The publication of this report was undertaken by the Standard Publishing Co., only on the express understanding that we were privileged to disclaim in this way all responsibility for the appearance of the names of Prof. H. L. Willett and P. J. Rice in its pages; and that the opposition of a great part of the brotherhood to their appearance on the program, as representative men, should here go to record.

      As is generally known, the announcement of these names on the program provoked instant and indignant protest from a great body of the disciples, a protest that did not cease so long as there was any prospect of averting what they regarded as a calamity.

      This opposition, so far as we had any hand in it, was based entirely on the public record of these gentlemen, for teaching contrary to and subversive of the principles for which the disciples of Christ contend, principles which it was the object of the Centennial to honor. That opposition is in no degree diminished, and we again enter our protest against the recognition of these men as public teachers on this or any other program, representative of the principles of the Restoration.

      On the same principle that compelled us to object to the publication of the address of Col. S. H. Church, we object to the recognition, as representatives, of men who are notorious for public utterances that conflict with the plain teaching of the Scriptures.

      We regard this statement as due, not only to ourselves under the circumstances, but to the integrity of this report. On no other condition would we have permitted the use of our imprint.

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