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call into exercise the highest capabilities of the mind.—
Testimonies
for the Church 4:472
.
The Call From Human to Divine Employment—I have repeat-
edly been instructed that no one should be advised to pledge himself
to spend two, three, four, five, or six years under any man’s tuition
[direction].... Brethren, we have no time for this. Time is short. We
are to hold out urgent inducements to the men who ought now to be
engaged in missionary work for the Master. The highways and byways
are yet unworked. The Lord calls for young men to labor as canvassers
and evangelists, to do house-to-house work in places that have not
yet heard the truth. God speaks to our young men, saying, “What?
Know ye not that ... ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a
price: therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which
are God’s” (
1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
).
The Lord must be given an opportunity to show men their duty and
to work upon their minds. No one is to bind himself to serve under the
direction of any human being, for the Lord Himself will call men, as
of old He called the humble fishermen, and will Himself give them
the education He desires them to have. He will call men from the
plow and from other occupations to give the last note of warning to
perishing souls. There are many ways in which to work for the Master,
and the great Teacher will open the understanding of these workers,
enabling them to see wondrous things in His Word.
The signs that show that Christ’s coming is near are fast fulfilling.
The Lord calls for canvassers and evangelists. Those who will go forth
to this work under His direction will be wonderfully blessed.—
Letter
169, 1903
.
Helpers From the Common People—In this closing work of
the gospel there is a vast field to be occupied; and, more than ever
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before, the work is to enlist helpers from the common people. Both the
youth and those older in years will be called from the field, from the
vineyard, and from the workshop, and sent forth by the Master to give
His message. Many of these have had little opportunity for education;
but Christ sees in them qualifications that will enable them to fulfill
His purpose. If they put their hearts into the work, and continue to
be learners, He will fit them to labor for Him.... Laborers from the
common people, sharing the sorrows of their fellow men as their