Fruits From the Colporteur Work in the Chesapeake Conference by W. W. E.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 31, 1914

Fruits From the Colporteur Work in the Chesapeake Conference

By W. W. E.

The following extract is from a letter written by F. E. Hankins, field missionary agent of the Chesapeake Conference; and as it illustrates so well the effectiveness of house-to-house evangelistic canvassing in reaching the people and bringing them into the truth, we pass it on. Brother Hankins says:—

“Wednesday night Brother Weller and I stayed with a very fine family, a bachelor brother and two maiden sisters, living together in a beautiful home. After supper one of the sisters went out for the evening. We had a good visit with the other sister and her brother. I gave them a canvass for ‘Bible Readings.’ The woman was much impressed, but said she would talk to her sister in the morning. So the next morning after breakfast the two sisters came into the sitting room. After some talk upon the events of the day I again began to explain ‘Bible Readings.’ The one that was present the night before again expressed her admiration of the work, and as I finished, the one that heard it for the first time, said, ‘Sister, we want three of those books.’ So we took their order for two half-morocco and one cloth binding. That made us feel good. For the two and one-half days we took $58 worth of orders from well-to-do farmers. This is only one experience out of many.”

In speaking of the results from the colporteur work in the conference during the year, Brother Hankins says:—

“One of our colporteurs received a letter from a woman to whom he sold ‘Bible Readings’ some time ago. She said, ‘Last Sabbath is the first one that I have kept.’ Another sister has accepted the truth as a result of the colporteur work, and is a member of the church. She was a Catholic. She has a neighbor interested, and lately her husband is a regular attendant at Sabbath services. Another brother that came in through the colporteur work this year has succeeded in getting five of his neighbors to obey the truth, and they are members of the church.”

The same work being done in the Chesapeake Conference is being carried forward in a greater or less degree in every conference. We shall soon see thousands of persons embracing the message as a result of the gospel seed sown in the distribution of our literature through the work of the “God-fearing, truth-loving colporteur.” Let us continue to pray for these workers.

W. W. E.