ATTORNEYS are people too. They are people of intelligence, influence, and affluence. They are leaders in every community. Their counsel and advice is sought after and listened to by citizens everywhere. But we seldom seek them out for any reason.
Recently I. W. Young, pastor of our Petersburg, Virginia, church, and I spent an afternoon together doing some Ingathering. We had no special leads to follow up, so we decided to visit attorneys. In the next three hours we visited with five of them. Only one turned us down. Our smallest contribution was $25, our largest $150.
We noted with interest that none of them had ever been visited before by an Adventist for Ingathering or, apparently, for any other reason. Without exception we were welcomed, treated kindly, and had an interesting conversation. Also, without exception, they associated us with Liberty magazine. Two of them complimented us on our stand on separation of church and state, and one man said that to his knowledge we were about the only remaining champions of the cause. Another told us of an article he had read and a subsequent letter he had written to the author and the fine response he had received. They seemed almost glad we had come. Needless to say, it was a most enjoyable afternoon for us.
