Sabbath-School Work by John Norton Loughborough

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jun 6, 1878

Sabbath-School Work.

By John Norton Loughborough

As much has been said and done during the last year to increase interest in the Sabbath-school work among our people, I would not be backward to do all I can in the matter. For the last three months especially I have been present at the Sabbath-schools of the church where I might be, and I think as requested in the Review, all our ministers should make it a point to promote as far as is in their power the Sabbath-school cause, and stir up all both old and young to attend, and take part in the exercises and recitations.

Some steps were taken on this coast last winter to effect a State Sabbath-school organization, but as the General Conference has since recommended a plan for each State to follow, of course, we upon, this coast, wish to be found moving in harmony with that plan. At our last State quarterly meeting a committee was appointed to take this matter under advisement. Only a pressure of other cares has prevented the action of the committee before this time. As chairman of that committee I would here state that we will try to take up the matter so as to be able to report in next weeks SIGNS.

Our Sabbath-schools in Oakland and San Francisco are in quite a flourishing condition. Those newly embracing the truth are taking hold with zeal in the Sabbath-school work. In San Francisco we have a good full Bible class of Scandinavians, besides two Bible classes in the English language, and four classes of Sabbath-school scholars. What can be of more importance in this time than for all, both young and old, to be learning thoroughly the truths of the Bible, and where will they find a better weekly drill than in an interesting and well conducted Sabbath-school and Bible class.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.