A Sample Letter From the Ingatherers by Albert C. Anderson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 10, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 50.

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A Sample Letter From the Ingatherers

By Albert C. Anderson

517 SUMMIT ST., LEAD CITY, S. D.,

Nov. 26, 1908.

Review and Herald,

Takoma Park, D. C.

DEAR BRETHREN: Our little company here sent for five hundred copies of the special REVIEW. I disposed of two hundred of these myself, and wish to order two hundred more.

Through this plan, the poor as well as the rich, can give. The question is not how much money I can give, but how much of my time I can and will give.

I must say that I was surprised when I started out in this work. The first morning I told my wife that I almost had to force myself to go. But the very first place that I came to, I gave the family a paper, telling them that my chief object was in behalf of the poor in foreign lands. They responded with a donation, which was five or six times the cost of the paper. In almost every house I received some donation. In about six hours' time I had $5.35. My wife then thought she would try this work in the evening, in the business part of town, and she received $7.95. I am fully persuaded that this is a good plan, and that every town should be solicited.

But the question comes to me, Is the time limited with this number, or can we continue the work until New-year's, giving away a copy of this special number of the REVIEW, and telling the people that we are soliciting a holiday fund to be used to advance the work in the dark heathen lands?

I will close for this time, hoping that the Lord will bless every effort that is being put forth for the advancement of this cause. Yours respectfully,

ALBERT C. ANDERSON.