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“Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” the response will come,
“Here am I; send me.”
Isaiah 6:8
. Let all who labor effectually in
the canvassing field feel in their hearts that they are doing the work
of the Lord in ministering to souls who know not the truth for this
time. They are sounding the note of warning in the highways and
byways to prepare a people for the great day of the Lord, which is
so soon to break upon the world. We have no time to lose. We must
encourage this work. Who will go forth now with our publications?
The Lord imparts a fitness for the work to every man and woman who
will co-operate with divine power. All the requisite talent, courage,
perseverance, faith, and tact will come as they put the armor on. A
great work is to be done in our world, and human agencies will surely
respond to the demand. The world must hear the warning. When the
call comes, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” send back
the answer clear and distinct, “Here am I; send me.”
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“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not
thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or
that, or whether they both shall be alike good.”
Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Selection of Canvassers. Some are better adapted than others for
doing a certain work; therefore it is not correct to think that everyone
can be a canvasser. Some have no special adaptability for this work; but
they are not, because of this, to be regarded as faithless or unwilling.
The Lord is not unreasonable in His requirements. The church is as a
garden in which is a variety of flowers, each with its own peculiarities.
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Though in many respects all may differ, yet each has a value of its
own.
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God does not expect that with their different temperaments His
people will each be prepared for any and every place. Let all remember
that there are varied trusts. It is not the work of any man to prescribe
the work of any other man contrary to his own convictions of duty. It