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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · Jul 25, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 30.

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Busy and Happy

By I. A. Ford

THE employees of the Review and Herald Publishing Association are very busy people. From July 5 to 16 orders were received for many thousands of our books. Some days the orders came in so rapidly that we were unable to deliver them all to the freight station the same day, even though an extra team with a large moving van was hired to help us. Some of the more important books ordered were as follows: "Great Controversy," 2,914; "Daniel and the Revelation," 1,011; "Desire of Ages," 568; "Practical Guide," 3,659; "Bible Readings," 841; "Steps to Christ," 1,250; "Coming King," 1,564; "Patriarchs and Prophets," 35; "Best Stories," 1,270.
Besides these, there were many smaller publications ordered. The total freight shipments from our book department from July 5 to 16 were nearly twenty tons. The accompanying illustration shows our own wagon, together with the hired van, loaded, ready for the city, with three large cases standing on the platform, which could not be carried until the next trip. There were over three tons of books on the two wagons shown in the cut.
The magazine department has also been having an extra busy time. Orders have been coming in, not only by mail, but by telegraph. The shipments of periodicals and magazines for the time mentioned above, added to the shipments of books, bring the total up to about twenty-five tons.
When we stop to realize that this literature carries the light of present truth into thousands of homes throughout this land, and undoubtedly will result in the salvation of many precious souls, it is no wonder that, as stated in the heading of this article, our employees are not only busy, but happy. They, with our faithful colporteurs who are scattering the truth, are rejoicing in the success attending the efforts that are being put forth to quickly carry this gospel of the kingdom to the world, that the work may be finished. We hope that our brethren and sisters throughout the world are remembering the workers who are sowing seed, and we trust that thousands who are now engaged in ordinary vocations of life may be led by the Spirit of the Lord to enter the field as colporteurs, and thus hasten the work forward to completion.
I. A. FORD.