MY BRETHREN
“… my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it”, Luke 8: 21.
Founded November 1998 by Gordon Rainbow (1929-2014)

• The following notes have only recently come to light
  and have not previously been published in book form.

• Thanks to Marcus Chapman  for submitting them. GAR, April 2009

Ministry: C. W. Cooper: Added an undated article on 'The Son of God', an edifying refutation of the 'eternal Son' error.

Ministry: G. R. Cowell: Early 14: The Wisdom of God: This new page has two 1953 readings and an address at Romford, and a 1952 address on 'Leadership' at Leamington.

Ministry: G. R. Cowell: Early 13: The Assembly: This new page has five 1954 readings at Markinch.

Ministry: G. R. Cowell: Later 1: Added 'The Bride and the Wife', a 1961 word at a marriage meeting at Dereham.

: : :   January - March  2009 : : :

Biography: G. R. Cowell: His Withdrawal – Added a new section with an "Outline of principal events leading up to the withdrawal from Mr. G. R. Cowell in Hornchurch on 12th July 1960".

• An eyewitness account by three brothers local in Hornchurch.

Biography: J. B. Stoney: Ministry – Replaced the rudimentary list of ministry with a complete detailed catalogue of all the printed ministry of JBS – with links to articles posted on 'My Brethren'.

• It is hoped that this will encourage looking into his ministry by those who have the books or CD, and perhaps lead others to obtain them.

Studies: Notes on Scriptures – Added several notes including 'The Seed Of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob' and 'The Seven Cries from the Cross'.

: : :   October - December 2008   : : :

Guests: My Stand 6: Added 'Changes Made to the Hymn Book: Concern re changing wording of old hymns' in reply to an inquiry.

Biography: J. N. Darby: Research Papers 2: Added further notes by Max Weremchuk re John Henry Newman possibly knowning JND earlier than previously supposed.

History: Hymn Book 6: This new page has a Comparative Index to the 1973 Hymn Book/1993 Supplement, and the earlier revisions of 1881, 1903, 1932, 1951 and 1962.

• The index shows in which edition various hymns were first introduced, which are still in the collection, which hymns were excluded, and which were later reinstated, and the hymn numbers assigned in various revisions.

: : :   July - September 2008   : : :

History: The China Episode: Added several letters between New York / London and Shanghai. The letters to Shanghai are fine examples of what Paul enjoins in 2 Timothy 2: 24-26:

• "And a bondman of the Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing; in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth, and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for his will".

History: The Bible: A New Translation: Prelude: Added a brief note by JND – c. 1840 – re an early scheme to translate the New Testament into English with suggested contributors.

Ministry: A. J. Gardiner 1: Added a brief but comprehensive 1947 address The Governmental Ways of God illustrating the principles involved from the reign of Asa in 2 Chronicles.

Ministry: J. Taylor 1: Added a brief but perceptive and valuable 1908 review entitled The Course of the Testimony plus two excellent related addresses on The Man of God.

• Both addresses - 1937 and 1939 - have substantially different material and needful exhortations.

Ministry: J. N. Darby 1: Added a valuable 1858 article "A Man in Christ".

• This article is a classic example of William Kelly's description of JND's writing style – see article. It is not for the faint hearted or those used to being spoon fed, but it will amply repay those who devote the time and patience to explore it.

Ministry: A. A. Elliott: This new page has the booklet What is a Christian?.

• Mr. Elliott says, "With the Lord’s help I want to search the Scriptures to see what sort of person a christian is and what privileges the christian has … I want to speak of a believer viewed as the recipient of manifold blessings from God:.

Ministry: J. N. Darby 1: Added an excellent article On Worship. Despite its brief title – this is an extensive and comprehensive review of almost all that the Scriptures say on this important subject.

• To facilitate reading and because of its length, it has been divided into 15 parts, with titles based on the text.

Ministry: C. A. Coates 6: This new page has the complete original book entitled The House of God - 13 addresses on the Old and New Testaments:

• CAC said "It is most important to see that God has a place on earth. We all understand that heaven is God's throne and dwelling place, but what I should like to make clear is that God has a place on earth where He dwells in grace and blessing and, I may add, in holiness.

• "He has a place on earth where He is known, and where His testimony is maintained. The House of God is 'the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth', 1 Timothy 3: 15".

• The House of God as Made Known to Jacob   • Redemption and Salvation
• God Dwelling Among His People  • The Altar and the Consecration of the Priests
• The House of God in Connection with the Kingdom   • A Living Hope
• Living Stones and a Spiritual House   • The House of God in 1 Timothy
• The Calling Wherewith We are Called  • The House of God as Presented by John
• God's Discipline in His House   • The Son of God and His Assembly
• The Presence of the Lord

: : :   April - June 2008   : : :

Ministry: W. Trotter 2: Plain Papers on Prophetic and Other Subjects: This new page has the articles on 'The Doom of Christendom; or, Why are the Judgments Coming?', No. 4 and "The First Resurrection', No. 17.

"God grant, in His infinite mercy, that these pages may be used of Him to awaken attention to prophetic subjects, and to aid inquirers in the examination of His Word with reference thereto.

• "And may both readers and writer be found – if still on earth when the Master comes – with girded loins and burning lamps, and they themselves "like unto men that wait for their lord".  WT

Ministry:F. E. Raven 3: Added a brief address on 'The Man of God' which opens up "how the man of God is formed morally for the place that he has to occupy".

Ministry: J. B. Stoney 4: Discipline in the House of God: This new page has the articles on Jeremiah and Paul, the relevant articles from the Morrish Bible Dictionary and 'Discipline of the Servant', extracts from the Letters of JBS.

JBS said: "No subject can he more deeply interesting to the saint than the nature and effect of that discipline which our God, in the plenitude of His love and wisdom, administers to His people.

• "Interesting as the subject is, and one so necessary to the secret exercises of the soul, yet it is little understood; and the dealings of God are either counted strange, or wanting in any just or useful solution.

• "I propose, therefore, with the Lord's help, to present, in a series of papers, the peculiar discipline – its object and its effect, detailed to us, respecting each distinguished witness for God on earth.

• "I am induced to do this, in order to lead the minds of saints to study more a subject which of all others connects us most with the secret, loving thoughts of our God about us."

Poetry: The Alpha and the Omega: Added a further 26 poems, by various authors, completing all in the original volume.

• The title poem 'The Alpha and the Omega' is particularly noteworthy. Peter Hardingham, composed it during a time of prolonged illness. Having a great amount of time available, he had set himself to search out all the names and titles by which the Lord Jesus was referred to in the Scriptures – and to set them out in verse form, in alphabetical order as far as possible, with some indication of the unique meaning of each.

• The result is this poem which clearly and worshipfully brings out the rich and varied glories of the Lord Jesus. Such a composition belongs in the treasury of the assembly.

Ministry: J. N. Darby 4: This new page has six 'Lectures on the Second Coming of Christ' – delivered at Toronto, no date.

J.N.D. said elsewhere, "I have, in the lectures delivered at Toronto, stated my views at length as to the Lord's coming, and the divine purposes and plans in connection with that great event".

• These lectures not only deal with the rapture but with the full extent of the Lord's second coming
  
  • in connection with the restoration of Israel,
  • to take up His rights and set up His kingdom,
  • to judge corrupt Christendom and the nations,
  • and to finally deal with Satan.

Ministry: J. N. Darby 3: This new page has 'Seven Lectures on the Prophetical Addresses to the Seven Churches' – delivered in London, 1852.

• These 'lectures' – as they were called in those days – are from his oral ministry, and are surprisingly easy to follow.

• They come through just as fresh as when delivered in 1852 and open up, not only the details of the letters themselves but, the background of the divine ways in an edifying and intensely challenging manner.

Ministry: J. Taylor 4: Added a fine address "Sovereignty and Mutuality", Peterhead, Scotland, 1926. "And they gave him part of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb", Luke 24: 42.

Ministry: J. Taylor 9: This new page has 'The Divine Standard of Service', 6 readings in 2 Corinthians, Barnet, 1929, with 2 addresses, 'Spirituality as in John's Gospel' and 'Transparency'.

• In Reading 3 JT summarized: "Our subject is really the relation of the ministry to the minister, and the relation of the minister to the ministry.

• "This epistle interweaves those two thoughts in an exceptional way, that is, the personality or character of the minister as bearing on the ministry, and vice versa, the bearing of the ministry upon the minister himself; much was said, too, about personality hinging on sonship, whether in Christ or in us."

: : :   January - March 2008   : : :

Poetry: The Man in the Glory: Added 6 fine poems of Mr. E. H. Chater, contributed by Stone Publishing Trust.

Ministry: F. W. Trussler: This new page has an excellent addresss on 'The Sufferings of Christ', Croydon, 1959, contributed by Stone Publishing Trust.

Ministry: J. Taylor 8: This new page has 'Genealogical Registry in a Day of Departure', 5 readings in 2 Timothy, Belfast, 1919.

If we are to serve God acceptably – on His terms – it is essential that we be able to establish our spiritual genealogy.

• This is all the more important in view of the state of the public church.

• These readings in 2 Timothy provide invaluable guidance.

Ministry: J. Taylor 7: This new page has 'Divine Persons and our Relationships with Them', 5 readings in the gospels and epistles, Toronto, October 1948.

It should hardly be necessary to say that spiritual intelligence as to Divine Persons and our relationships with Them is essential if we are to serve rightly

1. in our approach to men with the gospel, and
   
2. especially in our approach to God in worship.

The nature of those relationships and their implications are thoroughly examined in five readings.

• Those who are concerned about such matters – and who will say they are not? – will find needed help in following these readings.

Ministry: J. B. Stoney 3: This new page has 'Lessons of the Sanctuary', 7 readings in 1889 starting with 'The Lord's Presence and Its Characteristics'.

• JBS said, "In submitting to my brethren in Christ the notes of lectures, on the blessing conferred by the Lord in the midst of His own gathered to His name, I desire to awaken interest in this great subject, assured that it is as we know Him, 'Son over his own' [God's] 'house', that we in every detail correspond to His pleasure here.

• "May every reader of these notes be not only helped by them, but may he learn much more from the Lord for himself. 'Unto you that hear shall more be given' ".

Doctrine: Local Assembly Administration – Added an informative reading with J. Taylor in Edinburgh, 1937.

Ministry: A. J. Gardiner 1: Added 3 addresses, 'Spiritual Elements Essential in Localities', 'Our Outlook in Closing Days' and 'Sitting'.

Ministry: J. Taylor 2: Added 'The Introduction of the Gospel into Europe', Bristol, July 1919, a challenging and instructive gospel address.

Ministry: J. Taylor 6: This new page has 'The Ministry of Elisha in its Practical Value', 5 readings in 1 and 2 Kings, Toronto, October 1950.

• These are the meetings at which singing at the care meeting and the rightness of the sisters being present came out and were confirmed.

• I was 20 years old at the time. JT was then in his 81st year and obviously frail – but I was deeply impressed with the dignity and simplicity of the way he opened up the Scriptures.   GAR

: : :   December 2007   : : :

Biography: J. Taylor – Replaced the contents of the New Series under 'His Ministry' with a full table of contents for the 100 volumes. A review will give some concept of the breadth and depth of his distinctive and valuable ministry of some 50 years.

Doctrine: Marriage and Divorce – Added 'Marriage in the Lord' a wide-ranging reading with J. Taylor, AMH, AEM, PL and other leading servants, in Sydney, 1939.

Ministry: G. V. Wigram: This new page has the incisive article, 'On Heresy', which may well be the most widely quoted of all Mr. Wigram's writings.

• It is generally used to apply to others, but it is hoped that MB's guests – as we ourselves seek to do – will apply it to themselves first.

Ministry: P. H. Hardwick - Part 2 – This new page has three fine addresses: 'Opened Eyes', Restfulness' and 'The Glory of Descending Love', this last of particular worth.

• They are taken from the valuable, now out-of-print, book 'The Glory of Descending Love', addresses in New Zealand in 1947.

Ministry: P. H. Hardwick - Part 3 – This new page has a further three addresses: 'The Acceptable Year of the Lord', "All Night Unto The Morning", 'Awaking Out Of Sleep' from 'The Glory of Descending Love', New Zealand, 1947.

Ministry: P. H. Hardwick - Part 4 – This new page has the final three addresses: 'The Saints Delivered From Satan's Attacks', 'The Coming of the Lord' and 'Renewal' from 'The Glory of Descending Love', New Zealand, 1947.

: : :   November 2007   : : :

Ministry: C. A. Coates - Part 4 - The Tabernacle in Exodus 25-29 - Its Typical Teaching: This new page is an extract from the 'Outline of Exodus'.

Mr. Coates' notes are presented here with the conviction that they open up the significance of the Tabernacle

• – both the glories of the Lord Jesus Christ and the formation of the features of Christ in the saints –

• in an edifying and challenging depth and detail beyond what is generally known.

Ministry: C. A. Coates - Part 5 - The Offerings in Leviticus 1-7 - Their Typical Teaching: This new page is an extract from the 'Outline of Leviticus'.

Mr. Coates' closing words on this page are

• "How sad that so many believers should look at these types as belonging to a past dispensation, and now past and done with!

• "The truth is they are precious instruction for us, and divinely intended to be so. They are instruction in Christ and in the knowledge of God. May the Lord enable us to consider these things, and if we do so He will give us understanding!"

: : :   October 2007   : : :

Ministry: F. E. Raven - Part 4 - Christianity in its Moral Characterisrics: This new page has four 'lectures' given in 1895 on Light, Liberty, Life and Testimony in Unity.

• If you are only used to the great truths of Scripture being presented from man's side and for man's benefit, you will find this presentation of the moral characteristics of Christianity enlightening and quite likely challenging to previously cherished views.

• While the great benefits of the gospel to man are not to be undervalued, there is great enlargement of spiritual apprehension in seeing the grand primary purposes of God in securing, through the work of Christ and the Spirit, that which is for Himself and His eternal glory.

Doctrine: The Assembly: Added a challenging 1895 reading with F. E. Raven on 1 Corinthians 12 and 13, 'The Coming Together of the Assembly'.

• "It is a great thing to see that in Scripture there is no such thing as an Assembly-meeting … There is no such thing as an appointed order of meeting, a system of meetings arranged and settled; prayer-meeting, reading, etc., all that kind of thing is not known in Scripture".

Ministry: J. Taylor - Part 5 - Prayer: Characterisric of the Perfect Man: This new page has six readings and two addresses in Wellington, N.Z., 1925.

• The four main readings take up the seven instances of the Lord praying in Luke's gospel showing that they
  • "have a constructive bearing, not in regard to His Person, but in regard to the example He sets, and the results that accrue from prayer as seen in these various instances".

History: Hymn Book - Part 5 - Subject Index: This new page has a 'Subject Index ' to the 1973 Hymn Book/1993 Supple­ment.

• The index was compiled in 1993 with the hope that brethren would find it useful in becoming better acquainted with the many excel­lent hymns available, and that this would result in spiritual enrich­ment in the service of God and in the gather­ings of the saints.

: : :   September 2007   : : :

Ministry: F. S. Marsh: Added 16 early 1900's articles by Mr. Marsh including 'Followers of Jesus', 'The Greatness of the Gospel' and 'Features of the Early Converts'.

• Mr.Marsh's ministry will be found particularly helpful by those younger in the faith.

Ministry: H. F. Nunnerley: This new page has 'The Truth of the Assembly – Light, Experience, Teaching', six readings and an address by Mr. Nunnerley in Australia in 1938.

• On November 7, 1939, Mr. J. Taylor wrote from New Zealand, "Everywhere in this land and Australia there is evidence of good results from Mr. Nunnerley's ministry, for which we thank God".

History: Aberdeen - A House Divided - 1970 on: This new page has the background and the issues at Aberdeen in July 1970; plus a selection of letters re those who the separated from the legal sect, the short-lived period of hope that followed and the subsequent 1972 Edinburgh crisis and division.

: : :   August 2007   : : :

Ministry: Russell Besley: This new page has ten addresses from the early 1900's by Mr. Besley, including 'Christ Loved by the Father' and 'Waiting upon God'.

Ministry: A. M. Hayward: This new page has six addresses from the early 1900's by Mr. Hayward, including 'Laws of the Kingdom'.

Ministry: E. J. McBride: This new page has 11 addresses from the early 1900's by Mr. McBride, including the challenging 4-part series 'The Return of the Glory'.

Ministry: J. H. Trevvett: This new page has eight addresses from the early 1900's by Mr. Trevvett, including the excellent 'The Greatness of Christ'.

Guests: My Stand 6 – Added 'Banning of Television: Background and various considerations' in reply to an inquiry.

: : :   July 2007   : : :

Doctrine: The Lord's Table, Lord's Supper and Service of God: This new page has articles by J. N. Darby, F. E. Raven, C. A. Coates and J. Taylor.

While the Lord's Table, the Lord's Supper and the Service of God may well be treated as separate matters, they are intimately related and are therefore presented together on this extended page – one of the most important in this 'Doctrine' group.

• The Lord's Supper – or breaking of bread – holds a special place among all those who trace their origin back to that outwardly insignificant yet spiritually momentous beginning in Dublin, c. 1827 – but its importance and relation to the service of God – i.e., collective worship of Divine Persons in assembly – is unknown to many and scarcely understood by others.

Doctrine: "One Body": The Ground of Gathering: This new page has articles by J. N. Darby, J. B. Stoney and F. E. Raven.

The scriptural concept of the "one body" is fundamental to the position of 'brethren'. Although it may not have been clearly enunciated at the outset it was implicit in their gathering together apart from sectarian positions – whether the establisment or dissenting groups.

• The articles by Mr. Darby and Mr. Stoney address the challenge as to whether it is possible to meet on the ground of the one body.
  • Compare Ministry: C. A. Coates 1: Present Conditions in the Christian Profession: A Letter

• The four addresses by Mr. Raven look at the truth apart from any controversy.

: : :   June 2007   : : :

Ministry: J. B. Stoney 2 – Added an excellent article 'The Nature, Object, and Responsibility of the Church, the Body of Christ' referred to by Mr. S. McCallum in the 1957 Dorking Meetings, Selected Ministry No. 6.

• SMcC quoted the following remark of JBS: "I daresay that you have heard some say that the corporate thing is over. Christ's chief interest is unknown to one who can say that; and if it is unknown to you how can you understand His mind about anything?"

• JBS says further: "However we have failed in our corporate testimony we cannot escape from corporate responsibility".

Doctrine: Inspiration of the Scriptures – This new page has two articles 'Inspiration of the Scriptures' and 'The Human Element in Inspiration'

• in which J. N. Darby establishes the inspiration of the Scriptures, with full allowance for "the human element", from the Scriptures themselves.

Doctrine: God in Absoluteness and Relativeness – Added three instructive articles on the use of words which sometimes cause conern and confusion:

• The word 'Persons' as applied to the Godhead: J. Taylor,

• Comments on the words 'Trinity' and 'Person': J. N. Darby,

• A Few Words on the Trinity: J. N. Darby.

The Ulster Outlook – Divergent Views – 1954-1962: This new page contains letters from brethren in Belfast. Many of the letters relate to other 'History' articles, but they have been grouped together because of the common – geographical – background of the writers, who were all known personally to each other.

• The different interpretations of the situation by the writers, based on when and why they withdrew, should be noted.

• The letters also include references to certain developments in the legal sect, which may not be recorded elsewhere.

: : :   May 2007   : : :

Ministry: E. Dennett – Added 'Hindrances to Fellowship: Letters to a Friend' – E.D. says "We hope they may be useful to those who are just beginning to inquire into the ground and necessity for separation from wrong religious positions. May the Lord, in His abounding grace, condescend to bless them in guiding some of His perplexed ones into the path which is according to His own mind and will".

Ministry: J. B. Stoney 2 – Added 2 instructive articles which were drawn to our attention by Daniel Soukoreff:

• 'Visible Means Hinder Faith' – "In every instance we see that when faith works, it is independent of visible means".

• 'The Servant and the Truth for the Last Time' – "the servant requires varied lines of truth in the last days … all these are necessary, and subserve for the disorganized state of the assembly; and the heart truly stored with them will be adequate for the exigencies of service, in the midst of assembly ruin".

: : :   April 2007   : : :

Guests: My Stand 6 – Added a 1997 article, 'Education for the Work of the Lord', a review of the Scriptures re secular and spiritual education. G,A.R.

: : :   March 2007   : : :

History: From Freedom to Failure: 'There was no king in Israel' – This new page records the beginning, history and ultimate failure of the once hopeful 1960-61 separation from the legal sect, in a brief selection of the available documents from that period.

• At least three factors contributed to the eventual disintegration: • a refusal of authority by some • a lack of vigorous leadership • and the resultant spawning of many local troubles.

: : :   February 2007   : : :

Biography: Joseph Revell – Added information from Nick Fleet re JR's tunes.

Biography: J. N. Darby 2: Darby of the Leap – Added Timothy Stunt's interesting comments.

Biography: J. G. Bellett – Added the sensitive, extensive and valuable 'Recollections' of his daughter Letty M. Bellett.

: : :   January 2007   : : :

Biography: J. N. Darby – Added an 1889 notice from the 'Times' re Sale of JND's library.

Biography: J. N. Darby: Research Papers 2 – Added further notes by Max Weremchuk re similarities with John Walker.

Doctrine: Man and Woman: The Divine Order – Added an extract from a letter of J. G. Bellett.

Ministry: S. McCallum 4 – This new page has the 1958 London Meetings: 'Distinctiveness and Finality in Paul's Ministry', 6 readings in Acts and Paul's epistles.

Ministry: S. McCallum 3 – Added S.McC.'s address at the 1958 London Meetings: 'Some Presentations of the Lord Jesus in the Book of Revelation'.

: : :   December 2006   ; : : :

Guests: My Stand 6: Peebs.Net - Objectives – Added correspondence relating to newly revealed objectives of Peebs.Net to blame and discredit JND and other early servants, their ministry, and the whole history of 'brethren', with comments of Daniel Soukoreff and Gordon Simmonds.

Guests: My Stand 5 – Added a 1991 article, 'An Appeal re Fellowship and Reception', a thoughtful analysis of the misuse of quotations from the letters of J. N. Darby, by Richard C. Reed.

Ministry: S. McCallum 2 – This new page has the 1957 London Meetings 'Spiritual Unity in the Ministry of John', 6 readings in John's Gospel, Epistles and the Revelation.

• These meetings were the 5th series after J.T.'s departure.

Ministry: S. McCallum 3 – This new page has 'Spiritual Royalty', S.McC.'s address at the 1957 London Meetings.

: : :   November 2006   : : :

History - Early Recollections – Added 'Powerscourt - 1832', a brief but noteworthy account - appended to a letter of JND - of the second prophetic conference at Powerscourt House.

Ministry: Percy Lyon 2 – This new page has an excellent 1956 series of readings 'Faithflness to God and His Throne' and an address 'Feminine Devotion to the Throne'. P.L. said of the readings:

• "… the object of our looking into this portion of the Scriptures is to enquire as to what we may cull, in spiritual understanding, from a book in which things are divinely veiled.

• God's name is not even mentioned, but it is a book which must have a moral and spiritual bearing upon divine operations, leading on to the opening up of the truth, as we shall hope to see later in relation to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah …"

Ministry: J. Taylor 4 – Added an address 'The Holy Spirit's Activities in Relation to the Gentiles' - Acts 8: 29, 39; 10: 19, 20, 44-46; 13: 1-4.

Brethren have long considered the locality in which ministry was given as significant and, in this instance, to me the date is also. J.T. gave the address in Toronto on November 11, 1929, the very place and date of my birth. At that time my parents were not believers and had no knowledge of the brethren. When I came upon this address many years ago the reference in the last paragraph to Psalm 87: 6, "This man was born there", confirmed me that God's eye had been upon me from the outset for blessing. I understood, to a degree, Paul's feelings when he could speak of "God, who set me apart [even] from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace …", Galatians 1: 15.   GAR

: : :   October 2006   : : :

Ministry: A. J. Gardiner 3 – This new page has 'The Substantiality of Christianity' – six readings in 1, 2, 3 John and Genesis 4, 5 – and 'Unity in Assembly Administration', London, July 1954.

• These were the second London meetings following the departure to be with Christ of Mr. J. Taylor, March 29, 1953.

: : :   September 2006   : : :

Ministry: J. S. Ephgrave – This new page has 'The Word of the Cross' – six readings in Paul's Epistles and the Gospels – and 'Practical Loyalty to the Fellowship', Bristol, September 1955.

• All believers are familiar, in varying degrees, with the value of the 'work' of the cross but many, if not most, seem unaware of the wide bearing of the 'word' of the cross, both individually and collectively.

Ministry: P. H. Hardwick – This new page has three fine addresses: 'The Influence of Manhood in View of Completion', 'Genuineness' and 'The Service of God'.

• The latter two were given in April 1953 just weeks after the departure of Mr. James Taylor and, in addition to their own worth, are valuable as a witness to the gracious yet faithful spirit marking the brethren at that time before the 1959 slide into legality.

Ministry: H. D'Arcy Champney – This new page has three challenging addresses: 'Suffering and Glory', 'The House of God' and 'The Holy City Jerusalem and Its Political Influence in the Coming Day'.

• The addresses are by Mr. H. D'Arcy Champney 1854-1942, author of The Champney Letter, an invaluable 1890 account and exposure of the false and ignorant accusations against Mr. F. E. Raven.

: : :   August 2006   : : :

History: After My Departure - 1953-59 – This new page is a brief review of the London three day meetings for 1953-59. Its purpose – and the posting now of the notes of some of those meetings in the Ministry group – is:

1. to preserve a partial record of ministry, most of which is now out-of-print and is unlikley to be reprinted or, as for 1955-56, is permanently unavailable;

2. to note some of the trends in that uncertain period – from J.T.'s death to the rise to undisputed universal leadership in ministry and admin­istration of one man – and their historical significance.

Ministry: A. J. Gardiner 2 – This new page has 'The Worship of God' – six readings in Ephesians – and 'Spiritual Manhood', London, July 1953.

• These were the first London meetings following the departure to be with Christ of Mr. J. Taylor, March 29, 1953.

Guests: My Answer 3: One Leader – Kyle Yoakum inquires a second time about another aspect of authority in the church.

: : :   July 2006   : : :

Ministry: J. Taylor 1 1870-1953 – Added 'The Lord Knoweth Them That Are His', a 1932 address reviewing the various ways in which "the Lord's knowledge of His people" is shown in five scriptures.

Ministry: S. McCallum 1901-87 – Added 'Bondmanship in Testimony and in Glory', an address at meetings with Mr. A. J. Gardiner, 'The Worship of God', London, July 1953.

• Those were first London meetings following the departure to be with Christ of Mr. J. Taylor, March 29, 1953.

Ministry: J. B. Catterall 1879-1927 – This new page has four excellent and challenging addresses including 'The Attachment to Christ' and 'Following Christ'.

• Mr. Catterall, like Mr. William Trotter 1818-65, was taken by the Lord in mid-life.

Ministry: C. C. Elliott 1866-1949 – This new page has three encouraging addresses: 'The Attractiveness of Christ', 'The Glory' and 'Collective Truth as Held by a Remnant'.

• Dr. Elliott was a contemporary of, and his ministry was appreciated by, Mr. James Taylor 1870-1953.

Ministry: A. E. Myles 1880-1971 – Added seven fine addresses including 'Features of the Greatness of Christ' and 'The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved'.

: : :   June 2006   : : :

Ministry: J. Taylor 3 – Added the final 1935 Chicago reading on 'Priesthood'. The importance of this reading – which was not published at the time – is the attention drawn to God as being the great end in the service of God.

• Compare The Worship of God Himself, earlier in 1935. To my knowledge, this matter was not generally taken on in practice till after the issue of the 1951 hymn book. GAR

: : :   May 2006   : : :

Biography: John Nelson Darby: Revised Version – Added the footnotes to this first chapter of the proposed revision by Max S. Weremchuk.

Ministry: George Cutting – This new page has an extensive and challenging article: "How Shall They Hear?" – 'What is God's Way of Reaching the Millions who Go Nowhere?'.

• It is hoped that besides providing scriptural direction for those concerned as to reaching others with the gospel – and certainly we all should be – it will dispel the notion some may have that the brethren were disinterested in the spread of the gospel.

• Our special thanks to Susan Soukoreff for her excellent typing of this article.

My Stand 4: S. M. Anglin re Baptism and Circumcision – Added a response to a booklet on 'Baptism' by S. E. Hesterman.

History: The Manchester Connection - Stopping the Wells – This new page relates to the role and influence of Mr. James Macdonald of Manchester in the rejection of separate address to, and worship of, the Spirit, and of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

: : :   April 2006   : : :

Doctrine: Baptism – Added 'Baptism and Christening', extracts from the letters of J. N. Darby, and 'Comments on Household Baptism' by J. Taylor.

Ministry: C. H. Mackintosh 3: The Remnant – Past and Present – Added a challenging article which complements that of JT on the 'Remnant' below.

Ministry: J. Taylor 2: The Remnant that is Left – Added a fine 1933 address in Toronto that encourages faithfulness in difficult days but exposes the sectarianism and the pretension that often accompany each other in those same times.

Guests: My Stand 4: S. M. Anglin re Baptism and Circumcision – Added our reply to Stephen Hesterman's objection to SMA's use of circumcision in the OT as analogous to baptism in the NT.

: : :   March 2006   : : :

Ministry: J. Taylor – Added a challenging 1927 address 'Deliverance from the Current Religious World' applicable to both young and old.

Doctrine: Addressing the Holy Spirit – This new page presents the scriptural basis for this practice which is still opposed by a few.

• It has extracts from FER and JT and a summation of the basis for 'Addressing the Spirit' by Philip Haddad, who published the ministry of G. R. Cowell.

Ministry: P. Lyon – This new page has three addresses including 'Phinehas – the Warrior, the Brother and the Priest' which JT called "excellent".

: : :   February 2006   : : :

Doctrine: The Sufferings of Christ – This new page by J. N. Darby, written in 1858, is another classic which should not be overlooked.

• Christ's atoning and various non-atoning sufferings are carefully and reverently examined and clearly distinguished.

• It drew out unfounded and malicious allegations that it was the same as B. W. Newtons's discredited doctrine.

Biography: Brief Sketches: P. Lyon 1881-1966 – Added a brief sketch of Percy Lyon of London, England, one of the leading servants in the early-mid 1900's. Some of his ministry appears in March above.

'The Brethren': (commonly so-called) - A Brief Sketch of Their Origin, Progress and Testimony – This new page by Andrew Miller, written c. 1878, is a classic:

• It details the history, ministry and impact of brethren 1827 - 1878 from the author's personal experience, knowledge and perspective in the following chapters:

• 1. 'The Brethren'; 2. Reading Meetings; 3. Origin of the Title 'Plymouth Brethren'; 4. False Doctrine Detected; 5. The Two Camps; 5. Gleanings fron the Writings of Brethren; 7. Christian Position; 8. The Church of God; 9. The Millennium; concluding with 'Reflections on the Testimony of Brethren'.

• Because of its length, it will likely take several visits to fully explore but it is well worth the time.

: : :   January 2006   : : :

Biography: Brief Sketches: S. McCallum 1904-87 – Added a brief sketch of Stanley McCallum, Detroit – one of the leading servants in the mid 1900's – by his daughter Mary (McCallum) Oberg.

Ministry: S. McCallum – This new page has 'Spiritual Quality', 5 readings in Acts, and and address 'Undivided Affection for Christ' in Kingston, Jamaica, December 1950.

History: The Public History of the Church – This new page is a copy of 'A Brief Synopsis of the Public History of the Church' by G. H. Stuart Price.

• While it is 'brief', it is comprehensive and provides an excellent introduction to the 'History' section of 'My Brethren'.

• It is particlarly valuable in placing the recovery of the truth of Christ and the assembly in its historical context.

Ministry: J. Pellatt 4 – This new page has the final articles from 'The Closing Ministry of Joseph Pellatt'.

• Christianity is Christ   • Deliverance and Its Results
• Philadelphia – The Truth of the Assembly Maintained to the End
• The First Day of the Week
• The Lord Jesus as Seen in the Light of John's Gospel
• The Purpose of His Love   • Eternal Life   • Sonship
• The Ascended Man and His Assembly
• Poem: Firstborn Amongst His Brethren

Ministry: J. Pellatt 3 – This new page has more challenging articles, as always very relevant to the present day – more to follow:

• Loving, Believing, Rejoicing   • The Spiritual Journey
• Resurrection – God's Victory over Death
• Encouragement for Remnant Days   • The Gospel of Eternal Life
• The Sphere for the Sheep and the "Door" Into It   • "One in Us"

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