JANUARY 27TH, 1943

JANUARY 27TH, 1943

Mr. F. Ide.

Beloved Brother, — My wife and I were glad to receive Mrs. Ide’s letter yesterday. We had been thinking of you all much, especially in regard of ——— , and I hope you are confirmed of God in what you had in mind as to business. If you carry out your thought you may be more free for the Lord’s work. I need not say that the need is great.

^[p. 304] In this country there is much encouragement. During the recent holiday there were a large number of special meetings and the Lord blessed them. We are under pressure because many of our young brothers are being inducted into the Forces. They are well treated generally, although in some instances the tribunals do not observe the law and hence considerable adjustments are needed after actual induction. Two of our grandsons are in the services.

The Canadian government have no ‘official’ knowledge of brethren and hence some of the ‘Boards’ have ignored conscience, and hence Mr. Myles and others have obtained interviews with the authorities at Ottawa and the latter finally asked for information so that it should be furnished to the tribunals. This has been done and we hope that through the mercy of God relief may be granted the brothers as they appear before them. Evidence that the brethren had a conscience about bearing arms during these years was required. All required facts have been formally attested and submitted and now we prayerfully await results. In the United States the brethren are known by the authorities and hence we have no such difficulty as those in Canada.

Affectionately in Him,
James Taylor.