Chapter 71—Education of Workers
We have a work to do which but few realize. It is to carry the truth
to all nations. There is a broad field for laborers in foreign lands as well
as in America. God calls for men who are devoted, pure, largehearted,
broad-minded, and humble to enter these fields. How few have any
sense of this great work! We must arouse and work from a higher
standpoint than we have hitherto done.
Those who now embrace the truth have every advantage, especially
in the accumulation of light and knowledge brought out in our publi-
cations. Past experiences, rich and varied, should now be appreciated
in their true light. We know how hard the work moved at first, how
many obstacles were arrayed against it, how few facilities were at
the command of the pioneers in this cause to use in its advancement;
but now all is changed, and the clear light is shining. If primitive
Christianity could enter the hearts of all who claim to believe the truth,
it would bring to them new life and power. The people who are in
darkness would then see the contrast between truth and error, between
the teachings of God’s word and the fables of superstition.
Mistakes have been made in not seeking to reach ministers and
the higher classes with the truth. People not of our faith have been
shunned altogether too much. While we should not associate with them
to receive their mold, there are honest ones everywhere for whom we
should labor cautiously, wisely, and intelligently, full of love for their
souls. A fund should be raised to educate men and women to labor for
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these higher classes, both here and in other countries. We have had
altogether too much talk about coming down to the common mind.
God wants men of talent and good minds, who can weigh arguments,
men who will dig for the truth as for hid treasures. These men will be
able to reach, not only the common, but the better classes. Such men
will ever be students of the Bible, fully alive to the sacredness of the
responsibilities resting upon them. They will give full proof of their
ministry.
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