▁website . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁consider ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁den om ination ▁or ▁a ▁church ▁body , ▁but ▁a ▁loose ▁association ▁of ▁church work ers ▁and ▁independent ▁con greg ations . ▁ ▁Orth ography ▁The ▁organization ' s ▁name ▁includes ▁a ▁single ▁type writer ▁quot ation ▁mark ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁sy ll able ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁“ Pro test ant ,” ▁indicating ▁an ▁acc ent ▁there on . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁Pro tes ' t ant ▁Conference ▁arose ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁controvers y ▁over ▁a ▁document ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Be itz ▁P aper ▁( written ▁by ▁then ▁W EL S ▁past or ▁W . ▁F . ▁Be itz ) ▁inside ▁the ▁W EL S ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 – 1 9 2 7 . ▁In ▁his ▁paper , ▁Past or ▁Be itz ▁discussed ▁the ▁current ▁do ctr inal ▁philosophy ▁then ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁the ▁syn od . ▁Deb ate ▁arose ▁over ▁the ▁the ological ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁document ▁and ▁about ▁ 4 0 ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Past or ▁Be itz ▁were ▁subsequently ▁susp ended ▁from ▁the ▁W EL S ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁These ▁past ors , ▁teachers , ▁and ▁some ▁con greg ations ▁organized ▁into ▁the ▁non - central ized ▁Pro tes ' t ant ▁Conference . ▁It ▁has ▁under g one ▁three ▁sch isms , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Intern ally , ▁the ▁Pro tes ' t ant ▁Conference