To the Stockholders of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association
By Arthur G. Daniells
An earnest effort is being made by the trustees of this association, acting in counsel with the General Conference Committee, to carry out the resolutions adopted by the stockholders at their annual meeting held in Battle Creek last April, and to turn over to the corporation formed in the East for that purpose all the assets of the Battle Creek corporation after settling up its affairs. As a step in carrying out this plan the stockholders of the old association have been asked to assign their stock to Brother I. H. Evans, the treasurer of the General Conference, as trustee for the General Conference, and to accept in lieu thereof his declaration of trust which clearly defines the purpose for which the stock is assigned. There has been quite a general response to this request. In some cases all the stock held within the limits of the Conference has been sent in. There are some conferences, however, from which but little stock has been received, and the purpose of this notice is to urge all the stockholders who have not done so, to send their certificates of stock, properly indorsed, to I. H. Evans, Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich. A form will be found upon the back of each certificate of stock, and it is necessary for each holder of a certificate to sign his name on the blank line at the close of the form of assignment, and forward to the address given above. It should be distinctly understood that no individual is personally benefited by this assignment of stock, that the stock is held for a short time by Brother Evans simply as a trustee, and that this plan has been adopted as the most practicable way for carrying out the vote of the stockholders. We are greatly encouraged by the loyalty to this effort manifested by so many of our people. When it was decided to remove from Battle Creek, and the plan to transfer the shares of the Michigan corporation to the new one to be formed in the East was adopted, Sister White wrote as follows:— “Brethren, this is a time to show who are the true friends of the publishing work. Let no one endeavor to withdraw his stock from the Review and Herald. It would not be right to do this. The money that we invested in stock was the Lord’s gift to us, and our gift to the institution. Shall we not now do a work that bears the approval of God?” This counsel has been followed by hundreds of our brethren and sisters. We believe the large majority will, if they have not already done so, transfer their shares to the new corporation in the manner outlined above. We write this note to let our people know what is being done, and to remind those who may have forgotten. Let all act promptly in this, and it will help the cause much. A. G. DANIELLS,
President General Conference.