In every church there is talent, which,
with the right kind of labor, might be developed to become a
great help in this work. That which is needed now for the upbuilding
of our churches is the nice work of wise laborers to discern
and develop talent in the church--talent that can be educated
for the Master's use. There should be a well-organized plan for
the employment of workers to go into all our churches, large
and small, to instruct the members how to labor for the upbuilding
of the church and also for unbelievers. It is training, education,
that is needed. Those who labor in visiting the churches should
give the brethren and sisters instruction in practical methods
of doing missionary work.
All the preaching in the world will not
make men feel deeply the need of perishing souls around them.
Nothing will so arouse in men and women a
self-sacrificing zeal as to send them forth into new fields to
work for those in darkness. Prepare workers to go out into the
highways and hedges. We need wise nurserymen who will transplant
trees to different localities and give them advantages, that
they may grow. It is the positive duty of God's people to go
into the regions beyond. Let forces be set at work to clear new
ground, to establish new centers of influence wherever an opening
can be found. Rally workers who possess true missionary zeal,
and let them go forth to diffuse light and knowledge far and
near. Let them take the living principles of health reform into
the communities that to a large degree are ignorant of these
principles.
Men in humble walks of life are to be encouraged to take up the work of God. As they labor they will gain a precious experience. There is a dearth of laborers, and we have not one to spare. Instead of discouraging those who are trying to serve the Master, we should encourage many more laborers to enter the field.