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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, April 15, 1880

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 16

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CALIFORNIA

Santa Rosa.—We have closed our meeting at Pleasant Hill. Three took their stand for the truth. Yesterday we organized a Sabbath-school of fourteen members.
March 22. W. C. GRANGER. J. G. HURLEY.
Woodland.—Our meeting at this place was of an encouraging nature. Friends were present from Vacaville, Dixon, and Arbuckle. They brought encouraging reports from their respective churches. Through the Sabbath-school work and missionary effort, an interest had been awakened in some of these places for miles around. In Woodland also the Sabbath-school interest is good.
Our meetings commenced Friday night. Sister White’s testimony was no less appreciated here than elsewhere. The friends showed their interest in the prospect of laborers coming from the East, by donating liberally toward the tent fund. They also voted to use the twelve-page edition of the Signs for missionary work.
On Sunday, Sister White spoke to an interested audience composed largely of those not of our faith; and at 7:30 P. M., to a full house on the subject of Christian Temperance. At the close of her address the temperance pledges were circulated, and sixteen names were secured to the teetotal pledge, nine to the anti-rum and tobacco pledge, and seven to the anti-whisky pledge.
Our brethren seemed much encouraged by the meeting, especially at the result of the temperance effort. A number of teams leave this morning for Arbuckle, where we hold meeting this evening and to-morrow.
March 29. S. N. HASKELL.
Petaluma and Healdsburg.—Sabbath morning, March 20, Sister White spoke to the church at Petaluma, from the words of Christ, Matt. 5:13: “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.” Her remarks were impressive, showing the fearful consequence of encouraging a spirit of questioning, of doubt, and unbelief. Following her discourse was an interesting meeting. The Stony Point church was well represented, and several were in from other places. It was stated that the largest number were present that had met together in their church for two years. In the evening Sister White spoke in the M. E. church on the subject of temperance, also Sunday afternoon at the theater.
Sunday at 5 P.M., we took the cars for Healdsburg, where Sister White had an appointment for the same evening, at 7:30. Before the hour for service had arrived the house was well filled with an intelligent audience, who listened to her discourse with manifest interest. Through the occasional labors of Eld. Healey since the camp-meeting, the work here has been moving on, and some precious souls are taking their stand for the truth. It is deeply regretted that Eld. Healey’s health will not permit continued efforts in the field.
MRS. L. M. HALL.