p. 474 | San Francisco Mission by WM. INGS.

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 6, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 30.

San Francisco Mission.

By WM. INGS.

This mission is now permanently located at 914 Laguna Street. It is easily reached by taking a McAllister Street cable car, and getting off at the corner of McAllister and Laguna Streets. The car will leave you within a few yards of the church, where our mission is. We have ample room, and good conveniences for carrying forward the work. A reading and entertainment room has been nicely fitted up for the accommodation of interested persons. Regular Bible-readings will be held here every Thursday, at 7:45 P. M., and Sundays at 3 P. M.

Each Wednesday at 7:30 P. M., a prayer and missionary meeting is held in the adjoining room.

Brother Robbins's time is occupied in looking after the interests of sea-faring men, and supplying the distributors placed on the different lines of steamers. These distributors have been in use over a year, and the interest to read has not abated in the least. This is convincing proof that the power of God is attending this work. Others attend to filling the distributors in the city, and also go from house to house, seeking by different methods to call the attention of the people to the necessity of a preparation for the final Judgment. Brother Brorsen has charge of the work among the Scandinavians. Regular meetings are held for the special benefit of this people, a goodly number of whom are already in the faith.

A training class which lasted five weeks was recently held at the mission. There were eleven in attendance. The object was to prepare laborers for the colporter work. The members were taught how to prepare and conduct Bible-readings, and during the term the lessons learned were put to a practical use at different points in the city. By this means quite an interest was awakened, and a goodly number became sufficiently interested to attend the regular meetings of the church. The members of this class are now scattered; most of them are engaged in the colporter work, and are using to good account the instructions received.

In San Francisco, as in all large cities, it takes work to find the honest in heart; but, with the blessing of God on the facilities now used, we look for a harvest of souls; and already omens of good are seen. The attendance at the church was never better. Strangers come in on Sabbath and on Sunday nights, and we trust that our large church will soon be filled with those that are keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

I appeal to all lovers of the truth to remember, in your prayers, the city missions, and to aid them with your means. This great and good work cannot be carried on without means, and all should give of their abundance to support this branch of the work. While some can give cash and make pledges, others, who raise such articles, can supply the laborers with flour, potatoes, fruits, honey, etc., and thus save expenses; and in doing this they can have the satisfaction of knowing that they are aiding God's workers, and will not lose their reward.

WM. INGS.