San Francisco, Cal by John Norton Loughborough

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 3, 1871

San Francisco, Cal

By John Norton Loughborough

California.

Our last report was made in No. 10 of present Vol. of Review. Our tent-meeting in San Francisco had then just closed. We next hired the use of a church on Harrison street, for five evenings in a week, and Sabbath. Here we continued for six weeks, and had very interesting meetings. Seven were baptized during these meetings, many interesting social meetings were held, and a Sabbath-school and Bible-class organized; but as we had not the privilege of the house on Sundays, we decided to get another place, one more central, and one which we could occupy when we chose. We accordingly rented a room, No. 113 Minna street, 22x70, for $30.00 per month, where we meet for the next three or six months. In this new place we held our first meetings last Sabbath and first-day with good attendance and good interest. We shall now seek again to arouse the public mind to these important truths. For the last month or more, the most intense political excitement has prevailed, which has resulted in almost a complete overturn from one party of officers to the opposite party, and it has made it an unfavorable time to get up much religious interest.

Bro. Cornell, although somewhat worn, and feeble, is holding a few meetings at the different points where we have companies, in Sonoma Co.

Pray for us that our efforts here may not be in vain, but productive of some good. Although our company does not yet number hundreds, we thank God for interest and unity so far. Some who embraced the truth are away for a while, working in other places, and some have moved to other States. A Bro. Kimball who came out in our tent-meeting has gone to Springfield, Mass. A Bro. Stipp has gone to Indiana, not far from Bro. Lane's field of labor.

More soon. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.