San Francisco by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 15, 1883

San Francisco.

By Editor

THE quarterly meeting in "the city" last Sabbath was well attended, and was altogether an excellent meeting. The condition of the membership of that church was found to be quite gratifying; forty-eight answered to their names, and attended the ordinances, and most of the others were satisfactorily reported. Although we were worn and somewhat ill, we enjoyed much freedom in speaking. A long time had elapsed since we met with that church before. Quite a number were present beside the members, some remaining through all the exercises.

No one has ever taken a deeper interest in the welfare of the San Francisco church than we have. We preached to them continuously for nearly two years without asking or hoping for any remuneration, and we felt that they were very near to us. But our labor was too hard; our health failed, and we have never considered it prudent to resume our appointments there. But the interest seemed so good last Sabbath that we could not deny the request to leave another appointment. We expect to meet with them again in two weeks, namely, on Sabbath, March 24.