The Message in the Daily Press by W. L. BURGAN

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 8, 1912

The Message in the Daily Press

By W. L. BURGAN

THE Press Bureau which began active work on January 1 has had a very successful beginning. A good test of what can be done in spreading the gospel message through the columns of the daily

newspaper, was made during the biennial session of the Atlantic Union Conference which was held in Brooklyn, N. Y., January 8 to 21.

For two days before the opening of the session and a day or two after its convening, efforts were made to have articles published in the New York papers, but these efforts proved unsuccessful. Professional reporters explained that the New York papers devote their columns almost exclusively to happenings in Manhattan and the Bronx as far as Greater New York is concerned, and only give space to Brooklyn events when they are of extraordinary interest. After that, our efforts were centered on telling the readers of the Brooklyn papers of what we were doing by daily reports of the conference session. Excellent reports as well as extracts of the sermons preached each night appeared, the Standard Union and the Eagle giving us reports practically every day. Several items also appeared in the Times and the Citizen. Different phases of our message have had a wide circulation through the newspapers, and we feel grateful to the Lord for the manner in which the columns of the newspapers were opened to us, and that, too, without a cent of expense.

The brethren took much interest in the lessons that were given on writing for the press, and quite a number promised to devote more attention to this work in the future. W. L. BURGAN.