Missionary Department by John Norton Loughborough

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, Cal. · Jul 29, 1875

Missionary Department.

By John Norton Loughborough

"In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." EccI. 11 : 6.

Obtaining Subscribers.

ONE branch of the T. and M. work as defined in the Constitution is, "To obtain subscribers for our periodicals; to collect dues and renew subscriptions, and to pay subscriptions for the worthy poor; and for this purpose, agents shall be appointed, who shall report quarterly to the director of their district."

We need not, at this time, argue that our periodicals are one of our most powerful agencies in bringing the truth before the people. The testimonials given from time to time in the SIGNS, from those who are receiving these truths, speak for themselves.

The move that has been made with our list has not been to cut short our acquaintance with any of our interested readers, but to find the true state of mind of our subscribers. We receive many interesting responses from those who desire the paper. We also learn that many whose names are on our lists, and to whom the paper has been sent for a year, have removed and have not had the paper for months. This shows the importance of looking after the lists of trial subscribers, at least once in three months.

We do not ask you to slack your hand in obtaining trial subscribers for the SIGNS, but keep a list of the subscribers you obtain, and consider it your duty to look after them, and report to the SIGNS Office once in three months. J. N. L.