JANUARY 12TH, 1940

JANUARY 12TH, 1940

BELOVED BRETHREN, — ... I was much touched by the invitation to the conference (1939) so kindly sent me by the dear brethren in Sydney. If it had been at all possible for me to undertake the journey it would have been a very great joy to me to be present. The gathering together of so many beloved saints and servants from different parts of the world was much before me for many months, and we know it was in the thoughts and ^[p. 278] prayers of a very large number, all of whom rejoice that the Lord’s good hand overruled all things so that the brethren could be together in peace, as preserved of God, and that there might be an unchecked flow of precious and spiritual ministry in an atmosphere favourable to it. What has already reached us of the ministry fills us with thankfulness that the universal prayers were answered, and we await fuller notes in confidence that they will prove to be profitable and stimulating. The Lord’s faithful love in furnishing such ministry ought to affect our hearts deeply. I trust that in some measure we are conscious how great is the favour that sustains such a ministry in freshness and power amongst us. It is now for us all to see that we get the full profit of it, and do not allow the enemy by any means to divert us from what is manifestly of the Spirit. May we have grace and fixedness of heart to work it out to completion!

I am thankful that the love of the brethren has granted me this further personal link with those holy convocations by permitting me to share in what remained over of the free-will offerings of the Lord’s people. I thank the dear brethren for their loving thought of me in this way, and take it as an encouragement from God.

With very much love in the Lord,

Yours affectionately in Him,

January 12th, 1940.