• A Blow at the Root of Popery; Being a Reply to Samuel Steel, a Preacher of Presbyterianism, in Winchester, Ky., by Junius Minimus Natu. Bethany, VA: A. Campbell, 1828. 24 p.
• A History of the Facts in Relation to the Conduct of Henry Foster, of Fayette County, Kentucky, from the Year 1831, to the Year 1840. Palmyra, MO: Printed at the Office of the Missouri Courier, 1840. 16 p.
• A Blow at the Root of Unbelief, or a Tract on Laws. s. l., s. n., 1843.
• Revivals of Religion. s. l., s. n., 1844.
• A Plea for the Bible Alone, to Govern the Christian Church; or Some Essays Against the Utility of Human Creeds to Govern the Kingdom of Christ. St. Louis, MO: Author, 1845. 24 p.
• Some Essays on Marriage and Divorce; and the Equality of Men and Women Considered, and the Excellency and Nobleness of Women Shown. St. Louis, MO: T. W. Ustick, Printer, 1845. 42 p.
• A Blow at the Root of Puseyism and Episcopalianism; Being an Answer to an Anonymous Book Published by a Priest of the Catholic Church, by Junius Minimus Natu. St. Louis, MO? 1847? 56 p.
• A Blow at the Root of Episcopalianism. s. l., s. n., 1848. 24. p.
• Essays Against the Utility of Human Creeds. Palmyra, MO: Author, 1855? 24 p.
• The Great and Decisive Battle of Armegedon, 2nd ed. s. l., s. n., 1865? 60 p.
• Memoirs of Elder Jacob Creath, Senior, of Lexington, Ky., by His Nephew. Palmyra, MO: Author, 1866? 58 p.
• Biographical Sketches of Elder Wm. Creath, a Calvinist Baptist Preacher, of Mecklenburg County, Va., and His Family, by his son . . . of Palmyra, Mo. St. Louis, MO: T. W. Ustick, Printer, 1866. 58 p.
• A Chronological Table of Important Events, From the Commencement of the Christian Era to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Twenty-five. Palmyra, MO: Printed at the Spectator Office, 1868. 16 p.
• A Tract on the Use and Abuse of Tobacco. Palmyra, MO: Printed by J. Sosey & Son, 1871. 16 p.
• An Abstinence Lecture Delivered December 15, 1871, in the Second Presbyterian Church, Palmyra, Mo. Hannibal, MO: Winchell & Ebert Printing and Lithographing Co., 1872. 14 p.
• Poor Man's Pathway to Heaven, or the Road to Everlasting Life. s. l., s. n., n. d.

• Obituary of B. W. Stone, with remarks by Alexander Campbell. Works of Elder B. W. Stone, ed. James M. Mathes. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., 1859. Pp. 37-40. First published as "Obituary," The Millennial Harbinger (December 1844): 621-622.
• Testimonial. T. W. Brents. The Gospel Plan of Salvation. 7th ed. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Publishing Company, 1889. P 672. (Note: According to the publisher's note, the testimonials were first published in the third edition; a copy of that edition has not yet been located.)

• Letter to the Editor. Signed "A Reader of the C. B." and dated "Mason county, Kentucky, February 16, 1825." The Christian Baptist2 (April 1825): 144 (Burnet Ed.)^*
• "Dr. Noel's Hollow Tree." The Budget and Clerical Index 1 (April 26, 1830): 1-2.
• "Clerical Housebreaking." The Budget and Clerical Index 1 (April 26, 1830): 11-13.
• "Baptist Chronicle." The Budget and Clerical Index 1 (April 26, 1830): 16-18.
• "Mr Chamber's Text Explained." The Budget and Clerical Index 1 (April 26, 1830): 18-22.
• Letter to Rev. Edmund Waller, July 9, 1829. The Budget and Clerical Index 1 (April 26, 1830): 22-23.
• "Interrogations Propounded to the Franklin Association." The Budget and Clerical Index 1 (April 26, 1830): 23-24.
• Introductory Note to "Enthusiasm," from "Horne's Introduction." The Millennial Harbinger (October 1832): 489 [489-490].
• "Miracles--No. I." The Christian Messenger 6 (June 1832): 173-174.
• "Notice" [of Meeting at Versailles, Kentucky]. The Christian Messenger 6 (September 1832): 287.
• Report of September, 1833, from Fayette County, Kentucky. The Christian Messenger 7 (September 1833): 283.
• Report of March 10, 1834, from Versailles, Kentucky. Jacob Creath and John Mitcham, Sen. The Christian Messenger 8 (March 1834): 93.
• Report of July 25, 1835, from Fayette, Kentucky, in "Correspondence." The Evangelist 4 (August 1835): 189.
• Report in "Conversions." The Evangelist 6 (May 1838): 118.
• "The Kingdom of Christ: Essay--No. I." The Christian Messenger 11 (December 1840): 133-136.
• "[The Kingdom of Christ:] Essay--No. II." The Christian Messenger 11 (February 1841): 189-191.
• Report of January 20, 1841, from Monticello, Missouri. The Christian Messenger 11 (February 1841): 215-216.
• "A Hint to Christian Parents." The Christian Messenger 11 (March 1841): 217-218.
• "A New Year's Hint." The Christian Messenger 11 (March 1841): 218-219.
• Report of June 24, 1841, from Monticello, Missouri. The Christian Messenger 11 (July 1841): 392.
• Quotation by Salmasius. The Christian Messenger 11 (July 1841): 396.
• Report of June 30, 1841, from Monticello, Missouri. The Evangelist 9 (July 1841): 166.
• Report of June 24, 1841, from Monticello, Missouri, in "Religious News." The Christian Messenger 11 (August 1841): 415.
• Report of June 30, 1841, from Monticello, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (August 1841): 383 [381-383].
• Report of September 3, 1841, from Monticello, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (November 1841): 527 [520-531].
• "An Address to My Baptist Brethren--Letter No. 1." The Christian Messenger 12 (January 1842): 91-92.
• Report of October 26, 1841, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (January 1842): 40-41 [38-42].
• "An Address to My Baptist Brethren--No. 2." The Christian Messenger 12 (February 1842): 122-123.
• Report of February 16, 1842, from Ramsey's Creek, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (March 1842): 141 [141-142].
• Report of February 15, 1842, from Pike County, Missouri. The Christian Messenger 12 (May 1842): 223-224.
• "An Address to My Baptist Brethren, Containing Reasons for Seceding from Them--No. 3." The Christian Messenger 12 (June 1842): 240-243.
• "Speculatists in Religion and Money." The Christian Messenger 12 (July 1842): 263-266.
• Report of May 25, 1842, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (July 1842): 321 [320-323].
• Report of July 14, 1842, from Louisiana, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (September 1842): 431 [431-432].
• Report of September 27, 1842, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (December 1842): 562 [558-562].
• Report of October 28, 1842, from Palmyra, Missouri, (Statistical Account of Churches in the Upper Mississippi Country) in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (January 1843): 46 [46-48].
• Report of March 21, 1843, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (May 1843): 233 [232-235].
• "Essay on the Claims of Evangelists--No. 1." The Christian Messenger 13 (July 1843): 81-83.
• "Essay on the Claims of Evangelists--No. 2." The Christian Messenger 13 (August 1843): 99-102.
• "Creeds--No. 1." (Extracts from Plea for the Bible Alone, to Govern the Christian Church.) The Christian Messenger 13 (August 1843): 121-123. (Introductory note by D. P. Henderson, pp. 120-121.)
• "Creeds--No. 2." The Christian Messenger 13 (September 1843): 147-148.
• Report of August 9, 1843, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (October 1843): 476 [474-476].
• Report of November 28, 1843, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (January 1844): 47-48.
• "Itineration." The Christian Messenger 13 (February 1844): 304-306.
• Report of November 1, 1843, from Columbia, Missouri, (Annual meeting of churches of Christ in Missouri) in "News from the Churches." J. Creath, Jr. and T. M. Allen. The Millennial Harbinger (February 1844): 93-94 [93-95].
• "Itineracy--No. 2." The Christian Messenger 13 (March 1844): 341-344.
• Report of February 29, 1844, from Palmyra, Missouri in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (April 1844): 178-179 [177-180].
• "To the Readers of the Messenger." The Christian Messenger 14 (May 1844): 15-17.
• "Itineracy--No. 3." The Christian Messenger 14 (June 1844): 53-56.
• Report of May 2, 1844, from Palmyra, Missouri in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (July 1844): 334 [333-334].
• Report of June 4, 1844, from Independence, Missouri in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (August 1844): 383 [381-383].
• "Death of Joseph Smith." The Millennial Harbinger (August 1844): 383.
• Report of June 27, 1844, from Quincey, Illinois, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (September 1844): 429.
• "Obituary" [of Barton W. Stone], with remarks by Alexander Campbell. The Millennial Harbinger (December 1844): 621-622.
• "J. Creath's Letter." The Christian Messenger 14 (December 1844): 239-241.
• "A Strong and an Exact Resemblance between the Preceding Reformations, under the Christian Dispensations, and the Present Reformation." The Christian Messenger 14 (April 1845): 354-356.
• A Three Fold Regeneration." The Christian Messenger 14 (April 1845): 375-377.
• Report of April 18, 1845, from St. Louis, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (July 1845): 336 [335-336].
• "Creeds." (Extracts from Plea for the Bible Alone, to Govern the Christian Church; or Some Essays Against the Utility of Human Creeds to Govern the Kingdom of Christ.) The Millennial Harbinger (November 1845): 493-495. (Introductory notes by Alexander Campbell, pp. 493, 495.)
• "Letters of Dismission." The Millennial Harbinger (January 1846): 46. (With "Remarks" by Alexander Campbell, pp. 47-49.)
• "Good and Bad Men Recommending Almsgiving." The Millennial Harbinger (June 1846): 353-355.
• Report of July 15, 1846, from St. Louis, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (November 1846): 651 [651-652]. (Note: The pages are misnumbered as 671 and 672.)
• "Mr. John Wesley's Zeal in Propagating Methodism." The Millennial Harbinger (November 1846): 653. (Note: The page is misnumbered as 673.)
• Letter of Invitation to Alexander Campbell. Jacob Creath, Jr., Lewis Bryan, and J. J. Errett. The Millennial Harbinger (June 1848): 356-357.
• "Obituary" [of Sisters B. Hooton and R. Starks]. The Millennial Harbinger (July 1848): 417.
• Report of August 16, 1848, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (September 1848): 539 [539-540].
• "Obituary" [of Hester U. Hurst]. The Millennial Harbinger (September 1848): 540.
• "Obituary" [of Sister M. H. G. Chick]. The Millennial Harbinger (September 1848): 540.
• "Obituary" [of Robert Stewart]. The Millennial Harbinger (December 1848): 709.
• Report of June 19, 1849, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." James Creath, Jr. The Millennial Harbinger (August 1849): 478-479.
• "Dr. Wm. E. Channing's Opinion of Conventions." The Millennial Harbinger (July 1850): 408-410. (Remarks by Alexander Campbell, pp. 410-412.)
• "Dr. Wm. E. Channing's Opinion of Conventions--No. II." The Millennial Harbinger (August 1850): 469-471. ("Response to Dr. Channing--No. II." by Alexander Campbell, September 1850, pp. 493-495.)
• "Conventions--No. III." The Millennial Harbinger (September 1850): 496-497. ("Response" by Alexander Campbell, pp. 498-504.)
• "What Has God Wrought!" The Millennial Harbinger (September 1850): 504-506.
• "Conventions--No. IV." The Millennial Harbinger (November 1850): 614-616. (Remarks by Alexander Campbell, pp. 616-617.)
• "Conventions--No. V." The Millennial Harbinger (November 1850): 637-641. (Notes by Alexander Campbell, pp. 638-641.)
• Report of September 6, 1850, from Palmyra, Missouri, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (November 1850): 655.
• "A Proposition." The Millennial Harbinger (November 1850): 660.
• "Is Satan Yet Alive?" The Millennial Harbinger (December 1850): 686. ("Response" by W. K. Pendleton, pp. 686-689.)
• Report of October 29, 1852, from Middleton, Mississippi, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (December 1852): 716-717.
• "The Jews--No. I." The Millennial Harbinger (March 1854): 154-156. (Introductory note and remarks by Alexander Campbell, pp. 153-154, 156-158.)
• Report of December 13, 1853, from Perry, Illinois, in "News from the Churches." The Millennial Harbinger (March 1854): 175.
• "The Jews--No. II." The Millennial Harbinger (June 1854): 326-330. (Note by Alexander Campbell, p. 326.)
• "Justification and Regeneration." The Millennial Harbinger (December 1854): 697.
• "The Roman Hierarchy." The Millennial Harbinger (June 1855): 335. (Response by Alexander Campbell, pp. 335-336.)
• "A New Translation and a Revision." The Millennial Harbinger (July 1857): 413-414.
• "Mr. James Taylor, the Common Version, and the 24,000 Errors." (From the Christian Evangelist.) The Millennial Harbinger (January 1858): 32-34.
• "Letter from Bro. J. Creath." The Millennial Harbinger (January 1858): 59-60.
• "The Trinity." The Millennial Harbinger (February 1858): 99-101.
• "Baptism the Medium of Approach to the Lord's Table." The Millennial Harbinger (April 1858): 227-229.
• "Bible Revision Association." The Millennial Harbinger (July 1858): 417.
• "The Bible in Protestant Schools." The Millennial Harbinger (September 1858): 497-490. (Remarks by Alexander Campbell, p. 490.)
• "Three Great Religious Parties in Christendom." The Millennial Harbinger (December 1858): 715-717.
• "The Revision of the Bible." The Millennial Harbinger (February 1859): 89-92.
• "Was Eternal Life Revealed in the Old Testament." The Millennial Harbinger (March 1860): 154-156.
• "A Word of Cheer from Bro. Creath." The Millennial Harbinger (May 1860): 292-293.
• "A Letter from Elder Jacob Creath." The Millennial Harbinger (June 1860): 327-330.
• "Letter from Elder Jacob Creath." The Millennial Harbinger (September 1860): 499-501.
• "Teaching Children to Pray." (From the Evangelist.) The Millennial Harbinger (September 1860): 516-517.
• "The Operation of the Holy Spirit through the Word." (From the Christian Review.) The Millennial Harbinger (October 1860): 553-555.
• "Letter from Eld. Jacob Creath." (No. 1.) The Millennial Harbinger (February 1861): 98-100. (Note by Alexander Campbell, p. 98.)
• "Letter from Eld. Jacob Creath." (No. 2.) The Millennial Harbinger (March 1861): 136-138.
• "Letter from Eld. Jacob Creath--No. 3." The Millennial Harbinger (April 1861): 229-231.
• "Letter from Eld. Jacob Creath--No. 4: Regeneration and Remission of Sins." The Millennial Harbinger (May 1861): 289-291.
• "Letter from Eld. Jacob Creath--No. 5: Regeneration and Remission of Sins." The Millennial Harbinger (July 1861): 388-390.
• "Letter from Eld. Jacob Creath--No. 6: Regeneration and Remission of Sins." The Millennial Harbinger (September 1861): 503-505. (N. B. Misnumbered as "No. 5.")
• "A Letter from Elder Jacob Creath." [From the Christian Review.] The Millennial Harbinger (October 1861): 587-590. (Remark by W. K. Pendleton, p. 590.)
• "The Pardon of Sin." (No. 1.) The Millennial Harbinger (December 1861): 707-709.
• "The Pardon of Sin--No. 2." The Millennial Harbinger (January 1862): 31-34.
• "The Pardon of Sin--No. 3." The Millennial Harbinger (February 1862): 54-56.
• "The Formula of Baptism." The Millennial Harbinger (October 1862): 454-457.
• "Letter from Eld. Jacob Creath--No. 7: Regeneration and Remission of Sins." The Millennial Harbinger (December 1862): 534-536. (N. B. Misnumbered as "No. 6.")
• "Letter from Eld. Jacob Creath--No. 8: Remission of Sins." The Millennial Harbinger (December 1862): 551-554. (N. B. Misnumbered as "No. 7.")
• "Importance of the Death of Christ--No. 1." The Millennial Harbinger (February 1863): 58-60.
• "Hints to Debaters." The Millennial Harbinger (March 1863): 103-106.
• "Importance of the Death of Christ--No. 2." The Millennial Harbinger (March 1863): 135-137.
• "Importance of the Death of Christ--No. 3." The Millennial Harbinger (April 1863): 161-163.
• "Importance of the Death of Christ--No. 4." The Millennial Harbinger (May 1863): 229-232.
• "Reminiscences of A. Campbell." The Millennial Harbinger (March 1867): 109-112.
• "Jacob Creath's Plea: A Plea for the 'Sticklers' of the Customs of the New Testament." The Millennial Harbinger (March 1867): 343-348. ("Remarks" by W. K. Pendleton, pp. 348-350.)

• An Address to the Brethren, by the Church at David's Fork, in Answer to a History of Facts, in Relation to the Conduct of Henry Foster by Jacob Creath, Jr. Lexington, Ky., Printed by N. L. & J. W. Finnell--Intelligencer office, 1841. 21 p. self covers.
• Boles, Henry Leo. "Jacob Creath, Jr." Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers, Including the Pioneer Preachers of the Restoration Movement and Many Other Preachers through Decades Down to the Present Generation Who Have Passed to Their Reward. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate, 1932. Pp. 91-95.
• Donan, Peter, ed. Memoir of Jacob Creath, Jr. Cincinnati, R. W. Carroll & Co., Publishers, 1872. 241 p., front. (port.)
  ----------. To Which Is Appended the Biography of Elder Jacob Creath, Sr. Cincinnati, OH: Chase & Hall, 1877. 212 p.
  ----------. Indianapolis, IN: Religious Book Service, 1952. Includes a supplement, "Iron Duke" by Earl West.
• Foster, Henry. A Reply to Personalities and Animadversions, on the Conduct of Henry Foster, Contained in Jacob Creath's Pamphlet. 10 p. (Paged separately in An Address to the Brethren by the Church at David's Fork.)
• Fowler, O. S. Phrenological Chart of Elder Jacob Creath, given at Memphis, Tenn., by O. S. Fowler, Professor of Phrenology, May 20, 1859. Broadside, 6½ x 12½, reprinted from the Western Spectator.
• Haley, T. P. "Elder Jacob Creath." Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Early Churches and Pioneer Preachers of the Christian Church in Missouri. St. Louis, MO: Christian Publishing Co., 1888. Pp. 427-455.
• The Report of a Committee, Called at the Request of the Elders of the Christian Congregation in Monticello, Lewis County, Mo., From the Congregation in Houston and Palmyra, to Investigate "An Address" Purporting to be Written by the David's Fork Church in Fayette County, Ky., Against Elder Jacob Creath, Jr. Palmyra. Mo.? 1841? 8 p., self covers.
• Rogers, William C. "Jacob Creath, Jr." Recollections of Men of Faith, Containing Conversations with Pioneers of the Current Reformation, also Numerous Incidents and Anecdotes of These Heroic Heralds of the Cross. St. Louis, MO: Christian Publishing Co., 1889. Pp. 230-250.
• A Shield to Jacob Creath, Jr., a Teacher of Christianity in the Congregations at Bethel and Shilo; Against the Assaults Made upon His Reputation. Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, August 1827. 8 p.
• Spencer, Claude E. An Author Catalog of Disciples of Christ and Related Religious Groups. Canton, MO: Disciples of Christ Historical Society, 1946. P. 75.
• ---------. "Jacob Creath, Jr., 1799-1886 . . . Books by and about." Discipliana 21 (November 1961): 63-64.
• Starr, Harris Elwood. "Creath, Jacob." Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. 4. Ed. Allen Johnson and Dumas Malone. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Pp. 532-533.

      In compiling "Jacob Creath, Jr.: A Preliminary Bibliography" the following works have been consulted:

• Jones, Barry A., and Charles C. Dorsey. An Index to the Christian Messenger. s. n: s. l., 1984.
• McWhirter, David I. An Index to the Millennial Harbinger. Joplin, MO: College Press Publishing Company, 1981.
• McWhirter, David I., and Dennis Gulledge. An Index to the Evangelist and the Christian. Joplin, MO: College Press Publishing Company, 1983.
• The National Union Catalog Pre-1956 Imprints. Vol. 126. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1971. Pp. 67-671.
• Roberts, R. L. "Subject Index to the Christian Messenger, Volumes I-XIV." The Christian Messenger. Vol. 14. Fort Worth, TX: Star Bible Publications, 1978.
• Spencer, Claude E. An Author Catalog of Disciples of Christ and Related Religious Groups. Canton, MO: Disciples of Christ Historical Society, 1946. P. 75.
• --------. "Jacob Creath, Jr., 1799-1886 . . . Books by and about." Discipliana 21 (November 1961): 63-64.
• Starr, Harris Elwood. "Creath, Jacob." Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. 4. Ed. Allen Johnson and Dumas Malone. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Pp. 532-533.

      This enumerative bibliography is a work in progress. As additional publications by Jacob Creath, Jr. are identified, the list will be updated.

      Thanks to Stan Helton for providing the citations for Creath's contributions to The Budget and Clerical Index.

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

Created 3 November 1998.
Updated 2 July 2003.