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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 2, 1912

Gleanings From Magazine: Department Mail-Bag

By A. J. S. Bourdrau

THE average number of Liberty subscribers during the year 1911 was 20,352, an average gain of 5,595 subscriptions per quarter over the year 1910. The highest number of subscriptions on the mailing list at one time was 29,267.

Thirty of our local conferences provided for the sending of Liberty to their State legislatures for one year, during 1911.

Rev. ——, parsonage, ——, province of Quebec, makes application for agency for the Protestant Magazine, and adds: “I recently subscribed, and think it is a gem. I fear it is almost unknown here, and in the interest of Protestantism I intend to make it known to my congregation and my ministerial friends. It fills a long-felt want.”

Brother J. S. Glunt, a faithful and

successful book canvasser in the New Jersey Conference, writes: “I am also selling the Protestant Magazine and the Watchman. I keep a supply on hand at all times, and find I can keep a nice pocket of change for expenses by selling magazines in connection with the book work. This does not hurt my book work, either. I sold five magazines in ten minutes last Saturday night. They sell; that is sure. I am truly glad the Lord has blessed us with so many good publications.”

From Pastor F. C. Gilbert, of Massachusetts, comes an order for 1,000 copies of the James Madison and Religious Garb number of Liberty just off the press. He states that he will soon be able to use 4,000 more, making 5,000 copies in all.

Congressman ——, of Wisconsin, encloses fifty cents for a year’s subscription to both Liberty and the Protestant Magazine. He is deeply interested in religious liberty and the menace of Catholicism to our free institutions.

Rev. ——, pastor of a prominent evangelical church in Illinois, encloses $3.15 for twenty-one yearly subscriptions to the Protestant Magazine, and makes application for agency.

Accompanying a fifty-cent remittance for Liberty and the Protestant Magazine, the editor of the Bible Review, California, writes: “Wish you increased success in your great and necessary work. Shall make good use of the magazines, putting them out to friends who will appreciate and probably subscribe.

Mrs. ——, a patriotic lady news-dealer of Boston, Mass., encloses one dollar for twenty copies of the Thomas Jefferson and Free Press number of Liberty. She will sell these in connection with other Protestant publications, at the entrance of one of the largest lecture halls in that city. She says, “Will send for more next week if I dispose of all these.”

The following interesting letter has just been received from the manager of one of the largest business houses in Macon, Ga.: “Have just received your Protestant Magazine for the second quarter, 1912. Referring to page 127, I enclose a one-dollar bill, for which I will thank you to mail me twenty copies of this issue. While financially I am far from being able to do this, it is my purpose to distribute these copies gratis in an effort to awaken the people to the dangers of Catholicism. Just as soon as I possibly can, I shall send you three dollars for twenty copies for one year. Would to God I could forward you a remittance covering one thousand subscriptions. I earnestly beseech you to keep up your great fight against Rome.”

We are already receiving word from many of our college students, indicating their desire to avail themselves of the magazine work to earn scholarships for the coming year. In view of the special rebate of fifty-three cents per hundred offered to all who succeed in selling the required number of magazines for a half-year or a yearly scholarship (in the college home), we feel sure that many more students will take hold of this work than did last year. Apply to your tract society for leaflet “How to Earn a Scholarship.” A. J. S. BOURDRAU, Manager Review and Herald Magazine Department.