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truth will be placed in the way of those who know it not, and will be
accepted by not a few, and carried by them to their own homes in all
parts of the earth.—
The Review and Herald, January 25, 1906
.
Help the Intemperate—In your work you will meet with those
who are fighting against appetite. Speak words that will strengthen and
encourage them. Do not let Satan quench the last spark of hope in their
hearts. Of the erring, trembling one, struggling with evil, Christ says,
“Let him come unto Me;” and He places His hands underneath him,
and lifts him up. The work that Christ did, you, as His evangelists, can
do as you go from place to place. Labor in faith, expecting that souls
will be won to Him who gave His life that men and women might stand
on God’s side. Draw with God to win the drunkard and the tobacco
devotee from the habits which debase them till they are below the level
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of the beasts that perish.—
The Review and Herald, January 27, 1903
.
Pray for Sick and Discouraged—Christ was sowing the seeds
of truth wherever He was, and as His followers you can witness for
the Master, doing a most precious work in fireside labor. In thus
coming close to the people you will often find those who are sick and
discouraged. If you are pressing close to the side of Christ, wearing His
yoke, you will daily learn of Him how to carry messages of peace and
comfort to the sorrowing and disappointed, the sad and brokenhearted.
You can point the discouraged ones to the word of God and take the
sick to the Lord in prayer. As you pray, speak to Christ as you would to
a trusted, much-loved friend. Maintain a sweet, free, pleasant dignity,
as a child of God. This will be recognized.—
Testimonies for the
Church 6:323, 324
(1900).
With a Prayer on the Lips—The claims of God are to be ever
before us. We should never forget that we are to give an account for
the deeds done in the body. Weighted with this thought, canvassers
will watch for souls, and their prayer will go forth from unfeigned lips
for wisdom to speak a word in season to those in need of help. Such
workers will continually be elevating and purifying the soul through
obedience to the truth. They will have a true sense of the value of the
soul, and will make the most of every opportunity to make known the
riches of the grace of Christ. Let the canvasser go forth with the prayer
upon his lips, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” Let him labor
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as in the sight of God, and in the presence of heavenly angels; let him