Encouraging by John Norton Loughborough

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jun 10, 1875

Encouraging.

By John Norton Loughborough

EVERY day we receive new evidence that the SIGNS OF THE TIMES is becoming an agency through which many souls are receiving benefit. Many from whom we have already heard have embraced the truth, and commenced to keep God's commandments by its perusal. Within the last week we have received several letters from parties who had received a single copy from some source, who write wishing to become permanent subscribers. We expect this is some of the fruit of sending out the single supplement numbers by our T. and M. workers.

The first case I will notice is from a sister who received the SIGNS in Tenessee and has been reading it for a time. In requesting her paper to be changed to Michigan, she says: "I miss the paper very much. When I first received it, I would scarcely read it, but I have become an interested reader, and try to consider and weigh what I read."

The next is from a man in Missouri. He says: "I have received one number of your paper, and I like it very much." He encloses money for postage and says, "If I continue to like your paper I shall send you more money."

Another case in Lake Co., Cal. A man says: "One of your papers happened to fall into my hands, and I like it very much." He enclosed $1.00 for it and requested it sent to his address. Sow the seed, brethren, and scatter the papers and let other souls have a chance to like the paper.

J. N. L.