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off? Who will sacrifice ease and pleasure, and enter the places of
error, superstition, and darkness, working earnestly and perseveringly,
speaking the truth in simplicity, praying in faith, doing house-to-house
labor? Who at this time will go forth without the camp, imbued
with the power of the Holy Spirit, bearing reproach for Christ’s sake,
opening the Scriptures to the people, and calling them to repentance?
God has His workmen in every age. The call of the hour is an-
swered by the coming of the man. Thus when the divine Voice cries,
“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.
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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 warn-
ing. 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.”—
Testimonies for the Church 6:331-333
(1900).
Comments of Careless Spectators—Careless spectators may not
appreciate your work or see its importance. They may think it a losing
business, a life of thankless labor and self-sacrifice. But the servant of
Jesus sees it in the light shining from the cross. His sacrifices appear
small in comparison with those of the blessed Master, and he is glad to
follow in His steps. The success of his labor affords him the purest joy
and is the richest recompense for a life of patient toil.—
Testimonies
for the Church 6:340
(1900).
No time to Lose—The canvassing work is a work of great respon-
sibility, meaning much to the men and women who engage in it. We
are living in a time when there is a great work to be done, and what
better opportunity can we have to give the call to the supper Christ has
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prepared? Those who at this time take up the canvassing work with
earnestness and consecration will be greatly blessed. You have no time