Pacific Press Campaign Day
By E. R. Palmer
WEDNESDAY, October 18, was a great day for the employees of the Pacific Press and the other members of the Mountain View church. It was also a great day for the people of the Santa Clara Valley, for a distance of about forty miles, stretching from South San Francisco nearly to San Jose; for the third angel's message, in the hands of scores of earnest workers, knocked during that day at nearly every door in the beautiful valley. A grand spirit of co-operation and enthusiasm inspired the movement. The leaders did not remain at home. Although they were pressed with work almost beyond measure, through the special burdens of the missionary campaign, yet they could not remain at home, and bid others go to the field. Therefore, early Wednesday morning found a solid, well-organized little army marching out from Mountain View, scattering itself all through the valley. Its territory was subdivided; leaders were appointed and persons selected to form each company. Some of these went to the towns along the railway lines, and others, known as the “wheel brigade,” took up the territory between the towns and back to the foot-hills. The editors of the Signs were in these companies, also Brother Jones, the manager of the Pacific Press, H. H. Hall, and the writer. In nearly every case the wives of the workers spent the day with their husbands. Children were left with those who could not go, and nearly all who could be spared from home set out for the work. The children also had a part; and Brother Bourdreau, missionary secretary for California, who is also leader of the Young People's Society in Mountain View, had his forces almost without exception in the field. The day was beautiful, and it was improved to the utmost. Dinner baskets were taken along so the workers could remain all day. I imagine that every reader of this article says, “What a splendid thing that was for every one to go out on a single day like that.” Indeed it was splendid. Now what is good for Mountain View is good for your church. Why not meet together as a church, with the young people and children, and plan for a day like this? or perhaps you could plan for a week's special campaign, or plan for one day in each week during the winter months, dividing up the territory. Some persons can take a whole township. There are instances where individuals have worked even a whole county thoroughly. According to the territory and the number of members, divide up the work as best you can, and plan for something definite and strong for every member.20 The good work is moving on splendidly. It has been well organized, the material at hand is the best in the world, and the message we have is the greatest message that has ever been given. Nothing on earth at present compares with it in importance. Who will join us in organizing more perfectly for thorough work during the winter? E. R. PALMER,
Sec. Gen. Conf. Publishing Com.