NOVEMBER 17TH, 1937

NOVEMBER 17TH, 1937

Dear ——— , — You will be interested to know that I had a letter on Monday from ——— .

He wrote to call my attention to a friendly letter of mine of April, 1935, as compared with my letter to Mr. H. Gill of February 8th, 1937. Why the difference?

I replied that the letters should be read in relation to the ^[p. 99] respective circumstances under which they were written; that the first was written when our relations were happy; I am assuming that he had judged as before God the occasions of controversy of earlier times. I gave him a list extending back many years.

The second was written after ———’s steady refusal of the truth governing the Westfield matter; that in this refusal I noticed the same spirit and way that I had met in the earlier occasions of controversy and that thus the conclusion was forced upon me that he had not really judged as before God the chain of evil that had marked him in all these matters. The list is: — His views as to the departed saints — of which you are aware.

His views that the saints continue to grow after they receive their glorified bodies.

His circular on city boundaries, of which you know.

Also his attitude toward the Stow Hill Tract Depot and his attitude toward the Lord’s Sonship.

The Columbus-Chicago matter.

The Westfield matter.

We had an excellent time at Stapleton last night. Also good time at baptism of Ken Ross’s babe.

Affectionately,
Father.