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Dec. 16, 1919.
She Board met in regular session in the Board
Rooms, Vice-President James presiding.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Brother
J.R. Johnson.
The following were present: James,Mahone,C.A.
Jenkens, L.H. Jenkins, Skinner, Gaines, Johnson,
7/.
E. Gib¬
son, Woodfin, B.M.Gwathmey and Harris. Also Assoc. Sec¬
retary Ray and Treasurer Sanders, Brother Geo. Green, mis-
sionary to Africa*
In the absence of Cor.Sec’y Love in Europe,
Brother Ray, Associate Secretary, reported the following
bills which were ordered paid:
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Brown Print Shop. . (Printing Acct.) $2.50
Virginia Sta. Co. .Printing Acct. 12. 50
Office Expenses
54.26 66.76
Richmond Typewriter Co.
(Office Expenses) 18.25
Underwood Typewriter Co. (Of .Ex.) 3.00
Miss L.M.Erouse (Office Expenses) 5.00
Hammond Co. . " " 25.00
Ches. and Pot .Tel. Co.”- " 9.20
Western Union Tel.Co." " 37.83
Postal Tel. Cable Co.." " 36.01
203.55
Pullen, Render son, McKinney and Co.
(Office Expenses) 269.07
Treasurer^
Report-
Total . $472.62
The Treasurer reported as follows;
Nov. 1,1919, to Nov. 29, 1919.
Receipts. .Bal.. per. last. report . 41,466.64
Received since last report.. 62,887.09
Less "Contra" State Expenses. 10, 485. 02 52,402.07
Disbursements—
China-
Paid for sundry purposes since last re¬
port . . 106,875.38
Overdraft . 13,006.67
Liabilities— -
Oall Loans . 148,736.25
~§r4BT75'6'.2F
Deficit • .$160,012.52
George N. Sanders, Treasurer.
.The report of the Committee on China was read
>y Brother L.H. Jenkins and adopted as follows:
1. That $50 (Mex.) per month be appropriated
to provide the salary of a man to teach in the Chinkiang
school.
2. That $850 (Mex.) be -appropriated to make
up a deficit incurred in erecting the buildings on the
Compound at Laiyang, the Executive Committee of the North
China Mission, so recommending.
3. That we say to the Soochow Station that
we regretfully decline to appropriate $20,000 (gold)
for the purchase of land at Wusih. We do notb feel our
finances would justify us in making this expenditure at
this time.
4. That we respond to the request of the
native brethren of South China, that we provide the salary
