Foreign Mission Board Rooms
July 13, 1944
The Foreign Mission Board met in regular monthly session at 4:00 P.M. on
Thursday, July 13, 1944, with Mr. Jenkins presiding.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Dr. Prickett.
Present: C. S. Prickett, J. C. Williams, L. H. Jenkins, D. M. Kelson,
Mrs. T. J. Moore, Mrs. S. M. Atkinson,
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M. Gwathmey, Hill Montague, R. Hugh
Rudd,
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E. Maddry, M. T. -Rankin, Everett Sill, Jr., E. P. Buxton, E. C. Routh,
Miss Mary Hunt
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, and Hiss Marjorie Moore.
The minutes of the June meeting were approved as read.
Dr. Maddry reported the receipt of $42,075.00 from the First Baptist Church,
’Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He also reported that many churches we re
adopting single missionaries or missionary couples.
Dr. Gill stated that several new missionaries had succeeded in securing
passports for South •'“merica.
Dr. Rankin reported that, while our missionaries in China were being forced
to withdraw from their stations because of the Japanese advance, opportunities
of service were opening in other parts of China.
On motion of Dr. Prickett it was voted to receive and file the report of
the treasurer:
Balance in Banks June 1, 1944 (available for Budget)
$ 306,206.59
RECEIPTS
Co-operative Program
Designated Gifts
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Income from Securities
Legacies
Reserve - John Lake Leper Work
Income Current Emergency Fund
Income from annuity Contracts Funded
Miscellaneous Income
THE COMMISSION - Subscriptions
Advertising
DISBURSEMENTS
$ 93,866.91
35,315.11
4,737.05
2,920.00
1,005.75
1,179.94
3,168.97
297.00
196.00
$1,298.27
169.00 1,467.27 144,154.00
$ 450,360.59
Foreign Fields
Woman's Missionary Unions, S.B.C.
Publicity
Traveling Expenses
Pensions
Expense of State Members
General Expense
Administrative and Other Expenses
Baptist V.'orld Alliance
Camera Equipment
Expenses of Dr. Sadler to «-frica (additional to allow.
Grant for Special Deputation Service
Emergency Expenses
Moving Picture Equipment
Surplus - Current
Cost of Installing Filing System
Furniture & Fixtures
Commission Expenses
Cash - First <'•• Merchants - D urrer.t (for investment)
Reserve - Lottie Moon Christ mas Offering
Accounts Payable
$ 75,928.72
2,000.00
473.75
993.85
2,423.00
349.38
1,624.17
6,180.14
500.00
25.00
36.52
125.00
1,500.00
380.54
480.00
577.00
16.50
3,584.24
50,000.00
20,525.30
600.39
168,323.50
■) 282,037.09
