Still They Come by John Norton Loughborough

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jun 3, 1875

Still They Come.

By John Norton Loughborough

I WISH to mention an item or two for the encouragement of our missionary workers. After the SIGNS OF THE TIMES was started here in Oakland, Bro. Thomas Jessen, a Dane, embraced the truth, and sent some tracts and the SIGNS, commencing with No. 9, to his brother, Hans Jessen, Hayden Hill, Cal. He read; became interested and convinced of the truth. Some four weeks since he came down from the mountains to San Francisco. To-day (May 29) he was baptized and united with the Oakland church.

The second case I will mention is that of a Swedish sister, Hilde Helgeson, who was living in Kansas City. She was an acquaintance of Bro. and sister Neilson who came from Chicago to San Francisco near the first of last February. sister Neilson after receiving the truth commenced to write and send tracts and papers to sister Helgeson in Kansas. The Lord opened her eyes to see the truth. Some three weeks since she came to San Francisco. To-day she was at our meeting in Oakland, rejoicing in the truth and keeping the Lord's Sabbath. So the good seed takes root. Let all the laborers in the vineyard take courage, for humble, faithful labor, followed by our earnest prayers, will bear sure fruit.

J. N. L.