(The Christian Witness was begun in January 1834 under the editorship of Henry Borlase, who having died the next year, the editorship was taken up by James Lampen Harris (1793-1877). He had been a fellow at Oxford, 1815-1829. In 1829 he became an "evangelical" and left his Oxford fellowship, apparently becoming an Anglican clergyman. He withdrew from the Church of England in 1832.
These papers by J. L. Harris, beginning in Jan. 1834, show his apprehension concerning the distinctive character of the mystery of Christ and the Church as well as the ruin of the church on earth (as viewed in responsible testimony).
What appears in braces { } has been added, either for clarification, or for where there was some lack in apprehension of truth thought necessary to notice, such as in the article, "The First Resurrection."
There are some expressions that subsequently would be dropped as truth was more fully understood. }