LOCLE, SWITZERLAND by D. T. Bourdeau

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 20, 1876

FromThe Review and Herald, Review and Herald, Vol. 47, No. 16.

LOCLE, SWITZERLAND.

By D. T. Bourdeau

The Cause Onward!

Last week we reported that the willingness of the brethren in Locle to receive help, and their faithfulness in the missionary work, had led us to comply with their desire that we should give a brief course of lectures in Locle for the benefit of the public at large, before leaving for Bâle. We had thoroughly advertised, and as the result our hall was well filled. We have held meetings in Locle less than two weeks, and at least eight persons have decided to obey the truth. Among these is the first teacher of the college, the person I referred to in my last report. His good wife and one of his sisters have also taken their stand in favor of the commandments. We expect that others will obey, and that there will yet be a large church of Christian Sabbath-keepers in Locle.

The prosperity of the cause in Europe will depend largely on publishing our works in the different languages. We rejoice in the prospect of a publishing house owned and controlled by our people, well supplied with presses, turning out the truth in all the languages of Europe by millions of pages, according to the plan of the General Conference. Will Bro. White soon join us in this important work, and give us the benefit of his experience? In many respects we have a harder field to labor in than we had in America, yet, from the reception we have met in Switzerland, we have formed a favorable opinion of the European people, and we cheerfully resolve to spend our energies and means to aid in pushing forward the cause of present truth among the French-speaking nations of Europe and Africa, till the Master shall release us. May we never bring disgrace upon the cause by a lack of consecration and by leaning to our own understanding. We desire to work in the order of God, and in harmony with the counsels of our brethren.

D. T. BOURDEAU.

Locle, Switzerland, March 27, 1876.