[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by Toledo

1) the one publication rule -- WL actually encouraged some of us to write.

Here is the Witness Lee I remembers over the last 20 years of his life:

"It bothers me that some brothers among us still put out publications. According to my truthful observation there is no new light or life supply there. They may contain some biblical doctrines, but any point of life or light has been adopted from the publications of Living Stream Ministry. There is nearly no item of life or light that has not been covered by our publications. Based upon this fact, what is the need for these brothers to put out their publications? Because all the publications are mine, it is hard for me to speak such a word. But I am forced to tell the truth. By putting out your own publication, you waste your time and money. You waste the money given by the saints, and you waste their time in reading what you publish. Where is the food, the life supply, and the real enlightenment in the other publications among us? Be assured that there is definitely at least one major revelation in every Living Stream Ministry publication.
.... My intention in calling a writers’ conference was to encourage you to write something, but not in the way that came out. This fellowship may preserve and protect us from doing things lawlessly.
If some localities would have gone the proper way of the recovery, using all the materials of the ministry, their number would have increased greatly. Some are wasting their time by writing and publishing their own material. This is not their portion. I would like to see that many brothers had this portion with the riches of truth. This would be marvelous and wonderful, but this is our problem today. I advise all of you to take care of this matter. You have to swallow up the dissension. Do not let dissension eat you up....
(Elders’ Training, Book 8: The Life-pulse of the Lord’s Present Move, pp. 161-164, Witness Lee)

I am beginning to get the picture that many in the Great Lakes area/Canada really didn't take this word to heart. Maybe the distance between them and Anaheim allowed them such freedom. Nobody who was within earshot of Witness Lee would dare to disobey this as far as I recall.

2) the seven "feasts" -- WL never insisted that we attend the major conferences. Of course, we were urged to do so, but once a year was plenty, even for those serving full time.

First of all, I don't think there is a significant difference between "insisted" and "urged", especially when you are talking about Witness Lee - the end result was always the same. "Once a year was plenty"??? Sometimes I wonder if we are talking about the same Local Church. Thankful Jane described well the atmosphere surrounding the trainings...one would dare not even go to the restroom during one of the long meetings. If one lived anywhere near Anaheim they were expected to attend both 10 day trainings. The only exception would be severe illness or hospitalization. No exceptions. If you had to quit you job to go, then you quit your job and went.

3) the insistence that we use the same material -- this is a new wrinkle added by the BBs.

Please review what Witness Lee wrote above. Lee always, always insisted that all the Local Churches use the same material. This was part and parcel of his constant campaign to see that "all the churches are the same". This is not a new wrinkle added by the BBs, not at all.

I am not being contrary just to be contrary. Nobody has provided me significant evidence that the BBs are any different then Witness Lee. Some have said "Lee nourished me and ministered life, the BBs don't". Ok, that is very subjective and I can't argue your experience. Nevertheless, I am looking for some concrete examples here.