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Foreign Mission Board Chapel
May 10, 1956
The Foreign Mission Board met in regular monthly session at 3*30 p.m. on
Thursday, May 10, 1956 with Mr. L. Howard Jenkins presiding.
Present: L. Howard Jenkins, H. B. Tillman, J. Hundley Wiley, Garis T. Long,
Perry Mitchell, J. E. Boyles, John M. Lewis, Mrs. Clyde V, Hickerson,
C. Bailey Jones, Howard L. Arthur, Elton Phillips, Mrs. Kenneth Burke, Oscar
L. Hite, E. P. Buxton, W. Rush Loving, Neal Ellis, Baker J. Cauthen, Frank
K. Means, George W. Sadler, E. L. Hill, Rogers M. Smith, Fon H. Scofield,
Elmer S. West, E. L. Wright, E. L. Deane.
Guests: Dr. Charles E. Maddry, Dr. A. B. Crabtree, Dr. S. H. Cockbum.
Dr. Tillman led in prayer.
On the motion of Dr. Oscar L. Hite, the following missionaries were appointed
as missionaries:
Rev. and Mrs. Otis Walter Brady, Bahamas
Rev. and Mrs. James Garland Goodwin, Jr., Korea
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ichter, Brazil
Rev. and Mrs. George S. Lozuk, Venezuela
Miss Evelyn Wood Owen, Japan
Miss Arlene Rogers, Colombia
Rev. and Mrs. James 0, Teel, Jr., Ecuador
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Henry Wolf, Mexico
Each missionary gave a brief testimony, after which Dr. Cauthen gave the
charge and Dr. Maddry led in the prayer of dedication.
Dr. Cauthen gave the following report:
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Since the last meeting of the Board, I have taken advantage of an interval
between two engagements on the West Coast to make a much needed visit to the
Hawaiian Mission. By doing so, I was able to save considerable money for the
Board on travel, and at the same time was in position to spend eight days
with an important area of our work which I had not been able to visit for
more than two and one half years.
The Hawaiian Islands are among the most beautiful to be found anywhere in the
world. They are of volcanic origin and two of the world's largest volcanoes
are still active upon the largest island. It brings to one an acute aware¬
ness of the majesty of God to see the mighty power evidenced by a volcanic
eruption. To stand upon the brink of the firepit of one of these volcanoes
and to visualize the courage and faith of a believing Hawaiian Princess, who
dared to climb the mountain and challenge Madam Pele, the Hawaiian fire
goddess dwelling in the volcano, is, indeed, an inspiration. The courageous
heart of that young woman led her to make this tremendous act of faith. She
climbed the mountain eating berries sacred to the goddess, and standing upon
the edge of the firepit threw rocks into the crater. So profoundly did she
influence the thinking of the people that much of the hold of superstition
was broken.
Amid all the beauties of these islands one sees the places where in days
before the gospel was made known, human sacrifices were offered and ceremonies
to pagan dieties were observed.
The islands were discovered by Captain James Cook, whose explorations in the
South Pacific had much to do with awakening the missionary vision of William
Carey. A marker may be seen at the spot where Captain Cook was slain by the
Hawaiian natives.
Work was projected in the Hawaiian Islands by the American Board of Commis¬
sioners for Foreign Missions. This work proved highly successful. One
outstanding feature of it was known as the great awakening under a minister
named Titus Coan, whose work especially on the island of Hawaii resulted in
