The Colored Messenger Vol. 2, No. 1-4
The Colored Messenger was a magazine published quarterly by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) from March 1916 to 1918. The SVD, a Roman Catholic order focusing on missionary work since 1875, expanded its American missionary efforts to the South beginning in 1905. Founded by Reverend James Wendel, SVD, The Catholic Messenger promoted the Society’s work among Black people in the South, solicited financial support for Southern missions, and advocated for the priesthood of Black men. The magazine also detailed the activities of the SVD’s missions in Mississippi and Arkansas. This publication changed titles and publication schedules several times from its inception in 1916 to its continued publication today. These changes are as follows: The Colored Messenger (Mar. 1916 – 1918), published quarterly. Annual Messenger: Negro Missions, SVD (1918-1919), published annually. St . Augustine’s Messenger (Dec. 1923 – Jun. 1956), published monthly. St . Augustine’s Catholic Messenger (Sept. 1956 – Nov. 1961), published monthly. Divine Word Messenger (Dec. 1961 – Summer 1982), published monthly and later quarterly. In a Word (Dec. 1982 – present), published monthly. Inaword.com
- Series
- The Colored Messenger
- Publisher
- Society of the Divine Word
- Genres
- Religion
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Religious magazines
- Licence or status
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (as the archive states it)
- Who can read it
- Tweens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Internet Archive