Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-12-03
Encouraging Warming.

u Nic 1C 10 dbhdCuC4,
(old Greensboro, No. g., at its last meeting,
to present each member who was
clear of the books, with the Spirit Of the Age
for one year. So look out says he1 for SO or
100 new subscribers from these diggings, |
about the 1st of January"
The receipt of such a list, would be indeed
cheering to the heart of the Editor, who is
almost ready to despond and faint by the
way. We have received similar fagors from
this same Division before, and we are conf
dent of the now promised testimonial for the
interest and prosperity Of the Temperance
organ in the State.
Greensboro has always given the Age a
liberal support; but when we look over our
list at many other places, of a year or two
ago, and compare it with the present, our
hearts sink within us as the conviction is
forced upon us that we are left alone to fight
the battles of Temperance without the SYM
pathy and aid of those upon whom we have a
right to rely for their cooperation and sup
port.
In noble old BERTHE. where we once mum
bered subscribers ny the hundred, we have
scarcely a scorel Where is the gallant Har-
rell and other active friends, who once per-
formed such efficient service in the cause?
At Lumberton we once had q fine list, but
they have dwindled down to a very small
number, although the Division still reports a
large membership. Are they willing the Age
: should die? We hope to receive a tangible
neydtsee to this question very soon, in the way
Of a large list of subscribers.
And we might enumerate almost every
other county and Post Office in the State.
(Kinston, Wadesboro', and a few others
IS forming noble exceptions) where we once
sent large packages of the Age; now the
number is insignificant and in some in
70 stances none at all.
e. Now, why is this The answer is un
questionable 1T is because the friends o
&c Temperance have ceased to exert themselve
in its behalf, as they have done before! Gu
" list at Kinston (about the largest on on
'e- books, shows that all classes of good citizen
can be Induced to subscribe for the Snirit c
n the Age, if its friends will recommend it I
re- their support. There is no Temperance o.
ganization at Kinston but our fellow cit
40 zens there take it, because it is agood famil
no paper, containing the reports ofthe market
the news Of the day, and a great variety
choice miscellaneous reading, besides i
temperance matter-and it is the chea
est paper in the State. Some of our frien'
'er there exerted themselves for us, and we ha
an nearly 100 subscribers at that P. O.
10 The anne thing can be done any whe
aJS and every where else, if the same means
= - tried. Brethren, friends, patrons, eve
body who will-we especially commissi
pon each and every man, woman and child W
pn may read this, to become active agents
procuring subscribers to the Spirit of
lucn Age. We c%onjure you, one and all-co
on to th / rescue.
TX ofl-Aa4hs-ear meagre accounts of receipts-
WIS below our actual expenses. Week by W,
= our list of subscribers has been diminish
usno The constant dropping of water will VI
lherS away the neither milestone anu this const
l-top decline in N bscr;bers If nat snssd;,v o.
'fuer ted, will wear as out.
'0f'n May we not rely upon having every pei
who reads this, send us one new subscrit
Some can send 5, others 10, others 20,
npeal so on. Do 90 70 WORK far us-and wo
ny III confident by the new year we shall have ]
ouhu new subscribers.
OF SO We plead earnestly, for we assure you
peo- good old Ship is in great danger of b
llner- fsundered.