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Arrival in California

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 18, 1875

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 45, No. 8.

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Arrival in California.

By J. H. Waggoner

In company with Bro. and sister White I arrived in Oakland, Cal., on the evening of Feb. 2, 1875. We had a pleasant passage over the mountains; there was not a stormy day during our entire trip. Through Illinois and Iowa there was not snow enough to make sleighing, and the ground was bare in Eastern Nebraska. Thus it will be seen that there was no obstruction to encounter. On the Laramie Plains, however, the drifting snow on a heavy up-grade caused a loss of time, so that we left Ogden over six hours behind time. This was all made up on the Central Pacific, which run a lighter train, and had a larger proportion of down-grade.
Our friends will be prepared to appreciate the thankfulness we felt for so prosperous a trip when they learn that the next day after we passed over the road a most terrific storm was raging, and the trains are delayed. We felt the sweet blessing of Heaven with us on our journey, and our hearts now testify that “God is good.”
The health of our company was mostly good. Sister White had an attack of sickness Feb. 1, and in the afternoon she fainted. But she rapidly recovered; had quite good rest the following night, and, though weak, she seemed to enjoy the glorious prospect of the mountain scenery as we rapidly descended to the warm climate of the Sacramento Valley. We were as much surprised as we were pleased to find her able to speak in the hall in Oakland on Wednesday evening.
The meeting was one of interest to me. The congregation was not large, as unavoidable circumstances had nearly broken up the meetings. For some time a fire had occurred almost every evening. But all present seemed to manifest a great interest. Perhaps I could not better give an idea of the spirit of the meeting than to relate that Bro. White thought the singing of last evening was rather heavy and loud! But the singers sung as if they could not help it. The Lord was with us, and the remarks of the servants of God were well received.
J. H. WAGGONER.