Building a Permanent Canvassing Force by Editor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 31, 1907

Building a Permanent Canvassing Force

By Editor

WE know that all our people are interested in the progress of the book work throughout the field, and trust therefore that they will not overlook Brother Palmer’s article in this week’s issue upon that theme, which accompanies the Canvassers’ Summary. The distribution of our literature is as important a work as any in which we are engaged, and it is to be hoped that all conference officers and leaders in the canvassing work will yoke up as closely and effectively as have Brethren Ketring and Wilcox. The students from our schools have done a good work; but it is necessarily intermittent, because it must cease when they return to school. Let earnest efforts be put forth to raise up strong companies of workers, in order that large results may be realized steadily throughout the year. This is not to discourage the securing of student canvassers, by any means. The more of these our book men can get into the field, the better it will be for all concerned. But strong, determined efforts should be put forth continuously to keep an active, permanent body of canvassers in the field in all our conferences.