146
Christian Service
its several lines. There is no time to be lost. Let many give themselves
willingly and unselfishly to the canvassing work, and thus help to
sound a warning that is greatly needed. When the church takes up
her appointed work, she will go forth “fair as the moon, clear as the
sun, and terrible as an army with banners.”—
The Southern Watchman,
November 20, 1902
.
The light of truth is shedding its bright beams upon the world
through missionary effort. The press is an instrumentality by which
many are reached whom it would be impossible to reach by ministerial
effort.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:388
.
The night of trial is nearly spent. Satan is bringing in his masterly
power because he knoweth that his time is short. The chastisement of
God is upon the world, to call all who know the truth to hide in the
cleft of the Rock, and view the glory of God. The truth must not be
muffled now. Plain statements must be made. Unvarnished truth must
be spoken, in leaflets and pamphlets, and these must be scattered like
the leaves of autumn.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:231
.
Canvassers are needed to take up the work of carrying these silent
messengers of truth to the people,—canvassers who feel a burden for
souls, and who can speak words in season to those who are seeking
for light. Some may say, “I am not a minister; I cannot preach to the
people,” You may not be able to preach, but you can be an evangelist,
ministering to the needs of those with whom you come in contact;
you can be God’s helping hand, working as the disciples worked; you
can ask those you meet if they love the Lord Jesus.—
The Southern
Watchman, November 20, 1902
.
Publishing Houses Effective Agencies
Seventh-day Adventists have been chosen by God as a peculiar
people, separate from the world. By the great cleaver of truth He has
[148]
cut them out from the quarry of the world, and brought them into
connection with Himself. He has made them His representatives, and
has called them to be ambassadors for Him in the last work of salvation.
The greatest wealth of truth ever intrusted to mortals, the most solemn
and fearful warnings ever sent by God to man, have been committed
to them to be given to the world; and in the accomplishment of this