JANUARY 31ST, 1936
JANUARY 31ST, 1936
Mr. George Spiller.
Beloved Brother, — I am in receipt of the letters of the 9th and 13th inst., the latter containing cheque for £10 from the dear brethren at Portsmouth.
I am very thankful indeed to you all for thinking of me in [p. 25] this practical way and my prayer to God is that as providing in this sense for the promotion of His service you may be blessed in spiritual wealth. The wording of your letter conveying the gift, dear brother, is cheering to me in seeking to continue in the service of the saints.
It was good of you to send me so much information of the saints and the work of God in your letter of the 9th inst. This enables me to pray more intelligently. The blessing the Lord has granted you all at Portsmouth is gratifying, also the proposal for another meeting. I trust this will become a fact in due course. As far as I know these extensions have been blessed of God. Of course there will be winters as well as summers, but there will be seed-time and harvest.
I am most thankful to know of the help afforded Mr. Marsh and Mr. Green in their services during the holiday season, and to yourself at Weymouth. Information I have shows that the Lord has graciously helped His people in special meetings held throughout the kingdom.
My wife and I went West, attending meetings — three days — at Chicago, where the Lord gave a remarkably good time. Later we visited Detroit, Hamilton, and Rochester. Mr. E. Roberts, Worcester, was at Los Angeles and other points in the West and was also helped as we hear, and he was much appreciated in this district. He and our son Jim landed at Southampton yesterday — the latter being on business.
You may have heard that my wife’s sister who resided at Bournemouth fell asleep early this month. We are thankful that she is at rest with the Lord, but my wife feels the broken link. We are now under much pressure as ———’s daughter, 16, is very low with pneumonia. We are cast on God as to her, bowing to His will.
The-Lord is blessing His people in these parts, allowing, at the same time, much to humble us; this also is true of America generally and the West Indies.
Affectionately yours in Christ,
James Taylor.