ˈæftɚɹ ᵻvˈɛnts ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli ðæt jˈɪɹ ɐpˈɪɹd tʊ ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ðæt ðɛɹ θˈiːsɪs wʊd biː fˈeɪvɚɹəbli ɹᵻsˈiːvd baɪ mˈɑːdɚɹəts, kˈɔfɪn sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðætðɪ ˌæfɚmˈeɪʃən ʃˌʊd biː sˈaɪnd baɪ mˈɪnɪstɚz bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ fˈɔːɹməli mˌeɪd pˈʌblɪk; ænd ɪn ɐkˈoːɹd wɪð ðæt ɐdvˈaɪs ɪt wʌz sˈɜːkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚɹ ɪn pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɚðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
After events of the Assembly that year appeared to indicate that their thesis would be favorably received by moderates, Coffin suggested that the Affirmation should be signed by ministers before being formally made public; and in accord with that advice it was circulated for signature in preparation for the General Assembly of 1924.