BROOKLYN, N.Y., JUNE 13TH, 1917

BROOKLYN, N.Y., JUNE 13TH, 1917

Mr. C. A. Coates.

Beloved Brother, — I trust your health is much improved through God’s mercy to you and us all. We pray for you much.

The Lord helped at our special meetings last month. We read 1 Kings 17 and 2 Kings 4, connecting the ministries of Elijah and Elisha and linking all with Romans. It was a very interesting time indeed.

Letters received from your side show that the Lord is helping as to the recent exercises, and that good is accruing to the saints. One is concerned as to the dear brethren who introduced the new thoughts — whether they will see wherein they departed from Scripture. They will suffer great loss if they do not, I am sure. It has been a great encouragement that the Lord has enabled you to perceive the drift of the movement from the outset. I sent you last month a copy of a letter I wrote to Mr. Higgins in answer to one from him. I hope it reached you. Mails are very uncertain. D. L. Higgins says the crux of the matter is as to whether God is to have the glory or man. I have seen nothing to indicate that anyone is according to man (or the ‘creature’ ) glory that belongs to God. Glory ^[p. 147] all belongs to God surely; but what strikes one is the way certain features of the truth are ignored. God is pleased to attribute glory to His saints — this is surely not subtracted from His! Paul speaks of the Thessalonians being his glory. He praised the Corinthians too. His light affliction worked glory for him.

My wife joins in much Christian love — we are both very sorry to know of your late illness, but we trust you are better through mercy.

Affectionately yours in Christ,

James Taylor.