 p. 302:    oxygen gass [ oxygen gas
            As you develope [ As you develop
 p. 304:    number of ms [ number of m's

 PART XI.
 BWS: "Atonement--No. X," MH (August 1841): 369-372.
 p. 369:    matter of-fact-man [ matter-of-fact man
            page 9, [ page 247
            transcendant [ transcendent
            page 109, [ page 113,
            page 273 [ page 118
 p. 370:    page 274, [ page 119,
            p. 26. [ p. 297.
            page 274 [ page 119
 p. 371:    pp. 17, 18. [ pp. 291, 292.
            page 24, [ page 296,
            Genesis vi. 14 " [ Genesis vi. 14!"
 p. 372:    page 274 [ page 119
            page 276 [ page 121

 AC: "A Note to B. W. Stone," MH (August 1841): 373.

 BWS: "Atonement--No. X (Continued)," MH (September 1841): 389-393.
 p. 390:    page 276 [ page 120
            p. 276. [ p. 120.
 p. 391:    Exod. xxx. 10,, &c. [ Exod. xxx. 10., &c.
 p. 392:    page 277. [ page 120.
 p. 393:    page 177 [ page 120.
 Note:      Page 392 is misnumbered as page 296.

 AC: "To B. W. Stone," MH (September 1841): 394-402.
 p. 398:    (page 301,) [ (page 392,)
            tne deeds of the law! [ the deeds of the law!
 p. 401:    righteousness  Take [ righteousness. Take
            blood  Thousands [ blood. Thousands
 p. 402:    cases  He [ cases. He
            polloon  The [ polloon. The
 

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Created 10 July 1998.