Meeting in Southern California by Stephen Nelson Haskell

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 26, 1883

Meeting in Southern California.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell

THIS meeting, which is to be held at Los Angeles the week following the Lemoore Camp-meeting, the appointment of which appears in this paper, will be an important one for Southern California. The presence of Sister White will add much to the interest of the meeting. Provision will be made for all that may come, as far as lodging is concerned, as a number of tents will be pitched on the ground. Those coming should bring straw-ticks and bedding, and come prepared to take care of themselves, by having tents furnished for lodging. Three times a year ancient Israel was to appear before the Lord. When they did this, God blessed them in their basket and in their store. There never was a time when we as a people needed the special help of God more than now. Perils are thickening on every hand; dangers are increasing. The religion of the Bible, the present truth, should become more of a living reality. We want to fasten upon God as never before. Those scattered friends in the southern portion of the State will have a privilege in this meeting which they never have had before, and none can afford to lose this opportunity. It is the first time that Sister White has visited this portion of the State, and it may be some length of time before she will again. We are anxious to see the cause move, not only in that portion of the State where they have the privileges of frequent general meetings, but also in those portions of this Conference where the brethren are more scattered. Come up to this feast, and see what the Lord will do for us.

S. N. HASKELL.