Reporters Anxious to Interview Elder Daniells
By Walter L. Burgan
THAT the work of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in various other countries of the world than the United States is becoming better known through the newspapers is shown by reports that tell of the liberality of editors in printing news about us. Readers of the REVIEW AND HERALD will be pleased to learn of the success Elder A. G. Daniells is having in bringing the progress of our message to the world through the newspapers in the different countries he is now visiting on his trip round the world. A letter was recently received from him from Melbourne, Australia, in which he says:— “I have been treated very generously by the Australasian press since arriving in Auckland on June 30. The day of my arrival in Auckland the editor of one of the largest dailies rang up Dr. Keller for an interview with me. We arranged to meet the reporter the next day. I talked with him a full hour about the different phases of our work. He seemed deeply interested in the information I was able to give him. That evening a very good report of the interview appeared in his paper. I have had similar experiences in nearly all the places I have visited. I had no more than got onto the wharf in Sydney when a reporter began to ply me with questions. That evening there appeared about half a column of a long page, giving a synopsis of the interview. In most of the states where I have lectured the papers have given quite good reports of my addresses. I am sending you copies of two papers which came out yesterday morning, each giving a report of my lecture on temperance the night before. From my experience, I judge that the opportunities for using the press in this country are fine, and I shall do all that I can at our coming institute and conference to encourage the Press Bureau work. “We made no mistake in taking up this line of work. The Lord is blessing such efforts, and I believe we shall see many souls in the kingdom who received the truth through the reports that are being sent out through the daily press.” The truth is being heralded to the people in Minnesota and Wisconsin through the newspapers of Duluth, as is shown by the following from the workers now in that city:— “We advertised quite often in the press, and good notices of our meetings are appearing from time to time in the dailies, oftentimes in war extras also, and are thus read in various parts of this State and in Wisconsin. ‘Turkey and Armageddon,’ ‘The Final Movements of Russia,’ and ‘Will the War Map of Europe Be Changed?’ were noted in both dailies. “The Duluth church decided today to send at once for 5,400 of the REVIEW War Extra to put in as many homes of the city. On each paper will be stamped the personal invitation: ‘Attend the Bible Chautauqua tent on Second Street West, near the Y. M. C. A. Hear Evangelist White. Every night (except Saturday).’ This will create a deeper interest in our tent meetings. Because of newspaper publicity all Duluth knows of the Bible Chautauqua Tent, and is now becoming more familiar with the name Seventh-day Adventist. We see that our church notices go in both papers among the free church notices. Our people should certainly take advantage of all such free publicity.” Let others take advantage of this excellent opportunity to secure the publication of articles treating on the European war, and thus introduce our doctrines to the editors, and open the way for the publication of sermons on other vital subjects. The possibilities of using the newspapers are many, and everybody should realize that there never has been a more opportune time to write for this medium than now.