The Selection of Articles for our Papers provides editorial guidance for Adventist publications, addressing what content should appear in denominational periodicals. This pamphlet emphasizes that church papers serve sacred purpose—advancing truth, strengthening believers, and reaching souls—requiring careful editorial judgment. White's counsel typically addressed: prioritizing doctrinal articles explaining present truth, including practical Christian living counsel, featuring missionary reports inspiring service, avoiding controversial topics causing division over non-essentials, maintaining positive encouraging tone rather than continual criticism, and selecting material appropriate for Sabbath reading. The pamphlet warned against filling papers with trivia or secular content while neglecting meat of God's word. Editorial decisions should consider papers' missionary purpose and readers' spiritual needs rather than merely entertaining or achieving high circulation.
Editors of denominational publications, publishing house administrators, writers contributing articles, and church members understanding periodicals' role in mission.