Encouraging News by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 16, 1909

Encouraging News

By E. R. P.

A RECENT letter from Brother H. H. Hall, of the Pacific Press Publishing Association, states that the actual sale of books in their territory (comprising five union conferences) during the first seven months of this year, shows an increase of thirty-one per cent over the corresponding period for 1908.

Brother C. H. Jones, manager of the Pacific Press, recently sent us the following interesting memoranda of work in hand in two of their departments:—

In the Type-room

Home and Health, Spanish Bible Lessons, No. 2 Bible Lessons, No. 3 Bible Nature Studies The Spirit World (pamphlet) True Education Reader, No. 4 True Education Reader, No. 6

In the Pressroom

10,000 The Great Controversy, English 3,000 The Great Controversy, Swedish 3,000 The Desire of Ages 5,000 Home and Health, Spanish 5,000 Ministry of Healing 5,000 Practical Guide to Health 5,000 Bible Lessons, No. 2 5,000 Bible Lessons, No. 3 10,000 New Testament Primer, Spanish 10,000 The Gospel Primer, Spanish 3,000 Christ Our Saviour, Dutch 5,000 The Spirit World (pamphlet) 3,000 Christian Science (pamphlet) 36,000 Spanish Tracts 100,000 English Tracts 48,000 Sabbath-School Quarterlies

All this is in addition to the regular work on the Signs of the Times weekly, the Signs Monthly, and Our Little Friend. It should also be borne in mind that all work in the type-room must go through the foundry, and all work in the pressroom, through the bindery.

The Review and Herald Publishing Association are also very busy manufacturing supplies of our various publications, as will appear from the following interesting note just received from Brother S. N. Curtiss, the manager:—

“We have binding orders in our bindery this morning (September 8) for nearly 70,000 copies of our various books. Of these over 12,000 are large subscription books, like ‘The Great Controversy,’ ‘Daniel and the Revelation,’ and ‘Practical Guide to Health.’ Over 11,000 are small subscription books, such as ‘The Coming King;’ nearly 25,000 are ‘helps,’ such as ‘Best Stories,’ ‘His Glorious Appearing,’ etc. About 18,000 are trade books, including ‘Christ in Song,’ ‘Testimonies for the Church,’ etc.”

“We have just completed the printing of 10,000 copies of ‘The Great Controversy,’ 5,000 of ‘Daniel and the Revelation,’ 20,000 of ‘Christ in Song’ (the third edition of the enlarged books), and have on our presses a 5,000 edition of ‘Patriarchs and Prophets.’ Also the art work and composition on the Missions number of the REVIEW are going forward rapidly.”

At an early date we hope to publish information regarding the publications in process of manufacture in our other publishing houses. Doesn’t it look good to see our printing plants engaged exclusively in the production of Seventh-day Adventist literature instead of devoting their energies to commercial work?

E. R. P.