PLANS FOR THE Great Missionary Campaign
The Recommendations = The Supplies = What to Do = When to Do It A Condition and a Conclusion
At the Missionary General Conference, held at Washington, D. C., in May, 1905, the necessity of a never-ceasing, ever-enlarging missionary campaign was given consideration, and the following is one of the recommendations adopted:— “Realizing that many are ‘in the valley of decision,’ and that the time has fully come when the Master pleads with every child of his ‘to go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city’ and ‘into the highways and hedges,’ to bid the hungry and perishing to the marriage feast,— “We recommend, That the great missionary campaign entered upon last year be strengthened, deepened, and enlarged into a mighty movement for the promulgation of the third angel’s message.” The conference also thought it best to appoint a special committee to plan for and carry through this effort, and provided for it as follows:— “We recommend, That the General Conference Committee appoint a missionary campaign committee to co-operate with the conference officers in the carrying out of these recommendations.” The general campaign committee, appointed in harmony with this action, is:— W. C. White, Chairman; H. H. Hall, Secretary; E. R. Palmer, G. A. Irwin, W. A. Spicer. Now we wish to lay before you the definite plans for “strengthening, deepening, and enlarging” our missionary operations. “To avoid confusion, and to economize effort, we recommend the following general plan for North America:— “That the effort to place the REVIEW AND HERALD in every Sabbath-keeping home be continued, especially through the camp-meeting season and early fall.” Therefore at the camp-meetings and throughout every conference the first effort is to see that all our people are subscribers to the REVIEW. No other periodical so nearly reaches all our Sabbath-keepers, and no other paper is so indispensable to every Seventh-day Adventist. The instruction, the reports, the helpful experiences which appear in the REVIEW, should be read by all. The price of the REVIEW in the United States or to foreign countries is $1.50 a year, 75 cents for six months, 40 cents for three months. Subscriptions should be sent to your conference tract society, or to Review and Herald, Washington, D. C. After the effort in behalf of the REVIEW for our own people, the next recommendation is,— “That a general campaign in North America for our missionary periodicals be entered upon about October 1.” “We approve of the plan to publish four special numbers of The Signs of the Times and The Watchman, two special issues of Life and Health, and such issues of the foreign papers as their publishers may deem best.” In the carrying out of these recommendations the Signs of the Times will publish, beginning with October 11, a series of four special numbers. A brief outline of the contents of these numbers, so far as announced, follows:— “Signs” and “Watchman” Specials
1. Special Signs of October 11, PROPHECY AND CHRIST’S COMING: Object of Prophecy; Prophecy May Be Understood; Importance of Prophecy; Alphabet of Symbolic Prophecy, Daniel 2; God’s View of the Nations, Daniel 7; Christ Will Come Again, How? When? What His Coming Means; Christ Our Life; The Only Power That Can Save, Acts 4:12. 2. Special Signs of October 25, THE SANCTUARY,—THE GOSPEL IN TYPE AND ANTITYPE: The Gospel in Type; The Sanctuary and Its Lessons; The Priesthood in Type and Antitype; The Day of Atonement and the Judgment; The Wonderful Book—The Seven Seals; The Closing Work of Our High Priest; The Great Apostate Powers, Revelation 12 and 13; Signs in the Heavens; A Message of Preparation. 3. Special Signs of November 8, THE LAW, THE GOSPEL, AND THE SABBATH,—“THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN:” The Eternal Law; The Everlasting Gospel; The Bible Sabbath; The First Day of the Week; The Broken Hedge, Sabbath Changed in the Church; Babylon,—Its Character; Principles of Babylon in Succeeding Ages; The Reformation and America; Encroachments on Freedom—Beast, Image, Mark; Great Field of Prophecy; Signs in the Earth. 4. Special Signs of November 22, THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT: A Spirit-Filled Church; Requisite Conditions To; Spiritual Gifts; The Apostasy; The Great Center of Sanctuary Service; The Seal of God—Sabbath Restored; God’s Last Great Protest; A Church Restored and Triumphant. The Watchman will also issue four special numbers, and the following is a partial outline of their contents:— 1. The Watchman of October 3, THE COMING OF THE LORD: The Coming King; His Glorious Appearing; His Coming Foretold; The Signs of His Coming; The Time of the Second Advent; The Manner, “He Shall Not Keep Silent;” He Comes as King; The Object of Christ’s Coming and the Resurrection; The Kingdom of the Righteous. 2. The Watchman of October 10, THE SANCTUARY AND THE JUDGMENT: The Judgment and the Sanctuary; Christ Will Judge the World; The Nature of the Judgment; A Definitely Appointed Time; The Standard of Judging; The Judgment Day; The Judgment Scene; Armageddon; The Sinner Condemned; The Righteous Vindicated. 3. The Watchman of October 17, THE SABBATH: The Holy Sabbath; God’s Memorial; The Sign of His Authority; A Blessing in the Day; A Perpetual Obligation; The Sabbath in Prophecy; The Seal of Revelation 7; Three Wonderful Sabbaths; The Sabbath in the New Earth. 4. The Watchman of October 24, PRAISE NUMBER: The First Dominion—Man’s Goodly Patrimony; The Ruin Wrought by Sin; The Redemption through Christ, Including Spiritual and Temporal Blessings. The prices for sets of these special Signs or Watchman are the same, and are as follows:— 1 to 4 sets to one or more addresses ........$ .20 a set
5 or more sets to single addresses .......... .15 a set
25 to 500 sets to one address ............... .10 a set
500 and upward .............................. .09 a set
They will be sold only in sets.
(Continued on page 21)3 (Continued from the second page) The Signs should be ordered of your conference tract society or of Signs of the Times, Mountain View, Cal. Orders for the Watchman may be sent through your conference tract society, or directly to the Watchman, 1025 Jefferson St., Nashville, Tenn. Life and Health for October and November will be the best numbers yet published. Life and Health for October Now Ready
As we look over the pages of the October number of Life and Health—the first full campaign issue—we are greatly pleased with its contents, and believe it to be the “best yet.” It has a full-page frontispiece showing a Russian Officers’ Convalescent Ward in a Japanese Hospital, and each department is made attractive with a new heading. The articles are of unusual interest and importance, as will be seen by the following partial list of contents:— GENERAL ARTICLES: Chronic Rheumatism of the Joints, by George A. Hare, M. S., M. D.; Extremes in Diet, by Mrs. E. G. White; The Daughter in the Home—The Little Tot, by Augusta C. Bainbridge; A Twofold Conversion—A Story by Mrs. M. E. Steward, A. M. THE MEDICAL MISSIONARY AT WORK: A Visit to a Japanese Hospital (Illustrated), by S. A. Lockwood, M. D. HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS: Making Bed Comforts; Orderly Home-Making, Mrs. D. A. Fitch; Miscellaneous Helps. FOR THE MOTHER: The Power of Mother’s Voice (Poetry); The Home Life, by Mrs. E. G. White; Tact with Children; Why Single Blessedness Is Preferred, by Mrs. M. C. Wilcox; Making Children “Show Off;” A Place for Boys (Poetry). QUESTION AND ANSWERS: Two pages, by George A. Hare, M. S., M. D. BY THE EDITOR: Prepare for the Winter Diseases, Guard the Child Against a Crippled Heart, Growing Pains, Food Frauds, The Cause of the Social Evil, Mental Influence in Sleeplessness. NEWS NOTES: Three pages of the latest information concerning Pure Foods, Sanitary Progress, etc. The November number (ready October 15) will be an educational or “School Children’s” number, more fully illustrated than usual, and the following are some of the topics to be considered:— “The Medical Inspection of Schools,” “Spending Money for School Children,” “Our Little Miss at School,” “Diseases of School Children,” “Lunches,” “Recreation and Exercise,” “Home Study,” “Hygiene of the Schoolroom,” “Questions and Answers” pertaining to the health of school children. The price for either October or November will be 5 cents a copy. The rate in quantities of 25 or more copies to one address is 2½ cents each. On less than 25 copies and more than 6 copies, the rate is 3 cents each. Orders for Life and Health should be sent to your tract society, or to Life and Health, Washington, D. C.4 The foreign papers—the Christlicher Hausfreund (German), the Sions Vaktare (Swedish), and the Evangeliets Sendebud (Danish)—have not yet made definite announcement of their plans for special issues. They are all published by the International Publishing Association, College View, Neb., and those who wish full information should address the publishers. We look with favor upon the plan of setting aside certain small, easy-selling books for the use of those who wish to canvass in their own neighborhoods. “We recommend, That beginning in early November, special efforts be made by conference workers and church officers to interest our people in the sale of forty-per-cent books.” This work is usually termed “resident canvassing,” and means that those who can, while living at their own homes—in city or country—shall devote some time to introducing one or more of our publications to their friends and neighbors. These persons may not be able to leave home duties to engage continuously in selling the regular subscription books, but can spend a few hours each week in this work. For this class, the books in the Home Workers’ list are especially adapted. They are gotten up in attractive style, and are of sufficient variety to meet the requirements of all. It is not necessary to consult with a State canvassing agent in order to begin work on these books. The territory for them is at the disposal of our churches. Select your book, arrange with the church librarian where to begin, and go to work. DESIRE OF AGES.—Plain edition: Cloth, $1.50. Library, $2. Russia limp, $2. THOUGHTS OF DANIEL AND THOUGHTS ON REVELATION.—Pamphlet style only. Daniel, 25 cents. Revelation, 25 cents. GREAT NATIONS OF TO-DAY.—Paper, 25 cents. HIS GLORIOUS APPEARING.—Board, 25 cents. Cloth, 40 cents. STEPS TO CHRIST.—Paper, 25 cents. Cloth, 50 cents. THOUGHTS FROM THE MOUNT OF BLESSING.—Cloth, 60 cents. EDUCATION.—Cloth, $1.25. HELPS TO BIBLE STUDY.—Paper, 25 cents. Cloth, 50 cents. VEGETARIAN COOK BOOK.—Cloth, 75 cents. POWER FOR WITNESSING.—Paper, 25 cents. THINGS FORETOLD.—Board, 50 cents. HOW A LITTLE GIRL WENT TO AFRICA.—Red Cloth, $1. OUR LITTLE FOLKS’ BIBLE NATURE.—Board, 25 cents. Cloth, 40 cents. UNCLE BEN’S COBBLESTONES.—Board, 75 cents. The above books are all subject to a discount of forty per cent to actual workers when ordered through the librarian of the church. No discount is allowed to individuals for books for their own use. The above books should be ordered from your conference tract society or from our nearest publishing house. Now we come to a part of the work which is of the greatest importance in the successful carrying out of the general plan:— “We recommend, That the interest aroused by this work be developed by,— “(a) The liberal use of message-filled tracts.
“(b) Securing subscriptions for our periodicals.
“(c) Holding Bible readings and cottage meetings. “We also approve of the steps being taken in the publication of the ‘Signs of the Times Leaflets,’ to furnish our ministers and people with an inexpensive literature for general circulation.” The “Signs of the Times Leaflets” are sixteen in number. They cover the important phases of the message. The price is so low that they can be furnished only in packages as below. Very few are too poor to order a supply of at least one pound. The following are the titles of the leaflets in this series:— 1. The Sure Word of Prophecy. 2. Prophetic History of the World. 3. Second Coming of Christ. 4. Signs of Our Times. 5. The Sanctuary. 6. The 2300 Days. 7. The Law of God. 8. The Sabbath of the Bible. 9. The First Day in the Bible. 10. Who Changed the Sabbath? 11. The Great Threefold Message. 12. The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast. 13. Church and State. 14. Life and Immortality. 15. The Great Judgment Day. 16. The Home of the Saved. Prices, post-paid:— 100 of any one leaflet ............ $ .15
1 lb. (about 20 of each kind) ...... .50
1000 (100 each of 10 kinds—your own selection) ...... 1.30
1600 (100 each of the whole series) ................. 1.95 Address your conference tract society, or the nearest publishing house. The Missionary Conventions
“We recommend, That missionary conventions be held October 7 [postponed to October 14] and November 18 in all our churches, to study local needs and to organize for service.” The missionary conventions, when properly arranged for, and when the regular program has been carried out, have been most helpful in developing and increasing the missionary spirit, and it is hoped that they will be held in every one of our churches this fall. Church officers should plan for them early. Arrange for persons who can read well to present the readings. Have those who are actively engaged in some kind of missionary work speak briefly and to the point of their good experiences. Get the young people interested, and have them render some special music suitable to the occasion. All this preliminary effort will arouse the interest of any indifferent members, and will insure their attendance at the convention. The readings for the October 14 convention appear in this paper. Watch the REVIEW for reports of this first convention and for program and readings for the one to be held November 18. As a result of the missionary convention to be held October 14, it is hoped and expected that a large number of our people, young and old, will be aroused and stimulated to renew, or to try for the first time, some definite labor for others. Some will decide to order a quantity of the special Signs, or Watchman, or Life and Health; others will order a supply of tracts or leaflets; still others will arrange to devote some of their time to the sale of some book. It is expected that every one will do something, the circulation of a pound of “Signs Leaflets” being suggested as a minimum of effort on the part of every Sabbath-keeper. We do not want to see any less work done this year than during any previous effort. In fact, the nearness of the end and the demands of the hour should constrain us to do much more than ever before. But let us plan the work in such a way that we shall not go into debt. Let each member of the church decide how many sets of the missionary papers or tracts he can pay for outright and use. We say use, for it is discouraging to have a lot of papers on hand which have not been circulated, even though we have paid for them. Then let the librarian take all these orders, together with the cash, and send at once for the supplies. This makes a cash deal throughout, and saves time and expense in bookkeeping wherever the order goes. This is the ideal way of carrying forward the business side of a missionary effort, and it is hoped that most of our people will adopt this “cash in advance” plan. It is hoped and expected that this season’s campaign will enlist more of our people than ever in some kind of missionary effort, and that finally every one will find the exact place the Lord expects him to fill. The message will swell to the “loud cry,” and it will then be quickly preached in every nation for a witness, and “then shall the end come.” We give below the name and address of each of our publishing houses and their branches in the United States so that all may know where our nearest publishing house is located:— Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D. C., and Battle Creek, Mich.; Pacific Press Publishing Company, Mountain View, Cal., also Portland, Ore., and Kansas City, Mo.; Southern Publishing Association, Nashville, Tenn., and Fort Worth, Tex.