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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 14, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 11.

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An Important Movement

By W. T. Knox

The “Ministry of Healing” campaign has not had as much attention as it should have had. This must account for the lack of such results as should have been seen in this movement. Nevertheless, it is a work that deserves our earnest attention and our fullest support.
It was the financial needs of a number of our sanitariums that led to the launching of this campaign. The returns thus far have not been sufficient to change this condition materially; hence the relief campaign is about as much needed now as when it was launched two years ago.
It should be evident to all that this “Ministry of Healing” proposition, if taken hold of energetically and worked out, would afford financial relief to our medical institutions to the amount of $350,000 to $400,000. This amount would be a wonderful help to them in their present condition.
All will admit that the plan of this movement is a perfectly simple and workable one, and that the completing of it might just as well be accomplished in one year’s time as in four. There is still time for us to complete it, if we take hold of it with that in view.
All will grant that the placing of nearly four hundred thousand copies of “Ministry of Healing” and a proportionate number of Life and Health in that many homes would be a great blessing to the people receiving them, as well as to those selling them. At the same time it would bring added patronage to our sanitariums, besides giving the direct financial relief.
It would certainly be a serious calamity to our people to suffer defeat in any worthy undertaking. So far this has not been our record, and we are surely not willing to have it so now. Some of the brethren have expressed a purpose to give this work special attention during this year. As definite measures are taken to carry it to a successful and early issue, we trust all our people in this country will lend the fullest possible co-operation. The movement requires this to make it a complete success. The returns to us as a people will fully warrant our best efforts.
W. T. Knox.