p. 16 | Thirdly, as to Space by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Nov 30, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 47.

Thirdly, as to Space

By Editor

Thirdly, as to Space. Let us say, first, that the advertising space does not belong to the editor. A certain amount is reserved by the publishers, who use it as is in their judgment for the best good of the paper. Sometimes they advertise that which will spread abroad the Gospel, sometimes unobjectionable and reliable things which many people want, in order to reduce expenses and furnish a better paper at less cost to the subscriber. Sometimes the advertising agent makes mistakes, and for this we and they are sorry, and have always corrected mistakes as soon and as far as we are able. Therefore, when we say, “Space is too valuable,” we do not refer to the space occupied by advertisements. That does not belong to the editors. With the space at our disposal, we do not believe it right to use a column and a half to print lessons for a score or so of people, and pay for these lesson series, when each one can get precisely the same lessons for a whole quarter for five cents. We would like to know how many, in the light of these facts, think the Signs ought to publish the lessons. Our writing up of the Sunday-school lessons can be obtained nowhere else.