I have been shown that we are not doing
our duty in the gratuitous circulation of small publications.
There are many honest souls who might be brought to embrace the
truth by this means alone. Should there be on each copy of these
small tracts an advertisement of our publications and the place
where they can be obtained, it
would extend the circulation of the larger publications and the
Review, Instructor, and Reformer.
These small tracts of four, eight, or sixteen
pages can be furnished for a trifle from a fund raised by the
donations of those who have the cause at heart. When you write
to a friend you can enclose one or more without increasing postage.
When you meet persons in the cars, on the boat, or in the stage
who seem to have an ear to hear, you can hand them a tract. These
tracts should not at present be scattered promiscuously like
the autumn leaves, but should be judiciously and freely handed
to those who would be likely to prize them. Thus our publications
and the Publishing Association will be advertised in a manner
that will result in much good.