MARCH 30TH, 1937
MARCH 30TH, 1937
Mr. George Spiller.
Beloved Brother, — I am two letters in your debt, one received yesterday. I thank you for your comforting words as to current events, and also for all the interesting information, most of it speaking of what God is doing.
The news of Mrs. Bowen and her children is touching and I thank God for it. I read it at the prayer meeting last night.
The Lord has come in in a very marked way in frustrating the enemy’s efforts in this country and Canada. It is largely through the plain assertion of the truth governing the facts. In special meetings in New Jersey and this city, and more recently in Canada, He has greatly helped in this way, so that the darkness arising from personal bias and unfounded rumours is gradually disappearing. Another cause of the darkness is in making a brother an issue rather than the truth. In the former case, if the brother is not liked almost anything done to him is accepted, while all the time “the law of the house” may be transgressed. This is being overcome too, thank God.
At special meetings during the holidays in London, Ontario, we looked at ‘tabernacle conditions’ in five readings and the Lord came in very markedly. Mr. W——— , residing in that district, has been teaching that in a district or group of meetings all such meetings are ‘equally and mutually responsible’ as to certain matters in any of them; thus any one of them would [p. 77] lose its full assembly status for the moment, even if the matter in question (e.g., a fellowship meeting) be directly its own. Mr. W——— has considerable influence and hence sympathy and as brothers in a nearby meeting — London — took matters up with him, considerable ill-feeling arose. As in the district and getting the facts, I could see how serious the teaching is as bearing against the economy of the assembly including the local aspect. When dwelling on Matthew 18: 20 on Lord’s Day afternoon the Lord caused the truth to stand out and I believe those siding with Mr. W——— , especially those in his own meeting, were helped. Thus we are much cheered, although there is still much cause for concern.
We have been thinking of and praying for the dear brethren in Great Britain — that the Lord would grant blessing during the holidays. I am assured He has.
Thanks for your further kind invitation to Portsmouth, but I doubt that I shall be able to accept this year. I am forced to still put off acceptances of invitations, but I hope that shortly the Lord will indicate whether I may commit myself, under Him, as far as August, which I desire to do. I hope to accept Dr. Morford’s invitation to Worthing if I can remain in England until August.
Our granddaughter, who has been long ill with infantile paralysis, has been very low lately, after two operations on her spine. She has rallied, thank God, but is still very weak.
Affectionately yours in Christ,
James Taylor.