Santa Barbara, California by W. M. Healey, H. A. St. John

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 30, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 29.

Santa Barbara, California.

By W. M. Healey, H. A. St. John

This city contains four or five thousand inhabitants, and has an extreme length of about four miles. Not finding a good central location for the tent, we pitched it in the upper part of the city. About one-half the people here are Roman Catholics, and a large number are Spiritualists.

At first there seemed to be a spirit of almost total indifference to our work, many thinking that our meetings were like those which had been held by the "Holiness Band." We spent four weeks in this locality and awakened considerable interest, several taking a stand for the truth. Then we moved towards the opposite side of the city, where the attendance and interest have been better, and some have decided to obey. We hope for others to do so. Pray for us. W. M. HEALEY, H. A. ST. JOHN.