An Aid to Missionary Work and Enterprise
By E. W. Webster
Do you know that all our publishing houses issue catalogues of publications and price-lists that contain the names and cost of all the English and foreign books, tracts, and papers that this people print? Do you know that you may have one free from each office by sending for it? Do you know that you can tell in a moment just what is printed on all points of present truth, and what it will cost to get it for yourself or for your neighbor? I believe that each person, at least each family, connected with our churches everywhere, and all the isolated ones, should have not only one catalogue, but all the catalogues and price-lists put out by each of our printing-offices. They will gladly furnish them to any one sending for them. If the librarian would count up all the families and single or lone persons in his church, and send to each of our publishing houses for a catalogue for each of these, it would more than pay for the trouble, and would no doubt awaken a deeper interest in these hearts to do more to scatter these leaves of precious truth. No person at all interested can examine these catalogues without being deeply impressed with the vast scope and variety of the literature containing this truth, and stimulated to do much more to circulate it. When a neighbor calls, how easy it would be to show him the catalogue, or read to him from the long list of books and tracts this people print. How long would it be before he would hear something upon which he would like to read? When going on a trip or a visit, how easy it is to put one of these price-lists into the pocket or hand-bag, to be used in the same way with those whom you meet. A vast amount of good would thus be done for others, your own souls would often be watered, our printing-houses would reap the benefit of many additional sales, the message would be carried more rapidly, this people would prove themselves to be the missionary people they profess to be, and the glad day when the saints possess the kingdom would soon come. Try this plan, brethren and sisters, and see if it will not prove successful. Don't delay; send at once; you will need these catalogues in your work during this fall and winter missionary campaign.