Do You Want the Paper?
By Editor
Brethren sometimes write stating that they must stop the paper as they are not able to pay for it. We take all such declarations to be an honest statement of facts; that is, that the individual through some means, misfortune, sickness, failure of crops, or some good cause, finds himself in reality unable to spare an amount equal to the subscription price of this paper, without embarrassing him in relation to the actual necessaries of life. Now, brethren, need the pay be a question with such ones at all! Shall it not rather be, Do you want the paper? Shall not the same liberal terms be continued, that have heretofore been held out, that delinquents would be settled with on their own terms; that we would take any proportion of their indebtedness which they were able to pay, or if they were not able to pay anything, and still wanted the paper, their indebtedness would be canceled; always excepting of course, those who would feel at liberty to take the amount with which they otherwise might have paid for the Review, and expend it for some unnecessary indulgence. We repeat the question therefore, Do you want the paper? Do you love the truth it advocates? Is your heart in sympathy with the work of which this paper is the exponent; and is it a help to you in endeavoring to live the Christian life? Then you ought to have the paper. And there are thousands in the land we believe who would make almost any sacrifice, rather than that one sincere honest soul should be deprived of the benefits of this publication. There are thousands who take the correct views of this subject, namely—that any dollar retained to swell a hoarded pile, which is needed in the cause of truth in any manner, does not add a particle to the wealth of that individual; for the blessing of God will not follow the investment of that dollar in any other manner; and any business which does not have the approbation and blessing of God, is a losing business. Will not such see that the lack is fully made up caused by sending the Review free to the worthy poor? Therefore even in these times of high prices, when, in order to continue the Review at its present price, it is necessary that an equivalent should be received for every copy sent out, and when some papers that do not present more than two-thirds the reading matter of the Review, have raised their subscription price to three dollars a year, do you not say, brethren, Let the Review be circulated, and let all have it, who sincerely wish it, and would be benefited by it? And would you not rather send in donations to send the Review to two unworthy ones, rather than that one who is worthy should be deprived of it? And would you not further respond, Let no feelings of delicacy deter any one from calling for the Review because they are honestly unable to pay, if they feel that they can receive it, and peruse it to the glory of God. Then we trust that you will see that this department of the treasury is well supplied. See remarks by Bro. White on "What shall be done?" in another column.