p. 8 | Report of Meetings by James White

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jan 3, 1878

Report of Meetings.

By James White

DECEMBER 22, we passed a blessed Sabbath with the church in Healdsburg. In the morning we spoke on baptism. We gave the same brief view of the subject which we have usually given at camp-meetings and on other occasions where many have followed their Lord in baptism. Mrs. W. followed with forcible remarks for about thirty minutes, and the Sabbath service closed with an excellent social meeting.

On first-day Brother Augustus W. Collins received the ordinance of baptism at our hands in the purest running water that it has ever been our pleasure "to go down into" with a candidate. As we raised him up out of the water he shouted to the praise of God. It was a good season. Elder I. D. Van Horn and the friends in Oregon who feel an interest in this dear brother who received his first impressions of duty at a tent-meeting in Portland, will be glad to learn that Brother Collins has been baptized, is a member of the Healdsburg church, and is for the time being, a member of our family.

Sabbath, December 29, we spoke again to the brethren at Healdsburg on the love of God, which is given in substance in this week's issue, under the caption God is Love. Mrs. W. was not with us. Duty called her to Vacaville. We hear good news from the discussion there being conducted by Elder Healey, S. D. Adventist, and Mr. Johnson, Disciple. The Disciples had secured a number of good speakers for evenings and first-day, and it was desired that Mrs. W. should be on the ground to speak Sabbath and first-day. We did design to attend the discussion and speak to the people, but bad roads and home duties seemed to forbid. We hope to see these brethren before long, and speak to them the word of God. J. W.