FOREIGN MISSION BOARD MINUTES
March 13, 1979
The Foreign Mission Board met in regular monthly session, Tuesday, March 13,
1979, 2:00 p.m., in the Baker James Cauthen Chapel. The First Vice-President,
Travis S. Berry, presided.
PRESENT: State Members: Arizona: Mrs. Glen E. Crotts ; Arkansas : James F.
Sawyer; California: Mrs. Cherry Y. K. Chang, Mrs. Wilma G. Eurich; Colorado :
Luther M. Mann; D.
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: B. Ross Morrison; Florida: Mrs. L. S. Alexander, Mrs.
James A. Ponder; Georgia: Mrs. L. G. Hicks, Jr., Mrs. W. Jack Smith, Ohlen R.
Wilson; Indiana: Ronald P. Liesmann; Kentucky; Mrs. Ray Mullendore; Louisi¬
ana: W. N. Prather, Sr.; Maryland : Ralph D. Walls; Michigan: Mrs. Fern
Dannellev; Mississippi : Joe Neil McKeever, Gene Triggs; Missouri: Homer D.
Carter, John W. Goodwin; North Carolina: Ray W. Benfield, J. Albert Leatn, Jr.
Mrs. T. C. Womble , Jr.; Ohio : T. A. Benefield; Oklahoma: Jerry Fielder;
South Carolina: Ira Q. Craft; Tennessee : Wendell C. McClinton, Trevis Otey;
Texas : Travis S. Berry, Harold T. Branch, Morris G. Cobb, Joe E. Trull;
Virginia: Lonnie E. Quillen, Jr.
Local Members: V. Allen Gaines, Franklin D. Hall, Hiram L. Harrison, Scott C.
Humphrey, Neal T. Jones, Bruce H. Price, M. Hunter Riggins, Jr., Mrs. Ross S.
Shearer, Mrs. E. S. Stratton, Robert B. Bass, J. Roy Clifford, Gurney W. Grant,
J. Leonard Moore, John W. Patterson, Raymond L. Spence, Jr., H. I. Willett.
Board's Attorney; Paul D. Stotts.
Staff : Baker J. Cauthen, J. Bryan Brasington, Charles W. Bryan, Thurmon E.
Bryant, James W. Cecil, John R. Cheyne , Louis R. Cobbs, Winston Crawley,
Edna Frances Dawkins, Everett L. Deane, James G. Edwards, Franklin T. Fowler,
lone Gray, George H. Hays, Ward S. Hildreth, Thomas W. Hill, J. D. Hughey,
William W. Marshall, John E. Mills, Lewis I. Myers, Jr., Stanley A. Nelson,
Floyd H. North, William R. O'Brien, R. Keith Parks, Samuel M. Pittman, G.
Norman Price, Don A. Reavis, Sidney C. Reber, Davis L. Saunders, Rogers M.
Smith, Robert L. Stanley, Melvin E. Torstrick, William R. Wakefield, E. L.
Wright, Elizabeth Minshew.
The presiding officer called the meeting to order.
The audience joined in singing the Hymn: "God of Grace and God of Glory," led
by Sidney C. Reber.
Allen Gaines, local Board member, read a passage of Scripture and led in prayer
Board Minutes for February 13, 1979 were approved.
The presiding officer extended a welcome to all who were present and recognized
guests .
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Baker J. Cauthen
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
We are delighted today to report that Mr. Carl Johnson has been elected
unanimously by the Foreign Mission Board to the post of Senior Assistant
Treasurer and Treasurer-Elect.
We are very happy in this development. Mr. Johnson is a highly qualified
man for the responsibility to which he comes and brings with him a deep
dedication to our Lord's work and wide experience in Baptist service. His
service will begin with the Foreign Mission Board on May 1.
Following the meeting of the Board in February when he was elected to this
post continguent upon a favorable ballot poll from the full Board, a letter
was written immediately to all Board members enclosing a resume of Mr. John¬
son and a ballot requesting response as early as possible. We were very
pleased when the response indicated unanimous agr-CTment bv every Board member.
We are pleased to present Mr. Johnson today, and he will be with us _r t.
meeting of the Board in Kansas City where all Board members will be able to
greet him.
