CHEAP, CHEAPER, CHEAPEST.
By James White
We are thoroughly disgusted with that spirit of covetousness that seeks to take advantage of our reductions in prices, which we made that we might encourage the Tract and Missionary work. Both the REVIEW and the SIGNS are very cheap at $2.00 a year. These papers are of respectable size, superior stock, and full of original reading matter. Neither of them lean a whit on advertisements for support, as is the case with most religious papers. And then, the postage is pre-paid without adding the amount of postage to the subscription prices, which is an act of pure liberality on the part of the two offices. How it is that any brother or sister who has the means to raise $2.00 can endure the thought of reading either of our papers for less than $2.00 a year is strange to us. How one of our ministers can offer the SIGNS for $1.50 to those who are able and willing to pay $2.00, is stranger still. The reduction in the prices of the SIGNS and REFORMER is to T. and M. workers, and to those who send these excellent periodicals to their unbelieving friends, only. And our efforts to extend their circulation should be guarded by every brother and sister and by every minister. We send the SIGNS to fifty persons in different parts of the world at a cost of $75, and the REFORMER to as many at a cost of $30, making $105, from our individual purse. The reduction in prices is made to individuals to send to their friends to encourage them to send in long lists of subscribers. And when we see our people taking advantage of these reduced prices, or even willing to read these periodicals at reduced prices to themselves, we feel a disgust at such covetous littleness that language cannot express. Some of our people are calling for the engraving Way of Life with the SIGNS at $2.00. We have made no such offer. The Way of Life with key of explanation is $1.00 a copy, postage paid. We furnish it in quantities to agents and preachers to sell to whom they please with other books for 60 cents; to those who give themselves to canvassing in new territory outside of our people at 50 cents; and in large quantities to T. and M. workers to be used exclusively in clubbing with the SIGNS and REFORMER at 40 cents. The reason of these very lowest prices in large quantities is we have a very large edition printed expressly for this purpose that T. and M. workers might club with the SIGNS and REFORMER, and thus extend the truth. And we ask the co-operation of all lovers of the cause of truth. To the poor and the stingy we will send anything we print free, if they will report their true condition and character to us. From all others, including our ministers, we shall expect help in our efforts to advance the cause of God.