p. 23 | How to Assist Without Money by C. P. Bollman

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 29, 1906

How to Assist Without Money

By C. P. Bollman

The mission schools for the colored people are all free from debt, with the exception of the one at Vicksburg. The school and church buildings in that city are valued at five thousand dollars, upon which there is a debt of one thousand dollars, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent, or eighty dollars a year. This debt ought to be lifted, thus saving this amount of interest.

It has occurred to us that this might be easily done between now and the first of January by a special campaign for the sale of the “Story of Joseph.” This book is owned entirely by the Southern Missionary Society, and every penny of profit from its sale goes into the mission school work.

Now if the friends of mission schools will take hold of this work unitedly, it will be an easy matter to pay off this one thousand dollars in a very short time. There are always a number who would be glad to help this branch of the cause, but who find themselves unable to give money. If those who are thus situated will give a few hours’ time, devoting it to the sale of the “Story of Joseph,” this debt can be paid off very quickly.

The Southern Missionary Society department of the Southern Union Conference will send copies of the “Story of Joseph” to those who are willing to sell the book and return the entire proceeds to the Society to assist in liquidating this debt.

The book is an attractive little volume, printed in colors, and sells for twenty-five cents a copy. It is an excellent seller, as the price places it within the reach of all, and it has an especially ready sale at this season of the year when so many persons desire to obtain something of this character for their children, and are glad of an opportunity to get a book which presents in attractive form some of the stories of the Bible.

We invite all who are willing to assist in the sale of this book to send their names and addresses to the Southern Missionary Society, North Station, Nashville, Tenn., stating how many books they think they can sell. The books will then be sent, all charges prepaid, to be paid for when sold.

The plan of selling the “Story of Joseph” to assist the work here has the approval of the denomination generally, so that any one taking hold of this work may have the assurance that he is moving in harmony with the regular organization.

C. P. BOLLMAN, Sec. Southern Miss. Soc.