A Periodical with a Special Mission by M. E. Kern

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 28, 1916

A Periodical with a Special Mission

By M. E. Kern

All over the world, our churches, large and small, are bound together by the ties of brotherhood. We believe the same truth, together we look for our Saviour soon to come, and we are all interested in giving the message to our neighbors and to the world. With this common faith and purpose, how natural that we should organize! It is an apostolic principle that everything should be done “in order.” Step by step God has led us into an effective church organization. We are not, however, to trust in the organization, but in the living God, who will make the church in all its parts an instrumentality for the finishing of his work. Over and over the Lord has admonished us to press together and unitedly do the work which he has committed to our hands.

We believe that one of the most effective measures ever adopted for increasing the efficiency of the church was the establishment of the Church Officers’ Gazette. With two pages of general matter addressed to ministers and church officers by the Division Conference officers, five pages full of most helpful missionary instruction and programs by the Home Missionary Department, and nine pages of programs and helps for our Senior and Junior Missionary Volunteers, the Gazette comes filled every month with that which will greatly aid our church officers in making their work a success.

A Missionary Volunteer leader tells how she struggled under the load of her responsibilities, sitting up nights to prepare studies and to plan her work, when she happened to see a copy of the Gazette which contained studies on the very subject she was planning, besides many practical suggestions and much helpful instruction to leaders. The Gazette has relieved her of the burden of preparing material for the programs, and given her time to spend in adapting material already prepared, and in working with and for her members. Then, too, she has the satisfaction of knowing that her company is keeping step with the great “army of youth” which is moving forward to victory.

Here and there we find a church which does not receive the Gazette. But such churches, like Adventists that do not take the REVIEW, are usually on the background. This article is an appeal to such churches to subscribe for the Gazette. Especially are we anxious for every company of Missionary Volunteers to have the benefit of this periodical, which has a special mission. We do not urge our people in general to take the Gazette, but we do wish every Missionary Volunteer leader and secretary to have it. The church elder and home missionary secretary should also have it. Money invested in something that will greatly increase the efficiency of the church, is money well spent.

The price of the Gazette is 50 cents a year. Two or more copies to one address, 35 cents each. Order through your tract society. M. E. Kern.