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4542 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?

4543 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 …

4544 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.

4545 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 …

4546 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 …

4547 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 …

4548 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 …

4549 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.

4550 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discussion, the original motion before the house, viz., that the church so organize as to hold property legally, was withdrawn, whereupon Bro.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.

4551 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.

4552 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 171 paragraph 8

BRO. WAGGONER. I would amend that resolution so that it shall read, that we recommend to such churches as already have church buildings, or intend to have them, to so organize as to hold them legally.

4553 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 171 paragraph 17

… a legal title to the property. If a man has a farm he holds it in this very manner. The idea that we should do any such thing as to sue or be sued, was not, in my opinion …

4554 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 171 paragraph 18

BRO. WAGGONER. I think it is implied that it would be right to defend such property by legal means.

4555 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 16, 1860, page 171 paragraph 30

1. We recommend to the conference the organization of a Publishing Association that may legally hold the REVIEW Office.

4557 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 23, 1860, page 177 paragraph 14

… particularly legal. I have been placed by the Publishing Committee, as Publishing Agent, and the business having been done in my name, I am the only one that …

4558 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 23, 1860, page 177 paragraph 15

… the legal holding of property, from the legal organization of the church. The committee have taken this into consideration, and have endeavored to make a …

4559 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 23, 1860, page 177 paragraph 17

… a legal church organization, but a legal business association to which all can be connected who are interested in the matter.

4560 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 16 October 23, 1860, page 178 paragraph 40

BRO. BRACKET. I now move that we adopt a name, as we must have a name if we are to organize so as to hold property legally. - Seconded.