California Seaman's Mission.
By Barbara C. Stickney
At the time of our last camp-meeting, there were $9.55 in coin contributed to the Seaman's Mission, besides quite a quantity of jewelry and other valuable articles. The jewelry has just been disposed of, and its value, after being assayed, amounted to $27.90. There has been considerable work done in this part of our missionary field recently, in the distribution of reading matter, etc., and it constitutes a very important part of the missionary work in this State. Of course the expenses have been in proportion to the amount of work accomplished, and the present indebtedness of this Mission to the Cal. T. and M. Society amounts to $228.72. This account is kept separately from that of the Districts, and we hope to see our brethren, all over the State, take an active interest in this work. The important truths connected with our work must go to all nations of the earth, and there can be no more potent means of accomplishing this, than in placing our publications on board the ships and steamers lying almost at our door; for they visit nearly every portion of the civilized world.