THE WORK by Editor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 3, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 22.

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THE WORK

By Editor

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THE WORKERS

The May edition of Life and Health weighed 11,210 pounds.

We are now sending out about one hundred sacks of periodicals each week.

The total circulation of Liberty during 1908 amounted to 225,000 copies, an average of 56,250 copies per quarter.

During three days of last week, we received four orders for the Temperance number of the Youth's Instructor, calling for 4,000 copies.

Our two Liberty agents in Omaha, Neb., write us as follows: “During the past four days, we have sold 470 copies of Liberty. More details later on.”

One day's mail last week brought us orders from eleven States, for a total of 4,690 copies of the June Life and Health. It is selling more rapidly than any of the preceding numbers.

The total retail value of periodical sales by the Review and Herald Publishing Association during 1908 amounted to $148,475, or over forty-nine per cent of its total sales of all literature,—subscription books, trade books, tracts, and periodicals, which amounted to $300,574.18.

Here is an interesting report from that young man who started out to earn his scholarship among the Pennsylvania pines: “I received the Protestant Magazine all right. This is the best thing I have yet seen in magazine form. I have sold many copies to Roman Catholics. I talk to them about the desirability of looking on both sides of the question, and, as they usually like to appear broad-minded, they buy them.” We trust that this young student may succeed in earning his scholarship.

To our church tract and missionary societies desiring to place copies of our periodicals in the reading-rooms of public libraries at clubbing rates, we make the following liberal offer: One copy each of Life and Health, Liberty, the Youth's Instructor, and the Protestant Magazine for one year, sent to any public library address, for only $1.90. Regular price, $2.50. Or two copies of each of these magazines, one year, to any one public library address, for only $3.10. Regular price, $5. Every large public library should be supplied with two copies of each magazine.

The average monthly circulation of Life and Health during the year 1908 was 39,583 copies, the total number circulated being 475,000.

In our mail received May 17 were orders for 7,008 of our ten-cent magazines, the June Life and Health, the Temperance number of the Youth's Instructor, and Liberty.

“Until I accepted the truth, I had always felt that a canvasser's work was one to be ashamed of,” writes one of our junior Youth's Instructor agents from Michigan, “but now I feel that it is a grand privilege. Just the other day a man said to me, ‘Don't be ashamed of your work, young man. It is a good and honest work.’ Thus far my best record for one day's sales is 43 magazines.”

Following are the names of the persons appearing in the picture of “Indiana's Magazine Scholarship Company” (reading from left to right): F. F. Thompson, Amy G. Foote, Dale Hendrixson, Vella Sparks, Susie C. Blake, Ada E. Achor, Clara Webber, Leone Sparks, Mrs. Ida Fattic (company chaperon), Gertrude Davis, Grover R. Fattic (company manager), Linnie M. Vance, Lora Duncan, Margaret Bennett, Mrs. Burton Castle, and Prof. Burton Castle. Miss Hazel Vance (not in the picture) made perhaps the best sales record of any in the company. The Indiana Conference furnished the four tents, paid the freights, and met the expense of the board of the chaperon. Through this effort seven of these young people were enabled to attend Beechwood Academy, Fairland, Ind.; Emmanuel Missionary College, Berrien Springs, Mich., and South Lancaster, (Mass.) Academy this year who, otherwise, could not have done so. Would it not pay our other conferences to send out like companies this summer, from the evangelistic standpoint, to say nothing of the other benefits to be derived from such enterprises?

Every copy of the Temperance number of the Youth's Instructor having been ordered, we are now rushing through another edition of 10,000 copies, to meet the immediate demands for this popular magazine. This makes a total sale, thus far, of 105,000 copies.

Sister Eliza H. Morton, secretary of the Maine Tract Society, writes that they propose to place a sample copy of the Protestant Magazine in the hands of 650 ministers not of our persuasion, in that State. These sample copies will be accompanied by a personal letter. Why should not many of our conferences do likewise for the clergymen of their States? Why not raise a fund to place their names on the subscription list for one year, at the special low rate of only fifteen cents a copy a year, when five or more are ordered at one time?

“It is needless to say that the Life and Health magazines are liked by all who get them,” writes one of our gentlemen agents in New York City. “How else could a person speak of such fine magazines! Enclosed find $4, to pay for the others sent me. Please send me 100 copies each month.”

How many of our scholarship periodical agents would like to have us send them a specially prepared blank to show to their customers, stating that they are selling our magazines in order to earn a year's scholarship in one of our schools? We are now preparing such a blank. Write us at once.

“The June number of Life and Health is a jewel,” writes Brother Charles F. Innis, field missionary secretary of the Western Colorado Conference. “I am glad that the world will buy this valuable magazine so readily. We are pushing the sale of this magazine by our students for scholarship purposes.”

“Enclosed find check for $17.50, in settlement of my account to date,” writes a lady agent in New Orleans, La. “Please send me 400 copies of Life and Health. The May number took well with my customers here. It was certainly brimful of good things, and so neat in appearance.”

“I am happy to state that Beechwood Academy will co-operate in the scholarship plan,” writes Prof. Clifton L. Taylor, principal. “Our students can have their choice of the Watchman, Life and Health, Liberty, the Protestant Magazine, or the Signs of the Times. Several of our students expect to earn their scholarships in this way during the summer vacation.”