OAKLAND V. M. SOCIETY by Mrs. O. F. Metcalf

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Mar 4, 1880

OAKLAND V. M. SOCIETY.

By Mrs. O. F. Metcalf

Our missionary field is world-wide, and we are encouraged in the work of scattering the truth by sending papers and tracts to various parts of the world by the letters we receive in return. We will here give a few extracts from some received by our society:—

A gentleman writes from Yokahama, Japan: "I have carefully perused the SIGNS OF THE TIMES and have handed them to others with the request that they be returned to me that I may have them to send to friends in the Bonin Island."

Another, writes from Glasgow, Scotland: "I think the SIGNS OF THE TIMES an admirable paper, teaching in a most impressive manner important Christian truth. It is calculated to do much good."

Another writes: "I have received four copies of your splendid paper, the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. The reading is thoroughly substantial, and well worth reading."

A gentleman from New Zealand says: "I am much pleased with the SIGNS. Such a paper is needed, for religious knowledge is greatly wanting. I most heartily wish that your paper may be circulated far and near, and be the means of imparting true Scriptural knowledge."

A few copies of the SIGNS were sent to a gentlemen in Kansas, and he writes in response: "I want to know more of these doctrines. I wish a catalogue of your books and papers, and whatever samples you may see fit to send me."

A lady in Massachusetts, who has recently commenced keeping the Sabbath from the light received by reading the SIGNS and tracts sent her by a friend living in Oakland, writes: "I am the only one in a great city that is keeping the Lord's Sabbath. I do not know how any one could read the books sent me and not be convinced. I am not discouraged. The way is none too narrow to separate us from the world."

Another writes: "By reading the papers sent me, together with the work on the Sanctuary, I have become very much interested to learn more. The tracts sent on the subject of the Sabbath I have read carefully several times. I am reading Mrs. White's articles in the SIGNS, and consider her an able writer. I have wished to know more of her testimonies, as they are called, seeing them so highly recommended by the quarterly meeting. I am highly pleased with the papers and pamphlet sent me. The SIGNS of January 22, is rich with instruction."

MRS. O. F. METCALF, Secretary.