p. 19 | Our Department Work at General Conference

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 6, 1909

Our Department Work at General Conference

By E. R. P.

LITTLE by little the General Conference Publishing Department has been increasing its membership during the past four years, until now there are forty-five members, representing our leading publishing houses and their branches both at home and abroad, and the union conferences, and organized mission fields, besides several general men. Nearly all these members are to be present at the General Conference.

Arrangements have been made for considerable attention to be given to the publishing work at this important time. A large tent about twenty-five by forty feet is to be fitted up as department headquarters. The tent will be supplied with blackboards, charts, desks, and tables, and it is hoped that there will be a good exhibit of samples of our literature from many of the publishing houses and in many languages.

A convention meeting will be held from eight to nine o'clock each morning of the Conference, at which time topics covering all features of institutional and field work will be discussed. This will be a new feature in a General Conference, and we trust it will be a very practical one.

Two evenings will be set apart for illustrated stereopticon reports of the progress of the publishing work. One evening will be devoted to the rise and progress of the work during the past sixty-four years, and the second evening to reports from publishing houses and mission fields. A large number of lantern slides have already been prepared for this purpose. Besides these special features, there will be the usual official reports in Conference, and the discussion of resolutions.

In these meetings we shall ever keep

in mind our brave, rapidly growing army of canvassers out at the front, and shall do all we can in the interests of the work in which they are engaged. Many times we shall wish that they might all be present to enjoy the meetings.

The General Conference Bulletin will contain quite full reports. Every canvasser should subscribe for the Bulletin, and get as much benefit as possible from these published reports. E. R. P.