One Month's Missionary Work in Oakland.
By Editor
We are glad to see that the members of the T. and M. Society of Oakland are beginning to awaken to the importance of the time in which we live, and to the necessities of the hour. That we are living at a time when we can reasonably expect the Lord to come soon is evidenced by the fulfillment of prophecy; and that this truth has found a lodgment in the hearts of our workers is proven by the zealous and persevering efforts which are just now being put forth to bring the light and truth before the minds of the people of this city. We are informed, through the Spirit of Prophecy, that before the end, these printed pages containing the truth will be scattered throughout the earth like the leaves of Autumn; and, indeed, when we consider the great amount of labor now being done by our various missionary societies, it does seem as though we were rapidly merging into that time. Below we give a report of the work done in Oakland during the past month, which will be of interest to every lover of the truth :— No. pp. tracts given away. . . . . . . . . 14,235.
“ “ “ and pamphlets loaned . . . . 17,504.
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,739.
“ letters written. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.
“ periodicals distributed . . . . . . . . . . . 1,679.
“ subscribers for periodicals . . . . . . . . . . 7. We feel encouraged when we see the activity manifested by our missionary workers, and we predict that the coming year will witness more work done in District No. 7 than in any two previous years. Suppose we take the number of pages of tracts and pamphlets loaned and given away this month as an average for the coming year, and we have no less than 386,868 pages distributed in this city alone in one year. But we confidently believe that this number will be greatly exceeded in that time. May the Lord bless the effort.