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March
13, 1969
The Foreign Mission Board held its regular monthly meeting on March 13, at 3:00 p.m.
in the Chapel of the Board, Richmond, Virginia, with Dr. W. Morris Ford presiding.
PRESENT: State Members: Mrs. Carl Bates (North Carolina), Virgil Clark (Indiana),
Milton Collum (Colorado), W. Morris Ford (Texas), David G. Hause (Oklahoma), C. J.
Humphrey (Texas), Charles Lassiter (Michigan), Loyed R. Simmons (California), Eldred
M. Taylor (Kentucky), Johnny Lee Taylor (Mississippi).
Local Members: Mrs. R. B. Carter, Austin W. Farley, Joseph B. Flowers, David S.
Hammock, John W. Kincheloe, Jr., Robert T. Marsh, Jr., J. Leonard Moore, John L.
Moran, Lucius M. Polhill, James E. Rayhorn, Hunter Riggins, Meredith K. Roberson,
D. 0. Rose, Edwin L. Shattuck, Dalton Ward.
Staff: Harold G. Basden, James D. Belote, Louis R. Cobbs, Winston Crawley, Edna
Frances Dawkins, William K. Dawson, Everett L. Deane, Samuel A. DeBord, Jesse C.
Fletcher, Franklin T. Fowler, Cornell Goerner, lone Gray, Eugene L. Hill, J. D.
Hughey, W. David Lockard, Ralph A. Magee, William W. Marshall, Frank K. Means, Floyd
H. North, R. Keith Parks, G. Norman Price, Claude H. Rhea, Jr., Rogers M. Smith,
Truman Smith, E. L. Wright, Elizabeth Minshew.
The meeting was called to order.
The meeting opened with the Hymn: "Ye Christian Heralds," led by Dr. Claude H. Rhea,
the Board's consultant in music and mass media.
Board members and friends were extended a warm welcome.
Minutes of the Board for February 13, 1969, were approved.
Mr. C. J. Humphrey, member of the Board from Texas, read a passage of Scripture from
Ephesians 4, and led in prayer.
Dr. Rogers Smith reported on the illness of Dr. Cauthen and explained that he was
recuperating satisfactorily at home and hoped to be back in the office very shortly.
Dr. Smith referred to the meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Com¬
mittee in Nashville, Tennessee, during the month of February. He pointed out that all
Southern Baptist agencies are faced with a smaller percent of increase in funds allowed
by the committee for operating expenses in 1970. After much heartsearching, the
committee felt that this decrease in the amounts for each agency was the most equit¬
able distribution of funds. More exact projections on Cooperative Program and Lottie
Moon receipts would be given in the treasurer's report.
Dr. Smith called special attention to the forthcoming meeting of the Board scheduled
to be held in Dallas, Texas, May 5-7. 1969. He explained that, until the last few
days, all sessions of the meeting had been scheduled to be held in the First Baptist
Church of Dallas; but now, it may be that the Appointment Service will be held in
the Moody Coliseum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas. This change would make
available facilities for accommodating approximately 9,000 persons, in the event
that the attendance should be that large. The Foreign Mission Board is only cooper¬
ating with Board members and friends in Dallas in preparation for this strategic
meeting in every possible way, but the friends in Dallas are carrying the real pro¬
motion of this meeting. It is the hope of all who are involved that this meeting
will prove to be a source of great blessing to many, many people from that particular
area.
All Board members were asked to please notify Miss Minshew as soon as possible with
reference to their plans for attending the meeting and their preferred hotel reserva¬
tions .
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY - Dr. Baker J. Cauthen (No Report was given, in the
absence of Dr. Cauthen)
REPORT OF DIRECTOR, OVERSEAS DIVISION - Dr. Winston Crawley
Dr. Crawley gave the following report:
REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF OVERSEAS DIVISION
The essential function of the Overseas Division is the administering of the programs
of work of the Foreign Mission Board. This function places upon the division the
responsibility of organizing and planning for greater effectiveness. The division
has been in existence for almost a year. Like a train staffing from a standstill
and with a heavy load, it has been able to gain momentum only gradually. By nowj
however, progress seems evident along a number of lines.