Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D. C. ,
May 18, 1933. ; Thursday )
The Board met in regular session in the
Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D. C. , at 11 A. M. with the
President in the chair.
The following were present: Jenkins, Mrs.
Thomas, Matthews, Fugate, Gibson, Bobo, Coleman, J. L.
White, Dr. Loving, Gaines, Mrs. Moore, Cousins, Porter,
Hester, Montague, W. R. White, Binns, Bryant, Estes,
Barrick, Mrs. Atkinson, Harris. Secretaries Maddry and
Ray. Visitors: Mrs, Maddry, Miss Jessie Ford, and
Rev. J. J. Hurt.
The devotional exercises were conducted by
Brother F. F. Gibson.
Dr. Maddry read the following report from the
Committee appointed to consider the question concerning
the University of Shanghai and Miss Catharine Bryan:
On motion the following resolution was
passed :
That the question raised by the women of Geor
gia presented by Brother Fugate at our Annual Meeting
last October, concerning Miss Catharine Bryan and the
University of Shanghai, is still being investigated and
considered by the Committee, and it is the wish of this
Committee that any brother or sister who wishes to ap¬
pear before the Committee, or can aid the Committee,
come before us at such time as he or she may find conve¬
nient in order that we may get all the facts and be able
to report to the Board at its Annual Meeting in October.
The report was adopted.
At the request of Dr. Maddry for a commit¬
tee to be appointed to push the educational work of
the Foreign Mission Board, it was voted that the Presi¬
dent appoint a committee of five. The following were
(appointed: J. M. Hester, S. J. Porter, Y
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R. White,
Mrs. J. P. Thomas, J. H. Binford.
On motion it was voted that the President
appoint a committee of three to consider and formulate
regulations for annuities coming to us and report at the
meeting in October.
The following were appointed: R. E. Gaines,
Hill Montague, and W. A. Harris.
On motion of Brother Matthews it was voted
that a committee be Appointed to present to the Execu¬
tive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention the
ituation of the Foreign Mission Board as to its debt and
[budget. The following were appointed: J. L. White,
F. F. Gibson,
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C. Coleman, Wade Bryant, H. M. Fugate.
On motion of Brother Matthews the Admin -
tstrative Committee was requested to review the office
xpenses and report to the Board at its meeting in Octo-
эег.
The Board adjourned with prayer by Brother
B. Bobo.
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Recording Secretary.
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