05. INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
I HAVE been asked by the Editor to write a few lines of Introduction to this long-expected little book and I gladly comply with his request, for, as I have said in the Reminiscences, dear Hyde was made a great blessing to me. I had read that precious book of Andrew Murray—’With Christ in the School of Prayer,’ and in Mr. Hyde I saw a living example of one who actually lived with Christ in the School of Prayer, and his example gave me a deep longing and even an inspiration to be a pupil in this school also.
I was asked by many to write a few Reminiscences of Hyde and over and over again I purposed doing it, but I believe the time had not come, the Church was not ready for such a record, and probably the Spirit of God saw that I was not ready to write sympathetically such incidents that I wanted to write ; but when the Lord began to pour His Spirit upon the Eastern Coast of England and the North of Scotland, and the people of God began to pray more earnestly for a general Revival all over the world, I found no difficulty in writing about dear Hyde’s prayer life, and the account written by his beloved friend, the Rev. McCheyne Paterson, was kindly placed at my disposal at that time and became a further inspiration to me.The last month or so I have heard that others have valuable information about Hyde during his college days, probably these incidents in his life will be published as a supplement.
I am anxiously waiting too for the American edition, which is, I hear, a stirring account of this great intercessor.
I hope that these booklets will lead many to become ’ companions’ of our Great High Priest. He wants ’companions,’ fellows," partakers’ to enter with Him into the sanctuary as intercessors. The High Priest of old had to enter into the Holy of Holies alone, but our High Priest begs for partners to be with Him. This is what Hyde really was, and it is strange that we should be so reluctant to take up this great privilege of being fellow-intercessors with Him.
I trust that one of the results of reading these booklets will be the enlistment of many and better intercessors.
I feel grateful to the Editor for undertaking this work and for the sympathetic and efficient way he has done the work. May all the glory be unto Him.
May, 1923 J. PENGWERN JONES.