p. 128 | Sacramento, Cal by M. C. Israel

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 16, 1882

Sacramento, Cal.

By M. C. Israel

I visited this place during the past week, and find a good work is being done by Bro. and Sister McClure, and Bro. Scott. Besides visiting interested parties, and keeping up meetings and Sabbath-school, they have visited every occupied dwelling in 120 blocks, conversing with very many, and leaving reading matter with all who will read. The Signs has been sent to 200 families for one month from the office, besides about sixty copies a week are being used in canvassing. Fourteen volumes of our bound books, the Signs, and Good Health, have been placed in the City Free Library, and have been given a prominent place. The influence of our camp-meeting, held in the city last fall, has opened up the way for the favorable reception of our workers by the people. There seems to be no better way to reach the people in the cities than by holding a meeting of this kind first, then follow up with missionary labor. We hope to see a good company raised up here, and a church built, at no very distant time. There is already a company of seventeen.

Woodland.

The meetings have continued with good interest. We expect to continue through the present week. Sister White has spoken three times, to quite large and attentive audiences. At the close of the sermon yesterday (Sabbath), we had a good social meeting; about forty testimonies were given. To-day, at a business meeting, two deacons were elected, four names dropped from the list, and the tithing system was adopted by

the church. This evening Sister White spoke to a full house, with the usual freedom. There is quite a good outside interest. We hope for good results.

M. C. ISRAEL.

March 12.