Board Rooms, Thursday, April 19, 1934
The Board met at 2.30 P. M. in the Board Rooms with
the President in the chair.
The devotional service was conducted by Brother
Hermon S. Ray.
The following were present: Cousins, Bryant, Jen¬
kins, Loving, Gwathmey, Coleman, Miss Foster, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Atkinson, Matthews, Montague, Mrs. Moore. Also Sec¬
retary Maddry, Office Secretary, Miss Jessie Ford, Treas¬
urer Buxton, Publicity Secretary, Miss Coleman, Mrs.
Maddry, Miss Hunter, J. T. Watts of Baltimore.
On account of the failure of some of the committees
to meet, Dr. Maddry made the following recommendations
which were adopted as follows:
FAR EAST-- CHINA — - JAPAN- -
1. That we accept the resignation of Miss Florence
Walne as missionary to Japan with regret,
2. That the policy of the Board with reference to
furloughs shall remain as at present, six years for the first
period of service and seven years for succeeding periods.
3. That Brother J. T. Williams be granted power of
attorney as follows:
uThat since R. E. Chambers is no longer Treasurer
of the Southern Baptist Missions at Shanghai,
China, and since on September 18, 1930, we ap¬
pointed J. T. Williams treasurer of these mis¬
sions, we hereby give to J. T. Williams power of
attorney to transact any and all business con¬
nected with a loan by the National City Bank of
New York in Shanghai, China, to the Cantonese
Baptist Church in that city, which loan is se¬
cured by placing with the bank the title deeds
to the land and premises occupied by the said
^ Cantonese Baptist Church.”
4. That we say to Mrs. Carrie Hooker Rowe that the
Board will agree to pay the balance on her traveling expenses
to Japan up to the amount of $150.00
5. That in accordance with the request of Brother
John Lake the Board agree to elect the Auxiliary Committee
of the Tai-Kam Leper Colony as per the following resolution:
"We have received the following petition from the
Directors of Tai-Kam Island Leper Colony in
South China, endorsed by the Ng Yap(Five Districts)
Baptist Association of Canton, South China:
•Resolved that the Foreign Mission Board at Richmond,
Virginia, U. S. A., be requested in future to appoint
the members of the Auxiliary Committee, composed of
American Baptists, known as John Lake, Incorporated;
and that Mr. Loo Lin be appointed to send a copy of
this resolution, in English, to the Foreign Mission
Board. •
"We recommend that the Foreign Board comply with this
request, with the distinct reservation and understand¬
ing that the Foreign Mission Board assumes no financial
or administrative responsibility for the conduct of the
Tai-Kam Island Leper Colony, beyond that of electing
annually this Auxiliary Committee as stipulated in the
petition from the Chinese Association."
LATIN AMERICA —
1. That we accept with regret the resignation of
Miss Bertha Hunt of Pernambuco, Brazil.
2. That we appoint Brother R. Cecil Moore as Treasurer1
of the Chilean Mission, in place of Brother J. W. McGavock,
who is coming home on furlough.
3. That we elect Brother S. L. Watson to act as Presi¬
dent of Rio Baptist College and Seminary.
4. That Brother J. J. Cowsert be elected to act as
Treasurer of the South Brazil Mission in place of Dr. S. L.
Watson.
5. That we advise Brother A. J. Terry that the Board
approves his return to North Brazil to work in the interior.
