News Items by E. R. Palmer

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 15, 1915

News Items

By E. R. Palmer

How the Literature Work Is Prospering

SINCE the beginning of the present year the REVIEW AND HERALD Office has sent out an average of over two tons of literature a day. This volume of business is divided about equally between periodicals and books.

“The World's Crisis”

Since January 1 of the present year, we have sold in the three union conferences of our territory, 104,000 copies of “The World's Crisis;” about 250,000 copies have been sold during this time in the United States. This sets an entirely new record in the history of our book work, this total being several times greater than the sale, in so short a time, of any other book we have ever published.

“The Shadow of the Bottle”

During the two months since this book was published, 30,000 copies have been sold in our territory. A very great interest is being awakened by this little book. Every reader of the REVIEW should secure a copy and become an agent for it in his neighborhood. This is indeed an “entering wedge.”

The Extras

It will be interesting to our workers to know that the REVIEW AND HERALD Extras now have a permanent list for the full series, numbering 60,000 copies.

Since the beginning of this year we have sold an average of 250,000 copies a month. All classes of workers are using them extensively. The first seven numbers have now been issued. It will be noticed from the list that the first seven constitute a brief series, which closes with “The Home of the Saved.” While these Extras will become more valuable for missionary work as the number issued is increased, no one needs to wait. All can begin right now with No. 1, and deliver to the homes of the people, month by month, as the numbers are issued.

The War Extra

This first number of the Extras, which enjoyed a circulation of about 1,500,000 copies, is one of the most interesting and valuable missionary documents we have ever issued. We have just received an order for 10,000 of this War Extra from one conference. They are to be distributed through the city where the camp meeting is being held. While the war is raging and all people are reading the newspapers, is a most favorable opportunity to distribute such a missionary document as this. All churches and isolated members who have not yet distributed this Extra should by no means neglect this opportunity to spread the truth.

An Interesting Question Answered

Many have asked us this question, both verbally and in writing: What effect does the distribution of this cheap literature have upon the sale of our large books? We will answer this question with the following facts: During the past six months the book business of the REVIEW AND HERALD Office shows an increase of sixty-three per cent over the corresponding period of last year. A letter received recently from Brother Curtiss, manager of the Kansas City office, brings the good word that the increase in that territory is about the same as in ours. It would appear, therefore, that the book work is not being hindered. The fact is that God is giving to us at this time the greatest opportunity that has ever come to this people to distribute literature and publish the third angel’s message. The question is, Shall we all be faithful in this interesting time, and, like Daniel, stand in our “lot at the end of the days”? E. R. PALMER.