Cheering Experiences in the Canvassing Work by Walter Harper

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 28, 1909

Cheering Experiences in the Canvassing Work

By Walter Harper

I FINISHED a successful canvass at Globe, Ariz., three days ago, and am now at Morenci, as busy as I can be, on a new canvass. The Lord does open a wide door. His good angels go ahead of the King’s messengers, and prepare the way faster than we can follow. To-day I have seen things that would cheer and encourage the most downcast. There is so much to do—more by far than I can handle. Where are the workers when such openings are found?

I left Loma Linda for Globe a little over two months ago. In less than sixty days the Lord enabled me to fill over eight hundred dollars’ worth of orders for books, helps, etc., and over one hundred more for “Christ’s Object Lessons,” “Ministry of Healing,” and smaller books.

I have often stated that to connect these two relief books with the regular canvassing work, seems to open floodgates of blessing on the other part of the work. To-day the Master gave me four orders for “Christ’s Object Lessons,” and about fifty dollars’ worth of other orders. One man who happened to spy my canvassing books in my room one evening, wanted to know what I had. As a result, I received eleven dollars’ worth of orders, including one large family Bible. Recently I met a man to whom I sold “Patriarchs and Prophets” about three years ago. He was so well pleased that he ordered “Great Controversy,” simply on description, as I had no prospectus to show him. At Globe a woman who was searching for Bible knowledge, ordered “Patriarchs and Prophets.” When I told her about “Great Controversy,” she also ordered it, without even seeing a prospectus. I receive many wonderful answers to prayer.

Up to about 4 P. M. to-day I had failed of getting my desired number of orders for “Christ’s Object Lessons,” for the day. I felt that I must bestir myself and receive them. Soon it was done. Then I went into a few more houses, and in about an hour I had twenty-five dollars’ worth of orders for books, helps, etc. At one house two men gave me thirteen dollars’ worth of orders. Among these were orders for two copies of “Patriarchs and Prophets.” At another house, two miners, just home from work, each ordered a copy of “Patriarchs and Prophets.” At the next house, the home of a Mexican family, I received an order for “Patriarchs and Prophets” in Spanish. For a long time I have held the position that good, and only good, comes to our canvassers and King’s messengers by giving the two relief books a place in their work. To-day I am blessed with orders amounting to fifty or fifty-five dollars. These relief books seem to open the flood-tide of blessings. WALTER HARPER.