OUR PUBLICATIONS by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 6, 1862

OUR PUBLICATIONS.

By Editor

Efforts have been made to establish at suitable locations repositories of the publications of the S. D. A. Publishing Association. It is decided that common Rail-road and Steam-boat freightage be paid by the Association, so that our traveling preachers can call and fill up their trunks at the same prices as if they called at the Office of publication. This is done to encourage the greater activity in the circulation of the publications. Also the prices of the pamphlets and tracts are very low, and the discount by the quantity is very liberal, for the same object. Some societies, who print for the million, sell their publications as low as those advertised in the Review, while the prices of most of the small societies are generally nearly double. See the works advertised in the World's Crisis and Millennial Harbinger. Also those sold by Spiritualists generally.

POSTAGE.

The law requires the pre-payment of postage on all transient publications, at the rate of one cent an ounce for books and pamphlets, and one-half cent an ounce for tracts in packages of eight ounces or more. It will be seen by referring to our revised list of publications, that the postage is no small bill, which if paid by the Association on our pamphlets, leaves a very small compensation for mailing. We wish to encourage our people to purchase these publications of our traveling preachers, that they may have, to encourage them in their arduous labors, a portion, at least, of what now is paid for postage. Hence those who order pamphlets and tracts, must send cash to pay for both the book and the postage. The prices of bound books are the same as before. See revised list in this number.

The Association will send its publications to responsible brethren in suitable localities, and will give them credit for the amount of common freightage on receipt of the bill, provided they will let our preachers have them as billed to them. The Association will require pay for the books no faster than sold.

We would also state that packages of books, of twenty-five pounds weight, can be sent to almost any part of the field, on direct Rail-road routes, for one dollar or less, according to the number of changes. By mail, the postage would be four dollars. We say, then, let more repositories be established in different parts of the field, for the accommodation of preachers and others. Then, when it is necessary, let packages be sent by express as above. And then those who cannot be otherwise supplied with small quantities, can obtain them by mail by sending to this office the prices of the books, and the postage on pamphlets and tracts as stated in the publication column on the last page.