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First Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia,
May 11th, 1938,
The Foreign Mission Board met in semi-annual session on May 11th at
9:30
А, Ы,
at the First Baptist Church with President L, Howard Jenkins
presiding.
The meeting was opened with a devotional service conducted by Dr.
H. H. Muirhead of Brazil.
The following were present: State Members: John E. Briggs, D. C.;
E. B. Willingham, Missouri; E. p. J. Garrott, Arkansas; F. A, Davis, Mary¬
land; H. M. Fugate, Virginia; W. R. Pettigrew, South Carolina; Thomas Hansen,
Florida; Ryland Knight, Georgia; F. F. Gibson, Kentucky; J. H. Anderson,
Tennessee; F. C. Feezor, North Carolina; T. W. Medearis, Oklahoma; J. H.
Williams, Texas; W. P. Wilks, Alabama; and Mrs. W. C. Henderson, Arizona.
Local Members: Brethren Cousins, Harris, Wood, Coleman, Slaughter,
Gwathmey, Williams, Montague, Jenkins, Gaines, Loving, Adams, Bryant, Mrs.
Wicker, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Atkinson, and Miss Foster.
Also, Executive Secretary, Dr. Maddry; Executive Assistant, Miss
Ford; Home Secretary, Dr. Jones; and Treasurer, Mr. Buxton.
The following visitors were also present:
Missionaries to China: Dr. T. W. Ayers, Rev. Frank H. Connely,
Rev. C. L. Culpepper, Dr. and mrs. P. S. Evans, Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Gilles¬
pie, Miss Pearle Johnson, Mrs. T. Neil Johnson, Miss Willie Kelly, Rev.
John W. Lowe, Miss Helen McCullough, Miss Mary Moorman; Rev. W. C. Newton,
Miss Margie Shumate, and Miss Grace Wells.
Missionaries to Brazil: Rev. -A. E. Hayes, Rev. 0. P. Maddox,
Rev. H. H. Muirhead, Rev. E. A. Nelson, and Rev. S. L. Watson.
Missionaries to Nigeria: Rev. H. P. McCormick and Rev. J. Christie
Pool.
Missionary to Argentina: Miss Minnie Mcllroy.
Missionary to Japan: Rev. W. Harvey Clarke.
Applicants for missionary appointment: Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Craighead,
Miss Thelma Frith, Miss Kate Ellen Gruver, Miss Ethel Harmon, Miss Mery
Herring, Rev. and Mrs. Walter L. Johnson, and Rev. John A. Moore.
Other visitors were Rev. W. Clyde Atkins of Baltimore, Maryland;
Rev. Joel Baskin, of Richmond, Virginia; Rev. Charlie Bell, of Anniston,
Alabama; Rev. and Mrs. Claud B. Bowen of Opelika, Alabama; Rev. Charles L.
Boynton, of Shanghai, China; Rev. P. E. Brame, of Nellysford, Virginia;
Dr. W. 0. Carver, of Louisville, Kentucky; Rev. Paul Crandall, of Richmond,
Virginia; Miss Lilian Alderman Draughan, of Dunn, North Carolina; Mrs. E.
E. Dudley, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Mrs. F. F. Gibson, of Louisville,
Kentucky; Mr. Oscar Gibson, of Louisville, Kentucky; Dr. H. C. Goerner,
of Louisville, Kentucky; Rev. J. Ralph Grant, of Childress, Texas; Mr.
George M. Hearne, of Shreveport, Louisiana; Rev. Roy S. Hollomon, of El
Faso, Texas; Rev. J. E. Lingerfelt, of Brazil; Miss Katherine Lois Martin,
of Petersburg, Virginia; Mrs. E. S. pierce, of Richmond, Virginia; Miss
Hannah Plowden, of New Orleans, Louisiana; Miss Vivian Sawyer, of Stephensville ,
Texas; Rev. Lee Calvin Sheppard, of Raleigh, North Carolina; Rev. and Mrs.
Earl Slaughter, of Beaumont, Texas; Rev. Eph Whisenhunt, of North Carolina;
and Dr. J. 0. Williams, of Nashville, Tennessee.
The visitors were recognized by Dr. Maddry.
The first item on the program was an address by Dr. M. E. Dodd on
his recent visit to South America.
On motion it was voted to omit the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting.
There followed the report of the Executive Secretary, Dr. Charles E.
Maddry.
