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CAUSE IN ENGLAND

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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 21, 1881

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 7, No. 27.

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CAUSE IN ENGLAND.

By John Norton Loughborough

SINCE my return from Bale we note some progress in our work here. On June 6 we had a call at Ravenswood, from two persons who had embraced the truth by reading, and wished baptism. They spent several hours with us, attached their names to our covenant here, were baptized, and returned to their homes rejoicing.
As there is something encouraging in this case for our missionary workers, I will give a few particulars. On Sept. 14, 1880, I sent a list of twenty-two names and addresses to Bro. Geo. R. Drew of St. Helena, California. Papers and letters were sent to these persons by the Vigilant Missionary Society of St. Helena. Among the names to whom papers were sent was that of an atheist. On receiving the SIGNS, he did not read them himself, but gave them to one of his acquaintances whom he thought might be interested in perusing them. The one thus receiving the papers, after reading and seeing a notice of this depository, sent to subscribe for the paper one year. This led to correspondence and the purchase of books on different points of our faith, and finally to the reception of the truths taught in the SIGNS. This person got the books and papers into the hands of one of his acquaintances who also accepted the truth, and both have been baptized, as stated above.
Sabbath, June 11, another person who has also embraced the truth by reading, and had kept a few Sabbaths, spent the Sabbath with us and was baptized, attaching her name to the covenant.
As there are other openings for meetings, and I hardly deemed my strength sufficient to engage in tent-meetings alone, we decided not to repair the tent this year but to use other means of labor.
On last First-day I held meeting, for the first time, at Woolstone, a few miles from Ravenswood, where we had been offered the free use of a room. A few came in who listened with good attention. Next First-day (D. V.) we have meeting there again. Trust this effort will accomplish good, as many of the audience are interested to follow up what they hear with careful reading. Pray for us. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.