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Foreign Mission Board Rooms,
January 11, 1940
The Foreign Llission Board met in regular monthly session at 4:00 P. M.
on January 11th with President Jenkins in the chair.
There were present Brethren Jenkins, Alley, Loving, Harris, Bryant,
J. C. Williams, Adams, Montague, R. A. Williams, and lirs. Atkinson; also
Executive Secretary,
С.
E. Maddry; Executive Assistant, Miss Ford; Home
Secretary, R. S. Jones; Treasurer, E. P. Buxton; Publicity Secretary, Miss
Coleman; Secretary for the Orient, M. T. Rankin.
The following visitors were present: Mrs.
С.
E. Maddry, Hrs . R. S.
Jones and Miss F. Catharine Bryan of Shanghai, China.
It was reported that Miss Alta Foster was absent on account of illness
and that Dr.
С.
C. Coleman had to conduct a funeral service.
The meeting vras opened with prayer by Dr. Loving.
The minutes of the December meeting were read and approved.
Dr. Maddry called the attention of the Board members to the severe
loss sustained by the Board in the death of the following eleven missionaries
during 1939:
-Rev. E. A. Nelson, Brazil
—Mrs. Frank Harrs, Mexico
_Rev. S. J. Townshend, China
Rev. IV. 3. Bagby, Brazil
Miss Cynthia Miller, China
Mrs. S. M. Sowell, Argentina
Miss Viola Humphreys, China
Rev. C. A. Baker, Brazil
Mrs. Wesley VV, Lawton, Jr., China
Mrs. J. V. Dawes, China
Rev. W.
о.
j. MacDonald, Chile
Dr. Maddry also read a letter from Mr. Maxey Jannan of Nashville,
Tennessee enclosing a gift of $2, 500 .00 from the Jannan Foundation and a
gift of S34 shares in the stock of the General Shoe Corporation from Mr.
Jarman.
TREASURER * S
REPORT
The report of the Treasurer was read and accepted as follows:
Balance in Banks at December 1, 1939
0 35,214.10
RECEIPTS:
Cooperative Program
Designated Gifts
China Relief Funds
Debt Account:
Designated $ 2,086.95
Sale of Property 66.68
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Notes Receivable
Income from Annuity Contracts Funded
Income from Securities
Curio and Picture bales (net)
Miscellaneous Income
Endowment and Trust Fund Securities
Notes Receivable - Trust Funds
Mrs. W. E. Sallee Memorial Fund
Reserve - John Lake, Inc.
Training School Building Fund
THE COMMISSION:
Subscriptions § 1,587.68
Advertising Space 224.39
3 41,947.24
19,972.33
1,174.31
2,153.63
2,508.90
100.00
37.00
1,517.40
19.38
99.85
180.20
75.00
16.25
23.36
13.75
1,812.07
$ 71,652.67
§ 106,866.77
