In Oakland Again by Stephen Nelson Haskell

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 23, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 17.

In Oakland Again.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell

WE arrived at Oakland Sunday, the 19th. We were glad to meet with the friends at the SIGNS office, and to learn of the prosperity of the cause on the Pacific Coast. God is certainly going before his people, and although we may not realize it, yet the work is advancing at a rapid rate.

Our annual meeting to be held at Oakland next week will be one of the most important meetings ever held on the Pacific Coast. Important, because of important matters to be discussed. Advance moves are being made all through the country; also in Europe.

We would be glad, could we remain on the coast and visit our brethren in the various fields, but under present arrangements this will be impossible.

We expect to sail for Australia May 9, and we should be glad to see all our leading brethren, from every part of the State, at this meeting; we want to talk with them in reference to the advance steps that should be taken, not only on the Pacific Coast, but in those other parts of the world in which our friends have taken so much interest. Good news is being received from the Sandwich Islands, and encouraging reports from other distant fields. We therefore hope to see as many at this meeting as can consistently attend. S. N. HASKELL.