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Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

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dream. When he saw us com<strong>in</strong>g, he said to his<br />

wife, "There they are! Those are the identical men I<br />

saw <strong>in</strong> the dream." That settled the matter for that<br />

company, and they did all they could <strong>in</strong> secur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

rooms for us, and arrang<strong>in</strong>g for our tent meet<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

On Aug. 3, we settled <strong>in</strong> housekeep<strong>in</strong>g rooms<br />

belong<strong>in</strong>g to one of the Independents. Petaluma<br />

had been under smallpox quarant<strong>in</strong>e for a month.<br />

Our effort was among the first public gather<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

after the quarant<strong>in</strong>e was lifted.<br />

Our tent services opened Thursday even<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

Aug. 13, with an attentive crowd. On our arrival <strong>in</strong><br />

San Francisco, a letter from Sister White was<br />

await<strong>in</strong>g us with counsel about our manner of labor<br />

<strong>in</strong> California. In New England, Elder Bourdeau and<br />

I had been very careful to make ends meet, but her<br />

counsel now was "You cannot labor <strong>in</strong> California<br />

as you did <strong>in</strong> New England. Such strict economy<br />

would be considered 'pennywise' by the<br />

Californians. Th<strong>in</strong>gs are managed there on a more<br />

liberal scale. You will have to meet them <strong>in</strong> the<br />

same liberal spirit."<br />

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