FOREIGN MISSION BOARD MINUTES
October 9-11, 1972
The Foreign Mission Board held its Annual Convention-wide session, October 9-11,
1972, in Richmond, Virginia, with Dr. Drew J. Gunnells, Jr., presiding.
PRESENT: State Members: Alabama : Drew J. Gunnells, Jr., Jaroy Weber; Arizona:
Harold Friend; Arkansas : W. 0. Vaught, Jr.; California: Loyed R. Simmons; Colorado :
Glen E. Braswell; D. C. : Kenneth E. Thornton; Florida: Don Mott, T. Rupert Coleman;
Georgia: Ohlen R. Wilson, Mrs. John I. Alford, Mrs. Lindsey Barron; Illinois :
Raymond L. Odle; Indiana: Othar 0. Smith; Kansas : J. W. Pace; Kentucky: Eldred
M. Taylor; Louisiana: Perry R. Sanders; Maryland : Ralph D. Walls; Michigan :
Hubert G. Keefer; Mississippi : W. Douglas Hudgins, John L. Taylor; Missouri : John
W. Goodwin, James W. Hackney; New Mexico: J. D. Ratliff; North Carolina: Mrs.
Carl E. Bates, Grady Baxter Wilson, Mrs. Thomas C. Womble, Mrs. W. K. McGee; Ohio:
W. Paul Payne; Oklahoma: Robert L. Lynn, Harvey Albright; Oregon-Wash. : W. D.
Malone; South Carolina: Robert L. Deneen, Ira Q. Craft; Tennessee : C. Clifton
Ward, Joe L. Orr; Texas : Clyde J. Childers, James Flamming, B. J. Martin, J.
Carroll Chadwick; Virginia : Mrs. H. Cowen Ellis, M. Mahan Siler, Jr.
Local Members: Joseph B. Flowers, V. Allen Gaines, Scott C. Humphrey, Mrs. Ross S.
Shearer, Mrs. E. S. Stratton, Robert B. Bass, J. Roy Clifford, Mrs. R. B. Carter,
Austin W. Farley, John W. Kincheloe, Jr., Paul E. Crandall, John W. Patterson,
Meredith K. Roberson, Mrs. Clyde V. Hickerson, Mrs. Thomas Whalen.
The entire Board and staff expressed deep regret that Dr. L. Howard Jenkins, former
president of the Board, was unable to be present during the sessions of the meeting,
because of illness. Flowers were sent to Dr. Jenkins to express the love and con¬
cern of the Board members and staff and to assure him of their continued prayers on
his behalf.
Board's Attorney: John C. Williams Staff : Baker J. Cauthen, Charles W. Bryan, Louis
R. Cobbs, Winston Crawley, Edna Frances Dawkins, Everett L. Deane, Samuel A. DeBord,
James G. Edwards, Jesse C. Fletcher, Franklin T. Fowler, Cornell Goerner, Ward Hildreth
Eugene L. Hill, Dwight A. Honeycutt, J. D. Hughey, W. David Lockard , Ralph A. Magee,
Frank K. Means, Stanley Nelson, Floyd H. North, R. Keith Parks, G. Norman Price,
Sidney C. Reber, Fon H. Scofield, Jr., Rogers M. Smith, Truman Smith, W. L. Smith,
Melvin E. Torstrick, Joseph B. Underwood, Elbert L. Wright, Elizabeth Minshew.
Retiring Missionaries: Rev. and Mrs. Clyde J. Dotson (Rhodesia), Dr. and Mrs. Frank
W. Patterson (El Paso, Texas), Miss Ethel Harmon (Nigeria), Dr. and Mrs. Christie
Pool (Nigeria/Liberia).
Latin America Survey Team: Dr. A. Clark Scanlon (Middle America), Rev. James P.
Kirk (North Brazil), Dr. Alan P. Neely (Colombia), Rev. Don R. Kammerdiener (South
Field, Spanish South America), Rev. Vance 0. Vernon (South Brazil), Dr. William W.
Graves (Caribbean) .
Guests : Mrs. R. L. Mathis (President, WMU) , Dr. Albert McClellan (SBC, Exec. Com.),
Rev. Glendon McCullough (Brotherhood Commission), Dr. Fred Laughon (Radio-TV Com.),
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Heilman, Dr. and Mrs. Luther Joe Thompson, Mrs. Everett Gill, Jr., Dr
George W. Sadler, Mrs. Harold Basden.
Guests of Board Members: Dr. Edgar Cooper, editor, Florida Baptist Witness (accom¬
panied Don Mott, Board member from Florida); Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith, Phoenix,
Arizona (accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Harold Friend, Board member from Arizona); Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Roy, Chattanooga, Tennessee (accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Ward,
Board member from Tennessee); Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson, Raleigh, North Carolina (ac¬
companied Mrs. W. K. McGee, Board member from North Carolina).
Missionaries in Richmond Area: Miss Frances Hudgins (Thailand), Rev. and Mrs. L.
R. Brock (North Brazil), Rev. Siegfried Enge (Argentina), Dr. and Mrs. Julian C.
Bridges (Mexico) .
MONDAY, October 9, 1972
3:00 P.M. - SALARY STUDY COMMITTEE - Meeting, Conference Room A
W. Douglas Hudgins, Chairman Robert B. Bass T. Rupert Coleman
4:00 P.M. - INVESTMENT COMMITTEE - Meeting, Conference Room A
Meredith K. Roberson, Chairman
Joe L. Allbritton (Absent)
C. Clifton Ward
Joseph B. Flowers
Robert B. Bass
John W. Kincheloe, Jr.
J. Roy Clifford
