fl \. 01.,,, ScplcnT her l-5. ?(l I l lsland (]runcit (il)l Adamston'n llitcairn lslanrl l{c: {)isposition o1- IloLrntv l}iblc [)car ('ourrci I lv'lcrlburs: l:or sumt tin:e nor,v. I havc listc:ned to expressions lrom mcrlLrers ol-the communit-i. t:oncerning their desire to see tlie "'BoLrnty" Bitrle rrturned to its original displar, location irtside thc Sevenlh Dav Adverrtist ( lrLrrch. Comments have ransecl liorri thc sentimentai "lt rva.q in tlrc ehurcti rvhern I rvas grorving up". to the spiritual "lt's the tlolv Scripturcs: it hclongs it: [ht: churr:lr" 1o Lhe rnarkcting "l']cirrg iitrlc to vicu,tlrer Llitrle at an_v time u'ill irrspirc visitors to \\,irn( 1o visit thc Museum" anglc: and sorne voiccd allol'thcse. Acct-'ssibilit.r, is a mattcr of'conccrn.'l'hc Museum lras no postcd hor-rrs lbr public accress: rvhcreas. the cliirrch is always opcn and nceds ncl spcr:iaI arra.n{remr:nt tor vier,r,ing of'thc Ilihle in i1s cutslom nrade set:urc case. Apart fionr [his rc]ason. horvever. tlie iliblc slroLrld not bc trcated me rclv as an otr-icct to hrc li:ckcd iii.r,ay ancl hicldcr:. Llnseen. f or tlrc ma"jrintr t:l-the vcar. It is the IIol.v Scriptures. Its righttiri pluce. comparativelr. is in a housc c1 worship. As an arti{act and ob.iect olvalue. it was lrousecl salbly within thc r:lrurcr[r. r.r,itir ntl ribviotts signs ol'deterioration. for more than halla centr-rrv Lrelirre beine rernoved and iockcd au,a-,v in [hc Muscurr. II'security is the concern. lcannot irnaginc a hettcr slrardialr than the Lurd. Ilirrrsclll It tnust hc considercd that. il'returncd to the churcli. lhe tliLrle would not be lhc onlr []ountl'ar1ilact on islanrl to be houscd outside ol-the Muscum. I:or cxample. lhc Bouttty's anchor rcsl"s in'l'he Scluare. while a cannon is displal,ecl in er pril,ate varc1. Scvcrtrl nt<lre knor,vn artilhcts re'sidc irr private collcctions or are sctrttcrccl around tovr,n" and nol neccssaril-v protectcd lionr thc el*mcnts. lrurthcrnrore. thcrr has lreen no obvious pLrtrlic scntimcnt that tliese should all bc sccr:red arrd placed in tht lr,lLrseum. lt also bcars nutins tirat many pirbl!cations exist statiflg that thrr tlibie is ciisplaved in the church. and tltat. even lodar:. sonre visitors crnter I-he church cxpccting it to still bc houscd the re. I. thcrefirrc. subntit tlrc itltachcd list ol'sisnalories w'ho approvc this pelition u,ilh rhe rvish thiit (louncil givc carclul considclation to rcturninq t["re []riuntv Bitrle to its original clisplav locatiitri insidc: tlrt Severrrtlr I)iiv Adventist C'hurclr, rvherc it r,i,ill hc on tlisplav to itnv i,lrtl all u,ho cnte r the church. l-hank yoLt lirr '.,,(rrrr consi(leration. .i