NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE.
By Henry Scott
SANTA ROSA.—This is the name of a thriving little town in beautiful Sonoma Valley. To many it is familiar as at one time being the center of the work of the denomination on the Pacific Coast. It was here that our people built the first house of worship west of the Rockies. Years ago there was a debate held here between Elder W. M. Healey and the president of the Christian college of this place. The results are still fresh in the minds of some, as a grand triumph of the principles of truth and righteousness, on which our work rests, over the spirit of misrepresentation, misinterpretation, and error, which is ever striving to pervert the right way of the Lord. How often the Lord would have gathered the people of this place is shown by repeated camp-meetings, lecture courses, and personal house-to-house work. But the great majority would not hear. Still His long-suffering is not exhausted. He still entreats. How like our God! The Master is blessing His faithful people who are holding up the light here. He has enabled them to recently complete a neat, comfortable addition to the church for school purposes. Miss Lela M. King has been engaged as teacher, and a church school was opened Monday, September 30. We hope for good results in this line. Just what my hands will find to do here, the future will develop. I will trust in the Lord with all my heart, and lean not unto my own understanding. In all my ways I will acknowledge Him, and He shall direct my paths. Pray for us and the work at this place.