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4521 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 162 paragraph 5

legal owner of it. And I am very anxious to make this property over into the hands of officers that you may appoint who shall hold and manage it legally.

4522 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 162 paragraph 7

… a legal manner. We have property in the Office and that lies in Bro. White’s hands. Suppose Bro. White should drop away this evening, all that property descends …

4523 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 162 paragraph 8

… of legal organization. If there could be an organization that would comply with the law of the land so that we could hold church property legally without …

4524 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 162 paragraph 9

… of legal organization by choosing such officers as we find in the New Testament; and it is not difficult to hold property in such cases. I think the plan I have …

4525 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 163 paragraph 1

… a legally incorporated business association. The object will thus be attained without the risk of being unlawfully connected with the State, and of leaning …

4526 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 163 paragraph 2

… be legalized as a church, it is necessary, if I understand it, for individual churches already organized as nearly to New Testament order as we have attained …

4527 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 163 paragraph 3

… property legally. Of course they would not give up their present organization for the other. Then they would have two distinct organizations. Which of these …

4528 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 163 paragraph 5

… it legally without entering into any unscriptural organization. It would not be just for the church at large to hold them all. They are justly the property …

4529 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 9, 1860, page 163 paragraph 9

… a legal manner. At present this meeting house in which we are now convened, is the property of Bro. S. T. Belden, because he cannot legally deed to the church the …

4531 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 169 paragraph 9

… in legal organization or not? Is it right for us to take any steps by which we can hold church property or not?

4532 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 169 paragraph 20

… be legal members by a legal act. But, as I understand, a church built upon the foundation of prophets and apostles, Christ being the corner stone, is such that …

4533 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 170 paragraph 9

… such legal steps to organize such an association? Legalizing the association has nothing to do with our organizing into a church.

4534 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 170 paragraph 15

… a legal manner so that the property shall be in the hands of certain officers who shall hold it for the church. Now suppose that that is all accomplished, how …

4535 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 170 paragraph 16

… , and legally organized to hold the REVIEW property for certain purposes specified in their act of corporation, I should be willing not only that Bro. White …

4536 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 170 paragraph 19

… so legalized that we can sue and be sued. This is the object of the law, of course, to secure to us our rights. Now I want one text of scripture to show that this is …

4537 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 171 paragraph 1

… against legal organization. I am glad to see the true issue now coming up. When a necessity exists, it should be met if we can do this and not go contrary to scripture …

4538 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 171 paragraph 5

BRO. ANDREWS. I hope I am not understood as opposing such organization of individual churches as would enable them to hold church buildings legally.

4539 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 171 paragraph 6

At this stage of the discussion, the original motion before the house, viz., that the church so organize as to hold property legally, was withdrawn, whereupon Bro. Loughborough offered the following.

4540 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 171 paragraph 7

Resolved, That this Conference recommend to our individual churches so to organize as to hold their church property or church buildings legally.