Great Britain by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Feb 2, 1911

Great Britain

By E. R. P.

IN a letter accompanying the summary for December, Brother Samuel Joyce, general agent of Great Britain, writes a cheering report of the work in that field during 1910. He says:—

“In submitting this report the writer feels very grateful to God for his prospering hand that has attended the

missionary and publishing work in the British Union Conference territory during another month. He blessed in a special manner those who prepared the holiday number of Good Health. It was a splendid seller. The publishers decided to prepare an edition of 90,000, as 75,000 proved inadequate for last year’s demands. It was soon discovered that 90,000 would also fall far short of meeting this year’s requirements, so 10,000 more were made ready, and sold very quickly. It is estimated here that another 20,000 copies could easily have been sold. Already (January 10) the January edition of 45,000 is cleared out. One family in the city of Sheffield sold 5,500 copies of the December number of Good Health, and desired another thousand copies. Over 13,000 copies were sent to that one city, where from four to six thousand copies are sold monthly the year round.”

When we recall the fact that in Great Britain there are only 1,811 Sabbath-keepers, or less than in some of our larger conferences, we can begin to appreciate the earnest work necessary for the sale of such a large volume of literature.

E. R. P.