TO THE NEW ENGLAND TRACT AND MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
By Maria L. Huntley
It will devolve upon the assistant secretary to take charge of matters connected with the New England Tract Society for the present. To lighten her labor, and to lessen the liability of mistakes, we make the following suggestions to those who may have occasion to do business with the tract society:— 1. Give all particulars necessary for any one to do the business correctly. For instance, if you desire to transfer a paper from one address to another, do not write like the following: “Change one copy of the SIGNS sent to this church to ——;” for if you do, she will not know to whose address the paper is now sent; but give the address of both parties distinctly, thus: “Transfer one copy of the SIGNS now sent to (give the address in full,) to (address in full.)” 2. If you order periodicals directly of her, give the price to be paid, and the length of time they are to be sent, whether a year or six months; and if the money is not enclosed, state to whom they are to be charged, &c. 3. Be particular to write distinctly, so there can be no doubt about the address. Guess-work does very well in some cases, but not in such matters as these, and if the secretary is obliged to write back to make inquiries, the business is delayed. 4. Write all business items by themselves, so they can be distinguished at a glance from other matter which the letter may contain. 5. Do not send your business items to some other person in the neighborhood to hand to the secretary; but send directly to her, even if it does cost a few cents postage, as she should preserve all business letters. A little careful attention to such matters on the part of correspondents will prevent many mistakes, and render the labor of the secretary more pleasant and more satisfactory to herself and others. The address of the assistant secretary is Miss Eliza Thayer, So. Lancaster, Mass.