Preparedness by Editor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 6, 1916

Preparedness

By Editor

A SHORT time ago one of our leading American weeklies sent out “feelers” to 500 newspapers and other periodicals for their opinions as to naval needs. Forty per cent thought our navy should be second only to that of Great Britain, and sixty per cent favored one as large as any in the world.

Public interest in this absorbing question is at white heat. It is therefore quite fitting that the Signs Magazine make “preparedness” the chief topic in the May number. Not only will it consider preparedness in its national aspect, but it will go a step farther, and present the idea of church and individual preparedness as well.

A thorough presentation of this question does not mean the exclusion of those features that have always distinguished this magazine. A powerful article on God’s message for today, one by Elder Evans on the Sabbath, and a third on the state of the dead, are of special note.

Mention should be made of the “Awakening of Asia,” by Professor Thurber, who for many

years was a missionary in India and Burma. His close contact with the people, and his study of their social and political problems, place him in the front rank of writers on things Oriental. Readers of his contribution to the May magazine will ponder long over some of the statements made.

A sister in British Columbia, who sells the magazine in many cities and towns on the railroad, tells of results from her work. “A few weeks ago,” she says, “a man began keeping the Sabbath from just reading copies of the magazine lent him by a customer of mine. A lady customer kept the Sabbath for four months before she heard one of our ministers.”

Send for a supply of the May number and give the work a trial. If new at it, your tract society secretary will supply you with “helps.” Prices: 5 to 25 copies, 5 cents each. Retail selling price, 10 cents.