Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-10-02
"RICHNiOND PLANET NISLED.'
(Christian Review.)

From the coloring of an editorial
in tho last issue of the Richmond
Planet. known as one Of the champ
iou publications of the dark complex
toned citizens of America, that the
Philadelphia Christian Review is part
ing the ways with the Rev. w. II.
Graham, one of the founders OF the
Review, and that the said DR.. Graham
and his friends have been forced To
tho necessity Of launching out on
tho troubled sea Of Journalism
another journal; the editor oil inc
Christian Review wants to inform the
Richmond Planet and the public at
largo that the CriStian Rc-
view was not organized by
any set or grou OF men; that
the Rev. DR.. II. w. Golf, pastor oil the
White Rock Baptist Church and the
editor n. H. Hester, decided to bring
tnu. the first issue Of the Review. Dr.
Golf took the position as editor anu
N. II. Hester as publisher anu own
or who has furnished every dollal
from the first issue until now, ana
the Rev. DR.. Graham never lurhlSt
cd one five cent piece to, start the
paper or as such TO organize the
same.
We have long heard that ii was told
that DR.. Graham had $4,000 back or
tho Christian Review. If so, 1T was
so far back until the owner and pun
Usher never kcnw it, and so far as
being ono OF the associate editors oil
the Review, DR.. Graham severed MS
relationship by sending in his rcslgpa
. ton about three years ago, ana the
@ .rcspondcnt of his church ordered
3thc clerk OF the Review not to send
3any more papers about two years ago.
THE cause given from the church re
lporter was an editorial on the Negro
Protective Alliance being clearing
house for the dark complcXioncd
hurchcs OF philadelphia.
Tho Review has not forced nor at
tempted to force upon any church or
churches, associations or conventions
! Individual or individuals in the State
>of Pennsylvania or elsewhere the fin
anCial burden Of the Christian Re
view. The financial standing OF tho
Pew CIV rs such was .Et2oy when .hc
Review was organized. or course, this
may be strange news after SO much
has been said for many live on the
work perhaps of Il few hence those
who cease to work with the Chris
tian Review Just stop working, but
the Christian Review keeps right On.
and IN this same editorial serious
charge is said to be made by Or.
Graham that there are today preach.
ers who put tho world and their per
Sonal interest and their sclfishncss
far above the cause Of Christ. God
knows who these preachers are.
This editorial states that he charg
Cs that there is Il man because he
fails to be elected to a certain office
attempts to break up the kingdom
OF God and tear down the church.
This last charge is so out OF proper
ton according to our knowledge in the
state o. Pennsylvania it is fruitlcss
to comment. VS. believe the editor of
the Planet to be one Of the best New
Testament laymcn known in the land,
but We certainly want to inform this
high tone gentleman that the Review
was not organized hy mud singing,
nor by one who trumps up charges to
keep the Review alive, nor to throw
the church life Of associations or con-
Vcntions in turmoil. AS We have scrv
ed in the past, we are willing to
serve in the future, but it is our pur
pose to serve the church, home and
school with the healthful doctrine
of the New Testament and whenever
it is absolutely necessary to call in
question any act perpetrated upon as
sociation, conventions or churches.
this we will do with love to all and
malice and hate to none.
We may not have been great or
niZers in Pennsylvania before the
coming of DR.. Graham, but we will
leave it to the public to say whether
or not the work has been re-organizcd
or DR.. Graham has gone on with the
work already organized having sue
cess. Parts Of the religious denomina
ton may have been loosely conducted
in large number Of conventions or
associations but records will show
that the Pennsylvania Baptist State
Convention for twenty years held to
the principles of New Testament
doctrine.
The Pennsylvania Baptist State Con
vention rs we understand It, is stuff.
ering and will continue to suffer so
long as there are false leaders misin
forming the republic regardless of the
truth. The Christian Review will not
turn to the right nor to the left, but
continue to tell the truth and believe
the truth.