ON BOARD S.S. AUSONIA, MARCH 24TH, 1926

ON BOARD S.S. AUSONIA, MARCH 24TH, 1926

Mr. Francis Willy.

Beloved Brother, — Your letter of November 13th was read with much interest, and has remained unanswered longer than I intended.

All the items of news of the dear Sydney saints were enjoyed, more particularly as the places are present before one’s eyes by their names. How great the advantage of personal acquaintance! I am glad you found your family well.

Dr. Van Someren wrote me most cheerfully as to his visit to New Zealand. The Lord helped him there, I am sure. His expected visit to Great Britain is postponed, he says; but he takes this from the Lord, who will open the way for this wished-for visit in his own time for our dear brother and sister. I am wondering whether we shall see Mr. and Mrs. W. J. House in Great Britain. I hear Mr. Dartnell is with them. It will be a pleasure to meet them all indeed.

You will see that we (my wife and I) are on our way to England. My wife fell and broke the outer bone in her left leg early in February, and as you can understand, had a trying time. She made steady recovery, however, through the mercy of God, so that she could leave her crutches behind as we sailed. I hope to visit Germany and France before returning to America. We are to land at Plymouth, then calling at Teignmouth, en route to Liverpool, where (Wallasey) we are to attend meetings on Good Friday, going to Belfast for the Easter meetings.

We have had joy and sorrow in America during the winter. Joy in the work of God in many places and sorrow on account of conditions on the Pacific coast. The division in the meeting at Berkeley has occasioned unrest in Los Angeles and Modesto. Lately Mr. R——— and his wife withdrew from the meetings at Los Angeles and no doubt others will follow him. This, however,

maybe the arrow of the Lord’s deliverance for I fear he had much to do with the Berkeley trouble. On the other hand, as I said, there is encouragement in the work of God, seen in conversions and general edification; several new meetings have been formed.

I need not speak of my interest in your remarks as to O.F.H., and my prayer is for the recovery of our brethren. There is the “casting away” and the “reception” (Romans 11: 15); the latter is “as life from among the dead”.

My wife joins in love in Christ to Mr. Henderson and all the brethren.

Affectionately yours in Him,

James Taylor.