REPORT FROM BRO. LOUGHBOROUGH by John Norton Loughborough

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 8, 1868

REPORT FROM BRO. LOUGHBOROUGH.

By John Norton Loughborough

At the time of my last report, Oct. 23, I was at Bro. M. G. Kellogg's in Brooklyn, Cal. It was just after the earthquake which startled this whole region of country. There have been frequent shocks since that time. I counted one day while in Brooklyn eight distinct shocks. The last, and heaviest shock since the first, was on the evening of Nov. 4.

Sabbath, Oct. 24, I met with a few at Bro. St. John's, in San Francisco, and preached once; after the Sabbath obtained figures on s. B., amounting to nearly $100 per year. It will probably exceed that sum.

The following Sabbath and first-day, I was with Bro. Bourdean, at Petaluma. I found that others had taken their stand upon the truth the Sabbath I was away. I spoke three times to attentive congregations, and on Monday, Nov. 2, came to this place, 26 miles from Petaluma. Commenced meeting here the evening of the 4th, with about 40 hearers. I have given now thirteen discourses, and have had, most of the time, about one hundred interested hearers, and some of the time more than double that number. This is a good congregation for this place and time, as it is only a small country village, and the nights have been dark, and the congregation had to come mostly from the foothills over rough roads. The coming week it is moonlight again, and if it does not storm we shall probably still have a good audience.

When our meetings commenced we occupied a free meeting-house which had no stove, and no seats but loose boards. After the fourth discourse the leading members of the Methodist church requested that the meeting be removed into their meeting-house, which is well seated, lighted, and has a stove. This was much more comfortable, as the evenings are quite cool here now, although the days are as warm and pleasant as September, and more so than the last September was here.

In our next discourse, to-morrow evening, we introduce the subject of the third angel's message, and the Sabbath question. Bro. Bourdean is expected here to-morrow to join in the work. We shall try to get out the truth as rapidly as possible, and rein up the people to decision on the truth. We feel deeply sensible that we need the help of the Lord in this work, if much is accomplished; and yet we have the assurance that if we throw our whole energies into the work, humbling self, and laboring to exalt the truth of God, and to honor his name, we shall have his help, and shall see much good accomplished.

Dear brethren and sisters, while you are raising your petitions to Heaven for the success of God's cause, remember the work in California. Meanwhile we will strive to so move in the cause of God, that the answer to your prayers, and ours, for this work, may not be hindered.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

Windsor, Cal., Nov. 16, 1868.