▁official ▁actions ▁regarding ▁a ▁Bapt ism al ▁V ow ▁in ▁the ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁At ▁the ▁Six teenth ▁meeting , ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Conference ▁Session , ▁Oliver ▁Mont gom ery ▁moved ▁that ▁a ▁committee ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁Aut umn ▁Council ▁on ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁uniform ▁bapt ism al ▁c oven ant ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁church . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁different ▁lists ▁of ▁questions ▁used ▁and ▁printed ▁in ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁motion ▁was ▁carried . ▁The ▁committee ▁was ▁appointed ▁June ▁ 8 ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁ ▁and ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁Council , ▁October ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁Council ▁adopted ▁the ▁report . ▁This ▁included ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁twenty - se ven ▁fundamental ▁belief s ▁and ▁eleven ▁questions ▁for ▁the ▁bapt ism al ▁v ow . ▁The ▁questions ▁regarding ▁spiritual ▁g ifts ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁temple ▁were ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁this ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁list . ▁ ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Conference ▁of ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ists , ▁William ▁Henry ▁Br anson , ▁reported ▁in ▁February , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Ministry ▁magazine ▁the ▁church ' s ▁reason ▁for ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁uniform ▁bapt ism al ▁v ow . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁growing . ▁The