Hi Davis,
I don't mean to dogpile on you. You have raised some valid concerns which relate to a very interesting topic. There is a lot of history in
Speaking The Truth In Love, by John Ingalls.
I had forgotten what an undercurrent was going on worldwide during 1987-1989. I'm only through p.39 but John has several times mentioned untruths that were being spoken and he felt he must correct the record. It appears that these untruths John spoke of were a reference to an out of print book written by Witness Lee during that time called
The Fermentation of the Present Rebellion. What an awful title! It was copyrighted in 1990, as was STTIL, but "Fermentation" was written first and John was correcting the record.
So far, I find no mention of Phillip Lee's molestation of female workers in the office as a possible cause for anything that might be characterized as a "rebellion."
Of note, "Fermentation" may have been one of many "give away" books that used to be handed out free. This also might explain why it's out of print.
Here's an example of how the discourse went:
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From Fermentation, p. 51
...When Brother Eugene suggested coming together in Anaheim for fellowship, John refused, saying that they should rather go to another city where nobody knew them and check into a hotel and meet there. In other words, he wanted to keep the meetings secret. ... John had called Ray Graver to invite him to go to El Paso to have the secret meeting but Ray rejected John's proposal. Again Eugene proposed that the meeting be in Irving, Anaheim or Denver. This proposal too was rejected by John Ingalls. This shows that there was a deliberate effort to hide the matter from open fellowship."
Speaking the Truth in Love, p. 8
John: One of the brothers I sought to contact and confer with was Ray Graver, an elder in the church in Irving, Texas, and the manager of the LSM branch office there. I called him in Texas and proposed that I come to see him in Irving. It was thought, however, for us to meet in Irving would attract too much attention; so we settled on meeting midway in El Paso, Texas. This decision is being censured now as a plan for a secret meeting, as if that in itself is evil and a conspiracy. But I fail to see anything wrong with this. It was with a pure motive and desire and certainly was not a plot to draw him into a conspiracy to overthrow anyone’s ministry. Ray was quite willing to do this until Benson Phillips, another co-worker and elder in Irving, Texas, who was then in Taiwan, advised him against it. Had Benson been in Irving, I would have sought to speak with him also. I enjoyed a very good and close relationship with both Ray and Benson for many years
Nell