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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Feb 19, 1880

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 6, No. 7.

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LEMOORE.

By M. C. Israel

Meetings were commenced here Jan. 16 by Brother J. L. Wood and continued every evening besides Sabbath and Sundays until Feb. 2. I joined him Jan. 23. We visited nearly all of the members of the church at their homes besides others who were investigating. The church have almost unanimously adopted tithing, "one-third" and the teetotal pledge. A temperance club of forty members was organized. Bro. L. A. Scott was elected leader, and Sr. Jennie Yoakum, secretary and treasurer. Sixteen new members were added to the T. and M. Society. Twenty-two SIGNS were added to the club making sixty copies.
Quite a lively interest is taken in the missionary work. Seven new members had been brought into the church by efforts put forth by the members in furnishing the SIGNS and other reading matter and visiting. Nearly all of these were very much prejudiced against the truth but by careful management they were led to see its harmony and consistency and now rejoice in the light.
Nearly every family of Sabbath keepers are now taking the SIGNS, Review and Good Health. The church library is in good demand, and an effort is being made to furnish all with the reading matter that has been recommended through the Review. The Sabbath-school numbers between fifty and sixty. The maps and Bro. Bell's questions are used. Quite a lively interest is taken by both adults and children in having good lessons, and in being able to answer when their names are called for questions in review. A club of eighteen Instructors is taken at present but we hope to see it soon increased to double that number.
The Lord has blessed the work here. Eleven were baptized, three added to the membership of the church, making forty-five, besides quite a number who are keeping the Sabbath and who expect soon to unite in church fellowship. We are now holding meetings in the Lake Side district with the Lone Oak church. We go from here to Locust Grove and will be at Fairview Sabbath and Sunday Feb. 21 and 22, and the following week at Central Colony. M. C. ISRAEL.