patiently, perseveringly. Beseech the Lord in fervent prayer for help. Present Jesus because
you know Him as your personal Saviour. Let His melting love, His rich grace, flow forth from human
lips. You need not present doctrinal points unless questioned. But take the Word, and with tender,
yearning love for souls, show them the precious righteousness of Christ, to whom you and they must
come to be saved.—Manuscript 27, 1895.
In all your labor let it appear that you know Jesus. Present His purity and saving grace, so that those
for whom you labor may, by beholding, be changed into the divine image. The chain that is let down
from the throne of God is long enough to reach to the lowest depths of sin. Hold up a sin-pardoning
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the lost and lonely, for Jesus has made divine intercession in their behalf. He is able to lift them from
the pit of sin, that they may be acknowledged as the children of God, heirs with Christ to an immortal
inheritance. They may have the life that measures with the life of God.—The Review and Herald, April
11, 1912.
The Power of Sacred Songs.—Those who have the gift of song are needed. Song is one of the
most effective means of impressing spiritual truth upon the heart. Often by the words of sacred song
the springs of penitence and faith have been unsealed. Church members, young and old, should be
educated to go forth to proclaim this last message to the world. If they go in humility, angels of God
will go with them, teaching them how to lift up the voice in prayer, how to raise the voice in song, and
how to proclaim the gospel message for this time.—The Review and Herald, June 6, 1912.
Hearts Touched by Simple Songs.—Learn to sing the simplest of songs. These will help you in
house-to-house labor, and hearts will be touched by the influence of the Holy Spirit. Christ was often
heard singing hymns of praise; and yet I have heard persons say, “Christ never smiled.” How mistaken
their ideas in regard to the Saviour! There was joy in His heart. We learn from the Word that there is
joy among the heavenly angels over one repentant sinner, and that the Lord Himself rejoices over His
church with singing.—The Review and Herald, November 11, 1902.
Talk Familiarly and Make Personal Appeals.—Personal, individual effort and interest for your
friends and neighbors will accomplish more than can be estimated. It is for the want of this kind of
labor that souls for whom Christ died are perishing.... Your work
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may accomplish more real good than the more extensive meetings, if they lack in personal effort. When
both are combined, with the blessing of God, a more perfect and thorough work may be wrought; but
if we can have but one part done, let it be the individual labor of opening the Scriptures in households,
making personal appeals, and talking familiarly with the members of the family, not about things of
little importance, but of the great themes of redemption. Let them see that your heart is burdened for
the salvation of souls.—The Review and Herald, March 13, 1888.
Effectiveness of the Question Technique.—My ministering brethren, do not think that the only
work you can do, the only way you can labor for souls, is to give discourses. The best work you can do
is to teach, to educate. Whenever you can find an opportunity to do so, sit down with some family, and
let them ask questions. Then answer them patiently, humbly. Continue this work in connection with
your more public efforts. Preach less, and educate more, by holding Bible readings and by praying with
families and little companies.—Gospel Workers, 193.
With a Voice Full of Pathos.—Let the voice express sympathy and tenderness. Christ’s voice was
full of pathos. By persevering effort we can cultivate the voice, ridding it of all harshness. Let us ask
in faith for a converted voice, a converted tongue, and for Christlike sympathy and tenderness, that we
may win souls to the truth we teach.—The Review and Herald, November 11, 1902.
If They Shut the Door in Your Face, What Then?—“But,” says one, “suppose we cannot gain
admittance to the homes of the people; and if we do suppose they
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rise up against the truths that we present. Shall we not feel excused from making further efforts for
them?” By no means. Even if they shut the door in your face, do not hasten away in indignation, and
make no further effort to save them. Ask God in faith to give you access to those very souls. Cease
not your efforts, but study and plan until you find some other means of reaching them. If you do not
succeed by personal visits, try sending them the silent messenger of truth. There is so much pride
of opinion in the human heart that our publications often gain admittance where the living messenger
cannot.—;Historical Sketches, p. 150.
How Christ Met the People.—We shall gain much instruction for our work from a study of Christ’s
methods of labor and His manner of meeting the people. In the gospel story we have the record of how
He worked for all classes, and of how as He labored in cities and towns thousands were drawn to His
side to hear His teaching. The words of the Master were clear and distinct and were spoken in sympathy
and tenderness. They carried with them the assurance that here was truth. It was the simplicity and
earnestness with which Christ labored and spoke that drew so many to Him.—The Review and Herald,
January 18, 1912.
Not Mechanical in Labor.—All who engage in this personal labor should be just as careful not to
become mechanical in their manner of working as should the minister who preaches the Word. They
should be constantly learning.—Gospel Workers, 193.
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Devise New Methods.—I address Christians who live in our large cities: God has made you
depositories of truth, not that you may reta
