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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 31, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 44.

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Some Startling Information

By Editor

How much money do you think is spent in the United States in a year for intoxicating liquors? How much for tobacco? How much for confectionery, soft drinks, patent medicines, jewelry, etc.? Over three and one-half billion dollars.
How much do you think is given for foreign missions? Seven and one-half millions.
Think of it! Three and one-half billion for intoxicating liquor and other useless and harmful things, and only seven and one-half millions for missions!
This is all illustrated by striking diagrams in the Missions number of the Signs of the Times just off the press.
On one page of this number the heathen countries are shown by colossal images representing the various nations. Over a billion persons still in the darkness of heathenism! This is nearly two thirds of the inhabitants of the globe. Think of it!
These facts and figures are all clearly illustrated and explained in this number of the paper, together with the most touching appeals ever put in print.
On two pages there are portraits and a brief biographical sketch of thirty-two pioneer missionaries.
This is something that can not be found in any other journal. Libraries, books, magazines, and periodicals have been ransacked to obtain these portraits and this valuable information.
Here are Carey, Judson, Livingstone, and all the other noted missionaries. Some who have seen these two pages say that they alone are worth ten times the cost of the paper; and they are.
The first article in the paper is by Dr. A. T. Pierson, editor of the Missionary Review of the World, without doubt the best-informed man on missions and missionary work now living. His article is entitled, “The Open Doors before God’s People.” It is intensely interesting.
Then follow other articles, giving a brief history of missions and missionary effort during the last century.
Dr. Pierson states that a century ago not one heathen country was open to missionaries, but that now the whole world is open, and the inhabitants are calling for help.
The paper contains over one hundred beautiful illustrations, and is the first of a series of twenty-five special numbers.
One peculiar and very interesting feature of succeeding numbers will be a series of illustrated Bible readings, appearing under the head of “Home Bible Studies for Winter Evenings.”
These readings will be in the form of studies, with questions and answers, covering all the great features of the gospel.
In the Home department there will be a series of twenty-one articles on “The Building of the Home,” which will interest every member of the family.
The Outlook department of the Signs will show the connection between the terrible increase of crime and the fulfilment of prophecy.

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