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where He sends them. How many more souls would then be quickly gathered into His kingdom! Following is such a person al testimony written by F.T. Wright.

Personal Testimony

“I, personally, learned this vital lesson many years ago in the early 1950s. Prior to that time, I was employed as a teacher in a missionary college. The light of the gospel had already come to me and delivered me from the bondage of sin. Surprising as it may seem, my grasping, experiencing, and teaching the power of the gospel as the way of salvation from sin, was met with serious opposition from the college and church leaders. For several years, I was obliged to share my faith rath er guardedly in the full knowledge that doing so was heading me towards a crisis. Finally, I came to the beginning of what I sensed would be my last year at the college. At this point, I found myself faced with a dilemma. If I continued to share my faith, it would result in se rious division in the school, diverting the minds of the students away from their lessons, and causing bitter conflict between the leadership and myself. I seriously questioned whether this was right and wondered what course to follow. Looking to the Scriptures for guidance, I was impressed with the way in which David related to King Saul. He knew that the monarch was in a state of rebellion against God and that his reign was ruinous to Israel. He also understood that he, David, had been anointed to replace the unfaithful ruler, but he would not raise a finger to depose King Saul in order to save Israel or to enthrone himself. Evil as the monarch became, the Lord had put him there, and it was the Lord’s responsibility to re move him in His own good time and way. From this witness I understood that I should not agitate the message in the school. The responsibility for the spiritual and educational welfare of the students was in the hands of the prin cipal and it was not for me to usurp his position or correct his work by instituting a great work of reformation, no matter how wrong his influence might be.