基督复临安息日会国外布道史略-第30章
15 谦卑的工人们
基督复临安息日会国外布道史略-第30章
Humble Laborers
基督复临安息日会国外布道史略-第30章
在斯德哥尔摩有些处在卑微环境的人正在认真地设法传播真理的知识。其中一位就是诺林弟兄,他从事文字布道工作。他背着装满我们的书籍和报刊的背包,从一个地方走到另一个地方,常常一天就走许多英里。他的利润一直很小,特别是我们那些在美国出版的瑞典语书刊,美国的生产成本比欧洲的高,运到挪威再运到瑞典运输费也必须加在原始成本上。当在这些国家销书的低价减掉全部费用时,留给文字布道士的利润就很少了。卖掉一本大的精装书他只得到五分钱,卖掉别的书只得到三分钱。(在1885年的总会会议上,基督复临安息日会出版协会投票决定以成本价向外国区会提供书刊。这会在许多园地帮助文字布道士。)在我们的克里斯蒂安尼亚出版社发表的那些作品,他得到三分之一的折扣;然而这些主要是小册子或传单,每份只卖几分钱。他和他妻子当然难以靠这么小的利润维持生活;但诺林弟兄的妻子是一位勤劳的工人,她做清扫房屋、洗涤或任何一种艰苦的工作,藉以帮助谋生。他们以非常节俭的方式生活,住在四楼一个相当大的房间里,与另一家共用一个小厨房。这是如何不得不在丹麦、瑞典和挪威作工的一个例子。那些这样背着装在他们的皮革背包里的书刊徒步旅行的人,显然从事着卑微的工作;但他们不应觉得这有什么不体面。基督在地上的时候就是以卑微的方式作工的。祂徒步从一个地方走到另一个地方,边行走边施教。那些正在传播真理知识的人是在散布一些生灵会接受的宝贵亮光。在上帝的国中将会看见他们工作的结果。{HS 189.1}[1]
基督复临安息日会国外布道史略-第30章
There are some in Stockholm who in humble circumstances are seeking earnestly to spread the knowledge of the truth. One of these is Bro. Norlin, who labors as a colporter. Shouldering his pack, stocked with our books and papers, he goes on foot from place to place, often traveling many miles a day. His profits have been very small, especially on those of our Swedish books that are published in America, where the cost of production is greater than in Europe, and the expense of transportation to Norway and then to Sweden must be added to the first cost. When the whole expense is taken from the low prices at which books are sold in these countries, very little margin is left for the colporter. On one of the large bound books he received but five cents a copy, on some other books only three cents. [At the General Conference of 1885, the Trustees of the S. D. A. Publishing Association voted to furnish publications to foreign missions at the cost of production. This will help the colporteurs in many fields.] On those works published at our office in Christiania he received one-third discount; but these are mostly small pamphlets or tracts which sell for a few cents each. Of course it is difficult to support himself and his wife on such profits; but Bro. Norlin’s wife is an industrious worker, doing house-cleaning, washing, or any other kind of hard work by which she can help in gaining a livelihood. They live in a very economical manner, occupying one good-sized room on a fourth floor, with the use of a small kitchen with another family. This is a sample of how the work has had to be done in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Those who are thus traveling on foot and carrying the books and papers in their leathern sacks are apparently engaged in a humble work; but they should not feel that it is in any sense degrading. It was in a humble manner that Christ labored when he was on the earth; he went on foot from place to place, teaching as he walked. Those who are spreading a knowledge of the truth are scattering precious light that some souls will accept. In the kingdom of God the fruit of their labors will be seen.{HS 189.1}[1]
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