The Summary by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 27, 1910

The Summary

By E. R. P.

In all branches of our missionary and publishing work the sales during December are usually less than for any other month. This is due to the interruptions which naturally are caused by the holidays, the week of prayer, and holiday deliveries.

We are pleased to note, however, that the drop is not great in the sale of ten-cent magazines, and that there is even a small increase shown in the sale of the Signs of the Times Monthly, the Watchman, and the Temperance number of the Youth's Instructor.

It is especially gratifying to see the steady growth in the circulation of the Watchman, which shows a larger sale for the month of December than for any other month since it was launched.

Through an oversight by the publishers, the report of the Signs of the Times Monthly was sent to us for union conferences only, instead of conferences. Therefore, the total distribution in each State, as shown by the summary, does not include the Signs of the Times. However, the total distribution of the Signs in each union conference is added into the union conference total, thus making the record complete for the union.

Notice in the comparative summary at the close that the sale of ten-cent magazines during the past seven months has totaled nearly a million copies, at a value of nearly a hundred thousand dollars. The largest sales are, of course, in midsummer, when students are working for their scholarships. Therefore in the figures there appears to be a decline. This is not actually so. Beginning with the new year, the record will climb up steadily, until, we trust, the 1910 record will be far above the past.

The Lord is greatly blessing this department of his work. To him be all the praise for his blessing, and for the success which it brings.

E. R. P.