MARCH 23RD, 1934
MARCH 23RD, 1934
Mr. W. G. Hardwick.
Beloved Brother, — I was very glad to receive your letter. The remarks and general news ‘items’ it contains are interesting to me. The dear brethren in Berkeley and elsewhere [p. 442] in California are much in my prayers and hence I am most thankful to hear of their progress.
Evidently the Lord is helping you all both in normal growth in the truth and in ability to edify one another.
Your report of J.D. is cheering. He is particularly in my prayers, that the Lord may keep and bless him. There is need for ministry and the Lord would use those who are available. He has an active and venturesome mind and his best friends will be those who will judge and not fail to express to him their judgment as to any questionable things. Reports of the service he rendered in Los Angeles are confirmation of what you wrote.
The suggestion of a meeting in Oakland is in keeping with a wish I have long cherished. Of course, nothing should be forced, but a meeting there would add to the testimony, I am sure, and afford more for God than is yielded by the one meeting in Berkeley. I am very thankful for the addition in San Francisco.
As regards a visit by me to the ‘coast’, I suppose it is due, but I cannot say that I can go there — the Lord permitting in any case — during the coming fall or winter. I should like to do so. I am especially obligated to Los Angeles as the dear brethren there have pressed me to visit them. The Lord is evidently blessing them also, for which I give Him thanks constantly.
What you remark as to 1 Timothy 6: 15, 16 is, I am sure, the truth. The great thoughts of these verses arise in the apostle’s mind from verse 14, “The appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ”.
No word had arrived from Shanghai before I sailed, although the New York letter had been in the hands of the brethren there for about four months. But I shall be glad to find that our second letter had been received before they wrote. It seems to me the Lord has graciously given opportunity through Mr. Nee’s actions to set the truth before our brethren, and whether they bear or forbear, the testimony will be on their consciences, and He will use it to some — if not now, later. I think brethren generally are obtaining help. My wife unites in love in Chris t to Mrs. Hardwick and yourself and all the brethren.
Affectionately in Him,
James Taylor.
Yes, I knew of your brother’s visit to Argentina and look to God much for him.