Jack Reginald Wallis died July, 1970

"My recollections of my father’s life, was one of harassment and turmoil, caused by the Brethren."

1970 was a dramatic year in the history of the Exclusive Brethren. The alcoholic James Taylor Jnr was still firmly in control as the undisputed leader of the Exclusive Brethren. The notorious Aberdeen Incident was only a few days away and, although Taylor himself would die in just a few months, public and private events were spiralling out of control.

Jack Reginald Wallis ran a farm in Dalwallinu, Western Australia. Jack's son John recalls a tumultuous life leading up to this time:

"My recollections of my father’s life, was one of harassment and turmoil, caused by the Brethren."

"He was accused of doing things he never did, saying things he never said, and even when he pleaded that 'that if he had actually said what he was accused of, then he was sorry' - his pleas were ignored."

"He was persecuted by the then area leader C.W. 'Bill' Silverwright and the leadership of the local assembly in Dalwallinu. Their stern answer was always, 'by a man’s words is he justified, and by his words is he condemned'."

"Condemned he was, on many occasions. Growing up in an environment where we never knew if and when we would be “in fellowship” or “out of fellowship” was unsettling for the whole family."

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