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Thursday,
Бос.
20, 1923.
The Board met in called session at 4 P.bl. with the
President in the chair*
The following were present: Weeks, Powell, Gaines,
Jenkins, Mahons, Miss Poster, Williams, Cousins, Gwathmey,
Harris. Also Secretaries Love, Hay, Hester, and Treasurer
Sanders*
The meeting was opened with prayer by Brother Powell.
The following resolutions were read by Brother Mahona,
and were taken up separately:
That a loan of §22,571.45 be advanced to the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in accordance with the
action of the Southern Baptist Convention 1920 and Dr. Mul¬
lins' letter of
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.5th, 1923*
That the Poreign Mission Board accept as a loan
from the Woman's Missionary Union such sum as the Union is
prepared to advance for the completion and equipment of the
Baptist Theological Seminary at Buckarest, Rumania, the amount
of interest to be paid and other details to be arranged by
correspondence with Mrs. W.C. James, President of the V/.M.U*
The matter of the loan to the Seminary was discussed
and finally passed. Brother L.H. Jenkins asked to be recorded
in the negative*
The second item was also passed.
The following resolution was read by Dr. Love and
was adopted:
Pirst— That Rev. and Mrs. D.P.Crosland be informed
that this Board does not feel that it can continue the expense
of their support with him in Brazil and fhevat home, the poli¬
cies of the Board as well as its financial condition not being
favorable to their continued separation and the expense in¬
volved*
Second-- That Rev. and Mrs. Crosland be informed
that their support and the support of their children, who may
during the period be entitled to the allowance, will be con¬
tinued for six months to give Brother Crosland time to coeb
home, and, if possible, to arrange for Mrs. Crosland' s return
with him to Brazil and residence on the field, or failing of
this, to secure occupation at home which will enable him to
support his family.
The committee on the Johns on-Y/ill is Hospital re¬
ported through Brother Jenkins as follows:
REPORT BUILD EIG COMMITTEE.
RESOLVED:
1st, That the Corresponding Secretary be and
is hereby authorized to renew the lease on the quarters now
occupied by the Board for a jeriod of one year at an annual
rental of not exceeding §3,000.00;
2nd, That the Building Committee be given au¬
thority to sell or lease the Johnson-V/illis Hospital property
whichever in the judgment of the Committee is most desirable.
L. Howard Jenkins.
B.M. Gwathmey
C.B.Bobo
T.W.O'Kelley
Joshua Levering.
The report was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
Recording Secretary.
S’ •
President .
