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Manual for Canvassers
Men in the humble walks of life are to be encouraged to take up
the work of God. As they labor, they will gain a precious experience.
Young men and women should be educated to become workers in
their own neighborhoods and in other places. Let all set their hearts
and minds to become intelligent in regard to the work for this time,
qualifying themselves to do that for which they are best adapted.
In many states there are settlements of industrious, well-to-do
farmers, who have never had the truth for this time. Such places
should be worked. Let our lay members take up this line of service. By
lending or selling books, by distributing papers, and by holding Bible
readings, our lay members could do much in their own neighborhoods.
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As God blesses the minister and the evangelist in their earnest efforts to
place the truth before the people, so He will bless the faithful canvasser.
The humble, efficient worker, who obediently responds to the call
of God, may be sure of receiving divine assistance. To feel so great
and holy a responsibility is of itself advocating to the character. It calls
into action the highest mental qualities, and their continued exercise
strengthens and purifies mind and heart. The influence upon one’s own
life, as well as upon the lives of others, is incalculable.
Careless spectators may not appreciate your work or see its impor-
tance. 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.