SCARBOROUGH, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1896

^[p. 123] SCARBOROUGH, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1896

Dr. van Someren.

My Dear Brother, — I have been wishing to send you a line but the constant interruptions to which I am liable here have sadly interfered with my opportunities. I am very sorry that your early starting will prevent my seeing you again at this time, for we shall not be home in time on Friday to enable me to come to Miss Stewart’s, but I do hope I shall have grace to bear you in mind privately, for I can feel for and with you in the difficulties to which you will be exposed on your return to Australia. I trust that you may find from the Lord both wisdom and grace to meet them.. It is pretty plain to me that so soon as any man seeks to make any move forward in divine things he finds all sorts of things tending to thwart him, and the exercise is good, for we learn in it the sufficiency of the Lord and of the truth. Our stay here is virtually at an end — and I hope that we have in every sense gained by it. We finished with meetings in the afternoon and evening today and a tea between. Some 150 were present — and I trust and think that there was profit. Mr. Stoney remains about the same, deeply interested in all that is going on. You may have opportunity at some time to send me a line as to what is going on in Australia. May the Lord help His saints there, I am sure they need it at this time. With love in the Lord from my wife and self to Mrs. van Someren and yourself and best wishes.

Believe me,
Your affectionate brother,
F. E. Raven.