To further comment on MikeH's question as to how much WL might have been manipulating things throughout the 70s. Doug Krieger gave a testimony through KSA on the bereans
here. In which he seems to suggest that Witness Lee manipulated things to destroy Berkeley back in the 70s. I'm not certain whether this is sour grapes or not, I was wondering whether those who were around, around that time could comment about what they know of the situation.
I'd also like to say that Witness Lee somehow managed to create for himself, within the local church the image of a humble, kind, gentle, little brother in the Lord. This is in spite of events such as daystar. In spite of his likening himself to the being the husband of the coworkers. In spite of saying seeking the Lord's will whether to take his leading or not was a subtle form of dissent which could not be tolerated. Witness seemed to come through everything smelling of roses, I have to ask the question whether or not this was simply luck on his part, or cunning.