Reproduced below is the text of a June 5, 2000 statement that appeared on the Restored Church of God's Web site. In it, David C. Pack said that another party, which he did not name, was claiming ownership of Donald H. Tiger's HWA CDs. David Pack said that the new (unnamed) party had "produced substantial corroborating evidence that their claim is, indeed, valid." Of course, David Pack didn't give any details.

Dear Brethren,

A number of people have been calling and writing to ask what I am going to do with the CDs now that the Restored Church of God is not going to ever send them out. Our reasons are doctrinal. They are explained in my sermonette entitled "CDs, Compromise, Conflict and Conscience." First, let me say that under absolutely no circumstances whatsoever is the Restored Church of God going to keep the CDs from their rightful owner. We do not believe that we are their rightful owner.

Here's the problem. Another party has stepped forward stating that, in fact, the CDs are theirs and not the property of the man (until recently working here) who has been laying claim to them. This new party has produced substantial corroborating evidence that their claim is, indeed, valid. We are carefully investigating to determine the rightful owner.

The new party that has recently come forward has been most gracious and accommodating by any standard considering the circumstances. The other man has threatened to "expose me in nauseating detail" if I do not give him the CDs by tomorrow at noon. My choice is simple: accede to a threat and give the CDs to this man, even if they may not be his, so that a massive assault on my character will not take place, or hold up and make a very careful decision. I can not allow the church or myself to be held captive to personal threats against us. I have no choice but to do what is right before God no matter the personal cost to me or the church.

In Christ's service

David C. Pack