The Bible a New Book by E. J. Church

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 6, 1874

The Bible a New Book.

By E. J. Church

The third angel’s message was first proclaimed here in St. Helena, Cal., last August by Elds. Cornell and Loughborough. They labored about seven weeks, with good success. We have now thirty-six names to our covenant, and nearly all are active workers. We hold meetings twice a week, and notwithstanding we are alone the most of the time, we have interesting meetings. Each seems to understand that it is an individual work, and God helps us to move forward.

We also have a Sabbath-school and Bible-class organized, which bid fair to be a source of much good. Our Sabbath-school children number thirty-four.

We had been fast asleep all the days of our lives in regard to the truths of the Bible, until Brn. C. and L. came here. Now the Bible is a new book to us, and of more importance than all others. May God continue his blessings upon us, and may the labors of his servants be rewarded throughout the land. E. J. Church.