The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-29
PUBLICATION.

The Ef2eHtiFs Gs2Eaitteq Of Pabliosti9a 9s
respectfully presontg'tO the General Assem-
bly, its Seventeenth Annual Report, and with
it submits its book of records, and the Treas
urer's Report, together with his books and
vouchers.
INSTRUCTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF 1877.
At the meeting of the General Assembly,
in May last, the Committee of Publication
received certain instructions, involving rad.
ical change in it's method Of business. 1t will
be the first object of this report to state fully
the action of the Committee under these in
structions.
Article 2nd of the report of the Standing
Committee, which was adopted by the Cen
eral Assembly,.is as follows:
go. That the Executive Committee be in.
structed to carry on the sale as we'll as the
publishing of books by contract, if it be found
practicable to effect such contract"
In accordance with this order, the Execu.
tive Committee sought information as to the
method and the success of similar schemes,
for the conduct of the Publication work, and,
with this purpose in view, the Secretary vis-
tied Boston, New York, and Philadelphia,
and made careful investigation, the result
being an increased confidence in the practi.
cability of the plan in the minds Of some at
least Of the Committee.
Early in July the Committee advertised
For proposals for the publication of the pa
pers, viz: the Earnest Yorker, the Chill
dren's Friend, aud the Lesson Papers, and
for the publication and sale Of books and
tracts. As the result of this advertisement,
two propositions were received for the whole
business, including both the publication Of
the papers, and the sale and publication OF
books, and three propositions were received
for the publication of the papers alone.
1t was not until late in October that the
Committee were able to act concluSively upon
these propositions. The proposition Of
Messrs. Whittet & Shepperson, of Richmond,
for the publication of our Sabbath School
papers was accepted, and the proposition o.
the st. Louis Presbyterian Publishing Com
pany, of ST. Louis, Mo-, for the publication
and sale of books.
CONTRACT WITH MEssRs WHITTET sHEP
PERSON.
The contract with Messrs. Whittet K Shep
person for the publication of the Sabbatl
School papers went into effect on the lSt o
January. 1878, and is in substance as fol
lows: Messrs. Whittet & Shepperson under
take the whole work of publication and dis
tribution of the papers. They engage t.
maintain the present standard in the mechan
icsl style and quality of the work, to bear al
expense of keeping the books and mailing
lists, and the distribution of the papers, t
paw to the Committee of Publication six cent
for every subscriber to the ChiIdren's Friend
and ten cents for every subscriber to tn
Earnest Worker, when the list reaches 3,
900, and 20 per cent. on gross receipts 70
advertising. They also engage to furnis
the papers free to our ministers, and for ez
change list.
{ The editorial control of all the papers
to be in the hands of the Secretary of PuE
lication.
The contractors engage to render state
ment Of accounts once in six months, and
, pay to the Committee of Publication sue
amount as may be found to be due.
Under this contract it will be seen that
: certain income is secured to the Committe
of Publication, the amount of which will de
+. pend upon the support which the Churc