Resident Canvassing in New Orleans
By I. T. Reynolds
I CAME to this place a little over a year ago, and can truly say that the Lord has been my helper. Many have been the blessed experiences in meeting those who seemed hungry for the truth. Since coming here I have delivered about twelve hundred dollars’ worth of books, mostly “Coming King,” some “Patriarchs and Prophets,” “Bible Readings,” “Desire of Ages,” “Story of Daniel,” and Bibles. In addition to canvassing I am distributing a goodly number of tracts, and am giving Bible readings to several persons each week. I have received many orders for books as the result of the interest awakened by the distribution of tracts. The Bible studies have also made sales for books. I sometimes regret that I can not devote more of my time to personal instruction; for here, as elsewhere, about all who accept the truth are brought into the church through either the printed page or the personal efforts of the Bible worker. We have only one regular Bible worker here, Sister Frances Goodwyn. She is doing a good work. I have sold several hundred copies of the Watchman and Signs of the Times. As the result of the sale of one copy of the Watchman to a Catholic, I have since sold over fifteen dollars’ worth of books to him. He is an honest and intelligent seeker after truth, and will doubtless soon take his stand for this glorious message. The REVIEW is a constant inspiration to us. Brother Osborne, our State agent, has20demonstrated by his success in other portions of the State that the Lord is not slack concerning his promises to be with and uphold his workers. The Lord is also showing us that the great Southern field is already ripe unto the harvest, and they who go forth shall receive wages, not only for all the needs of this present life, but in the world to come life everlasting. Who will come and help us in this grand work of garnering souls for the Master?