Quote:
Originally Posted by UntoHim
We now know for a fact that John Ingalls, Bill Mallon, Bill Freeman and many other of the earlier followers of Witness Lee failed to do their due diligence, or maybe even worse, they knew about the bad fruit and seemingly endless damage caused to the saints in the Far East, but chose to turn a blind eye. In fact, they promoted Witness Lee as the one minister with the one ministry for the age from the very beginning here in America.
|
Before I get to the Far East, I'll say this much I don't think they ever promoted Witness Lee "as the one minister with the one ministry for the age". That came from brothers who had the ambition to promote Witness Lee. Some brothers who left, their receiving of Lee was based on their vision of the Word through Nee's ministry. Once the nature of the recovery changed, they weren't going to go along with it. Even among brothers who did not openly promote WL, to remain idle and say nothing is just as bad because saying nothing gives the appearance "you agree with the promotions". That applies now with the BB's as it did then with WL.
I do know when the North American local church saints visited Taiwan in the mid-1960's, they knew nothing about what happened the previous decade. How the congregation became divided over selling church property to pay for Lee's personal debts. That was not revealed until decades later. One of the former elders who was on that trip to Taiwan said about 10 years ago as I paraphrase, had one of the Chinese saints said something, it would have made a difference. By the somber tone of the conversation, Lee would not have been given the latitude given when Daystar occurred. Knowing Lee's propensity to business dealings, eyes would have been open.
What about the last ten years? It's been said or suggested the Far East suffered far more devastation than the Great Lakes experienced from LSM. Brothers that know, won't go into detail. Only saying, give mercy. There is more than a fair amount of culpability in withholding the negative aspect of the recovery's history. As we know from reading the Word, there are many examples where a person's reputation or honor is not spared or kept hidden for our acceptance.