(1886–1904; 1886–1900 as American Sentinel; 1900–1901 as The Sentinel of Liberty; monthly, 1886–1889, 1901–1903, weekly at other times; PPPA , Oakland, California, 1868–1890, New York City, 1890–1900, 1901–1903; International Religious Liberty Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1900–1901; RH , Washington, D.C., 1903–1904; file at RH ). A magazine devoted to the defense of the principles of religious liberty in the United States. It was intended to educate the public in the principles and advantages of religious freedom for all citizens, to review the historical background of the American Constitution, which prohibited the establishment of any religion, and to disclose the discriminatory nature of religious ordinances whenever and wherever introduced and enforced.
Beginning with the Sept. 24, 1886, issue, the magazine carried a note on its masthead that it was an organ of the International Religious Liberty Association. Later it became the organ of the Religious Liberty Department of the General Conference. Because of the heavy expense of production and the small circulation, its publication was suspended in 1904. In 1906 it was superseded by Liberty.
Editors: J. H. Waggoner, 1886–1887; E. J. Waggoner and A. T. Jones, 1887–1890; A. T. Jones, 1890–1894; A. T. Jones and C. P. Bollman, 1894–1896; C. P. Bollman, 1896; A. T. Jones, 1896–1897; none listed, 1897–1906; L. A. Smith and C. P. Bollman, 1900–1901; John D. Bradley, 1901–1904.