Missionary Campaign by H. H. Hall

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Aug 16, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 33.

Missionary Campaign

By H. H. Hall

At the last General Conference the following recommendations concerning the Missionary Campaign were unanimously passed:

Realizing that multitudes are "in the valley of decision," and that the time has fully come when the Master pleads with every child of His to "go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city" and "into the highways and hedges," to bid the hungry and perishing to the marriage feast,—

63. We recommend, that the great missionary campaign entered upon last year be strengthened, deepened, and enlarged into a mighty movement for the promulgation of the Third Angel's Message.

To avoid confusion, and to economize effort, we recommend the following:—

GENERAL PLAN FOR NORTH AMERICA

1. That the effort to place the Review and Herald in every Sabbath-keeping home be continued, especially through the camp-meeting season and early fall.

2. That a general campaign in North America for our missionary periodicals be entered upon about October 1.

3. That beginning in early November, special efforts be made by conference workers and church officers to interest our people in the sale of our forty-per-cent books.

4. That the interest aroused by this work be developed by—

(a) The liberal use of our message-filled tracts.

(b) Securing subscriptions for our periodicals.

(d) Missionary correspondence.

5. That missionary conventions be held October 7 and November 18 in all our churches, to study local needs and to organize for service.

Supplies

64. We approve of the plan to publish four special numbers of the Signs of the Times and the Watchman, two special issues of Life and Health, and such issues of the foreign papers as their publishers may deem best.

65. We look with favor upon the plan of setting aside certain small, easy-selling books for the use of those who wish to canvass in their own neighborhoods.

66. We also approve of the steps being taken in the publication of the "Signs of the Times Leaflets," to furnish our ministers and people with an inexpensive literature for general circulation.

Organization

67. We recommend, That the General Conference Committee appoint a missionary campaign committee to co-operate with conference officers in the carrying out of these recommendations.

General and sub-committees have already been appointed and are organizing for the work.

As will be noted, the first step in this campaign is the effort to place the Review and Herald in every Sabbath-keeping home. This means that at every camp-meeting and in every church the merits of our church paper should be placed before our people. We hope conference and church officers, as well as our conference workers generally, will bear this recommendation in mind and do everything in their power to carry it out.

In view of the valuable instruction, and interesting reports from the world-wide field, which the Review contains, it would seem that this part of our Missionary Campaign would be a particularly pleasant one. Let us take hold of it with a will, and continue until the goal is reached.

This paper will also contain the readings for the Missionary Conventions, together with suggestions as to how they may be held to the greatest profit of all. Therefore, our isolated brethren and sisters particularly should have the paper. Let us see that they are not passed by.

Further details concerning the campaign will be given later. H. H. Hall, Assistant Secretary, General Conference Publication Committee.