The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-11-25
GIGANTIC NEWSPAPER MERGER.
A CONSOLIDATION OF RELIGIOUS
JOURNALS AMONG THE BAP-
lists OF THE UNITED
STATES.

Since October 18th there has been
issued from the Baptist Publishing
House of this city periodical with
new heads proclaiming the unanimity
of purpose, action and thought of the
convention of religious workers which
it represents. This journal is known
as the NATIONAL BAPTIST UNION
REVIEW. The name is particularly
significant and shows that two relig-
ious journals, namely: The National
Union, which for the past ten years
was published in this city and gained
the distinction of being a high class
periodical, and the National Baptist
Review, the greatest of all journals
that has ever been launched, consider
ing it's rapid growth, splendid make
up, the enormous circulation and the
culture of the editorials that appear
ed, all within the space of less than
year, form the greatest religious
paper ever launched.
1t is stated by the Baptist people
that the failure of the Union Publish
ing Committee to keep alive the Of
fetal organ, as we'll as their inability
as acknowledged by the editor, tokeep
the subscriptions and circulations up
to the standard, is responsible for
this merger. However, this argument
is only made within their denOmina-
tional rank. 1t appears to the people
of Nashville that it was a splendid
move on the part of the religious folks
to continue to hold the centre of the
stage in making a showing for great
ness of publications.
The National Baptist Convention,
through the meeting of it's boards
agreed to select between the two edi-
tors who were serving their respec-
tive papers, and unanimously chose
Prof. j. D. Crenshaw of this city, to
pilot the new publication and Rev.
DR.. R. H. Boyd, the Secretary of the
Publishing Board, to manage and
financeer the venture. 1t started off,
says the manager, with a larger cir
culation than was anticipated.
Judging from the past issues and
the array of letters from the readers
which appear in it, there seems to be
union of thought and general fav-
orable comment upon the entire &C
ton of the boards of these Baptist
folks, who manipulated and made pos
sible such a journal. Yet it is rumOr-
ed to be having its share of breakers
and unless carefully piloted by skill
full management it may encounter the
storm of the Second-Cl Postage
Frank.
1t seems that the management of
the Union Publishing Committee lost
it's permit because of irregularity in
mailing the paper during the summer
and on account of an insufficient num-
Der of bona fide subscribers being up
on its subscription books. 1t is also
said that the lacking of the dead
Union to the flourishing Review has
not met with the general approval OF
the post-ofice officials, so the man
ager has been compelled to put UP
one cent per copy, aggregating from
| $4,000 to $4,000 per week, since Octo-
Der 18th, and even now no permit
has as yet been received. Just what
steps would be taken could not be
learned. 1t is. stated however, that II
permit is not granted financial
loss of several thousand dollars will be
the first expense of the new religious
publication that promises to be such
factor in Negro religious journalism
A continuance of the publication il
said to be assured from the fact thai
the National Baptist Review, which Of
itself is supposed to be Sunday
School Departmental paper, will bt
able ito carry out the obligations o.
subscribers and advertisers. This Ii
handed out as definite by the business
manager and is sanctioned by the ed
itor of the combined publications.