OAKLAND CHURCH by James White

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Feb 12, 1880

OAKLAND CHURCH.

By James White

WE wish to say to the friends of our general cause that in response to a call from Mrs. W. and the writer for donations to help pay the debt on the house of worship at Oakland, Cal., about $4,000 was pledged. Of this sum less than $3,000 has been paid. We were more willing to make that appeal from the fact that we had already put 1,500 into that house, and at the time of the call pledged $200 more, which we have since paid.

We advanced $1,000 of loaned money to meet a payment then due, and held a $1,000 note against that church due last June, and have received in donations less than $1,500, as about the same amount was sent direct to Oakland. Those who have not paid their pledges, and five hundred brethren who have done nothing to help that poor church at Oakland that has great burdens to bear, will please forward their payment of pledges, and free-will offerings, to Elder James White, Battle Creek, Michigan, and we will see that the sums are properly applied. Let wealthy brethren ask themselves this question, Why should we let Elder White give $1,700 to that church, and we give little or nothing. J. W.