The Missionary Campaign
By E. T. Russell
At the late General Conference Council held at College View, Neb., it was recommended that a general missionary campaign be conducted by our people during the months of October, November, and December, the same to be continued during the year. A missionary meeting will be held on a specified Sabbath in October, and another on a specified Sabbath in November. At these meetings field work will be considered, also the character of the literature to be used during the missionary campaign, and the best methods of placing it in the hands of the people. Another important part of the work will be the circulation of the Signs of the Times, Life and Health, Southern Watchman, Christlicher Hausfreund (German), Evangelists Sendebud (Danish), and the Sions Vaktare (Swedish). These foreign papers are published at College View, Neb. On the covers of these papers will be advertised some of our most popular books, such as “Steps to Christ,” “Mount of Blessing,” etc. This will prepare the way for the sale of these and other books from house to house by our people. An earnest effort will be made to sell tracts and pamphlets containing present truth. The plan of this work will be set forth from time to time in the columns of the Signs and Southern Watchman, and in our German and Scandinavian papers. I hope all will take hold energetically of the work suggested by the council. Our brethren everywhere ought to be doing their utmost to push the circulation of the special series of our papers. I sincerely hope that our foreign-speaking brethren will do all they can to aid in the circulation of the Signs and Southern Watchman, and that, on the other hand, our English brethren will do their best to assist in the distribution of the special series of the German and Scandinavian papers. I would suggest20that our English churches take quite a number of the special series of the foreign papers, and see that they are disposed of among the foreign-speaking people in their respective localities. And I would especially urge our foreign brethren to order quite a number of the special series of the foreign papers for distribution as they may deem best, but I would advise, as far as possible, that these papers be sold, as they ought to sell readily at five cents a copy. I earnestly desire to see fully two hundred thousand copies of the foreign papers sold during the missionary campaign. Can we not depend on the readers of this article to assist in this work, that our hopes may be realized, and that the truths which these papers will contain may be placed before the foreign-speaking people in this and other countries wherever these papers find their way? Below is a price list of both foreign and English papers in sets of four papers each:—
From 1-4 sets .................20 cents
5 or more sets to single name and address ...............15 "
From 5-20 sets to one address..12 "
25 or more sets to one address..10 "