ɪt wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ænd sˈaɪnd baɪ ɐ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɡɹˈuːp, pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli nˈɪkəlz ænd hˈɛnɹi slˈoʊn kˈɔfɪn, wɪððɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌv pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ ɪt tə ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
It was drafted and signed by a writing group, primarily Nichols and Henry Sloane Coffin, with the original intention of presenting it to the General Assembly of 1923.