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Wednesday, June 14,1916.
The Annual Meeting of the Board was called
to order at 10
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in the Ladies' Parlor of the First
Baptist Church.
Brother Hight C. Moore, Secretary of S. B.
C. , led the devotional half hour, reading Ron. 1: BO-32,
Isa.54;2,3, Mat. 28:18-20, Jas. 1:5-7. Brother Powell of
Tenn. , W. J. E. Cox of Arkansas, 0. F. Gregory of Mary¬
land, and J. L. Gross of Texas, led in prayer.
On the call of the leader several of the
brethren responded with Scripture quotations.
The following were present at the opening
hour: Officers of S.B.C., B.C.Hening, J.D.Mell, O.F.
Gregory, H. C. Moore; State Members , -Joshua Lovering,
Md., R. B. Garrett, Va., J. L. Gross,
Тех.,
I. P. Trot¬
ter, Miss., F. H. Farrington, La., Geo. Hyman, Fla., F.
Y. Campbell, Mo., W. F. Powell, Term., W. W. Chancellor,
Okla., J. ff. Porter, Ky., R. C. Granberry, Ga. ; local
members,- R.H.Pit't, Wm. Ellyson, B.M.Gwathney, W. C. James ,
J.R. Johnson, T. C. Skinner, C. A. Jenkens, L. H. Jenkins,
R. E. Gaines, J. J. Wicker, J. D. Crump, \7. A. Harris;
Secretary J. F. Love.
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The privileges of the floor were extended
to Secretaries T. B. Ray, Wm. II. Smith, C. J. Thompson,
C. D. Graves, Treasurer R. R. Gwathmey, and Pastor G.W.
McDaniel.
The minutes of May 3 and May 25 were read
and approved.
For' the coming year Brother William Elly¬
son was elected President and Brother W.A. Harris Re¬
cording Secretary, Brother R.R. Gwathmey Treasurer,
Brother J. D. Crump Auditor, Brother L. T. Wilson Vice-
President.
Secretary Love reported the following
bills. They were ordered paid.
Christopher Engraving Co . 1.50
Oxford University Press . 1.82
Underwood Typewriter Co . 3.50
Burton System . 24.50
National Seal Works . 2.25
Williams Printing Co . 379.17
Va. Stationery Co . 35.24
Chesapeake and Pot. Tel. Co. .. .11.19
Western Union Tel. Co . 74.46
C. J. Lowe . 14.00
Petty Cash . 117.23
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Judson Centennial —
Williams Printing Co . 2.25
Union Envelope Co . 23.75
Petty CashfPostage.and . 144.79
Extra Help) ?£l70.79
Special Campaign on Account Debt —
Va. Stationery Co . 27.50
Williams Printing Co . 92.00
Lamb Letter Writing Co . 32.87
Trevett Christian Co . 19.50
Western Union Tel. Co . 43.15
Express on literature . 12.03
Petty Cash (Postage) . 175.75
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Also the bill for printing our reports
was ordered paid when properly corrected and approved.
A resolution fremBrother B. W. Spilman
was referred to the Education Com. for consideration
and report.
A communication from Brother B. D. Gray
of the Home Board was referred to the Committee on
Finances.
It was unanimously voted that the offi¬
cers of the Board be empowered to have the last clause
