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Manual for Canvassers
Every canvasser has positive and constant need of the angelic
ministration; for he has an important work to do, a work that he can
not do in his own strength. Those who are born again, who are willing
to be guided by the Holy Spirit, doing in Christ’s way that which they
can do, those who will work as if they could see the heavenly universe
watching them, will be accompanied and instructed by holy angels,
who will go before them to the dwellings of the people, preparing the
way for them. Such help is far above all the advantages that expensive
embellishments are supposed to give.
When men realize the times in which we are living, they will work
as in the sight of heaven. The canvasser will handle those books that
bring light and strength to the soul. He will drink in the spirit of those
books, and will put his whole soul into the work of presenting them to
the people. His strength, his courage, his success, will depend on how
fully the truth presented in the books is woven into his own experience
and developed in his character. When his own life is thus molded, he
can go forward, representing to others the sacred truth he is handling.
Imbued with the Spirit of God, he will gain a deep, rich experience;
and heavenly angels will give him success in the work.
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To our canvassers, to all whom God has entrusted with talents
that they may cooperate with Him, I would say: Pray, O pray for a
deeper experience! Go forth with your hearts softened and subdued
by a study of the precious truths that God has given us for this time.
Drink deeply of the water of salvation, that it may be in your hearts as
a living spring, flowing forth to refresh souls ready to perish. God will
then give wisdom to enable you to impart aright. He will make you
channels for communicating His blessings. He will help you to reveal
His attributes by imparting to others the wisdom and understanding
that He has imparted to you.
Selection of Canvassers
Some are better adapted than others for doing a certain work;
therefore it is not correct to think that every one 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. Though