May 12, 1960
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The Foreign Mission Board met in regular monthly session at 3:00 p.m. on
Thursday, May 12, 1960 with Mr. Jenkins presiding.
Present: Howard L. Arthur, Lawrence Bradley, Solon 3. Cousins, Stuart Grizzard,
Oscar L. Hite, Josiah Hoover, L/' Howard Jenkins, Garis T. Long, Elton Phillips,
Emmett Y. Robertson, Herman P. Thomas, James Todd, Mrs. John C. Tyree, P. Earle
Wood, Horace Ford, J. Levering Evans, Mrs. Clyde V. Hickerson, C. Bailey Jones,
Mrs. Foy J. Farmer, E. Norfleet Gardner, S. Lewis Morgan, Baker J. Cauthen,
Winston Crawley, Cornell Goerner, E. L. Hill, Elmer S. West, Rogers Smith, E. L
Wright, Edna Frances Dawkins, James Stertz, Bill Cody, Luke Smith, Floyd North,
lone Gray, E. L. Deane, Ralph A. Magee, Genevieve Greer, Mary E. Fuqua.
Visitors: Dr. and Mrs. G. Allen West, Dr. and Mrs. Lucius Polhill, Mr. and Mrs.
Encil Dean, Mrs. Willis Saturday, Mrs. Ross Holcombe, Mrs. Sidney Wood, Mr. and
Mrs. H. F. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. S. Taylor Young, Mr. Robert Young, delegations
from James Square and Mount Vernon Baptist Churches, Concord Association, Virginia;
First Baptist Church, Madison, North Carolina; Second Baptist Church, Richmond,
Virginia.
Dr. G. Allen West led in prayer.
Mr. Jenkins asked Dr. Arthur to preside during the appointment of new missionaries.
On the motion of Dr. Ford it was voted to appoint the following candidates as
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Richard Frank Coy, Chile
Dwight Norfleet Dudley, Japan
Roy Henry Fanoni , Nigeria (Special Appointees)
William Robert Hintze, Ecuador
Gene Eulgar Kingsley, Central Africa
Hubert Neal Lindwall, Guatemala
John Evans Patten, Thailand
William Charles Ruchti , Jr., Italy (Special Appointees)
Teddy Edward Savage, Central Africa
Howard Lamar Stevens , Peru
Paul Weagley Stouffer, South Brazil
Fred David Stull, Peru
Sydney Kenneth Wood, Japan
Each candidate gave a brief testimony of his Christian experience and call to
missionary service.
Dr. Cauthen gave the charge to the new missionaries and Dr. Lucius Polhill led
in the prayer of dedication.
The following reports were filed but not read because of the lateness of the
hour :
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
With the appointment of twenty-six new missionaries today and the appointment
of two others, we reach a total of 1432 missionaries appointed for service in
forty-four countries.
We keep in mind that the appointment of each missionary is a matter of deep
spiritual experience. Each life represents the response to impressions of God
in the heart and a long road of preparation to do what God has indicated.
We must not take for granted the supply of mission volunteers. We must remember
the words of our Lord to pray the Lord of the harvest that He send forth
laborers into His harvest. The response of large numbers of people to go to
mission fields for life service is one of the best indications of the spiritual
state of a Christian body.
It will be observed in the recommendations being brought today for Board action
that the sum of $100,000 is being recommended for appropriation from current
funds for an additional amount required for outgoing expenses of new missionaries.
