p. 512 | THE CAUSE IN ENGLAND by John Norton Loughborough

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 18, 1880

THE CAUSE IN ENGLAND.

By John Norton Loughborough

SINCE my last report, we have held two meetings every Sunday at Romsey, and with the help of Bro. Andrews we have kept up our Sabbath and Wednesday evening services at Ravenswood; Bro. Andrews speaking every Sunday at the latter place.

Another one has been baptized, making twenty-five already immersed in our baptismal font. Several at Romsey are convinced of the truth and their duty; as yet, only a few have had courage to obey. Our prayer is that others may have strength to lift the cross.

During the last week, we have heard from two more in different places here, who have decided to walk in the way of truth and obedience by keeping all the commandments of God, as the result of reading the Signs of the Times posted to them from our Southampton depository. Today, we have heard of two families some twelve miles distant, who are about to take their stand as the result of missionary work by two of our lonely sisters who have been loaning their books and papers.

It has been our privilege for the last four months to have the society of Bro. Andrews,

but we have been sad to see him so feeble. It has been a pleasure to do all in our power to administer to his comfort, and glad would we have been could he remained longer; but the best physicians said he must get away from the fogs of England. He had a second spell of bleeding from his lungs last week, but was so far strengthened as to start for Bâle last night, accompanied by his son Charles, who came over for that purpose.

Bro. Andrews sees so much to be done, and such increasing interest in the work in Switzerland, that he desires to live that he may labor in the work. The Lord has power to raise him up, if it be his will, otherwise, he is willing to die.

We have just held our quarterly T. and M. meeting. A report of the work done accompanies this. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

REPORT OF THE NATIONAL T. AND M. SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

FOR THE QUARTER ENDING, OCT. 1, 1880.

No. of members.................................................. 30 " that reported.................................................... 14 " of letters written.............................................. 361 " " received........................................................ 79 " families visited................................................. 1,997 " subscribers obtained for periodicals..................... 16 " pp. of tracts and pamphlets loaned..................... 48,390 " " " " " " given away.......... 5,843 " periodicals distributed....................................... 2,240 " " sent by post............................................. 2,066 Cash received from sales......................................... $55.12 " " by donations................................................. 4.47

This report is smaller than it should be, as we have not been able to get a report, as yet, from Dist. No. 2. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, Pres. A. M. LOUGHBOROUGH, Sec.