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The Million-Copy Edition of the
"THE WORLD'S NEED MEASURES IT"
The following is from a letter just received from Elder Clarence Santee, president of the Southern California Conference:— "I received your last letter speaking of an effort to reach those living in cities and towns where there are none of our people. In reply will say that we have encouraged quite a number of the more advanced students (from the Fernando College) to go out along the different lines of railway and by wheel. This has been a good experience for them, and at the same time has placed many copies of the SIGNS in the hands of people who have never seen it before. "Our Conference has already taken more than its quota of 1,000,000 copies, and I am told there are more to follow. I do not think that a certain quota can be the standard, but the world's need measures it." Here the key-note of the whole effort to turn the minds of men from earthly strife to heavenly rest is struck—"the world's need measures it." What a motto for those who have the truth for this time on the great subject of Capital and Labor! Yes, indeed, the world's need measures our individual responsibility to it. Will we recognize that need in the portion of the world lying nearest to us? HOW THE WORK IS GOING FORWARD
It takes work to circulate a million copies of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, as every one who has had experience with the Capital and Labor number can testify. We are glad to say, however, that there seems to be no objection to this, either from those employed in the publishing house or those working in the field. As an evidence of this we note that many of our publishing house workers after putting in extra hours in making and mailing the paper are going out evenings to sell it. But as a still wider evidence of the work required and the interest manifested in this truth-filled number we will quote from a letter just received from Elder C. McReynolds, president of the Kansas Conference:— "Your communication regarding the SIGNS work came to hand this evening. I have just returned from a two weeks' effort to get every one to take hold, and in many places the work is moving forward nicely. We have now ordered about 20,000 copies and expect that this is hardly half of what we will use. We have at least four workers in towns that have never been worked with the paper and where we have no churches. Elder A. R. Ogden, who has just returned from South America, will work all the towns on the Missouri Pacific Railway from Salina west to the Colorado line and then back on the Union Pacific to Ellsworth, which is nearly half way across the State on two roads." "I trust the Lord will give us wisdom and power with the people that the work may be kept going from this good beginning, ever increasing in volume till every neighbor has been fully warned; and every city, town, hamlet, and country place has had the light of the special message for to-day." The circulation of a million copies of the Capital and Labor number of the SIGNS depends upon just such earnest, energetic, and carefully-planned campaigns as this one which Elder McReynolds describes. Shall we not each have a part in a similar one? We have been surprised at the success attending the efforts of those working in stores and on the street, especially Saturday nights. Men and women with absolutely no experience have been very successful in work of this kind. For the benefit of those desiring to continue selling the paper either on the street, in offices, or from house to house, we will furnish free a ribbon badge with the words, "SIGNS OF THE TIMES," printed upon it. Of course these would not be given simply to those who sell a few copies of the special number, but are intended for those who make a business of selling every issue of this paper. MAILING THE PAPER TO FRIENDS
We wish our readers might see the long lists of names which are being constantly received at this office with the request that copies of the special number be mailed to them. We have been greatly interested in this line of work, because it opens an opportunity for any one to circulate the paper. If you do not have the names of a large number of friends to whom you would like to mail a copy you can easily secure a list of names of people who would not likely receive an opportunity to purchase. We can supply such names if you desire us to do so. These may be sent to us and we will promptly address, wrap, and mail as directed. "I will write to our workers asking them to make the securing of subscribers a prominent part of their work. If this is done it will be much more fruitful than simply placing one copy in the hands of the people." So writes one of our conference officers who is in charge of the work for this special number. We think this is an important part of the campaign and trust it will be remembered by all. We hope our friends everywhere will bear in mind the fact that this number of the SIGNS does not grow old. Labor troubles are increasing day after day, and with them the demand for the truth on the subject. There is no reason why this paper should not sell for the next two months. It may be of interest to our readers to know that one-half the profits realized from the sale of this number go to the Mission Board for carrying the truth to foreign lands. Single copies, 5c. Five to twenty copies, 4c. Twenty-five copies or more, 3c. For mailing papers to lists of names of from five to twenty-five, 5c each; from twenty-five to one hundred, 4c; more than one hundred, 3½c. The following is a statement of the circulation of the Capital and Labor number of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. This report, so far as states are concerned, does not include papers sent to regular subscribers, to editors, or to single addresses. It simply includes quantity orders. It closes with December 8th. | Alabama | 1,247 | Maryland | 2,903 | Rhode Island | 1,099 |
| Arizona | 4,372 | Massachusetts | 8,554 | South Carolina | 225 |
| Arkansas | 3,023 | Michigan | 26,434 | South Dakota | 9,721 |
| California | 47,449 | Minnesota | 10,953 | Tennessee | 3,316 |
| Colorado | 17,994 | Mississippi | 1,100 | Texas | 4,555 |
| Connecticut | 2,150 | Missouri | 10,666 | Utah | 1,475 |
| Delaware | 594 | Montana | 2,457 | Vermont | 4,100 |
| District of Columbia | 2,771 | New Jersey | 7,508 | Virginia | 2,211 |
| Florida | 425 | New Mexico | 1,143 | Washington | 15,927 |
| Georgia | 658 | New York | 15,507 | West Virginia | 2,685 |
| Idaho | 2,861 | North Carolina | 2,112 | Wisconsin | 19,194 |
| Illinois | 14,027 | N. Dakota | 2,266 | Wyoming | 1,075 |
| Indiana | 21,079 | Nebraska | 24,020 | Canada | 7,748 |
| Indian Territory | 1,349 | Nevada | 250 | Hawaii | 575 |
| Iowa | 20,981 | New Hampshire | 309 | Mexico | 125 |
| Kansas | 20,446 | Ohio | 9,082 | British Columbia | 1,281 |
| Kentucky | 1,731 | Oklahoma | 9,700 | Foreign | 410 |
| Louisiana | 788 | Oregon | 12,107 | Alaska | 75 |
| Maine | 3,787 | Pennsylvania | 26,436 | TOTAL | 417,036 | Copies mailed to regular subscribers and single names, approximately, 40,000. Early in January we hope to publish another report showing the copies taken by each state since December 8th. May we not expect the above figures to be doubled? Address your orders to your State Tract Society or
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