Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-03-03
The National Baptist Magazine.
DEAR BROTHER

DEAR BROTHER
Some years ago The National Baptist
Convention decided TO published Quar-
terly Magazine for the purpose of dem
onstrating Negro Baptist Literary Ca
pability and preserving the productions
of their brain, thus opening n distinct
field for the Interchange of opinions on
all great questions and putting our
selves in line with other great bodies of
Christians After many failures to ma
terialze. the Publishing Committee com
posed of some OF the strongest men of
the denomination, selected the under
signed as Managing Editor. This call
to duty came unsolicited, as we did not
know of our election until month after.
The Convention had adjourned and a re-
fusal to accept would have thrown the
enterprise back another year. The con-
fidence Of the brethren had been shaken
by repeated failures; an.empty treasury
and NO definite place for it's publication
confronted u.s. We believed in the abili
" of Negro Baptists to support the
Magazine and, Immediately accepted the
position and set TO work to get out the
initial number, we sent appeals in per-
sonal letters, aud through newspapers
to brethren asking for $1.25 the price OF
one years subscription, cash. We re-
ceived nearly enough money to start
and made ourselves responsible for the
| balance.
The Magazine is born, it will contain
| Papers and Sermons, Poems, Reviews
| and Editorials, with cuts of Churches
and prominent Ministers and Laymen OF
| the denomination and Race and will be
| be published quarterly for $I.25 pei
year in advance. 81 go if paid at end o.
year, or 30 cents single copy. 1t will
contain from so to $50 pages of excel
lent reading matter and will be repre-
sentative OF Negro Baptists in the Unit
ed States. We need 5000 in the next &c
days to meet the expense of the first is
sGe. Will you help to raise this amount
and make the Magazine a worthy expo
nent OF the scholarship and piety of the
denomination? You can do this by Hend
ing your cash subscription to us at once
by soliciting others to do the same, OF
by selling with each issue, as many cop
i e as possible and sending us the money
or by speaking a good word in YOU
Church, Sunday School, Associations Oh
Convention in it's behalf See our offer
/. Every person sending the names o
6 new subscribers for one year cash, viii
receive the magazine free for one year, Of
for every new cash subscribers, we viii
make your friend a subscriber for on
year.
Every person sending seven new casl
subscribers for one year will receive TIT
Magazine free for one year and a life SIX
photo of DIR. VIM. j Simmons.
3. Every person sending the names o
new cash subscribers for one year will
receive a photo of DIR. Simmons,
4. Every person selling % copies vii
receive the Magazine free tor one yea
and photo of DIR. Simmons.
3. Every person selling 20 copies vii
receive the Magazine free for one year.
g. Every person selling 10 copies wi
receive photo of DR.. Simmons.
viii you help us If so do it now
We appear again in April and take thi
method to raise expenses. Our best me
= will contribute articles in each issu'
S thus giving the ripest scholarship, tl
? broadcast experience and best literar
o discussions. Send your cash subscril
= ton at once TO 445 18th Street, \. Il.
9 DON'T DELAY.
}, Washington, d. c., Feb. 8, '94.
- w. Bishop JOHNSON, ID. d., Mama
r ing Editor.