Bible Workers as Reporters by Walter L. Burgan

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 5, 1914

Bible Workers as Reporters

By Walter L. Burgan

THERE are occasions when a minister engaged in a tent or hall effort can get excellent help in his newspaper reporting from one of his Bible workers. There are several Bible workers in different sections of the country who have spent a portion of their time writing extracts of the minister’s sermons for the local papers, and they have been well repaid for this endeavor. One Bible worker gives this interesting account of a recent experience:—

“Since coming to — to engage in Bible work, I have sent you some papers with outlines of sermons by the two evangelists holding meetings here. The attendance was small, the sermons were excellent, and it seemed such a pity that so few persons were getting the benefits to be had at the tent. I talked with the brethren about writing for the papers. They said they couldn’t do it. I had in the past written some at camp meetings, and tried it here. Everything sent in was used by the leading daily.”

This sister is fascinated with newspaper work; and seeing the possibilities to spread the message through this medium, she has been supplying to the local papers synopses of the Sunday night sermons that have been preached this fall.

Another Bible worker had the burden of supplying reports to three daily papers during a summer’s effort, and she was rewarded by seeing souls accept the message who were attracted to the meetings by her newspaper articles. This sister does considerable writing for the papers, and thus helps to spread the message as well as to keep the denominational name before the public.

That the newspapers are beginning to appreciate the fact that Seventh-day Adventists are acquainted with the prophecies concerning the times in which we live is evident from the comment made in a recent issue of a paper in Minnesota, which contained a report of a sermon on the European war by one of our workers. Among other things the article said:—

“Farmers came as many as ten miles to attend the lecture, which was well illustrated with charts, maps, and flags representing every nation on earth. All went away feeling much impressed that the Seventh-day Adventists have found the correct solution of the problems confronting the nations and the world powers of today.”

WALTER L. BURGAN.