Growth of the Colporteur Work in the Atlantic Union by W. W. Eastman

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 6, 1916

Growth of the Colporteur Work in the Atlantic Union

By W. W. Eastman

WE present herewith a picture of the chart used by Brother V. O. Cole, the Atlantic Union Conference field missionary secretary, at the meeting of the Atlantic Union Conference, to illustrate the growth of the colporteur work in the union during 1915 over the previous year.

The chart represents the situation so clearly that we hardly need to say anything. It will be noticed that while every conference but one shows progress, three of the seven conferences in the union show a striking growth, especially Maine and eastern New York.

It has often been stated that when the colporteur work prospers in a conference, all other departments prosper equally with it, and we believe there is truth in the statement. When the work is properly conducted, it becomes “missionary work of the highest order,” and naturally awakens the missionary spirit throughout the conference. The seed sown by the missionary colporteur prepares the way for the gospel minister and the Bible worker.

One thing must be apparent to all: where a genuine revival takes place among God’s people, the colporteur work receives its share of that revival. This has surely been the case in a special sense

in the Atlantic Union, where a wave of blessing seems to have come, and the message is moving forward with power.

We are thankful that it is not confined to the Atlantic Union. Other unions are likewise sharing this blessing. The third angel’s message is going to the nations of the earth, and to a large degree is being given through our publications.

W. W. EASTMAN.