Forward Movement with Our Pioneer Missionary Paper
By Editor
THE special campaign inaugurated in behalf of our pioneer missionary paper, the Signs of the Times, is meeting with grand success. On one day, May 1, over fifteen hundred subscriptions were received, and scores of letters expressing hearty approval of the special series, and promising orders later on. The increase in the subscription list for the week ending May 1 was 5,151 copies, and for the following two weeks 10,135, making the total of additional subscriptions 15,286. We first printed forty thousand copies of the first number of the special series, and are having to order another edition. The pages for the first few numbers of this series are electrotyped, so that copies of the entire series of twenty-six special numbers can be furnished to all who send in their subscriptions on or before June 1. One man emphasized his approval of the plan by subscribing for seventy-five copies to be sent to his friends in the East. The Los Angeles church takes 1,257 copies, the San Francisco church over 1,000 copies, the Pacific Press employees 750 copies, and so on. The Atlantic and Pacific Unions have united with the General Conference in sending a club of five hundred to the American school-teachers in the Philippine Islands. We believe it will be one of the best investments they have ever made. Churches and individuals in all parts of the country are ordering clubs for missionary work; and the number who regularly sell large numbers each week has more than doubled. Two city workers write, the first from Kansas City, Mo., the other from Los Angeles, Cal.:— “It seems that the longer we work with the Signs, the greater success we have. Last Monday we had wonderful success. After we have been in a place and sold one or two papers, we either have to stop or are treated very kindly. We feel and know that the Lord is wonderfully blessing our efforts.” “I am having blessed experiences in this work. I sell one hundred papers, and give away one hundred tracts each day. The Signs of the Times is a good seller. The people seem anxious to hear the truth. This work is the pleasure of my life, but I am able to work only about five hours a day. If I could work eight hours, I could sell nearly or quite two hundred a day.” We quote the following from a letter just received from a person evidently not of our faith:— “Dear Editor of the Signs of the Times,—
“We received yours of recent date. Yes, you may consider me a subscriber for your paper while I live. I consider it the best paper in the United States, and fully indorse its teachings. It throws more light on the prophecies than any other work I have seen. “Mr. Williams introduced the Signs of the Times in this section about twelve months ago; and where it is read, it has a wonderful awakening effect upon the people. Enclosed I send one dollar to continue the paper.” Our ministers are also taking an active part in this work, as may be seen from the following letter, which is only one of many received:— “Find enclosed draft for eighteen dollars and post-office order for four dollars, for which please send to Mrs. A. P. Heacock, Little Rock, forty-four copies of the Special Signs for six months, beginning May 1. “We handled the Signs work in St. Joseph, Mo., and are glad to renew our work with it in this place.
“Yours in the truth,
“A. P. HEACOCK.” In addition to the special series of articles on present truth, particular attention is given to the “Outlook Department,” calling attention to current events, and showing their meaning in the light of prophecy. Just at present the Peace Conference in New York and the coming Peace Congress at The Hague are attracting public attention. The Signs is containing reports of the first meeting, by special representative, and will have two representatives at The Hague. It is our purpose to make the Signs the very best missionary journal in all the world. Will you not join in the great forward move to give thousands more the opportunity of reading it? SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
Mountain View, Cal.