Report from Elder Loughborough by John Norton Loughborough

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 15, 1906

Report from Elder Loughborough

By John Norton Loughborough

At the time of my last report I was journeying from California to Michigan. From September 28 to October 21 I was in Battle Creek. During this time I spoke seven times to large audiences in the Tabernacle, once in the Old People’s Home, and two Monday mornings I spoke to the church-school at the opening-hour service.

In the Tabernacle three of my talks were upon the great second advent movement, three upon the gift of prophecy, in which twenty-two points of comparison were made of the Scripture gift of prophecy and the manifestation through Sister White. On Sabbath, the twentieth,—in my closing discourse,—reference was made to the parties who in the past have arisen to oppose this gift, and how they have all failed in what they proposed to do, thus demonstrating the truthfulness of the word, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.” Isa. 54: 17.

It was my privilege, while in Battle Creek, to make many visits. Of these some were with persons with whom I have been acquainted for forty or fifty years. Some are “shut in,” no longer able to assemble with the Lord’s people in the house of prayer, but yet full of hope and courage in the Lord’s service, and pressing forward in the same “old way” they have so long followed.

While in the place, my own mind was especially impressed in reference to the past history of our cause in Battle Creek. How many opportunities were given the older members to know the mighty power that has accompanied the “open visions” of Sister White which they have witnessed! What an amount of counsel has the Lord given that people! Satan would indeed delight to defeat what has already been gained in the battles for right in Battle Creek. Let it be the sincere prayer of the Lord’s people everywhere that Satan’s plans shall fail, and the right prevail.

On October 26 I arrived safely in Mountain View again, though detained several hours by a freight wreck ahead of us in Kansas, and another delay by a breakdown of our engine on the Mojave Desert. This made our arrival in San Francisco twelve hours and forty minutes after the scheduled time. After a brief period of rest I expect to spend a few weeks with our people in the Southern California Conference, complying with the request of the president of that conference.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.