Santa Rosa, Cal by John Norton Loughborough

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 21, 1886

Santa Rosa, Cal.

By John Norton Loughborough

FROM December 19 to January 3, I was with the church in Santa Rosa. During this time I gave eight discourses, held twenty Bible-readings and seven other meetings, and made sixteen family visits. The most of these Bible-readings were at private houses, where several of the neighbors of the families had been invited in. It was my first experience in that kind of labor; and I decided that it was not only a good thing for me, but that if those in each church who are qualified to do so would hold readings where a few could be called in, much good would result.

We had a meeting each afternoon in the week appointed for prayer. These were profitable for the church. On Christmas day the contributions for the European and Scandinavian Missions were made. Though there are many poor persons in this church, almost every one did something, the sum amounting to sixty dollars.

The last Sabbath of our meeting with them was their church quarterly meeting. They said there was the largest turnout that day they had seen in the house for a long time. We were glad to find some new ones interested in the truth, and hope that the time is not far distant when many more may be gathered to the church in Santa Rosa.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.