FACTS ABOUT TRACTS

Did You Know …

That William Penn wrote a single religious tract that freed a total of 12,000 Quakers imprisoned for Christ’s sake?

That John Wesley organized 160 tract distributors in 1757 which literally reformed the Lord’s Day habits of the entire city of London?

That Martin Luther wrote more than one tract, booklet or book for every working week of his life?

That Dwight L. Moody began his very fruitful evangelistic ministry in Chicago by the simple act of distributing tracts to Great Lakes seamen?

That Benjamin Franklin wrote and printed tracts of several early American evangelists, including those of George Whitefield?

That John Wanamaker, while Postmaster General of the United States, carefully selected gospel tracts for distribution to those with whom he came in contact?

That almost every foreign mission field in the world was opened by missionaries who first used tracts to win the heathen to Christ?

That every phase of the great Protestant Reformation in Europe was preceded by immense tract effort that almost “turned the world upside down”? (Acts 17:6).

By A. L. Seifert