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"The statutory power of appointing new Trustees shall be applicable to the Trust
provided that no person shall be eligible to be appointed a Trustee unless he shall satisfy
the persons in whom the statutory power is vested that he is a person whose beliefs and
practice conform to the said basis tenets."
"The Trustees shall have power to appoint a principal or minister . . . . . councils and
committees to assist in their work . . . . . provided that every principal or minister and
every member of any council or committee so appointed shall satisfy the Trustees that he
is a person whose beliefs and practice conform to the said basic tenets."
"The Trustees shall also have power to appoint a treasurer and if thought fit a
secretary . . . . . provided any treasuree or secretary so appointed shall satisfy the Trustees
that he is a person whose beliefs and practice conform to the said basic tenets."
The safeguard of the original aims and doctrine rests first and foremost within the
Trust Deeds themselves and with the Trustees, who would be in breach of the law if they
failed to act in accordance with the Deeds. Thus any new Trustee must not only state that
he believes and accepts the four basic tenets but his life must also conform to them. In
practice he must reflect them. The same is true of anyone appointed as a principal or a
minister, or of anyone appointed as a treasurer or secretary, or of anyone asked to serve
on any council or committee. In this way the original aims and doctrines are preserved
and the Berean Trusts have never wavered in their teaching of salvation by grace
through faith, the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, the inspiration of the Scriptures and the
right division of the Scriptures.
For further reading on this subject we recommend
The History and Aims of the Berean Trust by Michael Penny.