BROOKLYN, N.Y., AUGUST 29TH, 1942

BROOKLYN, N.Y., AUGUST 29TH, 1942

Mr. George Spiller.

Beloved Brother, — I want to thank you for your long letter recently received. My wife and I are interested in all you wrote and are thankful for the way the Lord helps you in {279} ^[p. 279] moving about amongst His people. I am writing from bed, and so cannot tell you very much. I had influenza, contracted during our trip to the West in July and it has left me with rheumatism and a bad cough. Through the mercy of God I am recovering steadily, and hope to be able to attend the special meetings at Detroit beginning on the fourth of September. There are also special meetings at Vancouver at the same time, where Mr. Myles is to be. There have been several of these special meetings during the last six weeks, and the Lord has greatly blessed them. The Lord is working in certain who have gone away from us in Montreal and Indianapolis. We are looking for complete recovery.

I was especially thankful for what you wrote as to the meeting at Park Street relative to the Tract Depot. I am sorry to say, however, that the censor cut out a considerable part of the page giving the information about Park Street, as certain localities were mentioned in your letter and the censor usually deletes names of places given. It would look as if the Lord helped Mr. Ide at the meeting and I am thankful for this. The peculiar activities and complaints relative to the Tract Depot are causing us considerable exercise, but I quite believe the Lord has brought the whole matter up. Certain remarks made in the New York Readings led ——— to write me, and upon investigation it was found that these remarks were not made in the readings as they appeared in the printed form. They had been changed in three instances. The changes were evidently made to conform to a certain view held on Ephesians 1: 22, 23. ——— accepts the responsibility for the changes, and this has led to considerable correspondence both with him and about him. You saw what I wrote Mr. Ide and evidently Mr. Ide showed my letter to ——— , and the latter has written to me. He has written me as if to satisfy me in regard to a trespass, whereas I am not at all concerned about any personal matter, I am concerned about the latitude ——— is taking with manuscripts sent to the Depot for publication. ———’s letter has raised this whole matter, because I have been obliged to make certain inquiries, comparing what has been published with the actual manuscript sent to London. ——— seems to make a thorough revision of papers sent to him or the Depot and has been omitting and changing at his pleasure, and in some instances, as remarked above, involving support of special views of his own.

^[p. 280] On this account I wrote Mr. Ide and I have also written ——— , that the methods now used are not at all in keeping with the principles governing a Tract Depot. As I said, I have a feeling that the Lord has raised the matter, as I never thought that ——— was changing papers so radically. I had given him a free hand as to any papers I was responsible for, but never expected that he would take such liberties as he has. I do not suppose that the trustees are aware of the extent of what has been done. I think it well to send you this information in view of what you have written about Mr. Ide’s health, and also that you saw my letter to him. Unless the principles governing authorship, editorship, and publication of ministry are recognised, the peace of Jerusalem is sure to be constantly disturbed. You will, I am sure, not fail to bear all this before the Lord.

You and many others engaged in the Lord’s service in Great Britain are constantly on our hearts before the Lord and we are most thankful to hear of you all.

Affectionately yours in Christ,
James Taylor.