The Thread of Gold - Jane Carole Anderson

[Thankful Jane]

Originally Posted by Terry

Thankful Jane, thank you for the post and thank you for the correction. I apologize for my previous post which misrepresented Witness Lee by saying he called the Holy sisters. This is clearly an example of a half truth being passed as a whole truth.
Based on what you have revealed, what Witness Lee said to the sisters does not seem like a big deal nor unreasonable. In any assembly it can be said to any group of sisters or brothers.

In this case, I do not believe Lee's action was innocent. In 2006, Sandee told me that there was a background situation simmering in the church in Anaheim at that time with a few older sisters. Lee's comment threw fuel on that situaton and turned it into a fire.

According to Sandee, over a period of a few years the three sisters (Sandee, Ann, Harriet), under Lee's supervision, had been getting with Anaheim sisters one at a time to talk with them and help them personally with any problems they might be having. (Sandee said the brothers and sisters in Anaheim had come to Anaheim from all over the place and many had problems.) The three sisters were working their way through all the sisters, with the goal of spending time with all of them personally. There was no particular order at play. Midstream in this process, a few other older sisters complained about these three sisters saying they were exclusive or something like that. Sandee said she felt there was some jealousy at play. She said Lee knew about this situation.

When Lee made his comment, the simmering sisters became bolder in their complaint. They were joined by some others with whom the three had not met yet. This began an out-in-the-open split among the sisters in the church, one which grew from that time forward. I can't say more than that because it is a general memory. I've done the best I can to capture it. It might not be exactly what Sandee told me, but it is close.

As for the timeline and more details about that period, for anyone who is interested, I suggest looking at this thread on the Bereans:

http://www.thebereans.net/forum2/showthread.php?p=152101#post152101


As for the actual meeting where Lee made his comment, the following post contains more detailed information about what Sandee told me about that meeting. The information in this post was written shortly after I talked to Sandee.

http://www.thebereans.net/forum2/showpost.php?p=152101&postcount=3

Thankful Jane