NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1933
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1933
Mr. P. Lyon.
Beloved Brother, — Thanks for two letters and enclosures — all of which I value. I also received your cable as to W. Nee. Most distressing. I had written you after arriving here, and as I was writing Arthur Mayo I gave him what further news there was as to W.N., hoping he (A.M.) would tell you and others.
By this you will know that he broke bread here with ——— and family, and one or two others. He went to spend the week-end (from Thursday to Monday) with them near New Haven. I had not received your cable when he left, but others and myself urged Nee to be sure and break bread on the Lord’s Day — either at New York (we invited all the S——— s to spend the day in Brooklyn) or S. Manchester, two brothers who were staying at S. Manchester offering to go for him. He partly promised he would accede to our wish, but did not — he broke bread with the others, as I said. I do not think he would have told me did I not ask him, and I should not have asked only I had in the meantime received your cable. Several of us thought we should take matters up definitely with Nee. Possibly some headway was made. We covered the whole ground, not only of these actions, but of his false views as to fellowship, prophecy, etc. He regretted the actions — not that they were wrong in themselves, but because he did not tell the brethren of them. We asked if he would say definitely that he regretted them, and that he would reconsider the whole prophetic matter; but he said he would say or write nothing until he took counsel with his brethren at Shanghai. Thus the matter stands. We thought it unwise to take definite issue (especially as Nee had made some acknowledgement) as this [p. 409] might jeopardise the whole work in China. The Lord has heard the many prayers for the work and will not fail to act for His people and make clear what is now so dark and confused. He will own the attitude that the whole matter is still in the tentative or learning stage. This is true of it as a whole, but I cannot say it is true of W. Nee. We sent on all the facts to Vancouver, where Nee was to attend the special meetings’ week-end.
There was a very good season at Detroit, and the largest number so far. We had the ‘household of faith’.
Affectionately yours in Christ,
James Taylor.