Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

een withdrawn from the field; and that Siberia, where most of the help was being administered, was being directed through native help under Director Miller, from Moscow. The commit- tee also assumed limited responsibilities for the support of the Mennonites now in Mexico. It was further re- solved, that it was the opinion of the committee that the time was now near to discontinue the work in Russia as the American Mennonite Relief under direction of Amer- ican personnel. ‘The Executive Committee was empowered to act in this matter in any way it might see fit upon receipt of the necessary information. Bro. Mumaw was requested to inform A. J. Miller of this action. A meeting of the Executive Committee called together for the purpose of taking final action on the closing of the A.M.R. in Russia and such other matters as might come up for consideration, met at the office of M. H. Kratz, Philadelphia, Pa., on the Ist day of August, 1925. After hearing and discussing the various reports, the Com- mittee passed the following resolution: Whereas, a resolution was passed at the Annual Meeting of the Mennonite Central Committee held Dec. 30, 1924, at Chicago, Ill., looking forward to the closing of the work of the A.M.R. for this fall, and Whereas, the work for which the committee was organ- ized has about come to a close, and Whereas, certain organizations supporting the work have taken action for disbanding, and Whereas, present conditions in Russia and Siberia do not warrant a new organization in America for this par- ticular work, Be it Resolved, that we declare that the work conducted by the American Mennonite Relief shall be closed on Oct. 1, 1925, and that Director A. J. Miller be instructed to close 88 FEEDING THE HUNGRY his accounts as soon as possible thereafter, and bring com- plete records to the home office at Scottdale, Pa. It is very much desired that the final report be ready for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Mennonite Central Committee, to be held at Chicago on the 30th day of Dec., 1925. It was further agreed that the Secretary write Bro. Miller of this action, and at the same time explain to him that the Executive Committee recognizes that certain phases of the work might need attention after the close of A. J. Miller’s Moscow office, but that it was our opinion that the concluding of such work can well be left in the hands of an organization of Russian Mennonites. We therefore recom- mended that A. J. Miller in connection with representative Mennonite leaders organize a committee through whom American Mennonite organizations might operate in meet- ing any relief needs as they might arise later. We further recommended that this committee designate one individual as its corresponding secretary and manager. Finally we recommended, that A. J. Miller arrange definitely for the sale or disposition of the tractors, trucks and other equipment belonging to the A.M.R.