Baptist Herald, Vol. 66, No. 3 (March 1988)
1988. Paperback. [Cameroon] Baptist Herald, Vol. 66, No. 3 (March 1988). 31p. Wrapper. 28cm. Pages 2 and 4-21 are devoted to articles about Baptist missionary efforts in Cameroon.
Baptists
Baptist Schools in Mexico
New York: Women's American Baptist Home Mission Society, (1932). Single lime-green sheet folded to form a modest-sized (12)p. softcover brochure. 16cm. (as folded).
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Centennial 1868-1968: First R. M. Baptist Church. [cover title]
Lawrence, Kansas: Printed by House of Usher, n.d. (1968). Hardcover. photos, (48) unnumbered pages. 26cm. Gluemark along front hinge. No jacket. History of the First Regular Missionary Baptist Church of Lawrence, Kansas.
Centennial Memorial of the First Baptist Church of Hartford, Connecticut. 1790-1890
Hartford: Press of Christian Secretary, 1890. Hardcover. frontis, portraits, 256p. Later 1/2 leather. Original wrapper bound in. 23cm. Cover scuffed. Clean ex lib. copy.
The New York Messenger, Vol. 21, No. 11 (November 1947)
Brooklyn, NY: Edgar Reeves Artist, 1947. Paperback. ills, photos, 15p. Wrapper (browning in upper margin). 30cm. An African American Baptist magazine.
Royal Service. Vol. XLI, Nos. 7-12 (January-June, 1947) and Vol. 42, No. 1 (July, 1947).
Birmingham: Woman's Missionary Union Auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention, 1947. Paperback. Seven consecutive individual issues. Softcover in original wrappers. 24cm. Monthly women's periodical published by the intensely conservative, historically pro-segregation Baptist denomination. *Nannie H. Burroughs, the African American educator, appears on the cover of the June, 1947 issue.
Something Cooking at the Center
New York: Women's American Baptist Home Mission Society, (1946). Single lime-green sheet folded to form a modest-sized (6)p. softcover brochure. 16cm. (as folded). Modest wear along folds. Henry C. Gleiss Memorial Center in Detroit and Olivet Christian Center in Chicago, the two Centers discussed, were both established for African Americans...
The Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Formation of the First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island, Sunday, April 28, 1889
[Providence]: The Providence Press: Snow & Farnham, Printer, 1889. Hardcover. 121p. Contemporary 1/2 leather. Original wrapper bound in. 21cm. Clean ex lib. (Pequot Library in Southport).
Negro Baptists and Foreign Missions
Philadelphia: Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., 1952. Revised ed. Paperback. 94p. Worn wrapper (shabby and spotted). 22cm. The first edition was published in 1944.
Minutes of the African United Baptist Association of Nova Scotia. 91st Sessions Convening with Preston East United Baptist Church Preston, Nova Scotia August 19th to 21st, 1944. 92nd Sessions Convening with Weymouth Falls United Baptist Church Weymouth Falls, N. S. August 17th to 20th, 1945
n.p. n.d. [1945?]. Paperback. 31p. Wrapper. 23cm. Minor cover spotting and wear.
The Marguerite Daniel Club ... Presents Patricia Francine Randolph in Dramatic Art Recital. Accompanist by Joy Wright, Pianist ... June 15th, 1958....
[Chicago: 1958]. Paperback. [16]p. Wrapper. 24cm. African American Church.
An Autobiography, With Details of a Visit to England: And Some Account of the History of the Meeting Street Baptist Church, Providence, R. I., and of the Shiloh Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.
Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1862. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), x, 227, 15p. Modern quarterbinding. 17cm. Moderate foxing and some relatively minor staining. Internal library markings. Bound in at the end, as should be the case: Articles of Faith and Covenant of the Shiloh Baptist Church. Philadelphia. 1861. We...
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Historical Echo of M. & E. State Convention of Illinois. [cover title]
n.p. n.d. [Preface dated 1954]. Hardcover. photos, 82p. Original blue cloth. 28cm. Gouged area on backstrip. Slightly swaybacked. Contents sound. No Jacket. Martha P. Anderson is listed as General Chairman (presumably of the committee which produced this loosely organized history of the Illinois convention and its various organizations and churches).....
Well over One hundred Typed or Holograph Letters, Reports, etc.
Mostly single page communications although many are longer. Condition varies but generally sound. Most items dated 1958-1960, with a few earlier or later, Almost all are communications from various individuals in Liberia. All relate to the activities of Baptist churches or their personnel in Liberia. Most are addressed to C....
About Ninety, mostly Typed, Letters, Reports, etc.
Mostly single page communications although some are longer. Condition varies but generally sound. Most items dated 1958-1960 although a few are earlier. All relate to the activities of Baptist churches or their personnel in West Africa -- the vast majority relate to Nigeria while a handful or so relate to...
Almost Two Dozen, mostly Holograph, Letters, Reports, etc.
Mostly 1-2 pages, with a few longer. Condition varies but generally sound and quite readable. Dates range from 1956 to 1960. Almost all are from various individuals in South Africa. Most are Addressed to C. C. Adams, of the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention in the United States.
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Great Dedicatoy [sic] Services ... Tuesday Night, April 19, 1938 ...
1938. Broadside flyer. Approximately 14 x 28cm. Creased. Some wear. Church located at the corner of Bronson & 18th Streets. City and state not given but this came to us with a few other Florida items of African American interest.
"A Giant in the Earth": A Biography of Dr. J. B. Boddie
Berne: Berne Witness Co, 1944. 1st ed. Hardcover. photos, 194p. Original blue cloth. 19cm. Small magazine clipping about the author mounted inside front cover. Browned rectangle on title-page from a mounted newspaper clipping (on the facing page) about the author's appearance at the Baptist Church of Boone (Iowa). No jacket...
Memoirs 1941-1971: Is a Concise History of the Missionary Baptist Sunday School and Training Union Congress of Missouri
n.p. n.d. [1971?]. Paperback. photos, 24p. Wrapper. 28cm. Includes four addresses delivered by the author while President or Dean of the Congress.
The Deacon Problem Solved
Nashville: Sunday School Publishing Board, (c. 1928). 1st ed. Hardcover. 158p. Dark green cloth. 19cm. Minor wear at extremities. Name on front endpaper. No Jacket.
The Voice of Jubilee: A Narrative of the Baptist Mission, Jamaica, from Its Commencement; with Biographical Notices of Its Fathers and Founders
London: John Snow, 1865. [Rare 19th century edition]. Hardcover. xx, 359p. plus (32)p. publisher's advertisements at end. Original green cloth which had been rebacked (with portion of original backstrip mounted). 20cm. Cover scuffed and is moderately worn.
Constitution and By-Laws ... together with Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Corporation, Adopted October 30, 1956
[NY]: [1956?]. Paperback. 40p. Wrapper. 15cm. A few numerals inked on last page. A large African American church in Harlem.
National Goodwill Salute with Highlights from Dr. Booker T. Washington to Dr. Martin Luther King from President Roosevelt to President Johnson: 55 Years of Active Public Life....
n.p. 1966. Paperback. photos, approximately 104 unnumbered pages. Wrapper. Green comb binding. 29cm. Split in comb binding. Assemblage of material about Dixon, the National Baptists and Buffalo where Dixon was the pastor of Second Temple Baptist Church. Dixon was also Chairman of a National Goodwill Committee whose exact function seems unclear.
March On: Stories of Negro Men and Women of America
Atlanta: The Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, (c. 1946). Paperback. illustrations (by Winona Steffens Childers), 127p. Softcover in original wrapper. 20cm. Covers somewhat soiled and spotted. Staining on back cover and last several text leaves. Top margins chewed on last 32 pages. "[O]ne of a series of...
The Fairview Baptist Church, 721 North Rhode Island, Oklahoma City , Oklahoma, 1909-1984, Celebrating the 75th Anniversary May 30-June 3, 1984: Diamond Jubilee Edition Yearbook.
[Oklahoma City: 1984]. Hardcover. photos, 168p. Red yearbook binding. 28cm. No Jacket. An African American church. Cover title: A Pilgrimage of Faith. *John A. Reed, Jr. was their pastor when this was published.