REIGATE, JUNE 26TH, 1939
REIGATE, JUNE 26TH, 1939
Mr. P. Lyon.
Beloved Brother, — I am thankful for two letters, especially your account of the Rochester meetings. Now you will be anticipating the Berkeley meetings — near at hand. We are concerned by tidings of an earthquake on the Pacific Coast. Information is meagre, but we earnestly trust there is not much loss of life and that the brethren are not suffering.
We trust your health is improved. We have been anxious about you, hearing of nervousness before you left England. Our bodies — including our minds — are the Lord’s and should [p. 154] be legitimately cared for or they will give way. My health has been very good, thank God — better than it has been for many years. This is saying much, but God is helping me in this respect, as indeed in all others, and I am able to carry on, even taking on more than in my earlier visits to this country.
There is steady interest, increasing, I may indeed say. London was a large affair but well supported. The relation of the new covenant to Christianity generally became clearer; and there will be further help. The weekend here was quite good — 1,300, I hear, being together on Saturday. In the mid-week there was a happy time in Croydon. Earlier at Cheltenham some 1,200 met; and in Wolverhampton a good season. Dear Ernest Sargent is very poorly, in Northampton hospital.
Walter Turpin is poorly, as you will know. He wrote me lately and hopes, through God’s mercy, to be well by the Fall — according to doctor’s report. The special meetings for Southampton 1940 are proceeding. Alex Tuffin is taking the lead with fellowship of all — London brothers agree. There is no reason why a year’s exercise should fall to the ground.
We go to Teddington today for a few days; then Painswick, Banbury, Consett, Newcastle, Hull, Twickenham, Newport, Bexleyheath, Peterborough, France.
My wife unites in love in Christ.
Affectionately in Him,
James Taylor.
No doubt you will hear of the departure to be with Christ of John Stephen, Boddam; John Lovie, Macduff; Jos. Slater, Lossiemouth; and Mr. Stott, St. Leonards — all much missed.