p. 787 | Home Workers’ Books by N. Z. T.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 14, 1913

Home Workers’ Books

By N. Z. T.

THE title of this article stands for one of the latest advance steps taken in the development of our literature work. For many years we have been accustomed to the terms subscription books, trade books, tracts, pamphlets, and periodicals. Later we added ten-cent magazines. Now come the home workers’ books. As indicated by the name given them, these are not designed to be sold by the regular canvassers, but by home workers, or “opportunity workers,” as they are called in Germany. By home workers we mean the fathers and mothers and young men and women who cannot consistently leave their home duties to engage exclusively in the sale of our large subscription books, but who can from time to time spend a few hours working among their friends and neighbors.

Our publishing houses have given careful study to the preparation of this line of books, and as a result have developed a splendid assortment, with attractive cover designs and fully illustrated. There are in this collection good books for all classes. Among them are the following:—

For small children:— “New Testament Primer” “Gospel Primer” “Little Folks’ Bible Nature”

For the older children:— “Best Stories From the Best Book” “House We Live In” “Bible Child Life” “Uncle Ben’s Cobblestones” “Elo the Eagle”

For the youth and older members of the family:— “Story of Pitcairn” “Advance Guard of Missions” “Making Home Happy” “Making Home Peaceful” “Those Bible Readings” “Steps to Christ” “Mount of Blessing” “Christ Our Saviour” “Our Paradise Home” “His Glorious Appearing”

The Way Made Easy

In order to facilitate the handling of these books, a very attractive prospectus has been prepared, containing samples of each book. These samples consist of the front cover of each book, and sixteen carefully selected pages. The samples are arranged in a neat binder, and one may carry all or only a portion of these, as he may wish.

Preparation for taking up this work is made easy by the arrangement of the prospectus. The front cover sample of each book has on the inside a well-worded description, which may be used as a canvass in describing the book.

The Outfit

Those who wish to take up work with this collection of books should write their tract society for the following outfit:—

The prospectus; a duplicating ordering book, to use in taking orders; report blanks for weekly reports to the tract society; order blanks on which to order books.

Liberal discounts are given on all these books to those who engage in their sale.

As special efforts are now being made to reorganize and revive the home missionary work among all our people throughout the world, we believe that this line of books will afford opportunity to many to engage in a profitable line of work among their friends and neighbors.

Not an Experiment

Many of our people have already demonstrated that these books sell very readily. One sister, a member of a country church, tells her experience as follows:—

“I think I went out only five different days, and worked about five hours a day. I enjoyed my work, and made many friends, also removed prejudice from some minds and opened the way for reading-matter in some places.”

Her sales were reported as follows: Four “House We Live In,” four “Uncle Ben’s Cobblestones,” four “Making Home Happy,” four “Making Home Peaceful,” five “Best Stories,” four “Pitcairn Island,” two “Little Folks’ Bible Nature,” one “Steps to Christ,” one “Sketches of Bible Child Life,” one “New Testament Primer.” Total value, $23.75.

Another young sister in twelve hours sold 23 copies of these books, value $17.30.

Other experiences might be given, but these show what can be done. Will not those who are interested write their tract society at once, ordering an outfit, and take up this profitable line of missionary work among their friends and neighbors? N. Z. T.