Ellen G. White Writings

4741 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 December 1895, page 618 paragraph 2

… believer, legal duties become Christian privileges. It will no longer be a task to attend prayer-meeting and Sabbath-school, or to give of our means to sustain …

4742 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 January 1, 1896, page 656 paragraph 24

… . — The legal voters of this Conference shall be such duly accredited delegates from local conferences, such members of the General Conference Executive …

4743 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 January 1, 1896, page 657 paragraph 4

The legal voters of this Conference shall, at each regular session, elect the Boards of Management of such institutions and enterprises as are and may be …

4744 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 January 1, 1896, page 657 paragraph 5

The legal voters of this Conference may make by-laws, amend, and repeal them at any session thereof. The scope of such by-laws may embrace all subjects not inconsistent with this Constitution.

4745 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 January 1, 1896, page 657 paragraph 6

… the legal voters present at any session, provided that if it is proposed to amend the Constitution at a special session, notice of the proposed amendment …

4746 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 April 1, 1896, page 693 paragraph 4

… to legalize the already oppressive State laws. His people have been warned of that which is coming by the afflictions they have been called to endure under …

4747 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 708 paragraph 1

… the legal holding of property belonging to the denomination. These should be prepared to take charge of work and institutions still to be raised up for the …

4748 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 708 paragraph 2

… its legal holding and management, thus putting the institution on its own footing and relieving the General Conference from looking after the details …

4749 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 708 paragraph 9

4. A committee to investigate and report on the propriety of forming another corporate body or bodies, to facilitate the legal holding of the property of the denomination.

4750 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 709 paragraph 12

… two legal corporations aforesaid, and that the Executive Committee of this Association be, and hereby is, authorized to furnish the necessary data and means …

4751 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 740 paragraph 4

… . The legal voters of said Conference shall be such duly accredited delegates from the local Conferences, such members of the General Conference Executive …

4752 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 740 paragraph 10

The legal voters of this Conference, shall, at each regular session, elect the Trustees of such corporate bodies as are or may be connected with this organization …

4753 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 740 paragraph 11

The legal voters of this Conference may make By-laws, and amend and repeal them at any session thereof. The scope of such By-laws may embrace all subjects not inconsistent with this Constitution.

4754 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 740 paragraph 12

… the legal voters present at any session; provided that if it is proposed to amend the Constitution at a special session, notice of the proposed amendments …

4755 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 742 paragraph 13

… the legal quorum, as specified in Section 6 of this Article, duly convened, may authorize a named agent to sign the name of the corporation, and bind it to a named …

4756 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 745 paragraph 5

SEC. 2. The legal voters of this association shall be as follows: All accredited ministers and licentiates, and all members and workers from any Sabbath-school association, present at any regular meeting of this association.

4757 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 July 1, 1896, page 746 paragraph 21

3. The duty of employing legal counsel, and defending members indicted for violating religious laws, shall devolve upon the Executive Committee; but this power may be delegated to the Vice-Presidents in the several States when necessary.

4758 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 3 January 1, 1899, page 21 paragraph 4

[The Conference itself is a legal body under the name of “The Quebec Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.”]

4759 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 3 January 1, 1899, page 30 paragraph 5