The Summary by Editor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 31, 1912

The Summary

By Editor

OUR book summary this month will doubtless be somewhat of a surprise to our field men. It is not so much of a surprise to see a considerable falling off from last month, as large numbers of students were just returning to school; but we are sorry to see a falling off of more than $18,000 in the book sales over the corresponding month of last year. This shrinkage is also partly accounted for by the failure of two American unions to get their reports in on time. We were able to help these unions out on their magazine reports, as we get these direct from the publishing houses.

The grand total this month should be a strong incentive to every field man to make strenuous efforts to secure a strong band of workers “who will sacrifice ease and pleasure, and enter the places of error, superstition, and darkness;” and who will work “earnestly and perseveringly” twelve months in the year.

“If there is one work more important than another, it is that of getting our publications before the people.”

The magazine workers will be pleased to see a gain of nearly 38,000 copies over September of last year.