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Board. Booms, Thursday, February 14, 1935.
The Board met in regular session at 3 P. M. in the
Board Booms with President Jenkins presiding.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Dr. M. E.
Dodd, President of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The following were present: Brethren Jenkins,
Gwathmey, Montague, Bryant and Harris, Mrs. Thomas, Miss
Foster, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. 'Wicker; also Assistant to the
Executive Secretary, Miss Ford, Field Bepre senta ti ve , B.
S. Jones, and Treasurer, E. P. Buxton.
The following program of exercises was adopted
dedicating the new offices of the Foreign Mission Board:
PBOGBAM OF DEDICATION SEBVICE
February 22, 1935.
OPENING BEMABKS . L. Howard Jenkins
HYMN . Lead on 0 King Eternal
PBAYEH . E. Aubrey Williams, D. D.
SCBIPTUBE AND ADDBESS ....Kerr Boyce Tupper, D. D.,11. D.
"Christianity's Social Message
and Christian Missions."
PBAYEE
. John L. Slaughter
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4 - 6 P. M
. Informal Beception
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On motion the designations of the W.M.U. for the
funds in excess of the goal . for the 1934 Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering were approved. The following are the
designations :
( To have precedence in the order herewi th listed. )
1 - Girls' School of Colegio Bautista, Temuco, Chile $2,500
2 - Travel for Miss Elsie Clor for Furlough . 300
3 - Salary for Miss Fenderson during Miss Clor's
absence for one year . 600
4 - Building for School and Sunday School, Pelotas,
Brazil . 800
5 - Missionaries’ Homes in Africa . 2,500
6 - Girls’ School, Abeokuta, Africa . 1,000
7 - Debt on School, Campos, Brazil . 5,000
8 - Chapel in Belgrade, Jugo-Slavia . 4,000
9 - Beturn of Missionaries on Furlough and Sending
New Ones . 10,000
10 - Woman’s Training School, Budapest, Hungary ..... 2,000
11 - Publishing House, Bio, Brazil . 3,000
12 - Church at Bahia, Brazil . 3.000
Total thus decided . $34,700
W. M. U. Specials For Virginia
1 - Tai Kam Leper Island . $ 750
W. M. U. Special s for Texas
1 - Salary of Dr. and Mrs.
В.
E. L. Mewshaw . $ 1,600
2 - Traveling expenses of Dr. and Mrs. Mewshaw ... 1,000
3 - Salary & traveling expenses to Africa of Miss
Lena Lair . 1,300
4 - Salary & traveling expenses to China of Miss
Helen McCullough, missionary they have
asked to be returned . 1,300
