p. 19 | Effective Work by J. R. FERREN

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 16, 1907

Effective Work

By J. R. FERREN

DURING the recent campaign with religious liberty literature here in California, the members of our Young People’s Society spent many hours in folding, wrapping, addressing, and sacking for the mails, the tons of printed matter to go to the churches for distribution. The Religious Liberty Department of the conference appreciated the help of a live Young People’s Society at such a time. Although the nights were dark, the weather rainy, and the roads muddy, the folding room in one of the temporary Pacific Press sheds was crowded night after night with cheerful workers.

We were privileged two weeks ago to enjoy a talk by Elder Wm. Healey, who had just been in attendance at the legislature in Sacramento. He briefly referred to the defeat of the proposed Sunday amendment to the Constitution of California.

One of the principal agencies used in influencing public opinion with reference to the dangers of the amendment was our pioneer missionary paper, the Signs of the Times. An extra edition was circulated far and wide. Copies of it, together with special letters, were furnished to the press of the State. Later the Young People’s Society sent copies of the issue of January 23, the number devoted almost exclusively to religious liberty, to each legislator.

At the close of Elder Healey’s talk the leader gave opportunity for subscribing for copies of the Signs to be added to the regular club for missionary work. Those wishing to add five copies at a cost of ten cents a week were asked to report. In less than five minutes enough copies were subscribed for to raise the club from two hundred to three hundred and fifty copies, and by personal work during the week following, the number has been raised to over four hundred. Five hundred

is now the mark set, and it will soon be reached.

We believe other societies will likewise organize for more effective work.

By united effort this Society enables our good old pioneer minister to preach four hundred sermons on present truth each week. The members are encouraged to keep this continuous, effective work growing. J. R. FERREN.