The Biblical Research Institute (BRI) has resurfaced an article written in 1993 by George W. Reid, Th.D., former director of the BRI of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (G.C.S.D.A.) to provide its members with some “history” regarding The Shepherd’s Rod (SRod). This adaptation is republished here in its entirety. The original article was published in the Adventist Review, April 1, 1993.