SIGNS FOR ENGLAND by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 1, 1880

SIGNS FOR ENGLAND.

By Editor

The following is part of a private letter, but we think it should be published, not doubting that the SIGNS needed in England will soon be furnished when the circumstances are known. The letter needs no further introduction—it speaks for itself:—

One year since we were receiving about 400 copies of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES weekly. Under difficulties we were learning how to use them to awaken an interest in the minds of the people; we had also much difficulty in getting them from America through the post. The new arrangement of bringing them from Battle Creek by express placed our transportation about 1/2 cent per paper. We are learning how to get hold of a better class of names—those who have investigative minds. The SIGNS has many interested readers in this kingdom, and some we know are keeping the Sabbath as the result of reading the paper; but now comes another difficulty, the clubs of SIGNS which our brethren in America so kindly paid for are fast running out, and we find the 400 papers suddenly reduced to about 50. Now what shall we do? Shall we stop this branch of the work or will our American brethren furnish us clubs again? We have received from those interested in this kingdom, subscriptions and donations nearly enough to meet the entire expense of our postage in this kingdom. Will brother Haskell and W. C. White agitate this matter and see what can be done. It certainly will not pay to send express packages once in two weeks with so few SIGNS in them.

We are preparing to pitch our tent, at Romsey, some 8 miles from Southampton, where quite an interest has been awakened by reading our books and the papers. We are only waiting for suitable weather. It is still cold with north winds. All well as usual, and busy, haste.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.