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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 7, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 51, No. 6.

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CANVASSING

By A. S. Hutchins

Our brethren and sisters have doubtless noticed what has been written by Brn. Haskell, and others, on the subject of canvassing for the SIGNS, REFORMER, INSTRUCTOR, &c. It needs no argument to convince the brother or sister who has the spirit of the third angel’s message, that much good can be accomplished in this way. Many have received the truth from reading, and many fields have been opened for the living preacher in this way.
While in Mass. a few days since, a brother there who devotes most of his time to canvassing for our works, told me that in one week he obtained twenty-five subscribers for the REFORMER, with the premium. He said he usually obtained about fifteen per week. At one place where he left reading matter, he found, on a subsequent visit, an interest awakened encouraging him to invite them to attend the quarterly meeting at South Lancaster in Oct., which they did, and returned to their homes rejoicing in the observance of the Sabbath.
Now the brethren and sisters in our State will bear me witness that Vermont needs the benefit of this kind of labor. And shall I say that many of us are withering and becoming unfruitful from want of it? Hitherto, we have as a body done but little of this labor, but God has so blessed the feeble efforts put forth, that we should take courage; for precious souls rejoice in the truth, having been brought to its reception in this way.
Young men and young women should take hold of the work of canvassing with a steady hand, with a determination and settled purpose to make the matter a success. They should enter the harvest field to endure hardships; and meet rebuffs.
We wait to hear from a goodly list of workers. I hear that four will go out from one church. And here let us say that we hope our brethren will be ready to enter anew upon the payment of the T. and M. one-third. We shall need an increase of T. and M. funds. Shall we have it? A. S. HUTCHINS.