FORZIC-N MISSION BOARD MINUTES
October 10-12. 1977
The Foreign Mission 3oard met in annual session, Wednesday, October 12, 1977, 8:45
a.m. , in the Baker James Cauthen Chapel. The President William L. Self, presided.
PRESENT: State Members: Alabama: Charles T. Carter, Harrell R. Cushing, L. Earl
Tew, J.- R. White; Arizona: Mrs. Glen E. Crotts; Arkansas : James F. Sawyer, Mrs.
Jewell Moore; California: Mrs. Cherry Y. K. Chang, Mrs. Wilma G. Euric'n; Colorado:
Luther M. Mann; D. C. : 3. Ross Morrison; Florida: Mrs. R. J. Alexander, Andrew W.
Hall, Mrs. James A. Ponder; Georgia: J. Hoffman Harris, Mrs. L. G. Hicks, Jr.,
William L. Self, Mrs. W. Jack Smith; Illinois : A. F. Tuck; Indiana: Ronald P.
Liesmann; Kansas : J. W. Pace; Kentucky : Rollin S. 3urhans , John C. Huffman, Mrs.
Ray Muilendore; Louisiana: John G. Alley, Miss Myra Gulledge, W. N. Prather, Sr.,
Maryland : Ralph D. Walls; Michigan: Mrs. Fern Dannelley; Mississippi: James
Richardson; Missouri: Homer D. Carter, John W. Goodwin; New Mexico: J. D. Ratliff;
North Carolina: Mrs. J. E. Collecte, William Henry Crouch, Charles T. Dorman, Mars.
T. C. Womble, Jr.; Ohio: W. Paul Payne; Oklahoma: Harvey Albright, Jerry Fielder,
William Neptune; Oregon: William 0. Crews, Jr.; South Carolina: Ira Q. Craft,
Lonnie H. Shull, Jr., Alastair C. Walker; Tennessee: Wendell C. McClinton, Carroll
C. Owen, Trevis Otev, Jonas L. Stewart; Texas : Travis S. Berry, Harold T. branch,
Morris G. Cobb, Richard M. Cobb, H. F. Scott, Ralph M. Smith, Joe E. Trull; Virginia:
W. Curtis English, Lonnie E. Quillen, Jr., Mrs. R. L. Rhodes, Jr.; SBC President:
Jimmy Allen.
Local Members: V. Allen Gaines, Franklin D. Hall, Hiram L. Harrison, Scott C. Humphrey,
Neal I. Jones, Bruce H. Price, M. Hunter Pviggins, Jr., Mrs. Ross S. Shearer, Mrs. E. S.
Stratton, Robert 3. Bass, J. Roy Clifford, Paul E. Crandall, Gurney W. Grant, J.
Leonard Moore, John W. Patterson, Raymond L. Spence, Jr., H. I. Willett.
Board's Attomev: Paul D. Stotts.
Staff: J. Bryan Brasington, Charles W. Bryan, Louis R. Cobbs, Winston Crawley, Edna
Frances Dawkins, William K. Dawson, Everett L. Deane, James G. Edwards, lone Gray,
W. Eugene Grubbs, George H. Hays, Ward S. Hildreth, Thomas W. Hill, Dwight A. Honey¬
cutt, J. D. Hughey, William W. Marshall, Frank K. Means, 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, Harold D. Rich¬
ardson, Davis L. Saunders, Rogers M. Smith, W. L. Smith, Robert L. Stanley, Richard
M. Styles, Melvin E. Torstrick, Joseph B. Underwood, William R. Wakefield, E. L.
Wright, Elizabeth Minshew. Director. Missionary Orientation: David Lockard .
Regional Personnel Representative: Billy Kruschwitz, Louisville, Kentucky.
Emeritus Missionaries: Miss Mary Lee Ernest (Singapore, Malaysia, Hawaii); Dorothy
(Mrs. W. Maxfield) Garrott (Japan); Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Gillespie (Japan-'.
Invited Guests: Fraternal Representatives: Dr. Troy Prince (Alaska), Dr. and Mrs. G. W.
3ullard (Pennsylvania-South Jersey); Mrs. Everett Gill, Jr., wife of former Area Sec¬
retary for Latin America; Dr. and Mrs. Rush Loving, former 3oard member; Dr. and Mrs.
Richard M. Stephenson, executive secretary for Baptist General Association of Virginia;
Dr. and Mrs. Luther Thompson, pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond; Dr. and Mrs. Dan
Ireland, pastor, Jackson Way 3aptist Church, Huntsville, Alabama; Mr. Milton Collum and
wife, former Board member from Colorado, were also present for the meeting. Retired
Board staff: Fon Scofield, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Magee.
, MONDAY. October 10. 1977
li-.30-12:30 P.M. - SUB-COMMITTEE on COST-of-LIVING SUPPLEMENT . ETC, rw ) - Ra. Q
Travis Berr
y. Chrm.
John Alley
Hunter Riggins
Mrs. Shearer
H. I. Willett
12:30- 1:30 P.M.
- SUBCOMMITTEE on PHILOSOPHY of
MISSION SUPPORT - T.uneh
- Back Snack
R n.
Neal Jones.
Chrm.
(Mts .
of Committee
- Rm. B)
Morris Cobb
Paul Crandall
William Crews
Franklin Hall
1:00- 2:00 P.M.
- COMMITTEE
on BOARD MEMBR. ORIENTATION & EXEC. COUNCIL - Luncheon M
-S-
- Rm.
Andrew Hall
. Chrm.
John Goodwin
Ronald Liesmann
Mrs. Muilendore
John Alley
Mrs. L. G. Hicks
Ross Morrison
William Self,
Ex
Of
1:00- 2:00 P.M.
COMMITTEE
on EVALUATION PROCEDURE - Rm. A
Travis Berr
V, Chrm.
Hunter Riggins
J. Roy Clif
ford
Ralph Walls
J. R. White
William Self,
Ex
Of
2:00- 3:00 P.M.
- MISSION SUPPORT COUNCIL - Rm.
3
James Richardson. Chm. J. Roy Clifford
Ray Spence, V-Chrm. Curtis English
Robert Bass John Goodwin
Ronald Liesmann
Ross Morrison
Mrs. Muilendore
Mrs. W. J. Smith
Mrs. E. S. Stratton
Joe Trull
