BROOKLYN, N.Y., MARCH 5TH, 1936
BROOKLYN, N.Y., MARCH 5TH, 1936
Mr. F. Ide.
Beloved Brother, — I duly received your letter of January 25th but as Jim was then on his way to England I delayed writing.
We were both glad to get your own account of your health, which we thought favourable, and we thank God for His mercy to you and to us all. From Jim’s account we gather that you are making progress and we trust that this will continue. When writing Mr. Elliott lately I said to him that you and he were specially on our hearts, also ——— because of the very important work in which God is using you. Thanks for the Depot balance sheet, which I had not seen. I trust God will continue to bless you all in this service, and that the needed portion of meat through the written page may reach His dear people. ——— will have told you of the MSS. I have sent for a book on the Service of God. I trust this book may appear in the needy time and that the Lord may bless it to the saints. I am starting a collection of papers on Priesthood, but its completion will require much time. The basis of it is meetings held in Chicago on this great subject.
We appreciate the desire of Mrs. Ide and you to have us under your roof again and shall at least spend one night with [p. 29] you! Our programme is: the Lord permitting, we arrive at Southampton by Georgic, April 28th; Portsmouth for meetings the 29th; Croydon the week-end; London brothers’ reading Tuesday; north on Wednesday. Our thought is to go by train to Scotland. After Glasgow we may spend week-end at Edinburgh; then south to Cardiff for meetings May 21st; to Coventry for week-end; London for address on May 26th; Peterborough for week-end including Whit Monday and sail from Southampton to Cape Town on June 5th. Our stay with you will probably be just before we leave for S. Africa. There will be no need for you to meet us at Southampton on our arrival as we go immediately to Portsmouth. I think Mr. Green said he would meet us. We wish you not to tax yourself in any way.
You will know of our bereavement — my wife’s sister and later Gracie. The blow is severe on them, indeed on us all; but the Lord sustains us all. We note your own affliction in the loss of your sister and niece. All this sorrow reminds us of the precariousness of our lives in flesh and is intended to make us dependent on God every moment; and yet, as a sparrow does not fall without Him, the death of His saints is precious in His sight and all is by His appointment. We see in Moses and Aaron how the saints die according to God’s will and the peculiar care taken of Moses, even his burial, is most encouraging for those engaged in His service.
There is much cheer generally in this country. I hope to attend meetings at Knoxville at Easter.
My wife unites in love in Christ to Mrs. Ide and you and to all your circle.
Affectionately in Him,
James Taylor.