My dearly beloved brother:-In answer to your inquiry as to the Lord's work in Trinidad, I will say that it is going on steadily, and gradually increasing, even if slowly. During the past two months a few have publicly confessed Christ as their own Saviour and been baptized and taken their place with us around the Lord's table. We expect to receive another, a brother, to-morrow, and there are a few more interested in that way. In all this we have to go slowly and carefully, as this is a day of great profession, and even with an appearance of knowledge of the things of God very little practical life for Christ is manifested. Satan is also busy trying to disturb the peace of the Lord's people, to get us so occupied with ourselves as to hinder the work of the gospel among the unsaved, which I believe is his real object. But our Lord is giving grace and wisdom to see his cunning devices, and to meet them.
I brought to a close last evening a series of lectures which I have been giving on the book of Daniel from a large illustrated chart received from our brother F. B. Tomkinson, of his own drawing and painting-patterned after brother Ironside's own. During these lectures we were having a full house, crowded to doors and windows almost every night, and the attention was very keen. Many believers from various Christian companies came and confessed to be greatly helped and blessed. We have every reason to believe that the Holy Spirit has been working in the hearts of some of the unsaved, but this is left to be manifested, either here or in eternity.
As to our brother S–, I am sorry to record that he sent us a letter announcing his withdrawal from fellowship.. .because, as he hinted to others, brethren abroad do not minister to him financially. I wrote showing him that none of us in the service of the Lord is working for the "Brethren," neither did they send us forth, or control our goings, although He may be pleased to use them to that end; but if we faithfully serve and trust Him He can move the heart of whosoever He will to minister to our need…
Our brother and sister Bullen are now here with us. He lost his position as carpenter foreman at the Uzine plantation, so he removed the family back here, and there is no gathering with us now at San Fernando, as formerly. Our dear sister Mrs. Bullen's Sunday-school had to be given up, of course, but it is her great desire to do all she can down here in service to our Lord, though it is much more difficult to gather the children and young people here in this city, than in the country towns. Any help for this devoted sister to continue this work among the young in Trinidad will be welcome.-[Ed.
Well, I have written you a long letter, as I desired to give you a reasonable understanding on all the present condition of things with us down here. May our Lord continue to preserve you and make you a blessing to many more.
With deepest love to you from myself and daughter, Yours in our soon coming Lord and Saviour,