To give effect to the foregoing resolution (I), the Committee unanimously approved (after similar scrutiny
by the Sub-Committee) the following letter to the Minister-President of the Government of Rumania: —
Church and State and Religious Freedom
Statements were made as to the position of Baptists in Germany, whose world (it was reported) had not been seriously disturbed; and discussion took place as to whether it was desirable to take action on the subject of repressive action towards other Christian bodies.
Memorial Resolution — Dr. Aristarco Fasulo
(b) Dr. Aristarco Fasulo. The memorial resolution of the Administrative Sub-Committee was
unanimously endorsed.
Berlin Congress — Thanks to Dr. Rushbrooke
(a) Official Report. The General Secretary reported on the preparation and issue of the Official Report. On the motion of Ex-President John MacNeill, the Committee resolved:—
Memorial Resolution — Professor A. T. Robertson
(d) Professor A. T. Robertson. Reference was made to the decease of this eminent scholar, formerly a member of the Executive, and the following resolution, drafted by W. O. Carver, was adopted: —
Memorial Resolution — Dr. A. L. McCrimmon
(c) Dr. A. L. McCrimmon. The following resolution was adopted unanimously: —
Rumania
The General Secretary reported at length on the situation in Rumania, and the possibilities of action by this Executive. Dr. Gill added a few words of confirmation und supplement. The Committee appreciated the gravity of the issue, and (having referred the precise terms for scrutiny by a Sub-Committee which
reported after the lunch interval) unanimously adopted the following three resolutions: —
Memorial Resolutions — Alderman Herbert Marnham
(a) Alderman Herbert Marnham. The death of Mr. Herbert Marnham, a member of this Executive
Committee from the founding of the Alliance and for many years its Eastern Treasurer, was referred to in
feeling terms, and the ex-President, at the request of the members, drew up a resolution which was
adopted in the following terms:—
German Baptist Mission in the Cameroons
BWA Executive Committee Resolution 1931-05.1 11. Cameroons.:—The General Secretary explained in detail the position which had arisen, and on the motion of Dr. W. O. Carver the following resolution was adopted unanimously:— That in the matter of the Cameroons this...
Baptists and Political Action
That in the matter of the Cameroons this Executive Committee thoroughly approve the procedure of its General Secretary in the efforts to procure permission for German Baptists to return to their mission fields, and that we instruct him to proceed, with careful and considerate methods, and taking account of all interests involved, to use every effort to bring about the consent of the French Government for the resumption of German Baptist missionary work in that mandated territory.