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Called meeting of Board. In the absence
of the President, Dr. Mathews was called to the chair.
Prayer by Brother Ball.
Present:— Willingham, Smith, Ray, Winston,
Wicker, Johnson, James, Skinner, Ball, Wilson, Jenkins,
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m. Gwathmey, Mathews and R. R. Gwathmey.
In the absence of Recording Secretary,
R. R. Gwathmey was called to act.
The President stated the object of the
meeting to hear from the Special Committee c&i Reorgani¬
zation. After the retirement of Brethren Smith and
Ray (at request of Com.), the report of the Special Com.
on Reorganization was presented by Dr, R. H. Pitt, and
upon motion of Brother Johnson, the report was, after
remarks by Drs. Winston and Pitt, divided, and the
first five sections were unanimously adopted. After
further remarks by Dr. Skinner and others, the three
next sections were upon motion, adopted.
Special Report of Special Committee to the For-
Committee — eign Mission Board. The Special Committee appointed some
months ago and enlarged at the last meeting of the Board
respectfully submits the following report —
The Committee interprets the resolution
of the Board adopted at its recent meeting as instruct¬
ing them to consider in the light of recently changed
conditions the wisdom and feasibility of a further re¬
organization of the Board and to report their conclu¬
sions to the Board with respect to such reorganization, —
together with such nominations as the proposed plan of
reorganization, if adopted tty the Board, would make nec¬
essary.
After conference, full, cordial and af¬
fectionate with Dr. Willingham, and with his unreserved
acquiescence and approval, the Committee suggests the
following outline of organization, as in their Judg¬
ment most likely to meet the present conditions of the
great work of this Board.
1. The Committee recommends that the pres¬
ent plan of organization be abolished and that we have
the following Secretaryships: (a) General Secretary,
(b) Corresponding Secretary, (c) Home Secretaiy, and
(d) Foreign secretaiy.
2. The Committee recommends that Dr, Will¬
ingham be elected General Secretary and that in this po¬
sition he shall have consultative and advisory rela¬
tions with other secretaries and with all the depart¬
ments of work, but shall not be held responsible for
any of them; that his attendance at the rooms of the
Board, his visits to Conventions or public meetings and
all his other activities in the interests of the Board
shall be left to his discretion, the Board most affec¬
tionately exhorting him for the sake of the work, as well
as for his own, not to overtax his strength. The Com¬
mittee feels certain that it represents not only the
wishes of this Board, but of southern Baptists general¬
ly when it declares its own conviction that the con¬
tinued presence of our beloved Secretary in this work,
even though with necessarily lessened responsibility and
activity, will be a benediction and a blessing which we
could ill afford to lose.
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3. The Committee recommends that the Cor¬
responding secretaryship, the Home Secretaryship and the
Foreign Secretaryship shall be of equal ranjfc and with
equal salaries; that each of these Secretaries shall
be responsible directly to the Board and shall have the
