San Juan, California by Isaac Morrison; Frank T. Lamb

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 5, 1882

San Juan, California.

By Isaac Morrison; Frank T. Lamb

We closed our meetings in the tent last night, as the tent was wanted for the camp-meeting. We will hold a few meetings in a hall before leaving. The interest is as good as it has been at any time during our stay here. Twenty have taken their stand to keep the Sabbath. Others are interested, and confess that we have the truth, and will, we think, take their stand with us. They wish us to return after camp-meeting, and have a church organized here.

We partly organized a Sabbath-school. Last Sabbath, there were thirty-five present. We have held a children's meeting every Sunday afternoon. At the first meeting, there were thirty children present. Our tent was near the school-house, and we made friends of the children by distributing Sabbath-school cards among them when they came to see us pitch the tent. We hope to see many of these children saved in the kingdom of God.

We have had but little opposition. One minister challenged us for a public discussion. We consented, providing the majority of our regular congregation would sign a paper endorsing him as their representative; and there was nothing more said about a discussion. He preached against us in a hall, and we reviewed him at the tent, with good effect.

When we took an expression upon the Sabbath question, most of the congregation voted that the seventh day was the Sabbath. Only three voted that Sunday was the Sabbath. One of these was a minister; and on being asked to give the chapter and verse in the Bible that said Sunday was the Sabbath, he replied, in the presence of the congregation, that he had none to give.

We have sold some books, and have received several subscribers for the Signs. Our contribution box has received $14.65.

It seems as though the work here is just begun. The people need to be established in the truth.

Isaac Morrison, Frank T. Lamb.