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Editors Impressed with the Magnitude of Our Work

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 24, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 42.

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Editors Impressed with the Magnitude of Our Work

By Walter L. Burgan

WALTER L. BURGAN
THAT the thinking men of the world are taking more than passing notice of the rapid progress we are making and of the spirit which actuates our efforts to give the glad tidings of the gospel to those now groping in darkness, is again evidenced by an editorial which appeared in the Ohio State Journal of August 2. This journal is one of the leading morning newspapers of the Buckeye State, and is published in Columbus. The editor, speaking in most kindly terms about the group of missionaries who sailed for the Orient from San Francisco on August 1, and of our missionary activities in general, said:—
“Last Tuesday forty missionaries of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination sailed from San Francisco for their fields of work in Oriental countries. This is the largest body of missionaries ever sent out by that church. No denomination is more zealous in missionary work than the Seventh-day Adventists, and in its contributions for this purpose it shows a higher per capita than any other denomination. That per capita is $9.08, and no other church reaches it. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is looked upon as one of the minor denominations, but in zeal and push is ahead of all. We don’t exactly know its doctrine, but if that is on a par with its spirit, it must be a pretty good church.
“Just think, that church has seven hundred and forty-nine missionaries in the Orient! It proclaims its gospel in seventy-two countries, and sends out its literature in eighty-seven languages. It expects to double its membership in three years. It is not our church, but its activities are entitled to a friendly mention.”
Such comment as this serves to awaken an interest in our work among the multitudes that read the newspapers. The Ohio State Journal has a wide circulation, and no doubt considerable favorable comment was made by many who read the editorial; and further, this article may have been the means of arousing anxious inquiries in the minds of men and women who will search after the truths that our workers have for them.