Los Angeles, Cal.-Beloved Bro.:Here we are about as usual, rather increased numbers at the meetings in English. The Spanish in the city goes more slowly, and a good many are driven to Mexico by the hard times. If I can accomplish it, I still hope to get, the Lord willing, to Mexico for a visit; but there is just now some signs of God working in souls round about us. Bro. Groh and myself made a visit to Santa Barbara, and we broke bread, four in all, one ten miles off in the country could not get in. Although brother Pestor was getting rather discouraged with the Spanish, we had, Sunday and Monday nights, the best meetings I have seen there, and the attention and seriousness quite encouraging. We visited about a good bit and had little companies in the street and on the verandas to read and preach to, several times, at which all however were not well pleased. On the train returning to Los Angeles, I got acquainted with a nice person, a Christian from Carpenteria. He is a Canadian from Quebec, but lightly attached to sects because of the allowed evils in them. He told one of their being many Mexicans there, and invited me to go and see him if I went there. Since then brother Pestor was at Montecilo and found a Mexican who appears like a seeker after truth, and who told the priest the last time he went to confess, he would never go to him again. Pestor also spoke of Carpenteria as a good field and that many were not caring for the priest and his religion. I doubt not what they have read has been in a way through God's mercy helping to break their bonds.

I hope next week to take in San Buenaventura, Carpenteria, and Santa Barbara again. I made a visit this week to Wilmington, to look up the Portuguese and Spanish again there, and found some progress, and a Frenchman opened his house for preaching any time. Also a German who had been a disciple of Ingersoll, but converted, now oilers me a room for preaching and will furnish chairs as far as able. So as a number seemed desirous of hearing the Word, I think we shall arrange for next Lord's day a meeting in English and in Spanish after. The old Portuguese sailor I have spoken of before, 84 years old, I trust is really the Lord's, and was very glad of a visit. Another young Portuguese who was very reckless and infidel says he now reads his Bible every night, but does not understand it. He seems to feel his sins a burden and I hope is on the way. Several have asked lately if the end of the world is near, there seems to be an impression of impending calamity. Many are hard pressed to live, and California feels the pressure of the times perhaps more than most countries. Besides this, the tramps come here to winter from all parts of the United States, and some of them are desperadoes of the worst class. Righteousness is so far departed from, that government is weak and crime is rampant. We take no daily paper, and seldom see one, but we hear enough to fill one's mind with horror, and thanksgiving to God for His mercy in giving us to know Himself and an inheritance above.

Spokane, wash.-Sear Brethren:Just returned from !, country, where I have had meetings for three weeks, with mi interest. Several among the Christians got cleared as to the salvation and security, the Lord's coming and kindred truths I left them plenty of reading matter, and hope to see them get on. There were also some nice cases of conversion. Brother Morgan has been holding meetings six miles from here, and reports five or six cases of conversion. One young man who was converted at the meetings when I was here before, went home to Montana, and commenced giving out the truth; he reported blessing, and desires some one to come there. Brother Morgan purposes to go; the Lord seems to be fitting him for the work. Another young brother called Dicken seems led out in the same way. The Lord may be raising up help for the great need.:. Brother Hume of Lowry is encouraged in the work in Idaho about one hundred miles from here. Here the work is going on nicely, and more are being added. They have begun a Sunday school, and have six or seven classes already. Love to all Yours in Christ.