Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-14
BOOKS AND PERIODICALS.
Report of the Conference Compsittee
ON the same.


ON the Same.
The following Is the report of the Com
mittee on Books and Periodicals at the
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, just held at Pulaski:
Your Committee on Books and PERIOD
Gals submit the following report: After a
careful examination of the ''exhibit" as
made BY DIR. Redford, the book agent,
your committee are more impressed than
ever with the wise and successful manage
ment OF our Publishing House, and be-
heye that as many books are being pub
nSneo and at as cheap rate as can be af-
Iorued we rejoice that the period 50 de-
Voutly prayed for in a similar report last
year, has arrived when the interests of the
Publishing House no longer render it ne
cessary to make our periodical litera-
ture" source of revenue. The reduc
ton, covering merely the cost of publica-
ton, which our agent has discretely made
viii tend to the wider distribution of our
valuable periodicals and of consequence
a larger measure of benefit viii result TO
the church.
Your committee are persuaded that
our preachers do not make sufficient effort
to extend the circulation of the Nashville
Christian Advocate. While some are
faithfully doing their whole duty, and some
partially doing SO, others are making no
effort in this direction whatever. 1t is
believed that, with united effort on tn I,
part of the preachers, the circulation in
our bounds could be quadrupled. There
are many reasons that ought to couspire
to this result. 1t is a General Conference
paper. 1t is our own organ Ills pub
lisbed in our bounds. 1t is unequaled, in
every element of ability and usefulness,
by any paper on the continent. Its cir
culation greatly contributes to the sxten-
sion of the church and the individual in
terests of the preachers. We might say
much in praise of this paper-of its
beautiful appearance, of its size, its Judi
cious and ample selections, its very able
and instructive editorials which adorn it,
and the Interesting cOrrespoHdence which
graces its columns, and, by way of en-
phasls, we would particularly mention
| the Irish correspondence, but in all these
respects 1t eloquently speaks for itself.
Ii our preachers would exert themselves
to put this valuable paper in every house.
hold, it would there remain as a cherished
friend and an instrument of good
for all time to come. The s. s. Visitor is
jewel of rare wealth, the rapidly in
creasing circulation, and the growing at
tachment of the children to it are evil
dences of its worth and suguries of its fu-
ture prosperity. We wish not to be I'M
derstood as saying anything disparaging
to our numerous church papers published
elsewhere, but cheerfully commend them
to the patronage of our people. There
fore,
Resolved, That we will exert ourselves
to extend the circulation of our books and
| periodicals.
Resolved, That we earnestly recon
mend to the patronage of our people the
So~tiseT7a RevieO, edited by DR.. Bled-
| soc.
Resolved, That we hail with pleasure
the promised publication of the MonthLy
Magazine, and also the magazine for
teachers and bible classes, and will give
them extensive circulation.
J. R PLUMMKR, Chm,
w. G. DORIS,
W. d. CHERRY.