General Council Meeting Minutes, August 14, 1956 – August 18, 1956

–H.R. Carter from South Africa

–Report of Committee on business procedure

–Motions committee

–Selection, Duties, and Authorities of the Board of Directors

–Creation of funds for the pensioning of Aged Ministers

–Surrendering ministry

–Votes for General Overseer

–Home for National Sunday School and Youth Director

–Lee College President

–Lee College Treasurer and Business Manager

–Duties and Authorities of General Overseer

–Publishing House Accounts

–Evangel

–Membership at 2 places not permissible

–General Overseer

–Lee College: Repair of Buildings

–Orphanage report in Evangel

–Ministers leaving general assembly deleted

–Local deeds approved by State Office

–Bond for General Secretary

–The Pathway Press

–Transfer of Membership

–Sale of notes

–Editorial Staff

–Editor–in–Chief

–Transportation Secretary

–Ministers holding credentials from other organizations

–Church conferences

–Assistant General Overseer

–Financial System

–Votes for the Assistant General Overseer

–Committee in Local Churches

–Insurance

–Applicants for the Ministry

–Church Membership

–Editorial and Publications Board

–Tennessee Music and Printing Company

–Lighted Pathway

–Disorderly Ministers

–General Secretary and Treasurer

–National Youth Director

–National Youth and Sunday School Director

–Twelve Councilors

–Religious Broadcasting

–Order of the Ministry

–Licensed Ministers

–Indiscreet Conduct

–Independent Churches

–Ministerial Applicants

–Executive Committee

–State Overseers' Salaries

–Pastors' Salaries

–Motions Committee

–Pension raise for Aged Ministers

–State Overseers travel expenses to Assembly

–Evangelism Committee

–National Music Committee

–South Carolina Orphanage

–Southern Africa Moderator

–Appointments

–Music Editor

–American Bible Society

–Motions of the General Council

–Radio and TV national

–Aged Ministers Pension

–State Youth Directors given seven cents per mile to the Assembly

–Wedding Bands

–General Board of Trustees to hold title to property or real estate willed to all/any department

–Pastors' Allotment