The Missionary by H. A. St. John

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 27, 1890

The Missionary.

By H. A. St. John

DEDICATION AT SAN JOSE.

LAST week's SIGNS contained a statement from the San Jose Daily Mercury with reference to the dedication of the new church building of our people in that city. I desire to make a few additional statements.

The San Jose church now numbers thirty-one members, with several more who will join soon. Now that they have a comfortable house of worship, we feel sure that if they dwell together in love, they will have frequent additions to their numbers.

At the time of the dedication, the ordinances of the Lord's house were celebrated. An important and harmonious business meeting was held. Two deacons were elected and ordained. All other officers needed in the church were chosen for a year, excepting an elder, and we think the time near that they will have an ordained elder. A leader was unanimously chosen for the present.

During the last quarter of last year, while they were straining every nerve to complete their house of worship without a debt, their tithes amounted to $222.05. Their T. and M. business for the same time amounted, I think, to about sixty dollars. Their Sabbath-school is prospering, and a good measure of brotherly love prevails among the believers, which we hope will increase and abound more and more. We have a regular appointment to meet with them the first Sabbath in each month, and this seems a matter of encouragement to them. As they meet from Sabbath to Sabbath in their new house, now dedicated to the worship of God, oh, may they never grieve away the Holy Spirit or holy angels, by irreverence, fault-finding, or frivolity!

H. A. ST. JOHN.