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that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life
freely.”—
Counsels on Stewardship, 189, 190
.
Publications to Go by Mail—Even if they shut the door in your
face, do not hasten away in indignation, and make no further effort to
save them. Ask God in faith to give you access to those very souls.
Cease not your efforts, but study and plan until you find some other
means of reaching them. If you do not succeed by personal visits
try sending them the silent messenger of truth. There is so much
pride of opinion in the human heart that our publications often gain
admittance where the living messenger cannot.—
Historical Sketches
of the Foreign Missions of the Seventh-day Adventists, 150
. (
Welfare
Ministry, 95
.)
Health Reform Literature Will Win Souls—Publications upon
health reform will reach many who will not see or read anything upon
important Bible subjects.... The truth must come to the people upon
health reform. This is essential in order to arrest the attention in regard
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to Bible truth.... Many of those looked upon as hopelessly depraved
will, if properly instructed in regard to their unhealthful practices, be
arrested with the truth.... Go with your hands full of proper reading
matter and your heart full of the love of Christ for their souls, reaching
them where they are. Many are being drawn by the Lord Jesus Christ,
who will respond.—
Manuscript 1, 1875
.
Means Invested in Literature—There are those among us who
put from one hundred to one thousand dollars or more into the Health
Institute, who have pledged only from five to twenty-five dollars in
the great enterprise of publishing books, pamphlets, and tracts, setting
forth truths which have to do with eternal life. One was supposed to be
a paying investment. The other, as we might judge from the littleness
of the pledges, is supposed to be a dead loss.
We shall not hold our peace upon this subject. Our people will
come up to the work. The means will come. And we would say
to those who are poor and want books: Send in your orders, with a
statement of your condition as to this world’s goods. We will send you
a package of books containing four volumes of Spiritual Gifts, How to
Live, Appeal to Youth, Appeal to Mothers, Sabbath Readings, and the
two large charts, with Key of Explanation. If you have a part of these,
state what you have, and we will send other books in their places, or
send only such of these as you have not. Send fifty cents to pay the