Tent Effort In San Francisco

Friday evening, November 8, James White opened the tent meetings in San Francisco. A good crowd attended. In early winter the weather in that area is usually pleasantly warm. On November 17 they had to raise the tent wall to be comfortable. After 18 meetings Loughborough reported of the interest:WV 168.5

Brother White has preached six times, Sister White seven times, and I have spoken five times. Our congregations have been both large and deeply attentive. The preaching has been about an even mixture of close, searching, practical discourses, alternated with the theory of the truth, presented in a clear, concise, solemn, and pointed manner, spiced with exhortation, and close appeals to the consciences (The Review and Herald, December 3, 1872).WV 168.6

During the winter months of December, January, and February the Whites moved about among the six California churches—San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Woodland, and Bloomfield.WV 168.7