Article October 29, 1910 Issue

INDIVIDUAL WORK

ANNE MAY LILLY.

EVERY loyal Christian Scientist is most grateful for The Christian Science Monitor, and is naturally anxious that it may reach as many of his fellow-men as possible. While the various distribution committees are doing most excellent work in this line, it would seem that to obtain the best results their activities must be supplemented by intelligent individual cooperation.

For instance, Mr. B. may receive free copies of the Monitor through the mail; but, if he is a prominent man, he undoubtedly receives many other publications in the same manner, and often they all find their way into the waste-basket, unread. If, however, a friend of Mr. B., who is acquainted with his tastes and interests, is on the lookout for something that will particularly appeal to him, and when he finds it, gives the paper to Mr. B., calling his attention especially to the article, Mr. B. will, in nine cases out of ten, read not only the article itself, but will at least glance over the rest of the paper, and will probably be placed in a more receptive state of mind by gratitude for the thoughtfulness of his friend.

The range of subjects ably covered by the Monitor is so wide that one may find something of interest to every one. Even the children can help in this work by calling the attention of their playmates to the descriptive pieces, the games, etc., to be found on the Home Forum page. The page devoted to sports is conceded to be one of the best, and should furnish an opening wedge which can be used to advantage in bringing the paper to the attention of boys and young men. Musical and dramatic matters are particularly well covered. Recently a young woman to whom the writer gave a copy of the Monitor, calling her attention to this particular department of the paper, expressed great surprise at the excellence of the articles on these subjects, stating that she had always had much difficulty in finding papers that gave her the information she wanted along these lines. Of course, this method of work calls for some thought and trouble, but if faithfully persisted in by all loyal Scientists, it must inevitably result in a steady and substantial increase in the circulation of our paper.

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