Mission Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 13, 1916

ABOUT a century ago, in the early days of mission work in India, Henry Martyn, after years of effort, wrote in effect, “If I ever live to see a converted Hindu, I shall see what to me is greater than a resurrection from the dead.” Present-day missionaries are witnessing many such resurrections.

THE AMERICAN ambassador to Turkey, Mr. Morgenthau, after more than two years’ residence in that country, pays this tribute to the missionaries: “Without hesitation I declare my high opinion of their keen insight into the real needs of the people of Turkey. The missionaries have the right idea. They go straight to the foundations, and provide those intellectual, physical, moral, and religious benefits upon which alone any true civilization can be built. The missionaries are the devoted friends of the people of Turkey, and they are my friends. They are brave, intelligent, and unselfish men and women. I have come to respect all and love many of them.”

BROTHER JAMES E. SHULTZ, writing January 7 from Shanghai, where he is connected with the publishing work, says: “Our work here in the press is showing very encouraging progress. We have changed the policy of the paper, and are now taking subscriptions, of which we at present have 30,000. This is in addition to our regular monthly sales. This month most of our canvassers are in institutes, but our January edition of 60,000 is already exhausted, and we cannot fill the additional orders that are coming in. Thus you see that our edition will soon be as large as it was before we adopted the subscription plan, and now everything is done on a real business basis. All papers printed are sold on commission or sent direct to subscribers.”