BROOKLYN, N.Y., OCTOBER 3RD, 1949

BROOKLYN, N.Y., OCTOBER 3RD, 1949

Mrs. W. G. Hardwick.

Dear Mrs. Hardwick, — Your letter came Saturday but I was unable to reply until today.

I had heard of your daughter’s contemplated marriage at Chicago last week, being there for special meetings.

I note your remark that ‘now a marriage in the meeting room is not just right’, and that this report is from New York. This is quite new to me and I feel sure the report is not correct. Marriage should be in the Lord and I am sure the actual ceremony should be in accord with it.

I am very glad that you are exercised as to the matter and that your exercises are according to what I have said above. As you proceed on these lines I am assured God will help you and thus that there will be nothing to discredit the truth in which we have the privilege to have part. Lately I have heard ^[p. 407] of a marriage in Los Angeles which was reported to have worldly marks.

My wife unites in love in Christ to you and family.

Affectionately in Him,
James Taylor.

PS — The ‘civil’ part of the marriage in these parts is usually at the City Hall or an officer comes to the house, then the fellowship meeting takes place at the meeting-room. — J.T.