San Jose, Cal by Dudley Marvin Canright

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jun 24, 1875

San Jose, Cal.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

WE have just closed a two days' meeting at this place. I had not been here since we left Santa Clara nine months ago. All the labor they have had during that time was two sermons by Bro. Loughborough. I am satisfied that on the start it is not right to leave our young churches so long without help. I shall make strong efforts to avoid it in the future.

But I was much rejoiced to find them doing so well. They have kept up their regular meetings, have done considerable missionary work, have kept up their s. b. promptly, and most of them have grown much in the knowledge and love of the present truth. They have hired and neatly fitted up a small hall in which our meetings were held.

The case of Bro. Dumont illustrates how God blesses those who obey him. This brother is totally blind, and has a wife and two children. He makes his living by weaving carpets. When he and his wife were convinced of their duty to keep the Sabbath, they feared that they could not do it and make a living. But the truth was so plain that they decided finally to obey God and trust in him for help. This was nearly one year ago. He says that since that time he has had all the work he wanted, and has accomplished more than he did before with a hired man. He has given about $80.00 to the cause, has bought a cow, a sewing machine for his wife, and has more ahead otherwise than when he began to keep the Sabbath.

Such cases as this, many of which our brethren are familiar with, ought to encourage halting ones to move out and obey the Lord. True, all are not prospered in so marked a manner as this; but yet the cases are very rare where persons have been left any length of time to suffer pecuniary loss by obeying the Lord.

Our meetings were all pleasant and I enjoyed good freedom in speaking. Over $26.00 was pledged to the T. and M. Society. We celebrated the ordinances, and two were baptized. Bro. Swinnerton of Santa Clara, speaks here every Sunday. This helps them and they appreciate it. We expect to visit them again soon.

The interest in the tent meeting at Gilroy is still good. A half dozen or more had decided to keep the Sabbath, and Bro. Waggoner was to hold the first Sabbath meeting yesterday.

D. M. CANRIGHT.

June 20.