The Truth in California

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 9, 1864

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 23, No. 11.

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The Truth in California.

Bro. M. G. Kellogg writes from San Francisco, Cal.: Although my faith has never wavered and although I never have had any doubts about the truthfulness of the position taken by the Seventh-day Adventists, yet at many times my works have not been in harmony with the truth; for I have not been fully sanctified through it. The past I have to regret. During the past summer, I have labored to advance the cause of present truth, first by talking the truth, and then backing it up by the word of the Lord, and by your publications; and lastly by endeavoring to bear another kind of testimony for the truth, and that is by living it out and showing that it has an effect upon my life, and that I square my actions by it.
And while endeavoring to do this, the good Shepherd has been pleased to bless my effort. A few have been led to see and receive the truth. Four sisters in the Baptist church, and one in the Disciple church have received the Sabbath fully, and are keeping it. Bro. Hopkins of the Crisis is also keeping the Sabbath, and a brother Earl and his wife. There are four others that tell me they have received the Sabbath truth and are keeping it. We number now twelve that are fully established in the Sabbath and the soon coming of our Saviour. There are several others who are interested and believe the truth in part. We have prayer and conference meetings every Sabbath and Bible class at commencement of Sabbath. When I look at the present summer and compare it with the previous four years that I have been in California, I feel to thank God and take courage. The books and publications I find are the silent preachers through whom God sees fit to work, and therefore I send for more of them. I send two new names for the Review.