Quarterly Meeting at Oakland.
By J. E. W.
According to appointment in last SIGNS, our quarterly meeting was held last Sabbath and First day. Sabbath our little hall was well filled with the brethren and sisters from Oakland and San Francisco. A few were down from Napa and other places. Bro. Loughborough spoke Sabbath morning on “Commemorative Institutions,” in which he brought up the subject of the “Ordinances of the Lord’s House.” In the afternoon the ordinances were attended according to the instructions given in John 13. It was a new scene to most that were present; but the promise “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them,” was literally fulfilled, for the blessing of God came down abundantly. Bro. Loughborough spoke also Sabbath evening and twice on Sunday on close, practical truths pertaining to our times. Sunday afternoon we had a business meeting. Five tents will go up to camp meeting from Oakland, and probably more will be added as the time of meeting approaches. $65 a year was added to our Systematic Benevolence, bringing it up to $665 a year. J. E. W.