BROOKLYN, N.Y., JULY 29TH, 1942
BROOKLYN, N.Y., JULY 29TH, 1942
Beloved Brother, — I have yours of the 6th instant and reply at once to say that I am thankful you approve of my letter to you of June 3rd, and also that you may be free to use, at your discretion, a copy of my letter as represented in what you said to me.
This whole matter is more and more extraordinary to me, especially as I have not any remembrance whatever of knowing of the view which ——— holds of Ephesians 1: 22, 23, and I am assured that any use made by me of that passage was never intended to convey anything else than what I expressed in my letter to you. This, of course, includes the passage in ‘Names of Divine Persons’, page 23, to which you refer.
It is remarkable that at the special meetings at Indianapolis last November, we considered the subject of Headship and I am now revising them for the press. The subject was treated according to what I have always believed as far as I can remember. I hope that Stow Hill will be free to publish them! In a letter to Mr. A. B. Parker, ——— stresses quotations from me in regard to this matter and in a letter to myself he says there are other passages of mine that agreed with his view but he could not locate them. This is all remarkable to me as I have said, for I had not heard of the view he expressed before. He refers to readings in New York of October, 1941, but on looking up the original MS., which I revised, I find it reads, ‘He is given to be head over all things to the assembly which is His body’. What actually appears in print is, ‘It is as head over all things that he is given to the assembly which is His body’. All this, as I said in my postscript to you, is no doubt caused by ———’s assurance that my understanding of the passage in Ephesians agreed with his own. I hope to be [p. 275] writing to ——— , and will mention these things to him so you need not trouble to do so.
I had heard of the meeting at Park Street, and I am most thankful for the large number that attended as showing the unabated interest in divine things among the brethren. I should like to have heard details of what was said in the review given of the work of the Depot, but no doubt I shall hear later. The information that Mr. Ernest Ghinn is free to join with Mr. Ide and Mr. Beattie in the trusteeship, is good news to me and I thank God for it believing that our brother will be very suitable and will serve faithfully.
I hope to send him a line, but in the meantime if you see him perhaps you will convey my thankfulness that he is to be associated in the work of the Depot and that he will be in our prayers.
It is likely you will be hearing something of the special meetings in this country and Canada. There were four of them recently. The Lord blessed them much. This coming week-end there will be meetings, God willing, in Hamilton, Ontario, with A.E.M. and in September there will be meetings at Detroit and Vancouver.
My wife unites in love in Christ to Mrs. ——— and yourself and your family and also to the dear brethren in London.
Affectionately yours, in Him,
James Taylor.