p. 288 | Colporters by Editor

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · May 8, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 18.

Colporters.

By Editor

THE first syllable of this word is pronounced "col," short o. A porter is simply a carrier. We hear some of our brethren pronounce the first syllable with long o, making it sound like "coal porter," which would be a carrier of coals. As the word is now much used among our people, we should properly represent this class by giving a proper pronunciation to the word which points out their business.