But many are attracted into the canvassing field to sell books and pictures that do not express our faith and do not give light to the purchaser. They are induced to do this because the financial prospects are more flattering than can be offered them as licentiates. These persons are obtaining no special fitness for the gospel ministry. They are not gaining that experience which would fit them for the work. They are losing time and opportunities by this kind of labor. They are not learning to bear the burden of souls and daily obtaining a knowledge of the most successful way of winning people to the truth. These men are frequently turned aside from the convictions of the Spirit of God and receive a worldly stamp of character, forgetting how much they owe to the Lord, who gave His life for them. They use their powers for their own selfish interests and refuse to labor in the vineyard of the Lord. {4T 604.1}

Men mange er tiltrukket af kolportørmarken for at sælge bøger og billeder der ikke udtrykker vor tro og giver ikke køberen lys. De er nød til dette, fordi de finansielle udsigter er mere lovende end hvis de var virksomhedsarbejdere, (licentiat). Disse personer får ingen særlig udmærkelse for evangelievirksomhed. De får ikke den erfaring som gør dem egnede til arbejdet. De mister tid og anledninger ved den slags arbejde. De lærer ikke at bære sjæles byrde og daglig anvende den bedste måde at vinde folk til sandheden på. Disse mænd vender ofte bort fra Guds Ånds overbevisende stemme og får et verdsligt karakterpræg, glemmer hvor meget de skylder Herren, som gav sit liv for dem. De bruger deres kræfter på deres egen selviske interesser og nægter at arbejde i Herrens vingård.