Richmond, Virginia
December 13, 1962
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The Foreign Mission Board met in regular monthly session at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday,
December 13, 1962 with Dr. Lindsay presiding.
Present: State Members: R. Knolan Benfield, N. C. ; Leslie M. Bowling, Maryland;
E. Norfleet Gardner, North Carolina; Homer G. Lindsay, Florida; Mrs. W. A. Mitchiner,
North Carolina; B. Frank Foster, D. C.
Local Members: T. F. Adams, Joseph B. Edmondson, J. Levering Evans, Horace Ford,
Stuart Grizzard, Josiah Hoover, Mrs. Clyde V. Hickerson, L. Howard Jenkins, W. Rush
Loving, J. Walter Martin, Ryland 0. Reamy, Meredith Roberson, J. Roy Clifford, H.
Addison Dalton, James T. Todd, Mrs. John C. Tyree.
Staff: Baker J. Cauthen, Winston Crawley, Frank K. Means, Cornell Goerner, E. L.
Deane, E; L. Hill, E. L. Wright, Franklin T. Fowler, Rogers M. Smith, Jesse Fletcher,
Bill Dyal, Edna Frances Dawkins, Bill Cody, Fon H. Scofield, lone Gray, Genevieve
Greer, Inez Tuggle.
Dr. Grizzard led in prayer.
Dr. Cauthen gave the following report of the Executive Secretary:
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
At this season of the year when much prayer is being offered for foreign missions
and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is being received, it is a good time to con¬
tinue our study of the use of mission funds for capital purposes across the world.
In the last two meetings of the Board, review has been given of the large expenditures
of capital funds which are made annually for missionary homes, evangelism and church
development, and schools. It is our purpose today to look further at the capital
expenditures which are made for literature and medical work.
The publication of Christian literature on mission fields is one of the most essential
functions in the missionary enterprise. From the earliest days of mission labor stress
has been placed upon this responsibility. The name of William Carey and that of Robert
Morrison will always live in the minds of those who think of Bible translation and litera¬
ture production.
Sixteen publishing centers are maintained on mission fields we serve. Five are in
Latin America, six in the Orient, and five in Africa, Europe, and the Near East. They
are located in the following places: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, El Paso,
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Southern Rhodesia, Israel,
Italy, Lebanon, and Nigeria.
The largest publishing houses are in Rio de Janeiro and in El Paso. The sixteen publish¬
ing centers combined produced last year a total of 18,455, 494 pieces of literature
including Bibles, periodicals, books, and tracts. There were 742 titles of material
produced.
Capital expenditures for 1961 amounted to $148,182.26. The largest expenditure was
in South Brazil where the sum of $70,000 was used at the publishing house in Rio de
Janeiro. The sum of $30,600 was used in the Philippines, while the Baptist Spanish
Publishing House in El Paso used $23,700. The amount of $17,300 was used in East
Africa in the beginning stages of an emerging publication work.
Expenditures for capital purposes for this year will be approximately $175,450, and
for 1963 approximately $184,200.
Expenditures for capital purposes over the next five years are expected to represent
approximately the same proportion of the capital funds expended for this purpose as
has been true in the years indicated. If funds are provided in larger amount than
anticipated projections now foresee, it will be possible to meet more of the needs
that are confronted. Approximately $200,000 per year should be used for capital pnrposes.
Policies controlling expenditures of capital funds for publication work follow closely
those used for other purposes. The needs in a given mission situation must be carefully
measured and even from the start of work some provision must be made for materials to
be used in the churches. Sometimes the production of materials is in the simplest form.
Missionaries often devote many hours at their mimeographs to produce materials. After
a period of time when work begins to grow and needs are pressing, permanent quarters
are secured for publication undertakings. In some instances, actual printing establish¬
ments are set up as in the case of the publishing house in Rio de Janeiro and in El Paso,
where large establishments with good machinery are located. In other instances build¬
ings are provided where editorial work is done, but the actual printing is done on con¬
tract basis. This is true in such places as Hong Kong and Tokyo. Under such circum¬
stances the capital funds expended represent provision for buildings and office space
rather than machinery and equipment.
