Important Meetings of the International Publishing Association and Union College
By R. A. Underwood
The annual meeting for the International Publishing Association will convene at College View, Nebr., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1915, at 10:30 A. M. It is well known that for some months the question has been under consideration of a transfer of the International Publishing plant, with its liabilities and assets, to the Pacific Press. Action was taken at the fall council of the North American Division in Washington recently, recommending this step. Representatives of the Pacific Press, of the North American Division, and of our foreign brethren are expected to be at this meeting to take final action upon this question. Such time will be given to the consideration of the International Publishing work as may be necessary. Following or in connection with the International Publishing Association meeting, the board of managers of Union College — including the presidents of the Northern and Central Union Conferences and of the conferences composing those unions, Elder Watson and other members of the Southwestern Union Conference — will consider plans, and we hope take action, for the liquidation of the Union College debt, as well as plan its work for the coming year. The personnel of the college faculty will be decided at this time. The action that may be taken at these meetings concerning the International Publishing work and Union College, will be far-reaching in its effect upon the cause of God. We hope to see a full representation of the two boards and of those that must be responsible for the advancement of the publishing work and the training of our young people. We expect Elder I. H. Evans and Elder W. T. Knox, representing the North American Division, to attend these meetings; also Elder O. A. Olsen, and such representatives of the Foreign Department as he may invite; besides the regular board representatives from the Northern, Southwestern, and Central Unions. The Pacific Press Association will be represented by members of its board. The length of these meetings will depend somewhat on the progress we shall be able to make, but we suggest January 19-27. The Central Union Conference, meantime, will have its annual auditing committee, and do such other work in planning for the coming year's labor as may be necessary. I hope that all the members of the Central Union Conference Committee will be present from the first of the meetings, January 19. The following recommendation was adopted by the fall council of the North American Division Conference, and may be acted upon in connection with Union College matters at this meeting:— “That institutions operated and controlled by the constituency of two or more union conferences be held by a legal corporation, whose board is elected, as may be provided for, by mutual agreement between the interested union conferences.”
R. A. UNDERWOOD,
Chairman of the boards of the International Association and of Union College.