21St March 1905.
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER IN CHRIST, — For many years have I taken your magazine, and now hope you will give your readers an opportunity to share with me those scriptures that through our Lord’s mercy will heal the breach caused by our departure from the simplicity there is in Christ.
Our consciences being readjusted by the word of God’s grace, we shall no longer be straightened in ourselves, but grow in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit as ministered by the two epistles to Corinthians, till we find 2 Corinthians 13:1111Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11) is fulfilled amongst us. — Yours, in Him who is able, H.T.
P.S. — The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated without partiality and without hypocrisy, and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
In The Christian of 16th March there was a letter on the revival of the Lord’s Supper.
Our esteemed brother H. T. has enclosed with the above letter an important and valuable paper written by himself and entitled “Some Lessons Learned in Shiloh.” It may be had of our publisher, price id. We commend it to the careful and prayerful attention of our brethren. Others may feel led of God to express themselves upon the subject.
We say this not with a view to controversy, but that the many young converts of the present time of awakening may be helped to find the Lord’s path for their feet in this day of difficulty and confusion. Much prayer will be needed if any blessing is to follow; much patience one with the other. The object should be that Christ may be glorified, and His perplexed people established and guided according to the Word.
Especially should the needs of the young amongst different sections of those who were once happily together, be borne in mind. The third and fourth generations of those who originally came out from human arrangements in the things of God, find themselves confronted by divisions of which they understand nothing. Angry discussions, hard words, and bitter speeches will not help these, nor anybody else. But a return to Scripture, a readiness to acknowledge failure, and a gracious consideration of one another, might remove mountains of difficulty.
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with love” (1 Cor. 16:13,1413Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 14Let all your things be done with charity. (1 Corinthians 16:13‑14)). “Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you” (2 Cor. 13:1111Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11)). ED.