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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 29, 1869

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 34, No. 1.

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A Question.

WHAT should be done in the case of a member who moves away from the church without taking a letter, and after an absence of two or three years, without reporting, applies for a letter, having settled perhaps in another State? Should the church give a letter?
A. B. W.
We think not. The church can have no assurance as to the standing of a member who has been absent two or three years, without reporting. If the person wishes to join another church, he must give satisfactory evidence of good standing, independent of a certificate of good standing at the time of separation might help the matter somewhat, but could not be a sufficient guide.