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The Colporteur Evangelist
Two and Two
Canvassers should be sent out two and two. Inexperienced workers
should be sent out with those of more experience, who can give them
help. They can converse together and study the word of life together,
praying with and for each other. Thus both the younger and the elder
Christian will receive the blessing of God.
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The Very Work
Canvassers should be impressed with the fact that the canvassing
work is the very work the Lord desires them to do. They should
remember that they are in the service of God.
Instruction Must Be Given
Painstaking effort is required; instruction must be given; a sense
of the importance of the work must be kept before the workers. All
must cherish the spirit of self-denial and self-sacrifice that has been
exemplified in the life of our Redeemer.
Sixth of Isaiah
Let canvassers read the sixth chapter of Isaiah, and take its lesson
home to their hearts:
“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man
of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. Then flew one of
the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had
taken with the tongs from off the altar; and he laid it upon my mouth,
and said, ‘Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken
away, and thy sin purged.’ Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying,
‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then said I, ‘Here am I;
send me.’”
Isaiah 6:5-8
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Those Whose Hearts Are Humble
This representation will be acted over and over again. The Lord
desires to have many take part in this grand work, those who are