SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE “SIGNS.”
By Editor
To Our Friends and Patrons.
NEARLY one year ago the SIGNS OF THE TIMES was placed at the exceedingly low price of $1.00 per year; and, altho no great special effort was put forth to increase its subscription list, it was at that time nearly doubled. It has since more than trebled. But a large number of the subscriptions of a year ago, both in clubs and single copies, expire this month; may we not hope that nearly all of these will be renewed? May we not expect more than this, that there will be more than enough new subscribers to make good whatever falling away there may be? Our paper is a missionary paper, heralding the “gospel of the kingdom” of Christ. It can not stoop to many of the methods used by other papers to increase its circulation. It can not admit patent-medicine advertisements, or others of like character, to secure funds to do advance work. It feels that this would be doing injustice to its friends and readers. It does, however, depend upon its friends. It asks their assistance, in not only maintaining the present circulation, but in greatly increasing it. Do we ask or expect too much?