Workers Wanted

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 29, 1914

THE following earnest words from C. E. Eldridge, written in 1890, are as applicable today as at that time:—

“The great demand of the hour is for willing, consecrated laborers in every part of the whitened field. The canvassing work opens up a field so vast in its domain that we fail to comprehend its magnitude. We have barely entered upon the borders of this yet unexplored territory, but the results have been such as to give us a faint idea of future possibilities. As we survey the field and take into consideration its possibilities, we can only exclaim, ‘Where are the reapers?’ While many have entered the field as bright examples of sacrifice and devotion, faith and works, many others should enlist in the good work of placing our books in the homes of all.

“We want those who have their hearts in the work, those who believe that time is short, who see a great work to be accomplished and but little time in which to do it. We want those who feel that the salvation of those around them is of greater value than anything else, who know what is right, and who have a determination to do it, let come what will. This is the kind of material we want, and which we believe can be worked up into first-class canvassers. If there are any who have not entered the canvassing field on account of not being experienced canvassers, let them delay no longer, but make their wants known to their church elder or district director, who will see that proper instructions are given them.”