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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 25, 1870

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 35, No. 5.

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From Bro. Kellogg.

By M. G. Kellogg, M. D.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I wish to tell you of the joys of my heart, and what I have seen of the work of the Lord here in California. For years I have desired to have the message of the third angel preached on this coast, and several years ago, by the aid of books and a few lectures, succeeded in gathering a few, some fourteen, in San Francisco, who kept the Sabbath and received a larger part of the truths we love. But I had not strength, wisdom, nor faith, enough to follow up the work successfully; and while none of those who then came out have given up the Sabbath, yet death, removal, and interest in the Baptist church, to which several belonged, has prevented us from having any Sabbath meetings in San Francisco for several years. God has visited this coast in mercy, in sending Brn. Bourdeau and Longborough here with the message. I have not been with those brethren until within the last month; during which time I have visited the companies of commandment-keepers whom they have raised up; and I can say of a truth, My heart has been made glad, and I have felt grateful to God in witnessing how he has owned the labors of his servants in giving them souls for their hire. I found a goodly company of Sabbath-keepers at Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, and at Sebastopol. Those brethren and sisters, many of whom never professed religion before, seem to be real earnest in the work of preparing to meet the Lord. Have I not reason to praise the Lord? Yes, and I will praise him; for he has set my feet in a large place. The Lord has heard my prayers and wrought for me in a very special manner, so that I am free, not only in spirit, but also from all business entanglements, and can now in a small way assist Brn. Longborough and Bourdeau in the work of the message. Pray for me.
Your brother in Christ, M. G. KELLOGG, M. D. Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., Cal.