August 18-20, 1969
Glorieta, New Mexico
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The Foreign Mission Board met in Convention-wide session at Glorieta, New Mexico,
August 18, 19, 20, 1969 with the President of the Board, Dr. W. Morris Ford, presiding.
PRESENT: State Members: Mrs. John I. Alford (Georgia), Mrs. Lindsay Barron (Georgia),
Barney E. Bayles (Maryland), Glen E. Braswell (Colorado), Clyde J. Childers (Texas),
Virgil Clark (Indiana), Daniel W. Cloer (South Carolina ), T. Rupert Coleman (Florida),
Robert L. Deneen (South Carolina), Mrs. H. Cowen Ellis (Virginia), James Flaming (Texas),
W. Morris Ford (Texas), Clay Frazier (Ohio), C. Wade Freeman (Texas), J. Ray Garrett
(D.C.), B. Greer Garrott (Tennessee), Drew J. Gunnells (Alabama), James W. Hackney
(Missouri), James D. Hall (Oklahoma), C. J. Humphrey (Texas), Mrs. William M. Jones
(North Carolina), Harvey Kimbler (Arizona), John W. Langdale (Georgia), Charles Lassiter
(Michigan), W. D. Malone (Oregon-Washington) , B. J. Martin (Texas), Mrs. W. K. McGee
(North Carolina), Don Mott (Florida), J. Howard Reynolds (New Mexico), Perry R. Sanders
(Louisiana), Loyed R. Simmons (California), Ralph M. G. Smith (Missouri), Eldred M.
Taylor (Kentucky), H. Todd Taylor (Illinois), W. E. Thorn (Kansas), W. 0. Vaught, Jr.
(Arkansas), C. Clifton Ward (Tennessee), Grady B. Wilson (North Carolina), Clifton W.
Woolley (Tennessee) .
Local Members : Mrs. R. B. Carter, Sr., Curtis English, Austin W. Farley, Joseph B.
Flowers, V. Allen Gaines, Lucius M. Polhill, James E. Rayhorn, Hunter Riggins, Meredith
K. Roberson, Edwin L. Shattuck, Dalton Ward, Mrs. Thomas Whalen.
Staff : Baker J. Cauthen, James D. Belote, Paul Box, Charles W. Bryan, Louis R. Cobbs,
Winston Crawley, Edna Frances Dawkins, William K. Dawson, Everett L. Deane, Samuel A.
DeBord, Roger G. Duck, Jesse C. Fletcher, Franklin T. Fowler, Cornell Goemer, lone
Gray, Eugene L. Hill, J. D. Hughey, Frank K. Means, Stanley Nelson, Floyd H. North,
R. Keith Parks, G. Norman Price, Claude H. Rhea, Jr., Fon H. Scofield, Jr., Rogers M.
Smith, Truman Smith, Melvin E. Torstrick, Joseph B. Underwood, Elbert L. Wright,
Elizabeth Minshew.
The meeting of the Board opened with a dinner at 6:00 p.m. on August 18, in a special
section of the Glorieta Dining Hall. A delicious meal and a period of delightful fel¬
lowship were enjoyed.
Immediately following the dinner, Board members and the administrative staff of the
Foreign Mission Board adjourned to Room N, New Mexico Hall, for a discussion period.
This period opened with the Hymn: "Jesus Is All the World to Me," led by Dr. Claude Rhea.
Mr. James D. Hall read a passage of Scripture and led in prayer.
The President welcomed the missions professors who had been invited to the dinner and
the discussion period. Those present were:
Dr. Helen Falls, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Dr. V. Lavell Seats, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Dr. L. Jack Gray, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
A brief report was given on the disaster, both in loss of life and property, because of
the floods in Mississippi and Louisiana.
By unanimous consent, the Board voted to send a telegram to Dr. W. Douglas Hudgins whose
absence had been explained because of the flood situation.
Dr. Cauthen and Dr. Ford extended a special welcome to all new Board members - those who
were elected to the Board during the meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in New
Orleans in June 1969. These members were invited to the platform and recognized as
follows :
Rev. Glen E. Braswell
Mr. Don Mott
Mrs. Lindsey Barron
Mrs. Thomas Whalen
Dr. Grady B. Wilson
Mrs. William M. Jones
Dr. Daniel W. Cloer
Mr. C. Clifton Ward
Dr. James Flamming
Dr. Ralph M. G. Smith (his prior service
on the Board was also recognized)
Board members, re-elected by SBC for a second term, were also recognized.
