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Originally Posted by Don Rutledge,2008
"In 1962, there was a World’s Fair in Seattle, Washington. (The Space Needle was built on this occasion.) Witness Lee and his son, Timothy, had an exhibit at the fair. They displayed and attempted to sell manufactured goods from Taiwan. They had raised funds from members of the local churches in Taiwan. The endeavor was a failure and the products stored in a warehouse. The problems created by this business failure made it difficult for Witness Lee to return to the churches in Taiwan in good graces. But I believe this human failure opened the door for a blessing for many of the seeking Christians in the USA in those early years (since Witness Lee remained in this country as a result of the problem, and ministered.)"
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So Witness Lee tried to bank-roll son Timothy's business venture in 1962 with $$ from the Christian assemblies in Taiwan. This failed. 10 years later he did it again, this time with the gullible and naive Americans - again funding a business venture of Timothy's called "Daystar". This also failed. In both cases "investors" turned into "donors". And the resulting scandals were used to purge the movement of all but the "true believers".
Witness Lee said that John Ingalls was his "Timothy", but it seems that his son Timothy was really his "Timothy".