The articles In the March GA concerning J.W. McGarvey were very interesting and I believe highlight situations/issues we face today. I did not know McGarvey so I can comment only on what I read about him. He apparently made the same mistake many parents, elders, leaders of all types made and continue to make. He took silence as agreement; the lack of reaction as acquiescence. He failed to pass his values and judgments to his followers. In a congregation approaching 1,000 members 202 considered the organ issue important enough to vote against it while 361 rejected completely McGarvey's studied opinion, and 400 plus didn't care enough to have an opinion. McGarvey failed and so will we unless we learn from his mistakes. Biblical silence is not the deciding factor.
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