BROOKLYN, N.Y., OCTOBER 31ST, 1942
BROOKLYN, N.Y., OCTOBER 31ST, 1942
Mr. Charles Hammond.
Beloved Brother, — I was very glad to receive your letter of August 26th. It was full of interesting items of information, all of which I have read with much interest. I am thankful you have been able to get about so much and that you had liberty to see and serve the brethren in many places. The report from the open brother at Lowestoft is quite interesting, especially as confirming similar information from other parts. I trust the brother and his wife will get on in their souls and be a help in the meeting, where additions, as I understand, are much needed.
The report you gave from the north of Scotland is very cheering. It reminds me of many happy times on the Moray Firth, Peterhead and Aberdeen. I am also thankful to hear of Glasgow, and more recent information indicates that there is general healing and that all the brethren directly affected are being restored.
In this country God is blessing His people, especially through general meetings extending over three days each, and which are, in this country and Canada, largely attended; also weekend meetings are now quite numerous. The Lord has raised up several in these parts who help at such meetings. Early this month we had an excellent season at Toronto. At [p. 291] the reading we considered the Holy Spirit as seen objectively operating in the book of Acts. A large number were together there and the Lord helped us. Last weekend we had similar meetings at Council Bluffs, and the Lord helped us there also. We had as a subject for the readings the truth relative to the children of God.
You may be aware of the recent correspondence between the trustees of the Stow Hill Depot and myself. What has come to light as to ———’s services there has caused me much concern, and I may say, distress. It seems to me that there is inability with ——— to rightly gauge the bearing of things that have been called attention to in his service in the Depot. I am hopeful, however, that the Lord will use the correspondence to make the position clear and that whatever adjustments are made may be in the light as God is in the light. The trustees have written to say that they have decided to recognise the principles that should govern a publishing house relative to contributions. The methods that have been adopted assumed that not only publishing responsibility but also revision and editorship of papers were largely vested in the Stow Hill Depot. The methods imply centralisation and tend to weaken authorship and editorship amongst the saints universally, besides they tend to exclude personal character from the various contributions, as all necessarily go through one mould. Therefore, I trust the trustees will be definite in this matter; as they are, I believe the services of the Depot will, on this account, be rendered more acceptable generally.
My wife unites in love in Christ to you and your family.
Affectionately yours in Him,
James Taylor.