p. 152 | Report from California by John Norton Loughborough

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 25, 1870

Report from California.

By John Norton Loughborough

OUR last report was made just after taking down the tent, at Petaluma. We spent most of the week, visiting those in Petaluma who were deciding on the truth; and the next Sabbath and first-day I gave three discourses at Bloomfield. Was glad to find some progress in the work. The few there are about buying a hall in which to hold their meetings.

Sunday evening, I gave a discourse in Bucher Valley, to a few who assembled at the house of a family who embraced the Sabbath in Bloomfield. We next spent two weeks laboring in public and from house to house in Santa Rosa, seeking to correct wrongs in the church. We held during the time ten public meetings. Wrongs were confessed on the part of some, and measures taken which will, we trust, produce in time a more healthy state of things there.

Oct. 3, I moved my family and the tent to Healdsburgh, and commenced meetings in the tent the evening of the 6th. I have already spoken six times, and the congregation has increased from 40 the first evening to 200 last evening. We trust this effort will not be all in vain. Bro. Kellogg is putting up a small house for himself in Santa Rosa, that he may be more free to give himself wholly to the work. This leaves me to prosecute the labors here mostly alone. I expect my family will remain in Healdsburg this winter, and I will go out from this point after tent season closes, as the way may open. Friends may address me at Healdsburgh, Sonoma Co., Cal.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

Healdsburgh, Oct. 10, 1870.