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Manual for Canvassers
in order to do this, he must himself draw from the Fountain of living
truth.
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Christ calls for young men who will volunteer to carry the truth to
the world. Men of spiritual stamina are wanted, men who are able to
find work close at hand, because they are looking for it. The church
needs new men to give energy to the ranks, men for the times, able to
cope with its errors, men who will inspire with fresh zeal the flagging
efforts of the few laborers, men whose hearts are warm with Christian
love, and whose hands are eager to go about their Master’s work.
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Men and women are wanted now who are as true to duty as the
needle to the pole,—men and women who will work without having
their way smoothed and every obstacle removed.
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When there is a continual reliance upon God, a continual practise
of self-denial, the workers will not sink into discouragement. They
will not worry. They will remember that in every place there are souls
of whom the Lord has need, and whom the devil is seeking, that he
may bind them fast in the slavery of sin of disregard for the law of
God.
Those who put their trust in God will go forward in faith, nothing
doubting. They will work diligently while the day lasts; for “the
night cometh, when no man can work.” They will advance in humble
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dependence upon God, believing His word, and committing themselves
without reserve to His guidance.
Improvement in Speech
Of all the gifts that God has bestowed upon men, none is more
precious than the gift of speech. It is a talent that should be diligently
improved. If sanctified by the Holy Spirit, it is a power for good. It
is with the tongue that we convince and persuade; with it we offer