Santa Rosa by Isaac D. Van Horn

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Feb 9, 1882

Santa Rosa.

By Isaac D. Van Horn

ON the evening of Jan. 11, we began meetings in this place, and up to this date twenty-eight discourses have been given. There has been an average attendance of about one hundred, and the outside interest has been good.

On Sunday, January 22, a business meeting was held, at which time three members were disfellowshiped, and Dr. H. Cole was elected Elder, and Bro. J. Morrison, Deacon, both of whom were set apart by ordination. This was a good day for the church here. The Lord gave witness of his approval, and the church was unanimous in its choice.

The plain, pointed testimony has had the effect to cause the members to look at themselves instead of others, and we are seeing good results. Sr. White came here last Wednesday, February 1, from Healdsburg. She has given four discourses, which have added much to the interest of the meetings.

Yesterday, Sabbath, three were taken into the church. As we are now in the height of the interest we have decided to continue the meetings another week. Several from the outside seem deeply interested, and are on the point of deciding in favor of the truth. We feel that the Lord is doing a good work for this church, which will add new, and greater responsibility to each and all the members. I. D. VAN HORN.

Feb. 5, 1882.