California Sabbath-School Convention.
By J. Ferguson
OUR first Sabbath-school Convention on the Pacific Coast was held on the fourth of July, 1871, near Sebastopol. The churches were well represented. Introductory remarks were made by Bro. Loughborough, by whom Bro. Cornell was introduced to the schools, who delivered an address to the children. The singing was enjoyed by the children. A committee of two was appointed to receive funds to defray the expenses of Bro. Cornell’s coming to this coast. The amount was nearly raised on the ground. Also a committee to solicit donations for the book fund, to which nearly all responded liberally. A committee of sisters then arranged for a dinner. The cake and pie were of graham, though all was not strictly hygienic. After dinner we returned to the speakers’ stand; after singing and prayer, lessons were recited. The exercises closed by repeating the last chapter of Revelation in concert. Dear brethren, the cause in which we have enlisted is not ours; it is the Lord’s, and “ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price.” 1 Cor. 6:19, 20. Windsor, Cal., July 7, 1871.