The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
The Southern C%I,riatian Advocate.

In the issue of the above named newspaper
for tie ;c5lh instant, the retiring editor, the
Rev. MI. Weber, among other things, makes
the following reference to the publishers Of
the paper:
"W.aLKEK, EVANS & COGSwEi.L.-1n tax
ing leave OF the publishers OF lhc +lHr'cM,r
and OF their numerous business houSchGlh,
from the bind"ry on the fourth floor To- the
heads OF this large establishment. 10 all ana
singular, the retiring editor hc-S to express
his unaffected and undated interest. lie has
it in his heart, without the Siiglt"&; hint or
solicitation on their part, to ask for the pup
fishers Of the Adr0cnte the continued Sylnr;,-
thy ana desperation OF our preachers ana
people, in The work of publishing and clrrU-
luting our rapcr. Let oar pastors, as they
have never done before, rail-; To the support
OF the -AdrCcdte.'
While the Press ana Banner is indeed rcry
remotely interested in the printing of the
Christian -AarOcutc, yet we would protest
against the carrying out of the retiring cd
itor's suggestions, which, OF course, are made
with the best of intentions. The Mctiodists
in South Carolina number, we believe, some
fifty thousand communicates. They are able
to have a better paper than McsSrS. Walker,
Evans & CogSwcll arc now printing for them
or ever have printed for them, and we think
it about time that the McthOdiSts should put
a little practical business tact III an enterprise
which is second in importance TO none III
! which the church is engaged to-day. We
! make no reference whatever to the editorial
management of the pape", but as Il matter Of
fact, there is not enough reading matter in
the paper, while on the other hand there is
an excess of improper advertisements. The
large type on which the re;ding matter Is
. printed and the great number of refuse or i'm
! proper advertisements to be found in its col
| umns preclude the possibility of tie CHRISTIAN
Idr0cntc reaching the high standard which
the Mcthodists should, in our opinion, de-
mand for their paper.
We trust therefore that the printing com
mittcc, in awarding their contracts for print
ing the .Adr0cdtc may reduce the size of the
type, and may cmphatlca!ly and unc1uir-
oca!lv forbid the appearance in its col
ulnns o. the advertisements of medical
! frauds. For instance, every intelligent phys
ician in the State of South Carolina knows
that there is positively no cure for conSum?-
ton. and yet the publishers of the Southern
! C1riStiut Adr0cGte have been filling It's
columns year in and year out, with the al
vcr,iscnirnts OF vile meGicincs which would
hold out the l'rctcncc Of il cure 10 Sulirr'
ing humanity, whom they would In realty
hurry to their graves. The Methcdisi4 arc
able and willing to pay for Il !irst-clHSs paper,
aud we trust that the printing c"inmitte Nlhy
do their whole duty to the people whose III
tcrests have been confided TO them. The Cd
llorial work Of the papcrin the past has h""n
we'll done, and VIC shall expect much OF the
able divine who will preside over its columns
in the future. We trust that he may he al
lowed to edit not only the reading columns,
but the entire paper. If he, aud not the pub.
Usher, shall determine what advertisement
may appear in the .Southcrn thrfstion Adcocnte,
then VIC shall expect q clean advertising col.
unn, as well as Il ~laultleSS reading PAGE.
All things being equal, it wOr!d seem that
Spurtannurg would DC the proper place to
have it printed. Tic College and the news
papcr would be good company.
The suggestion of the retiring editor that
the preachers give hearty support TO the pa
per is a eGo! one. For years it would seem
that tie preachers have taken little interest
in it, other than TO solicit subscribers.