The Children of This World and the Children of Light
By W. W. E.
“The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.” Luke 16:8. THERE are hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists who today might be successfully selling our excellent, truth-filled subscription books if they were only awake to their present opportunities. Surely the words of the Lord Jesus quoted above are meeting their fulfillment in our day and time, which is well illustrated in the following incident that took place in one of our branch offices only a short time ago:— A well-dressed, clean-cut business man walked in, and after introducing himself, stated that he had called for the purpose of securing the agency for the book “Great Controversy.” Upon being asked if he was a Seventh-day Adventist, he replied: “No; but that is the greatest book in the English language, and contains just what the people want to know. It will outsell any other book in America.” When it was explained to him that only those who were Christians and whose lives were in harmony with the teachings of the book were allowed to sell it, he saw and admitted the consistency of the position, but stated that it was purely a business proposition with him, and, of course, went off without the agency he came to secure. If the children of this world can see in the events that are taking place at the present time that which creates a demand for our books, why should not the children of light? W. W. E.