MEMOIRS BY DR. SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND ~ PRESIDENT EMERITUS June 20, 1986 Page 23 - Tape 1
There was a committee formed to draw up a Doctrinal Statement and a Statement of Standards for membership in the organization. Dr. Witmer, Dr. Crum, and other academicians were on that committee. They did a tremendous job in getting the organization under way. Incidentally, one sideline we met by way of mild opposition was the fact that a collegiate organization had been formed under the auspices of the NEA (National Association of Evangelicals). They had met for two or three years and discussed the possibility of establishing an accrediting association. Every year after considerable discussion, two or three men were appointed to prepare papers looking toward the formulation of such an organization. The first thing that the men wanted to do at Winona Lake was to appoint individuals to prepare papers. In my innocence, I almost blew my stack. I said, "Gentlemen, we're not here for the idea of preparing papers, we're here for the idea of getting some action
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