The “Review” Campaign by George B. Thompson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jun 3, 1915

The “Review” Campaign

By George B. Thompson

WE write especially to church officers. You have already learned that a campaign has been set on foot to place the REVIEW in the home of every Sabbath keeper in the Division Conference. The action of the Division Committee inaugurating this is expressed in the following recommendations:—

Whereas, The REVIEW AND HERALD is our denominational family paper, and represents the work and policies of the General and North American Division Conferences; and,—

Whereas, Its pages are filled each week, not only with articles from our leading men and most experienced and capable writers, but with interesting and

stirring reports from our various departments and from our mission fields throughout the world; and,—

Whereas, This weekly periodical is our most able minister, tending to establish our people in the great fundamental truths of the third angel’s message, and leading those who read its pages to a higher spiritual life; therefore, we recommend,—

1. That we urge every family of Seventh-day Adventists to become a yearly subscriber to this periodical.

2. That a special campaign, from this date, be inaugurated by the Home Missionary Department in the division, union, and local conferences, to place the REVIEW AND HERALD in the home of every Seventh-day Adventist family in the Division Conference.

3. That our camp meeting workers and all our general men throughout the field lend their influence, both in speaking and writing, to attain this object.

4. That we urge union and local conference officials to enter into this campaign, and use every possible endeavor to place the REVIEW AND HERALD in every Seventh-day Adventist home in their territory.

We feel sure that this campaign will strike a responsive chord in the heart of every believer throughout the field. The circulation of the REVIEW ought to be not less than 20,000. We have made this our goal. It is none too high.

Now we appeal personally to every church officer in the Division territory to help make this campaign a success. Can we not have a simultaneous movement started in every church by the officers in the interest of our church paper? If every church officer will spring into action at once, we can add thousands of names to the list of the REVIEW in a short time. Begin now. Find out who are subscribers and who are not. Appoint some one to visit every home. If the subscription of any has expired, or will soon expire, secure a renewal. If some are not taking it, secure their subscriptions, for a year if possible, but if not for a year, then for a shorter period. Correspond with the members and believers who may be absent, and have them subscribe. Do not rest until every family and every isolated member has the REVIEW.

I do not need to speak of the value of the REVIEW. It fills a place no other periodical among us fills, or can fill. No other paper can take its place. It contains each week the very things we all need to read and understand. The thrilling weekly reports from our mission fields inspire those who read them with a deeper interest in the work of God. It tends indeed to establish its readers in the message.

This appeal is to the officers of the church. The responsibility of making this campaign a success rests largely with you. Can you not begin at once in your church? You can do nothing better to strengthen and build up the church in which you carry a sacred responsibility than to place the REVIEW, “our most able minister,” in every home. We are depending on you. Do not disappoint us.

G. B. THOMPSON.