WARWICK CASTLE., JUNE 18TH, 1936
[p. 36] WARWICK CASTLE., JUNE 18TH, 1936
Mr. Arthur P. Taylor.
My Dear Arthur, — We much appreciate your cable telling us of some exercise in the right direction at Westfield. I earnestly trust it will continue until all the roots of unfair feeling are withered up. ——— is the immediate occasion of attack but the aim of the enemy is much wider — to cause cleavage throughout the district, thus hindering the work of God and discrediting the truth that for so many years has been ministered and enjoyed.
I shall be particularly thankful if Mr. S——— and others in Staten Island come to see how matters really stand and give place to right principles, instead of being governed by feelings. I am certain that he, Mr. P——— and Mr. G——— have hindered each other in all this sorrow. I brought certain glaring matters before Mr. S——— and he did not meet my exercises at all although he could not but have seen the justice of what I put before him. All this makes me uneasy, for unless unfair things are met before God in a transparent way, the enemy has scope.
But we are much cheered by your cable and our prayers are unremitting that God may continue to work. Mr. ——— has fished in the troubled waters and has recovered lost ground — from his point of view — but this will not be for the good and peace of Jerusalem. He has shown again that he is unable to help the saints in a crisis.
I trust your health is better in the mercy of God and that Ruth and the children keep well. The warm weather should help you. We think of you all much, especially the children as now free from school — the extra care they are, but Dorothy is more and more a help. The twins will be a handful in the hot weather — but we all have to bear the yoke in our youth. We think of Consie much also in view of what is before her.
Mother is progressing most favourably, thank God. The voyage has, under God, done her much good, and it has helped me also. The ship is most comfortable and the heat in the tropics much less than we had expected. Besides ourselves there are three sisters on board — Miss Gorrie, Mrs. Fennell and Mrs. Painter — Andrew Ware’s cousin. We have readings daily, first in Leviticus and now we are looking at the women in John’s gospel — quite interesting.
The meetings in England just before we sailed were very cheering, but no doubt Archie Robertson and Walter Bradshaw [p. 37] would be telling you of what they found in Great Britain. I trust both got help from the Lord. The work of God in Great Britain should cheer and sober us all.
Mother unites in love to Ruth and you and the children and to all. Give our love to all at 466 East 26th Street and to all the Coulters.
Affectionately,
Father.
We are thinking much of the brethren in Flatbush, especially the proposed new room. It requires sacrifice and wherever there is this, we may count on God’s help and blessing. The testimony needs a more suitable meeting place. Let us make up our minds for this.