Canvassing on the Pacific Coast by WALTER HARPER

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 24, 1908

Canvassing on the Pacific Coast

By WALTER HARPER

How speedily one more busy week has gone by! In it all I can see so many tokens of God’s love and care. Truly he is good, and his mercies are new every morning. God does hear and answer prayer. He never disappoints those who come to him in faith.

I work hard, early and late, but look to God, have faith in him, and believe all success comes from the Lord.

I sell many of that grand book, “Ministry of Healing.” I take this book along with me, as a part of my work, and try to secure one or two orders a day for it, as missionary work for the Lord, and he does bless. I use this book on the same plan, and work it by the same methods, as my regular canvassing work. I take “Ministry of Healing” on one trip and “Christ’s Object Lessons” on another.

One day last week the Lord gave me seven orders for “Ministry of Healing,” besides a number of other orders for books, helps, etc. It may appear at times that one loses a lot of valuable time from the regular canvassing work, and that he can not afford to do it, but it only “appears” so, for sooner or later the Lord will make it all up. That day after about 6 P. M., the Lord gave me $48.50 in orders for books, helps, etc. That day, all told for all kinds, my orders amounted to $86.50.

How I long to see these two “relief books,” “Ministry of Healing” and “Christ’s Object Lessons,” sold everywhere. If all our canvassers and workers would connect these books with their regular work, especially those working for scholarships, I believe the Lord would be pleased.

Last week the dear Heavenly Father gave me over three hundred dollars in orders for books, helps, etc. I can only give the honor and praise to him. By his grace I am enabled to sell many of that heaven-sent book, “Patriarchs and Prophets.” I see marvelous answers to prayer in working for “Patriarchs and Prophets,”—things that are an astonishment to me,—how the Lord opens the way, and how some classes of rough, swearing men have their attention held, an interest awakened, a desire created to buy and read this book. They buy it, too. The Lord only knows the fruits to result to his honor and glory. In last week’s work, most all of these orders were secured in five days, as the preparation day, Friday, I did little work, only took orders to the value of twenty dollars. In it all I truly say, “Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.” “What hath God wrought?” “It is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes!” My address is Pacific Press, Mountain View, Cal.

WALTER HARPER.