DUNDEE, APRIL 18TH, 1932

DUNDEE, APRIL 18TH, 1932

Mr. F. Ide.

Beloved Brother. — I am very glad to have your letter. The news of the Depot is cheering. I am assured there will be help as the service is pursued simply and in dependence on the Lord. It was inevitable that difficulties would have to be met, but experience has helped and will help. Under God it is a sure teacher. That two brothers with current business experience are free to devote needed time to the management of the Depot is an immense advantage and in time will ensure ^[p. 356] its success, I am assured. For this my prayers will constantly go up.

There has been notable help from the Lord in the meetings we have attended in Scotland so far. The situation in Glasgow is more promising than it has been for a long time; a new meeting has recently begun and two more are in prospect, please God. The difficulty now to be overcome is mainly the procuring of halls. A strained relation has long existed between the Glasgow meetings and those in Hamilton, involving meetings elsewhere also. Last Thursday I was present at a meeting in which the occasion of the difficulty was reviewed and much of the darkness seemed to be removed. I look for an immediate settlement. There had been darkening influences at work in Ayrshire, somewhat through Mr. McB———. We had three meetings there in which there was help and I am quite hopeful that no serious damage will be caused by McB———’s activities, although many of his relatives are breaking bread with us. A disjointed state of things exists in that district, however.

The meetings here over the weekend were very enjoyable, a large number attending from many parts. We are leaving today for the Moray Firth; Peterhead next weekend, Edinburgh the following one and Newcastle on May 7th, please God.

My wife unites in love in Christ to Mrs. Ide and yourself and all,

Affectionately in Him,

James Taylor.