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PROCEEDINGS 157
APPRECIATION OF
cJjr. J^riakt C fffoore and FHr. A. ^rrenru l/Durnett
SECRETARIES OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
In behalf of the more than five million Southern Baptists and in accord with
the action of the Southern Baptist Convention in session in Miami, Florida, May
18, 1946, we wish to pay a tribute of appreciation to our beloved secretaries—
Dr. Hight C Moore and Mr. J. Henry Burnett.
Dr. Moore, then editor of the Biblical Recorder, of North Carolina, was elected
junior (assistant) secretary at the beginning of the 1914 session, meeting in
Nashville. He continued in this capacity, assisting the senior secretary, Dr.
0. F. Gregory, until 1919, at which time, in Atlanta, he was elected secretary,
serving thus until the close of the recent session when in keeping with his
previously announced request he was not nominated for re-election. Since his
first election as assistant secretary he has recorded the minutes and prepared
the annual for each session.
Due to the change in the plan of electing officers, from the first of the session
to a later time in the session to serve for the year following, and due to the
canceling of two sessions during World War II, Dr. Moore has served as secretary
for thirty-two years, recorded the minutes of thirty-one sessions, and
prepared the annual for thirty-three years.
The service rendered by Dr. Moore to the Southern Baptist Convention has
been monumental. The accurate and painstaking recording of the proceedings
of the Convention is in itself a matter of highest significance. Much time and
toil have been given to the compiling and editing of statistical material which
has been made available to the denomination in the annual volumes. Thousands
of letters have been written supplying information to pastors and denominational
leaders and to interested persons of other denominations interpreting the life
and program of the Convention. Many, many times with gracious letters of
commendation and comfort he has conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the
Convention to honored servants of our constituency. As secretary he has served
as chairman of the committee on arrangements and has helped to secure adequate
and suitable facilities for the annual sessions. He has acted officially for
the Convention in legal matters and has represented the Convention in contacts
with persons outside our fellowship. Through all these years he has given
assistance to the presiding officers of the Convention, the chairmen of its committees,
and the executives of its boards and agencies. Because of his office
he has been a member of the Executive Committee since its creation and through
his counsel and co-operation has made an invaluable contribution to its work.
Through his devotion to the work of the Convention and his loyalty to Baptist
principles he has cultivated unity among Southern Baptists and good will, respect,
and understanding for our denomination.
The qualities with which Dr. Moore has performed this service are inspiring.
Efficient in all matters of detail and duty; democratic in spirit and gracious
in all dealings with the brethren; prompt ajid tireless in attendance upon all
sessions of the Convention; utterly unselfish with reference to his own interests
and untiring in efforts to serve others; humble in a position of prominence and
responsibility and concerned to show honor and preferment to others; far-seeing