"Feeding Husks To Pigs"

       Dr. Sung preached much from Mark, on “Sin”. But one day he spoke from Luke 15, on the Prodigal Son, who fed husks to pigs.  He said, “If in your schools here, you teach only English and History and Mathematics, and don't let the young people find God, you are just feeding husks to pigs.”  Some of the teachers were quite upset, and said he was insulting our students, calling them pigs.  They told the Chinese lady principal she should not allow him to preach in her chapel.  She was inclined to agree with them.  That night, however, she got under tremendous conviction of sin herself.  She wrote a letter to Dr. Sung, saying, “Not only are we feeding husks to pigs, but I'm a pig myself."

       Dr. Sung showed me this note, and I suggested, “Why don't you have a time of testimony today?" so he asked if anyone had anything to say.  The Chinese lady principal got up in front of everybody --- the students of her own school and of the boys' high school, the teachers and missionaries --- and she said, “I objected to Dr. Sung saying that we were feeding husks to pigs.  But I decided that I was a pig myself.  I knew that I wasn't good enough to be principal of this Christian school; however, I thought I was as good as any of the other Chinese-teachers, and I might as well have the salary and the nice house, and wear the good clothes.  But from now on my purpose will be to help my students find God and salvation.”