Secular Thought

Secular Thought (1887–1911) was a Canadian periodical, published in Toronto, dedicated to promoting the principles of freethought and secularism. Founded and edited during its first several years by English freethinker Charles Watts, the editorship was assumed by Toronto printer and publisher James Spencer Ellis in 1891 when Watts returned to England. During that period, Secular Thought was the principal organ of the freethought movement in Canada, publishing large amounts of material from England and the United States in addition to commenting on Canadian affairs.^[1]

Secular Thought

Secular Thought cover (January 1909)
Type	biweekly/monthly periodical
Publisher	C. M. Ellis
Editor	Charles Watts (1887–1891) James S. Ellis (1891–1911)
Founded	1887
Political alignment	Freethought
Language	English
Ceased publication	1911
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Circulation	800 (1899)

References

1. Ramsay Cook, The Regenerators: Social Criticism in Late Victorian English Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985), pp. 46–64.

External links

• Internet Archive (holds vols. 31–37, 1905–1911)