J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH by John Norton Loughborough

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Feb 7, 1878

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH

By John Norton Loughborough

District No. 5.

This district is now composed of the churches of Woodland, Sacramento, and Vacaville. Those who did meet at Dixon, in this district, are now reckoned with the Vacaville church. A good work has been accomplished in district No. 5, during the last fourteen months. At that time there was only the Woodland church in the district. Since meetings were held at Sacramento, and a company raised up there who have hired a humble hall in which they meet regularly for worship, a series of meetings have been held at Elmira, Benhampton, Udel, Dixon and Vacaville. As the result of the labors of Brethren Healey and Stephens at these several points in Solano county there are not much less than forty who have embraced the truth. Some have moved to other places, but a goodly company meet each Sabbath at their hired hall in Vacaville. I had the privilege of holding a meeting with the company at Sacramento, and two meetings at Vacaville—one, a business meeting. We were prevented by severe rain from holding more meetings. I was especially encouraged to see so much stability and permanence in the work in these places. I had not met with them in Woodland for about thirteen months and could clearly see marked progress in the cause there. The storm prevented the completion of our business organization in this district, so I am not prepared to give the definite figures on S. B. and missionary one third now, but can do so before long, if I am permitted to meet with some of these companies on my return from Nevada. The figures are much increased from what they were last year; and the spirit of zeal and good cheer on the part of the older members in this district has greatly increased.