J. E. WHITE by James White

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jul 24, 1879

J. E. WHITE

By James White

Sabbath-Schools in Dist. No. 1.

SABBATH, July 12th, we met at Santa Rosa with the Sabbath-schools of Sonoma Valley, representatives being present from Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Petaluma, and Stony Point. Several measures of importance were discussed, and all evinced a determination to make the schools in the Valley a success. All saw the importance of reaching a higher grade of scholarship than they had previously attained.

Votes were taken recommending the establishment of teachers' meetings and the introduction of class contribution boxes in the schools of the district. Already the fruits of a well conducted Sabbath-school are beginning to show themselves. The school at Stony Point reports three who have embraced the Sabbath and others who are interested in the truth as the result of the Sabbath-school and reading received there. They report that they have all the facilities for a well conducted school, in maps, Instructors, books, etc., that they are out of debt, and have money on hand after paying their one-tenth to the State Sabbath-school fund. This was all raised by the use of the Sabbath-school contribution box recently recommended. We cannot tell what a little united energy may do in the Sabbath-school work. Let us all take hold with a will and God will bless our efforts.