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showing we have made. Many cities still remain practically untouched.
Those who engage in the work of warning the inhabitants of our great
cities, will obtain an education in winning souls to Christ.... How shall
they be converted unless they have truth set before them diligently,
line upon line, precept upon precept? ...
The workers must not spend their time in going over and over the
ground among churches that are already confirmed in the truth, while
on every hand are many who have never had the truth explained to
them.—
Letter 8, 1909
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Worker Guided to Homes of Interested—Light, light from the
Word of God,—this is what the people need. If the teachers of the
Word are willing, the Lord will lead them into close relation with
the people. He will guide them to the homes of those who need and
desire the truth; and as the servants of God engage in the work of
seeking for the lost sheep, their spiritual faculties are awakened and
energized.—
The Review and Herald, December 29, 1904
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With Tenfold More Force—If half the time now spent in preach-
ing, were given to house-to-house labor, favorable results would be
seen. Much good would be accomplished, for the workers could come
close to the people. The time spent in quietly visiting families, and
when there speaking to God in prayer, singing His praise, and explain-
ing His Word, will often do more good than a public effort. Many
times minds are impressed with tenfold more force by personal ap-
peals than by any other kind of labor. The family that is visited in this
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way is spoken to personally. The members are not in a promiscuous
assembly where they can apply to their neighbors the truths which they
hear. They themselves are spoken to, earnestly, and with a kindhearted
solicitude. They are allowed to express their objections freely, and
these objections can each be met with a “Thus saith the Lord.” If this
work is done in humility, by those whose hearts are imbued with the
love of God, the words are fulfilled, “The entrance of Thy words giveth
light; it giveth understanding to the simple.”—
Letter 95, 1896
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Some Seem Unapproachable—Those who work for God will
find some people unapproachable. They appear to be offended that
you should invade the privacy of their faith and devotion, and do not
look graciously upon those who are workers together with God. These
workers must look away from self to Jesus, giving careful attention to
the directions found in His Word.—
Letter 5, 1896
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