§ 138. The creation and filling of vacancies among trustees of such
churches. If any trustee of an incorporated Baptist church declines to
act, resigns or dies, or having been a member or such church ceases to
be such member, or not having been a member of such church, ceases to be
a qualified voter at a corporate meeting thereof, his office shall be
vacant, and such vacancy may be filled by the remaining trustees until
the next annual corporate meeting of such church, at which meeting the
vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.