The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
GREAT PROGRESS
IN WORK NOTED.
Abstract OF Report Of Presby-
tcrian Committee of Publication
Just Issued.
ADVERTISEMENT OF CITY
Amount Of Mail Exceeds That Of
Any Other One Business
House in Richmond.
ADVERTISEMENT OF CITY

The Presbyterian Committee OF Pub
slicntion. with Offices in this city, Issued
yesterday nn abstract OF It's annual re-
rort as OF April list. The full report
will DO printed and presented to tho
General Assembly, which meets in Bir-
s,ningilam, Ala, In May.
a most encouraging growth OF tho
business OF this agency OF tho Pres
5byterian Church South, Is indicated in
the abstract. which also shows the ad
vantngeous position OF Richmond MS
distributing point for the entire South
and West. This committee, which is
Incorporated in Virginia. furnishes the
Sunday school papers and lesson leaf
lets, as well as great array OF books,
tracts. etc. used in the denomination.
and Its printing contract Is one OF the
largest let In Virginia.
The annual amount Of mail deposited
by the Presbyterian Committee OF Pub
LEGATION in the Richmond post-oiflce is
greater than that OF any other ono
business concern In the city. the nuni-
Der OF Saboath-school periodicals.
mailed during the year exceeding seven
million copies.
This enormous amount OF literature.
not to mention the work OF the book
department., Is undoubtedly one OF the
best OF advertisements for the city OF
Richmond throughout q wide territory,
extending to New Mexico and to the
southern borders OF Texas.
Interesting Items.
a number OF interesting items are
contained in the report OF Secretary
II. f. Nagill. During the year u branch
depository operated under Instructions
from the Richmond Office has been
opened at Tcxarknna, Ark.-Tex. Not
withstanding the transfer OF much OF
II to the Texas branch. the business OF
the Richmond house has steadily In
creased throughout the year. a dcpos-
itary during the summer months has
also been arranged for at Montreal,
y. c.. where the Presbyterian Church
proposes to hold a series OF summer
assemblies.
y new weekly periodical will be adj
ded to the list OF the committees pub
licat!ons on July 1st--the paper 10 be
called Onward. and to cost nifty cents
Il year. 1t VIII be a hgh-ciass illus
trated magazine for tho home reading
OF young people. and 1t is estimated
that $4,000 subscribers will be secured
In advance OF the first publication date.
new hymn-book for the use OF
Sabbath schools and young peoples So
cietics Is In course OF preparation.
being prepared Jointly with the German
reformed Presbyterian Church. whose
Offices of publication are in Philadel-
phia. This book will be sold as low a.
twenty cents a copy for the music edi-
ton. In durable cloth binding. It Will
be put on the market soon as tho
necessary copyrights can be secured.
Improbable Ventures.
The report shows that the publica-
ton or serious works, such as
Biographies of eminent men in the
church and volumes OF sermons. have
been Improbable ventures. and tho
committee has adopted q policy OF not
accepting for publication in book form
any manuscript until tho cost has been
secured by an advance subscription.
Many books on theology OF impor-
lance to tho church have been issued
during the past year. however, with
a large number of tracts and PAM
phlets. the total OF printed pages dur
ing the year, including the periodicals..
exceeding oighty-five million. an in
crease over last year Of about ten mil
lion pages.
In tho department of Sabbath school
periodicals. the total number Of copies
printed was 7,731,204, and the increase
in single copies over last year was 1885,
80.
In the book department O substantial
gain is also reported over tho sales OF
the previous year.
The gales for tho year ending March
81. 1907. were as follows:
Sales In book Department.. S62,0369 81
Sales In periodical depart
Emcnt. ............... 66.965 o6
Total sales for the year. DOL SO
Increase over sales Of the
previous year. $50. ...... $12,047 OF