Canvassers need to be daily converted to God, that their words and deeds may be a savor of life unto life, that they may exert a saving influence. The reason why many have failed in the canvassing work is that they were not genuine Christians; they did not know the spirit of conversion. They had a theory as to how the work should be done, but they did not feel their dependence upon God. {6T 317.2}

Kolportører behøver daglig at omvende sig til Gud, for at deres ord og handlinger må kunne være en duft af liv, så de kan øve en frelsende indflydelse. Grunden til, at mange ikke har haft held med sig i kolportørarbejdet, er, at de ikke var sande kristne; de kendte ikke omvendelsens ånd. De havde en teori med hensyn til, hvorledes arbejdet skulle udføres, men de følte ikke deres afhængighed af Gud.