Leaders of the Lord's Recovery

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by alwayslearning

Quotes from letter by coworker Bill Mallon to Witness Lee 10+ years after Max Rapoport got the boot:

"For example, Benson and Ray, as well as others, promoted Philip Lee, proclaiming everywhere that Philip is Witness Lee's closest co worker, that Brother Lee has no one with as much wisdom, energy, and insight as Philip Lee, that Philip is Brother Lee's choice regardless of his anger and abuse of the saints, that everyone must submit and contact Philip Lee and/or the office,,,I have suffered a great dilemma over this matter of speaking with you about the affairs surrounding the office [LSM]...What compounded the problem and prevented me from coming to you is that Philip, being your very own son, was positioned into a very prominent place of the work. A message you gave in Anaheim, on April 18, 1983, entitled PRACTICAL TALKS TO THE ELDERS # 6 "Avoiding Family Entanglements": Here you testified that Watchman Nee never brought his relatives into the church leadership or into the work. I can now see the wisdom of this, because in your case, I say this kindly, to have Philip established into such a prominent place of the work has frustrated and hindered transparent fellowship between you and the workers as well as between you and the churches...Since Philip was now so intricately involved with the work..."

Witness Lee's public and published response to Bill Mallon:

”All these are groundless, unprovable, perverted, and slanderous accusations...Bill's letter did not express his concerns in the proper way of fellowship. Rather, it conveyed many items that were based either on rumors, gossip, or misunderstandings, with a tone of accusation”...

Witness Lee's word regarding Bill Mallon was a work intended to discredit and defame a brother who had given 25+ years as a co-worker. If elders, co-workers, and deacons had read the letter in full, they would realize the tone of humility and sincerity Bill wrote to Witness Lee with.