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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 12, 1910

Report From Elder J. N. Loughborough

By John Norton Loughborough

My last report was dated January 4. From that time to January 22 I was in Lodi and Sacramento; spoke four times, and made also a careful search of many hundred pages of the printed Testimonies.

From January 23 to 30 I was in attendance at the excellent Pacific Union conference at Mountain View. I was present in twenty of the meetings. In this conference more business was transacted of value to the whole Pacific Coast than was comprised in the whole business of a General Conference twenty-five years ago.

From January 31 to February 6 I attended the annual session of the California Conference at Lodi. I was in fifteen of the meetings and spoke once. It was truly refreshing to see Sister E. G. White strengthened to be with us, and speak with vigor and power in both of these conferences.

From February 7 to March 7 I gave twenty talks to the church and normal school at Lodi. During the same time I revised the book “Last-Day Tokens.” From March 11 to 20 I was with Brother S. N. Haskell and wife in a book and periodical institute at Oakland. I attended twenty-six meetings, and spoke in eight of these meetings. As the result of this institute many are now engaged in the book, tract, and periodical work in the cities around San Francisco Bay.

From March 22 to April 2 I was at the Pacific Union College, near St. Helena. Here I gave thirteen talks to the students. This industrial school is indeed an ideal place. I fully indorse all that has been said by others respecting this rural location for a college. As I saw the hundreds of fruit trees in blossom, the growing grain, and the various industries of the farm, I could but say, “The Lord has truly guided in the selection of this location.”

From April 5 to 15 I was in Lodi, engaged in painting a new set of charts of “wonders seen in the heavens in fulfilment of the prophetic word.” This became necessary as Brother R. C. Potter, of South Africa, prevailed upon me to sell to him the set of charts I had with me there. While in Lodi this time, I spoke once to the church.

To-day, April 18, I have given the first of a series of talks to the students of the Fernando Academy, in Southern California. I see many improvements have been made on these grounds since my last visit, over three years ago. I am greeted by a large force of earnest students who were not here at the time of my last visit.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.