Tent-Meeting at Woodland, California.
By M. E. Cornell
On Sunday evening, Sept. 15, the last meeting was held in the tent at Woodland. Before taking down the tent, a special meeting was held to consider the question of building a meeting-house. The result was a resolution to build, and over $1500.00 were soon pledged for that object. As far as we know, about thirty have decided to keep the commandments, and many more are investigating. Above $225.00 worth of books were sold during the meeting, and forty subscribed for the REVIEW, and twelve for the Reformer. Over two hundred dollars in coin were voluntarily contributed for our expenses. The discussion with Prof. Martin seemed to result gloriously for the cause of truth, the unprejudiced generally deciding that our position was fully sustained. Several have already withdrawn from their church, and several others have declared their intention to do so. The following document serves to show the feeling existing toward us for the truth’s sake, among the candid outsiders: “Eld. Cornell:
We, the undersigned citizens of Yolo County, and nonprofessors of Christianity, take this method of manifesting our appreciation of your services as a Biblical Lecturer, in the town of Woodland, by tendering you the amounts set opposite our respective names.”
With this paper was given into my hand $100.00 in gold coin. At another time $5.00 came to hand from Anonymous through the mail, all of which was handed over to Bro. Loughborough and applied on the expense fund. Several have been baptized, and more will follow soon. The meeting-house is to be put right forward this fall so as to be ready for use the coming winter. With the general spirit of investigation now manifested in the reading of the Bible and publications, we confidently expect there will be many more who will soon take their stand upon the truth. We shall ever remember with gratitude the kindness of the dear friends at Woodland, especially the respect shown us by the county officers and leading citizens, from the very first of our labors there. We trust that no one of them will ever have occasion to regret the favors they have shown to the strangers with the tent in Woodland.