Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-22
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON. WEDNESDAY. AUG. IA. 1898

BRANDON. WEDNESDAY, AUG'22, 1888.
o.. TRE VERMONT TELEGRAPB.-The
10Th votume-it being the Sd since it came
Tito my hands-is drawing to close. AL
though the subscription list Of the past vol
ume has been worth more than that ofany pre-
ceding one, it's not yet BY any means what it
ought to be-what ii easily may be, if its
friends will make exertions. NoD is the
time to procure subscribers for the next vol
ume. 1t Is emphatically the time,-l. Be
cause hayIng season is closing, aud the
people are al leisure to attend 10 such things.
Q. The evenings are growing longer, SO that
the laboring classes find time to read. 3
The commencement of the volume is a con-
venient time to begin-convenient both for
publisher and patrons. 4. The season has
been prosperous, and the people generally
viii be abundanlly able to pay. 5. The
banks have resumed paying, and the circu-
lating medium is again in motion. 6. No
family can afford, for single week, to do
withouta religious newspaper.
Other considerations will suggest them
selves, without being enumerated here.
Suffer me nov, once more, to appeal to
those friends and brethren who will not
think it unreasonable that look to them for
aid and cooperation in the arduous struggle
to promote the intellectual, social, moral,
and religious elevation and illumination OF
mankind. Dear brethren, and kind friends,
you know the vdlue Of a weekly religious
publication. You know that, next to the
Bible, it is eyes to the bhnd-ears to the
deaf-feet to the lame-and strength to the
, weak. You know, too, how wretchedly
{ blind, and deaf, and lame, and powerles.
u are. those who do without it-how surely
! and how sadly their minds will be groveling
and their souls sordid. Their moments o
: respit and leisure are squandered in dissipa
!, ttion, or whiled away in idleness. Show
: me family that does not take and read
= newspaper,--and will show you famil,
Of intellectual dwarfs. Show me a famil,
=. that does not take and read a religion
y newspaper,--and will show you famil
~ behind the age in every good work.
0. The true proposition, then, is directly tn
IS reverse Of the one frequently set forth b
4 those who are besought to take paper
Is Instead OF their being unable to afford them
d selves, their families, or their friends, a rel
= giOus publication,-they cannot afford I
do loiihout II! Ii is one OF the necessarie
Of spiritual life. II is an indispensable al
: ment Of the soul. Without it there cal b
neither vigor nor heallh-all will be lar
guor, imbecility and starvation.
an Who then, will make a renewed an
be vigorous effort to extend the circulation,
d. the Telegraph How many ministers wi
ne look out those Of their charge who depri,
y, themselves, their families, or their frient
81 Of 30 great q benefit, and enjoiu it on the
ch TO procure il without delay W by shou
ost not the subject be taken up in church NEE
re- ing-in the merit church meeting-and
It's urged upon the attention Of those who ha
ay neglected it7 And after every member
n the church who can be convinced that be
ore able, has been prevailed on TO subscrit
,ne why should not the church supply tn,
mi pOor7 Let several copies be takeL a
es; passed from house TO house, among pc
.n's families, where there are children who
minds and souls should be provided for
sor well as their bodies.
nee Brethren and friends, in geLeral:-F
member, that to edit and publish the TIE
. graph, il costs unrenlitling toll, pains-taki
ate and anziety-sacrifce Of ease-foregoins
and valuable privileges-renenchment of CO
our forts-in word, bringing to the public Al
ON. all the Publisher and Editor has, all he
iLed and all he can be. All he asks in return
that you do what you can, reasonably
conveniently, to bold up his hands, by b,
Tug ing him TO an increase Of patronage.
hers " Subscribers Send no more Fl
" Of tiondi bills, in payment for the Telegrs
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