Reflecting on John Ingalls' Actions

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Davis

The excerpts from The Fomentation of the Present Rebellion point back to your earlier comment that John was advised to give an account, yet doing so at all was distasteful to him. Reading STTIL changes quite a bit when you remember that it was a defense against Witness Lee's account. Throughout John's testimony, it is clear that he handled matters with care and respect that were partially derived from his love for the LR and Witness Lee, yet WL and brothers loyal to him twisted his actions so they could interpret his candid dissent as rebellious and negative.

Finally finding and reading JI's account STTIL in early 2006 caused me to lose all respect for WL and his cadre of Blendeds. Of particular interest to me, coming from greater Ohio, was the section itemizing some of his interactions with Titus Chu during this time period. Couple points to note here.

First, TC maintained a stellar reputation among his own loyalists that he never played politics like the Blendeds, preferred to offend man than to be a man-pleaser, and would never compromise the truth of God. He had the resolve of sharpened iron, being the son of a Nationalist General under Chiang Kai-shek. Then to my shock, I read how he flip-flopped overnight on standing with Ingalls' concerns, obviously because WL forced him to choose sides. Not choose the truth, but to choose WL.

Many Midwest brothers never knew what really happened back then until the Quarantine hit the Midwest and all these old accounts by the so-called "conspirators" were made public on these forums. TC betrayed John Ingalls, yet afterwards he would only say that, "WL is my spiritual father, and his mistakes are none of my business." Looking back, that is no different than saying, "Dad's mistakes are none of our business, even if he often beats mom."

Second, karma hit TC hard during the quarantine. The long-time leaders in Chicago (BB and JR) constantly voiced their support for TC against the Blended's many complaints. JR would proclaim, "Christians have died for the right to publish books," one of LSM's major grievances. Then BB suddenly flip-flopped his support overnight, after TC shamed him over some insignificant local matter. Once LSM had the support of greater Chicago, they quickly moved to isolate TC and expel him. TC later minimized the move saying it was merely a "business decision."