Laboring for the Lord in California
By M. P. Martin
BRO. M. P. MARTIN writes from California: Since I have been keeping the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus, there has been a good deal of moral and physical overhauling with me; and I feel like a child that has had a thorough bathing, and clean apparel, and is going to see a friend. So this great moral work is preparing us to see Jesus. My health is improved very much, and I feel more and more like laboring for the Lord. I am so glad you have a mission started in this State. May the Lord abundantly bless it as his own is my prayer. I have strong faith that the Lord is doing a great work in this State; and although the people here appear to be very wicked outwardly, yet I think if they had the truth, many would accept of it. Should the Lord direct those brethren at Petaluma this way, I should be happy to meet them. Since I last wrote you, I have, with the help of friends, fitted up a lecture-room in the most business part of the place. It is easy of access, so I am in hopes to catch some. I hold Sabbath-day meeting on seventh-day, two meetings on Sunday, and two evenings in the week, also work for the support of my family five days in the week. I get all I can to read my REVIEW and tracts, and am in hopes soon to get some subscribers. The population here is largely foreign, and it is not so easy to introduce reading matter.