59. “Ε. G. J. S.,M Wickham Market. We judge you are perfectly right; but of course, it is with your Lord you have to do, and not with the thoughts of men. In all such cases, discussion, explanation, and apology are simply time and labor lost. We have just to go on—on—quietly and decidedly on.
60. “ Μ. V. B.,” St. Bees. Thanks for your most kind note and the precious lines.
61. “W. B.,” Hull. Your package has come to hand. Accept our thanks for your kind note. The Lord will guide as to the various pieces of poetry. It would be a simple impossibility to insert the hundredth part of the poetry sent in to us: go that we earnestly trust that our dear friends will not feel aggrieved should their contributions not appear.
62. “ J. H.,” Penzance. Your note and lines have come to hand.
63. “ G. R.,” Oswestry. Our publisher ought to be able to reply to your query. We are not aware of the separate publication of the paper to which you refer.
64. “ W. W.,” South Shields. Your very kind letter has come to hand. We can only bless God for all you can tell us of help and blessing through our pages. It is so good of Him to let us hear, from time to time, of results, so that we may be encouraged to go on with the work. May He most abundantly bless you, in your own soul, and in your work for Him!
65. “ W. F. Α.,” Youghal. Col. 1:2323If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; (Colossians 1:23) presents the wide aspect of the gospel. It is unto every creature under heaven; verse 24 teaches us that Paul had a certain measure of the afflictions of Christ to fill up. It is not, assuredly, that there was any deficiency in Christ’s sufferings, but simply that the blessed apostle had his own measure of afflictions to fulfill for the church.