Encouraging Reports

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 30, 1913

Encouraging Reports

THE following reports will be of interest to the readers of the REVIEW, as they show the advancement attending the circulation of our subscription books.

The field agent of New Jersey writes:— “The Lord has greatly blessed us this year [1912], so that our book sales have amounted to about $3,500 more than during the year 1911. Our total sales came to $11,004. Our canvassers averaged $1.03 an hour for the time they worked, and delivered ninety per cent of all orders taken.”

“During the year 1912 there were forty different individuals engaged in the canvassing work, though only three of them worked full time. Total number of hours worked, 14,202: average sales per hour, 81 cents.”

The field agent of Wisconsin gives us the following report of book sales during the last seven years:—

Year	Sales
1906	$4,200
1907	3,577
1908	6,290
1909	5,599
1910	5,271
1911	5,878
1912	11,631

From the West Pennsylvania field agent comes an encouraging report, showing a gain of nearly 200 per cent in sales over the year 1911, the sales for 1911 being $4,926, and for 1912, $13,121. This is certainly a very encouraging gain.

The field agent of Southern Illinois sends a report, showing an average of the sales by the canvassers in that conference to be about one dollar an hour.

THE makers of the Diary recently mentioned in these columns expected to make shipment to us last week. We hope therefore to be able to fill all orders for this splendid diary by the time this issue of the REVIEW reaches its readers. All orders will be filled as promptly as possible. The price is only 25 cents. Order from the Review and Herald Publishing Association, Takoma Park, D. C.

THE YEAR BOOK for 1913 is now ready for delivery. This issue contains much matter not found in former issues, which will be of great value to our people.

The issue for 1913 contains a brief historical summary, giving an account of the rise and progress of this denomination, and also data regarding organizations and institutions connected therewith. This sketch begins with the development of the advent movement in 1831, and traces this movement in its important phases and chief events year by year to the present time.

This matter will be of great assistance to our people who desire a sketch of this movement and a brief history of the development of this cause in its various departments. Complete statistical tables, giving information on the leading phases of this work from the time of its organization in 1863 to the present time, enable the reader to turn readily to almost any point he may desire for any year. The matter contained in this issue will be greatly appreciated by our workers. We believe that this edition of the Year Book is the most valuable yet published.

The price is 50 cents. Order through your tract society.

A RECENT issue of the Signs of the Times weekly has this good word for the new “History of the Sabbath:” “The late J. N. Andrews made exhaustive study of the history of the Sabbath question, consulting many of the best libraries in both the Old World and the New. He was also one of the most profound Bible students, it being said of him that he could from memory recite verse about with any one practically the entire Old and New Testaments. Hence he brought into his work not only much careful historical research, but a depth of Bible knowledge as well. His valuable volume has long since been out of print, and Pastor L. R. Conradi, of Germany, undertook the task of verifying all the historical facts that Pastor Andrews had woven into his work, and has gathered out much valuable new matter as well. The book traces the Sabbath from its institution at the close of creation week, all through the old dispensation, giving the Bible facts concerning it. In addition to the facts gathered from the Bible covering this period, there are also many other interesting and helpful quotations made from leading Bible expositors and historians. But in the time of the old dispensation there is not much controversy over the Sabbath question, and hence the greater part of the book is devoted to the time of Christ and after. The history of Sabbath observance in the new dispensation is carefully traced, and alongside this history is given the origin and history of the Sunday institution. In concluding chapters the restoration of the Sabbath and its conflict with the rival Sunday institution are carefully treated. An appendix gives ‘brief biographies of the authorities quoted’ in the work. There are three indexes: an index ‘to authorities quoted,’ a ‘Scripture index,’ and a ‘general index.’ Taken as a whole, it is one of the most valuable books that has come from the press in many a day.”