Board Rooms, Wednesday, April 1,1931.
The Board met in called session at 3 P.M. , the
President presiding.
The following were present: Gwathmey, Montague,
Gaines, Walton, Jenkins, Clark, Harris.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Brother
Walton.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, that E. P. Buxton, Treasurer, Foreign
Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, is hereby au¬
thorized and empowered to sell and assign the following
United States bonds registered on the books of the Treasury
Department in the name of, or assigned to Foreign Mission
Board.
Liberty Loan of 1917, Serial No. 6032, $5, 000 Mrs. Martha A.
Oates.
Third Liberty Loan, " " 9007, $5, 000 Mrs. Martha A.
Oates.
Fourth Liberty Loan, " ” 1004^10,000 Mrs. Martha A.
Oates.
AND IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all
assignments of the above-described United States bonds, here¬
tofore and hereafter made by the above named officer, is
hereby ratified and confirmed.
Resolved that the fee of $1,000, charged by
Mr.W.O.HONG, who acted as special attorney for the Foreign
Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in the set¬
tlement of Mrs. M. A. Oates'Estate , be allowed, and that
the act of Mr. Long in retaining the $750 paid over to
him by the executors of the above named estate, be ratified
and a check for $250 representing the additional amount
due him be sent him.
Dr. Ray read a letter from the River Plate
Baptist Association. On motion, he was requested to make
suitable reply.
A letter from Brother Norwood, written in a
most fraternal spirit, was read by Secretary Ray and, on
motion, he was requested to make an appreciative reply for
the Board.
The proposition of the Norfolk Securities
Corporation to represent the Board in the matter of the col¬
lection of two notes of Dr. F. L. Hunt of $1,000, each, was
referred to our Attorney, Brother Montague, with power to
handle the matter.
President.
(л).
Recording Secretary