PACIFIC COAST | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 4, 1878

PACIFIC COAST.

(Abridged from the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.)

San Francisco, Cal.

Sabbath and Sunday, March 16 and 17, Eld. J. N. Loughborough held two interesting meetings at San Francisco. Several were present who are investigating the truth.

Oakland, Cal.

The meetings here closed March 17. The last meetings were in many respects the best of all. Sabbath, the 16th, about eighty Sabbath-keepers were present, and nearly all of them took part in the social meeting, following one another quite rapidly in short, pointed testimonies. The closing meeting was well attended. About forty came forward for prayers; and seven signed the covenant, making thirty-six, in all, who have signed it since Eld. W. M. Healey’s meetings commenced here.

Salem, Oregon.

Eld. I. D. Van Horn says the church in Salem was never more prosperous than now. Four have united with the church since the new year came in. Every Sabbath there are several strangers in the meeting, who seem to be interested. There is a good Sabbath-school here, which is well attended; and a lively interest is manifested by both teachers and scholars, making the school profitable to all.

Eld. Van Horn, at the time of writing (March 5), was laboring to build up the Eola church.

California.

At Pacheco, Bro. A. Brorsen has given six discourses. As a result, three have signed the covenant, and others are convinced, who, it is thought, will soon identify themselves with this church.

At Pleasant Valley, Tulare Co., Cal., Bro. J. L. Wood has been holding meetings since March 10. The interest is good. The spiritualists in this neighborhood are greatly perplexed, and seem to be astonished to think the Bible speaks in so decided terms against them.

March 17, Bro. B. A. Stephens writes from Lodi that ten kept the Sabbath previous, and seven signed the covenant.

Bro. J. D. Rice is holding meetings at the Locust Grove school-house, about four miles from Farmersville. The people are investigating, and seem anxious to know what is truth.