Note from California by John Norton Loughborough

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 22, 1869

Note from California.

By John Norton Loughborough

SINCE our last report we have held eight meetings, making, in all, fifty meetings held in this place. Our work does not seem to be quite done here, so we decided to remain over another Sunday, and now expect to commence a tent meeting, June 10, in Healdsburg, in this county, sixteen miles from this place, and twelve miles from Piner school-house.

Last Sunday five more were baptized, one of them sixty-eight years of age, who, for the first time in his life, is seeking God. Others are to be baptized next Sunday, among them a brother who has been for years an infidel of the Theodore-Parker school, and was such when we came here. His infidelity does not satisfy him. He told us last night that the last of his cobwebs were swept away, and he was going to serve the Lord.

Praise the Lord! there is power in the truth of God when the Spirit of God lays it upon the heart. A Baptist brother, who has preached in that denomination during the last twelve years, who is providentially here, and has the privilege of this series of meetings, took his stand boldly and fully with us last Sabbath. He lives in San Lewis Olispo, Santa Barbara Co., and expects soon to return to his old brethren there. May the books he carries, with his example and words, with God's blessing, do a work there.

Bro. M. G. Kellogg, M. D., is providentially with us, much encouraged in heart for what he sees of the Lord's workings in California. He is to speak in the tent on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week on the health question.

Brethren, still pray for us, that we may have wisdom and grace from God to move aright in all things connected with his work here.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

Santa Rosa, June 1, 1869.