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APRIL 1, 1923
EARTH'S NEW GOVERNMENT
"Unto us a child
is
born, unto us a son
·is
given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name
shall
be
called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The Mighty
Gad.,
The Everlasting Father, The Prince
of Pea,ce. Of the inc-rease of his government and peace
there shall be no end.''-Isaiah 9: 6,
7.
~HEN
.
W
political party has
.fought
a campaign
to a
successful
end,
t~re
is great rejoicing amongst those
who
sympathize
with the new arrangement. Great crowds
.t
arch
in
patade.
They
sing
songs
of victory, carry torches and
banners, indhlge in much oratory and feasting. Why? Because
they believe they are now beginning to have a government that
will guard well the interests of the people and increase their pros-
perity and happiness. Such have always been disappointed; for
Satan, the god of the old world, has always overreached every
effort at honest refonnation. Long ago God instructed the people
that they must wait until he
shall
come whose right it is, and then
a government of lasting peace and happiness
shaU
be enjoyed.
a
reformed
Once Prophecies-Now Actually Existing
Never was the world in greater need of
such
a government of
righteousness than now.
It
is but necessary for one to glance at
Europe to see the deplorable condition in which the peoples and
nations are now floundering. Russia, once a mighty empire of
strength,
has decayed until
she
has practically no government.
Germany, once a mighty nation, rich and arrogant, is now reduced
to penury. Her people are
starving
and, seeing they must die, are
indulging in excessive wickedness.
Throes the Newspapers Hide
'l'HE GoLDEN AGE of March 14, 1923, page 371, concerning
Germany says: "The laboring people are nearly despairing. The
most necessary requirements of daily life cannot be obtained any
more, although the men earn high wages. Alongside of this, a
horrible system of profiteering makes itself felt in ever-widening
circles, since some of the more intelligent manage, like carrion-
vultures, to prey upon the poverty-stricken people. Large numbers
evidently seek to forget their misery by great dissoluteness, as
though seized by a frenzy. In many places a craze for danci.. has
taken
'no't~r
Oh
gl'ea't-masses of people.
"The
governimint
set:.u.~
to
be powerless to
stop
it. In spite of the inhibition, the dancing goes
on in secret. 'l'he country is in the condition of one dreaming and
shaking with fever, and the process of dying is on."
Symptoms in your Midst
Many other nations of the
·world
are in as bad and some in
worse condition. In America, the land which has been favored
more than all others, there goes on without shame or hindrance a
system
of heartless profiteering in utter disregard of the rights of
the people. Upon every hand there are, distress and perplexity.
Despair and dread are written upon the faces of men everywhere.
They have tried
every
form of
government,
and all have failed to
bring relief. They have reached their extremity.
2
Work of Lasting Good
What an opportunity for the Christian! Nearly nineteen cen-
turies ago Jesus began selecting those who shall be with him
in
the new government. In 1874 he returned and began gathering
unto himself those
saints
who have proven faithful, and began
preparing
to
overthrow the usurper's system of unrighteousness.
In 1914 he took unto himself his power and began dashing to
pieces Satan's empire. While Satan and his emissaries fight against
the, Lord and righteousness, the people suffer and groan. They
have long thus been suffering and groaning in pain, waiting for
the manifestation of the Messianic kingdom.-Romans 8: 19, 22.
Great Climax Reached
Now all the faithful
~~
of the Lord can go forth with
rejoicing and with authority'.j.oclaim to the people that the day
·
of
,deliverance
is at:hand.
.
!J.'hey
ca11
with certainty say now: 'Unto
us a King is given, and the new government shall be upon.
h!l!
shoulder; his name is Wonderful, he is mighty, he will give life
to
those who obey him; he is the long-looked-for Prince of Peace.
Of his government and peace there shall be no end.' Concerning
his reign they are authorized
to
say: "With righteousness shall he
judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek."
"Serve. with Godly Fear." He b. 12:28
Now they can eay to the people : 'Seek meekness, seek right-
eousness; and during this great time of stress that is now upon
the world you may be shielded from the worst of the trouble. Look
up and lift up your heads; for the Messianic government now
beginning shall bring the desire of every honest heart.'
3
First Step-Primary Principles
Never before have Christians had such a bfessed opportunity as
now. Are you doing your part, and are you doing it joyfully? The
most effective way of telling the glad tidings to suffering humanity
is to induce them to read. To do this they must have books. THE
HARP
OF
GoD contains a brief and succinct statement of the divine
plan and produces proof conclusive that the kingdom is here, and
that millions now living will never die. Let the class organizations
everywhere put forth their best efforts to get this into the hands
of the people; to organize HARP study classes and get the minds
of the people turned in the way of righteousness. Later this will
be followed by more advanced classes in the STUDIES IN THE
SCRIPTURES.
Joy of Helping Others
There is much now
to
be done. Those who are doing it are
receiving the blessings. Those who have entered intQ the joy of the
Lord
will
be anxious
to
do this work.
A'll
vtner
·~I"ts
.gt-
reformation
}n-the
pa.si;-J)MtLfaile~-~ ~()J!l
:
.
the absolute and certain remedy for the ills of humankind is here.
Let every one of Zion now be active in the proclamation of the
message of the new King and his kingdom. Slack not thine hand!br
but let every one do with his might what his hand finds to do.
Greater Study Sales in Back Call
Again we emphasize the importance of the class workers con-
fining themselves to the HARP STUDY Course, leaving the work of
canvassing for the eight volumes as a combination to the colpor-
teurs for the present.
1Vith Christian greetings, we are
Your brethren and servants in the Lord,
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METHODS OF WORK
\Vhen
yon
nlln<le to
your
book,
clo~ely
associate
it
with tile ne•:•
:
lhat
it
is
to satisfy
in
such
a
manner
that when the
people recogn
i.::•
·
theil·
ne'''l, the hook thnt
will
satisfy
it wi.ll
come
to mind. At
tim,
..:,
pc>ople
fe~l
thnt they
slloulo devote themselves to some SCi'iptural
rer
ing;
tllen our hooks shonlrl come
to
their
mino. The
aprwal shor
'd
sug:e;est,
first
the
nee(l.
and
then
the
article.
Thus STU!m;s
IN
THI"
ScRIPTURES
rPmind
orw
-of
the
bnoks
that
one
should
use wlwn studyL
,
the Scriptures.
When
people feel that they
couhl
r1o
some Bible stu(
'>
ing, the HARP will, if you have
spokPn
to
them
of
the HARP
BrnLE
STu
w
CouRSE,
naturally come
to mi!Hl when they feel that they
shr, ;ld
gl
-,,.
:"orne time to devotion. '!'his is what is meant when '"e sw-
·
suggesting a
need
you shouhl
al
so
mention the means of
g'
·.:>'
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you that he hasn't read them. A dentist from
across the
street who had
been attracted by the Reverend's loud talking said: 'I w
a
nt to buy a
set
of those books.' So I sold him a
combination;
anrl when I turned to thank
the Rm·erend Gill for helping me to rnalte
the
s
ale, I found that he had
vanished."-Avery
Bristow,
Nebr.
geeping your Remarks Interesting
When you have
gotten
attention,
your
remarks
are
to be
such
as
cevelop
this
attention
into interest; and intere;; t
will
not he long mani·
'
·~sted
unless you
continue
to keep
your
remarks interesting. This would
~'Jggest
that your
canvass should
bring
out a succession
of
new
points,
::nd
that they be
arranged
in such a manner
as
to come in
proper
order
'
·r
sequence, one item of interest that you have talked of or mentioned
>
•aturally
leading
to
the next item of interest. not because
''on
have
-,,rran,ged
it
so
in your canvass, but b(>r-:use the
iwturnl
trend of thought
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to. meet a
stranger;
and
since you
have
takeu
the
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the
call
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anticipation
is that you hnve something important to sa'
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Since you know that this is the
nttitnde
of
the
people as
they
come
-
,·-
the door. you
should emkavor
to
shape your
remarks
so
as immediate
;.
to
g·atn
their attention
Ann
hold it. The first remarks you make 1•
thelll
nre
the important ones.
It
is upon these remarks that :you
hrn
•·
to
depend in order
to
h
a
ve them hear all
yon
intend to
say,
and
al:,
"
to
obtain
a
favorable
impression. People are more inclined to give
Yf'''
their attention when you have favorably impressed them than wh••:
.
yon
a
re vn
g;ue
in
~·our
remarks
and
leave them
endeavoring
to ascerta
in
wllnt is the
purpose
of
your call.
Hence the first remark;;;
should
'"
some
th
ing
thnt will
take them by
surprise,
that will
arouse
thE
cnriosity anr1
mnlte
them
feel
thnt
in dne
cours<) yon
will
giye
thE
•:
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the
informntion
that you have intimnh•<l in
your opening
remarks. T
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,
often the
rH1vnntat>;e
to be
~mined
in
the
first remarks is lost becau
..
an
attempt is ma(le to
explain
to the individual that you have
cull·
( n mn tter that is obvious to
t
h<"m by
your
presence),
and
then
explain why you have
called ami
how important you
consider
t',:-
mn
ttf'r
nbnut whl
ch
you have
come
to talk to them. 'Ye believe
mo
will
be
g;:tinell
by
getting
right down
to
the mntte1·
of
discussing
f.
·
snhjc>ct tl•at
is
most important in your
canvass.
If
the interest of
tJ
individual
is
not
:trouPer!
immediately, it often provides him with
tl!'
excuse.
or J
:athPr
,iustitiPs him in
cutting you short
in
your
canva
:-
~
!Jy
saying
that
h
e
is
not
interested. Hence if
~·ou
can obtain
sow•
inform~
Hen
1·egnrding the
individual you are to call upo•t from
t:
·
perf"on yon have preYiously canvassed, you are in
n
position of
adva
tage
when
you
call
at
the
next house.
No
doubt the
success
of
t
worl,er in making
a
sale
to
an infidel mentioned in
the
following lett
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was oue to her approaching the gentleman alon,g lines that interest•
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'articipating in your Conversation
Another obstacle that you have to overcome
is the
f
eeling
that
;,-.eople
have when meeting strangers. They are
ill
at
ease. 'L'hey are
·,
•ondering
what the person that has
cnlled
upon tbem is
thinking
of
'
hem.
They
are
no.t
so
much
concerned
with
what
they
think
of you
'
ut greatly occupied with the impression that tb<-•y
are
making upon
,-ou;
for they feel that you are
going
to call on other people and
will
.'<
atnrally
compare
them
with
others, and it is
a
human trait to
want
•
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be well thought of. Attention that is interested
and
will
progress
-.·-1th
your canvass is more likely to result su
ccessfully
if by some act
•
friendliness you can overcome this
feelillg of strangeness so
that a
A
'
dendly feeling can be
established; unci
one
of
the best ways is to
see
1
it that what you are saying has a warmth of expression. Facts
and
rguments
coldly and
stoically
prPsented
can hardly awal.:en interest;
,,
nd the one canvassing has f
a
iled to overcome
one
of the
gre<at.est
ostacles, namely,
that
of being
a
stranger
to the
per ~on
to whom you
re talking. A successful
way
to
encourage friendliness
and maintain
_·tterest
is to ask questions which mei·ely require the
no<l of the head
;
:1
answer or
a simple
yes or no.
When arguments
are direct and
specific
1ey lose their effect, anti thus
the
person you are
calling
upon is Hot
:,,lcouraged
to participate in
the conversation.
They thinl.:
that
what
·
)U
are saying is thought
out
fo
r
them
a
nd that all
they
have to
do
is
• accept it; whereas people like to discover things for themselves. In
tort, nothing is h!ft to their imagination. They have
not
been permit-
>d
to discover anything for
thec~nsc>lves.
Everything has been discover·ed
:,
nd brought out for them. Con::;equently they
feel
that you have
mr-
:;
'oned
everything,
that
they lmve all of the info1·mntinp
th,nt
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points you have mentioned,
it
is hardly worth their investmeni.
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ethods
used by the colporteur
writing
us as
follows are
excellent,
mustrate
by
example
what we have stated above:
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Gaining Respect
Also it is well to
recognize
that people you call upon
will
give
yon
more respect if you use well-chosen expressions.
C
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lloquial
slang ar:d
an attempt
to imitate the townspeople by trying
to
Uf'e
tlleir crurle
expressions often impress those whom yon are canvassing that you
du
not have the propPr regard
or·
r
e!:pect
for the
message you present;
f(F
they
feel
that
you
have !'educed it to the level of the indh·iouals
u':
tllnt
town. 'l'he>y
will
respect you insPfar
af.
yon attempt to be a
go(Hl
example to
tlwm
,
not
only
in
conduct,
but in bringin,g to
their attention
items thnt
are of
real iEterest to them.
Accomplishing your Object
Your cnll
,
to
he
a
successful
one,
must be managed. Sometiml"s
people answer the
rloor
bell
And
try to
Clll'l'Y
on a
conYersution
becau~.i'
something
is weighing upon their minds,
and they
will
attempt
to dL:,-
cuss
this.
After they have unburdened them>;'Plves, of course they haY
•-
no time to hear what
you
have come to tell
them.
Obviously
an
order
cannot be
expectetl
wlwn individuals are
permitted to
din-;ct
the
isstw
of your
call.
Since you have in mind what ;vou have come to
speak
t·:
them about, it
dPpends
upon
you
to manage the
call so AS
to
give
theu
the information you intended when you rlecided to call. 'Vhen comment:·
along othet· lines
are
interjected, they
could
he
dealt
with very
com
i<"OUHly
and
very briefly, hut
shoUld
never be allowed to break the
tren
•.
of your
canvass.
Answer
their
inquiry
or
comment
npon
.their
remark:<
but immediately return to
that
part of the
canvass where
von
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"One
day
thi~
wee:J< while it was snowing aloHA' toward noon I went into
a little
store
in the edge
of
town
.
I
stood
by the connter
a
moment and
picked up a Bible. I turned to Job
31!: 35 and soon as he
was through with
his
customer,
I
began to
talk a.hout the telephone that is mentioned
by
Job
that
dirl
not need
any wires.
This man had heen
a Sunday
School
teacher
for thirty-five y
ears
and
as I canvassed him for the HARP
STUDY
COURSE
he
inten,Ipted me
in a
very
kino
way by
saying,
'Is
i
t
possible
that
J
have
been tea ching
a
class thirty-five
years
and h:n-e been leading them
the
wrong
way?'
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He
said,
'I
am !tOing
to buy that
book an1l see.'
'Vith t1Iis
be threw me down 50
cents. Then
h
e
said,
'
What would you think of a
man
that sells tohacco
in his
store
no
matter
if
it <loes h
a
rm?' I
said,
Well, I
could
not do it. He said,
"l'hat
is the one thing I
re~
olverl
not
to
do any longer
begimiin~
the first
of
January
this
year;
and
what
do
you
know, when I told
our
minister what I had done,
tbe minis
ter
said,
"
Don
't
you fear you have made n 1nista ke in that
you
may lose some
business?" '
I
said,
Big Business, Big Politics,
and
Big Preachers
;
with a
little faith
Christ
will
work all things for our good. H
e
clasped his hands and said,
'I believe you told the
truth.'
"-Cla.-ence
TV.
Wils
on,
Ind.
Practice Gets the Results
Though
the
principles mentioned
above
mny he
employed nnd with
r:
uch
success, yet
''"e do not wish
to
leave the
impl'PS<:iou
tlHtt
th!'ir
,
:·actice
will
accomplish
a
sale
at eYet·y
house, but
it is ce1·tain that
;-,,eir
practice
will
accomplish more
salr'S
than
tht>
violation of
th<~
: ·inciples
set forth;
and,
too, lwing
aware
of these
pri11ciples
and
,-,;ethods and
not
Reeking an opportunity to
pt·actice them
will
accom-
uHsh
little.
It
is the
continual
practice that obtains results in
the end,
~md
the most effective mea ns of obtaining this continuerl practice is to
h
,
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iry
<:ettine:
aside time
for service.
A
good example
is
that
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and
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get
a
driver,
but
by
us
ing
the
1nost
sunlit
d
ayR,
I
r-·""1:
alon~.
The territory
I canvass e{l was ah011t
four
mileR "vide,
five
m'
long,
and all in the country.
I
canvassecl
145 fanns bnt took my time.
I
a. ,ys
r
epeated
Sc·J·iptnre
and got
them
interested. My report shows the
amot.nt
I
sold in this
territory. In
addition,
I
put out 502 GOLDEN
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Where
yon are called
upon to
canvass
an individual when
.
!
two
others are
present it is
difticult
to suit your remarks to the
company.
Hence,
if you
find that one is more or less
oppm:
another
holds strong convicti<ms, you
cnn
probably
so
direct
.uu
.
remarks to these indiYiduals as to impress others, rather than
·sm-
remlet·
and
feel that there is no
opportunity
to mal>e a
sale
in thi
c-
instance. 'l'he brother writing us gives a
good
example of what
i
;,
meant here:
"My
sales were not so
great,
but it was the blessing and development I
was receiving myself. That night
as
I was getting ready to leave for home
I
met an acquaintance and sold
him
a combination.
I
was
s
tanrlin~
in tlui
0
street
~
bowing
him the books when
a
man hurried over
and
said :
'This
is
Mr.
B~i
s
to'':• l~n
't
it?. Well, Mr. B.ris tow, I've beard that
you
'
ve
changed
your IJfe. You
·re
leadmg
a
better hfe now. [I was
considered
quite a bad
character once.]
I'm
glad
of
it,
but
you want
to throw away
those
bool<s
yo_u've
got ;
t~1ey're
poison. My
name
is Gill, the Campbelli te
preacher.'
I
smd :
1\Ir. Gill, have
you
read
these
books
you
are trving to condemn •
'\Yell,' he
said,
'I've
read
all the
tracts
and papers
that.have
been handed
out.' That is not the question, I
said
; have ron read these boOI<s
you
try
to
condemn?
.
''Veil, I'';'e
r~ad
the tracts
and
papers,: he
said.
Seve~al
people
gathered
around
by th.ts
tm~e.
I
told
them: Here ts a man who says he is
a
preacher,
but
who
IS trymg to
condemn
these books and admits befor€
samples
.
"~T.
L. Freed,, Pa.
His report
for
the year was
the sale
of
48
combinations,
25
Talking
ith the Dead. 13 Millions, 18 Volume
G,
4 sets
of
STFnms
tN
THE
8RIPTURES,
6
HARP BIBLE
STUDY
Courses,
5 GoLDEN
AcE
subscriptions,
,, .1d
in
addition
many copies of
single
books.
;'
923 Results
Letters we
receive from
the field inoicate that the work is
progrPSS-
greatly.
Already
(this
being written March 19th)
colporteurs
nne!
lasses have sold
27.7%
of
the entire
sales of STUDIES and HARPS of
:!\:!?.
'Ve believe
this
is
an encouragement
to
you
because
you
must
much joy in placing books in the hands of the people,
especially
,
,,
~efiect
upon the
good
that
it
will do them ultimately. 1923
.
be
a
year of
great
witnessing, and we trust tha t
the
Lord
Pi
'
"
'
·
...
, with
abundant opportunity
for serving
and
dispensing
will
l-
'
11is kingdom.
t
he me,,.
=~:g

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