p. 48 | Hard Times by James White

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Feb 7, 1878

Hard Times.

By James White

THESE are confessedly hard times. Almost all classes feel that times are hard. But no class feels them more than publishers. At present this Office is greatly in need of all dues. If subscribers will pay promptly they will confer a great benefit. And we ask Tract and Missionary societies to pay promptly.

The entire business done with the SIGNS OF THE TIMES by the Tract and Missionary societies for one year, ending January 31, 1878, is as follows:—

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,415 59 New England . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,232 33 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,117 15 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666 65 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653 50 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 25 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 12 Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 56 Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 50 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 50 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 50 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 75 Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 75 Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 97 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 50 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,271 12

There is still due on this account the handsome sum of $2,786.31. This amount is much needed at this time. Will the officers of these societies see that these sums are paid as fast as they become due.

It will be gratifying to the friends of the SIGNS to learn that the sum total received for the paper during the year 1877 is $12,533.93. J. W.