Council of Twelve Meeting Minutes, August 20, 1941 – September 3, 1941

–Using of Evangelists as District Overseers

–Discussion of the ordination of Bishops who refuse pastoral work

–Discussion of displaying stones which were a part of the first church established by Richard Spurling

–Request and application for pension for I.H. Marks

–Increase for Aged Ministers

–Granting appropriations in case of emergency to Ministers

–Help for Colored Brethern's Aged Ministers Fund

–Discussion of Ministers presenting themselves after immoral conduct

–Home Mission money being spent in new fields

–1 percent of Ministers gross income to be payed to the Aged Ministers Fund

–Propriety of using Deacons to sit with Overseer in disbursing State Mission Fund

–Selection of second Assistant General Overseer

–Local and state surpluses to be used solely for the benefit of the ministry

–Discussion of members' freedom to transfer churches

–Consideration of help for the Overseer of Colored work

–Restoration of the Ministry of J.M. Synder

–Help for Sister Stark

–Evangelism

–Discussion of Trustees being Deacons

–Modest apparel

–Membership of Ministers whose license are revoked and who should be disqualified from the Church

–Loans to Overseers who move, or grants of money for emergency situations

–Aid for underpaid ministers

–Pastoral appointment by State Overseers

–Ministerial Tithes

–Time commitment of Pastors

–Licensed Ministers not to hold office in the church they are employed at

–Young ministers not to be given a church until after one year of Evangelistic work

–Preference of older ministers

–Church year to end with the end of the Assembly

–Ministerial qualifications

–No minister to be permitted to Pastor a Church who is not qualified for higher license than Exhorter

–Pastoral tithes

–States to build a home for its retired Minsters

–Applications for compensation from the fund for widows of deceased Ministers

–Allowances for T.S. Payne, Z.D. Simpson, Mrs. E. Haynes, Fannie Duncan, and John Burk

–Home missionary funds to be used in the states they are raised in

–Evangelists kept in new fields and supported partly from the Home Mission fund.

–Tithes from State Overseers to create a fund to help in home Mission work

–Insuring more finance in each state for the support of the Ministry

–Creation of a building fund

–Salaries of officials

–State Overseers salary to be paid from the tithe fund.

–Selection of the council of 12

–Propositions for leadership in Colored Work

–Administration of state tithes

–Local church reports

–Information regarding non–reporting churches

–General Overseer attendance at the convention of Colored Brethren

–Stocks and bonds

–Modest apparel

–Consistent doctrine on incorrect interpretations

–Tobacco

–Bobbed hair

–Aid to the School in Robsart, Saskatchewan, Canada

–Notes from T.W. Godwin, Denson Wyatts, S.T. Godwin, Wiley E. Wright, J.R. West, J.L. Underwood, J.T. Stallings, W.H. Spears, W.E. Raney, J.M. Hodge, J.P. Hughes, Pearl Hershaw, P.A. Heaton, Clayton Martin, Reuben Martins, H.L. Marcums, W.N. McPerson, S.B. McCane, J.S. Roberts, A.B. Reed. H.R. Pelton, Charles Plott, H.W. Poteet, R.C. Ogle, J.M. Headly, C.L. Harris, J.H. Giffin, G.H. Goins, H.M. Clowers, Iowa State Headquarters, John E. Douglas, W.E. Johnson, Glover P. Ledford, and O.J. Plakes.

–The District of Columbia be considered seperate from Maryland

–Rumors and complaints against F.J. Drake and to stop his teaching

–Use of the name Church of God Publishing House on Song Books.

–New name for School

–Report of Orphanage work

–School needs

–Aid to Paul H. Walker granted aid for Maine Convention trip

–C.O. Griffith considered for Ministry

–H.L. Whittington's conduct

–J.C. Kimbrough's Aged Ministers pension

–Close of Assembly year in view of change of Assembly

–Consideration for a loan to C.M. Dunn

–Consideration for financial aid to Frank Stanifer

–Consideration of the sale of properites on Barnes Street, Gaut Street, Corner lot, and the Publishing House Property

–Assembly timing

–Deacons of local Churches

–Application for those hoping to join the church

–Division of large states into districts

–D.E. Boatwright to speak on the Lord's Supper

–Preaching on divine healing

–Worldliness in the Church

–Church vists by State Overseers

–Quarterly conferences for local churches

–Detroit

–War

–Combination office of Mission Secretary and Orphanage Superintendent

–General Indebtedness

–Assistance to E.E. Simmons

–Location of School buildings

–Treasurer of B.T.S. Funds

–Transfer of funds, authority Board Directors

–Property transfer from School Fund to Orphanage

–Changing name of Editor and publisher to Superintendent of Publications

–Help for Brother Smith and John Jones

–Berle Sumners case

–Evangelism in the States

–Finance and Surplus

–Infantile Paralysis Epidemic

–General Secretaries Books

–Moving pictures

–School authority

–Northwest School