The Publishing Department

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

The Publishing Department

Eleventh Meeting, May 26, 8 A. M.

This was one of the most enthusiastic, interesting meetings of the session thus far. The Publishing Department is not spending much time upon theories or lengthy presentations. A careful study of the details of the work is being made, in order to bring the many varied features of the publishing work into harmonious, effective operation.

The following outline of the reporting system was given careful study, and unanimously adopted:—

(a) That all canvassers report to the field missionary agent and the secretary of the tract society at the end of each week on blanks provided for that purpose, except in cases where it is found satisfactory for agents to send their weekly reports to the tract society secretary, and have the tract society secretaries forward them promptly to the field missionary agent.

(b) That tract society secretaries enter reports in agent's weekly record-book.

(c) That the tract society secretary forward reports to field missionary agent, unless duplicates have been sent to him by the canvassers, and make up a summary on or before Tuesday morning of each week, covering the work for the previous week. Send copy of this summary to State conference president, field missionary agent, general missionary agent of the union, the publishing house or branch which must supply the books, and the union conference paper, or other periodicals which publish the reports.

(d) That the general missionary agent of the union compile monthly summary of State conference reports on or before the twelfth day of the following month on blank provided for that purpose, and send to secretary of the Publishing Department.

(e) That field missionary agents and tract society secretaries unite in supplying reports and suitable instruction for each number of the State paper wherever there is such a periodical.

(f) That the general missionary agent of each union join with the manager of the Circulating Department of the wholesale house supplying goods to his territory in preparing suitable reports and articles for each number of the union conference paper.

(g) That the secretary of the Publishing Department supply monthly reports for the Review and Herald.

(h) That the field missionary agent of each conference be responsible for keeping the territorial record accurate and up to date.

(i) That the general agents of union conferences provide themselves with suitable record-books in which to record the reports from each conference in their territory.