Download or read book Genealogical Abstracts of the Presbyterian Banner and the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate written by Paul K. Heckethorn and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1846, Annin bought another Presbyterian newspaper called the 'Herald of the West', which now combined with the Presbyterian Advocate, gave the newspaper coverage in Western Pennsylvania, all of Ohio, Virginia, and all of the Western Frontier, clear to the California coast. On November 17, 1855, the first of the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate rolled off the presses at their new location at Fifth Street above Smithfield Street in the heart of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"--To the Reader.