Among the Churches by William M. Healey

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 1, 1883

Among the Churches.

By William M. Healey

At Arbuckle one man signed the covenant, and others manifested an interest which we hope will ripen into faith and obedience.

At Nevada City and Grass Valley we have twelve or fifteen who keep up Sabbath meetings in each place, as it is not convenient for them to meet together in one company. But during my stay they all met at Nevada City, and I preached five sermons to them. I became much interested in this company that they be so imbued with the message that through them its light may shine out clearly before the thousands of unbelievers.

At Auburn and Newcastle, there are ten or twelve, mostly sisters, who meet at a private house for Sabbath meetings. We were not able to procure a suitable place for evening meetings, at the time we were there, and after visiting most of the members, we drove on to Rocklin, where we found another little company, which attracts the attention of the people to the truth of God. We had some good meetings with them and also had a goodly number of those not of the faith who listened with interest to the words spoken.

I am now at Placerville where I design to remain this week and then visit Sacramento. Thus far in our work we have had good meetings with our people, and feel satisfied that much good has been done. There has also been, in several places, an interest awakened outside, which I could not spend time to follow up; but I feel certain that if it could be done, good results would be reached. I see the need of earnestly praying "The Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest."

W. M. HEALEY. Placerville, February 20, 1883.