BROOKLYN, N.Y., DECEMBER 24TH, 1935
BROOKLYN, N.Y., DECEMBER 24TH, 1935
Mr. E. McCrea.
Beloved Brother, — Your letter of the 25th ult. with draft for $190.93 was duly received.
This large amount as a gift from the dear brethren at Wellington affects me much and I hasten to convey to you all my heartfelt thanks. I wish also to thank you, dear brother, for your sympathetic words, which are cheering. Your letter and the gift from the brethren enclosed with similar letters and gifts from the saints in New Zealand and Australia confirm me in my purpose, the Lord permitting, to visit you all next [p. 24] year, and I am assured that through your prayers He will prosper the undertaking.
Although I had long cherished the wish to see you all again, a report on my physical condition last May led me to think of abandoning the thought indefinitely, but my health improved so much in the meantime through God’s mercy, that while on my way back to New York through certain suggestions of others it revived. It seems now that my improved health warranted the undertaking, especially as advancing years might prevent it later.
I have booked to sail from Southampton, God willing, on June 5th, to Capetown, then to Fremantle, reaching New Zealand sometime in late October.
My wife and I shall gladly accept the kind invitation of Mrs. McCrea and you to share your hospitality while in Wellington.
I wrote you lately so there is not much of a general nature to add. The meetings at Council Bluffs were good, we hear. ——— and J. Dean were there, also Samuels, and Devenish — a brother in Ontario whom God is using. There was a large meeting in Plainfield at the same time — ‘Thanksgiving’ Day. Tomorrow we have meetings here and I go on, please God, to Chicago in the evening for special meetings — from Thursday to Lord’s Day.
I grieve with you all in your local sorrows. The Lord has been greatly helping His people in the truth and the enemy is doing what he can to discredit this. We have much of this here. But as we take things to heart the Lord honours us where we are humbled.
We hear good news of Mr. Myles’ work in New Zealand for which we thank God. He is much prayed for.
My wife unites in love in Christ to you both and to all the brethren.
Affectionately in Him,
James Taylor.