p. 464 | The Missionary by John Norton Loughborough

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 13, 1881

The Missionary.

By John Norton Loughborough

ENGLISH MISSION.

WE are happy to report further progress in our mission work. During the last month two more have signed the covenant. As the result of SIGNS distribution, the way is opening for labor in other towns. In one of these places we expect to have meetings the first of next month.

We are getting some very interesting letters from those receiving papers sent out from this port on ships. On all these papers we place the stamp of this depository, and as these parcels go to East and West Indies, South America, Africa, and various other countries, a knowledge of the work is thus being spread abroad.

One man in Moscow, Russia, having learned by some means of our depository, sent for our "Catalogues." These were sent and he now writes to know if he can obtain the "Good Health" journal from the time of its first publication in 1866. As the result of correspondence with this man, I have obtained a few addresses, and he promises to secure for us others in Russia, of such as can read German or English.

From various parts we have received expressions of gratitude for the papers received, with promises to assist us in getting them before the people. One gentleman in South Africa was so much interested in the "Good Health" journal, that he wrote an article for one of the Natal papers calling attention to the journal. He also sent copies to the leading editor of Bloomfontein, who would quote largely from its columns for his paper.

This friend was anxious to assist us in placing our papers before the people of Africa. Of those already received he says, "I have distributed the copies to Kimberly, Groof Runeh, Craddock, Colesburg, Grobaustium, Queenstown, King William, Durban, and Nianzhere, where they will be highly appreciated, especially the illustrated ones." He had also sent samples to "Lovedale" and "Morija" Missions. He gives us a list of other places and persons who would gladly receive our periodicals and aid in distributing them to those who would read with interest.

In one of the English home ports, a gentleman who has been reading our papers with interest, has kindly offered to place papers on the ships of various nationalities calling at his port. We sent him the first parcel for this work last week. The parcels brought for us from San Francisco by the ship "Beta," Captain Christiansen, arrived yesterday. The barque "Maduro," Captain Stanton, whose wife united with the S. D. Adventists at Oakland, is now at Havre, France. The large case of periodicals for us placed in their charge has arrived at Southampton. We are anticipating a visit from Sister Stanton before they start on another voyage.

Sept. 20, 1881. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.