Report of Labor by N. C. McClure

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · May 17, 1883

Report of Labor.

By N. C. McClure

Since our last report we held a two weeks' meeting at Port Kenyon. While presenting the Sabbath question we were met with considerable opposition from the M. E. minister from Ferndale. He reviewed us, and after our answer the following Sunday afternoon, he spent three hours trying to show a change of the Sabbath, using Dr. Benson's book and tradition, asking his audience to take suppositions and assumptions instead of "Thus saith the Lord." His efforts but made the truth shine brighter, deciding honest investigators on the side of God's commandments.

Six signed the covenant, all heads of families; others are fully convinced, one or two of whom are keeping the Sabbath.

Last Sabbath we held the first Sabbath meeting ever held in this county. Seven adults and six children were present. The good Spirit was with us and God's blessing rested on this first effort in Humboldt. Our Port Kenyon meetings closed with a temperance lecture using Dr. Kellogg's charts. Forty-nine signatures were obtained, forty-four of which were to the Anti-Rum and Tobacco Pledge. One man signed who had used tobacco fifty-six years.

We closed with good interest, being compelled to do so by influence brought to bear shutting us out of the public school-house, excepting for Sunday meetings. N. C. MCCLURE. Ferndale, Humboldt Co., Cal., May 4, 1883.