REPORT FROM CALIFORNIA by John Norton Loughborough; D. T. Bourdeau

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 22, 1868

REPORT FROM CALIFORNIA.

By John Norton Loughborough; D. T. Bourdeau

We have held fourteen meetings in this place since the close of the first report, and have dwelt mainly on the law and Sabbath. We have not large congregations, but those who attend are interested. We held our first Sabbath meeting last Sabbath, and had quite a good attendance for the place. Six have already taken their stand on the Sabbath, and others are deeply convicted. We hope that more will take up the cross.

Among those who have come out on the Sabbath is a French lady, who is a doctress, and gives French lessons. May more of that nation be led to receive and rejoice in the truth on this coast. Just at this point we are busily engaged, not only in laboring publicly, but also and especially in talking the truth from house to house. At times we have some of the blessing of the Lord to encourage us.

We have unusually fine weather for this season of the year. Fearing that it might not last long, we have improved our time in holding meetings every night; but as the weather still holds good, we have taken one night to rest. We learn that they are having good meetings at Petaluma.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, D. T. BOURDEAU.