The Arizona sentinel., 1874-02-14
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times thn audienrp thot vnur To-
cal minister does. IF is rood
eagerly narh wnn< from hnpin-
niro 70 ord r. rnacheS Won on.
and if.it. has, lower shirt ond
less wisdom than q sermon. II hos
a thousand timoe hotter channo at
Won. having. &c II donS. on pverv
tahlp. in almost every house. Won
owe II 10 Yourselves tn reilly
literally tn its support q Il pvoct
from IL as ahln. heightened q
character as Won do from anv
educator in vopr midst II is in
no sense beneath notice and corn
-nnIess vnu Yourself ORC hennath
notice and care-fnr II is vour
representative. Indeed. in ite
character II ic thn er1nomafion Of
thn imnnrt"nna. intoroSt and vol.
fare IF Won all II is the aorre-
cato Of vonr own consonnn"on
and Won conrof ipnnrn If with
ont miserably depreciating your
selves. Yt'f Itr F
The foregoing extract contains
a great deal Of truth: moro per.
shaps than many sermons. al
though they he extended out
17thlv. and inflicted urnn tired
ard gaming congregation. Onr
congregation is composed of orr
readers. and to them we propnse
to plearh short sermon, and wn
don't want Won 10 on to slaep dur
ing its DELIVERY. hut pay strict
attention. and let those words Of
truth sink deep into vnur hearts
Fellow n ortals, how often has
your attention heen called to the
Importance of sustaining vour
local paper? How often has tha
editor with tears in. his ewes
pointed ont to- Won Your duty :?
The solemn warning is ringing
in your ears and hearing with
fearful wa'ght upon vonr cons.
ciences, that no intelligent man.
ha--ing a local hahitation and 2
name in any county. can refrain
from helpinv TO sustain and en-
courage his local paper. and he
guiltless. No man can he fully
posted unless he reads the local
papar, and ii is a solemn dutv
(which vou owe to yourselves IN
to your country and to posteritv
to heposted And tn road the "a =
per YOU should subscribe for If and
paw for If. There is no man in
the ENJOYMENT of health who can
not afford to take the local paper.
We believe we have at least
ten readers to one subscriber. and
the same may he sold Of the other
papers published in the Territory.
Nine men out of fen receive the
pleasure end benefit of reading
the paper without rendering any
equivalent. Is this fair, is if
honest is it right? Upon what
system If morals con you justify
it? Tt is true that travellers and
transient visitors may he, xcused.
and it is right and proper that
they should have the opportunitv
to read the local paper without
subscribing for it, hut we contend
that it is the duty of every resi-
dent citizen who can read. to take
the paper and pay for il, and thus
enable the editor tn live. to pub.
fish the paper and pay the debts
that he must incur in doing so.
A newspaper cannot he published
upon nothing. Itrequirrs brains,
it requires labor, and money must
be had to pay for that labor. and
to pay for paper, ink, and the
thousand things that must he
had to run printing Office. Do
you think of these things reader?
Non-subscribing friends, did it
ever occur to you after you have
read perhaps with pleasure, u pa
per that cost so much, however
small it may be, that you have
been receiving something for
nothing! IF you have not
thought of this, think of it now
and come up and subscribe, and
YOU will thus lift load from your
conscience. Remember that
He who takes the paper,
And pays his bills when due.