[Sons to Glory!]

And here's what the same local brother said after reading the Doug K piece (I sent him) that started off this thread:

Wow,wow, wow wow wow wow!

Man, I was a naivete. What a mess! I knew something was "out of wack" in the early 70's while in San Jose. Everybody else was going along with what was going on, and were as "happy and elated as an idiot at a street carnival."

The winter conference of 1974, W.L. said: "As long as you have the grace to stand, you stand". As long as you have the grace to walk, you walk. But when the grace to stand leaves, you leave, when the grace to walk goes, you go!"

I said "Thank you bro Lee, I am outa here" and by Feb and March of 75 I was. In January of 75 I tried to gain permission to move to Moses Lake, where Gene Ford ended up. I was "throttled" - NO! Then I sought permission to go to Albuquerque, and was again denied. But I KEPT UP the effort and finally John Ingalls relented and said ok. I thought things would be as I had remembered them in 1973 in Abq, but Abq was "soiled" by that time too, however I didn't know it. So they let me move, but kept a strong eye on me. Eventually, by October of 1975, I was clear. I left, and did not ever return.

I was saved from the "sewer" of all that so many others got dragged thru. Praise God for our human spirit.

Thanks for the [Doug K] article.