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Foreign .'fission Board Rooms
September lU, 1950
The Foreign Mission Board met in regular monthly session at 3:30 p.m.
on Thursday, September lb, 1950, with Mr. Jenkins presiding.
Present: L. Howard Jenkins, J. Hundley iYiley, J. G. Loving, Mrs. Tom
Smith, R. C. MoDanel, Mrs, Paul LaRoque, H. ?. Thomas, Uscar L. Hite,
Emmett Y. Robertson, Rush Loving, T. Rupert Coleman, Elmer West, Garis
T. Long, E. P. Buxton, Clyde V. Hickerson, Hill Montague, M. T. Rankin,
George \Y. Sailer, Everett Gill, Jr., Baker Janes Cauthen, Frank K. Means,
5. E. Maddox, l,
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Hunter, Genevieve Greer, Etna Frances Dawkins,
Fon Scofield, Everett Deane, L. P. Seay
Visitors: Jr. T. F. Adams, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Hipps, Dr. and Mrs.
W. C. Newton
Dr. Newton led in prayer.
On the motion of Dr. J. G. Loving the following candidates were appointed
as missionaries of the Foreign Mission Board:
Miss Wanda Ponder - Nigeria-
Rev. and Mrs. Leslie Watson -
Rev. Frank K. Edwards - Nigeria
Mr- and Mrs. Robert Fielden - Brazil (Special appointment)
Mr. and Mrs . .homas rancis - Israel (Special appointment)
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Fite - Brazil (Special appointment)
)r. Rankin delivered the charge to the new missionaries and Dr. Long
led in the prayer of dedication.
Dr* Rankin reported on his trip to Africa and Europe. He stated that
the glimpses which he had of Caracas, Venezuela, and Belem and Recife,
Brazil, while enroute to Nigeria greatly encouraged him and that he was
delighted with the splendid impression that trie three members of the
Board wno constituted the education commission to Nigeria, Dr. Kelly
White, Dr.
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E. Hereford, and Jr. John Buchanan, received of our work.
Dr- W. A. Criswell and Dr. Duke McCall accompanied Dr. Rankin on .most
of his trip. During the three weeks which he stayed in Nigeria, Jr.
Rankin attended the Centennial Celebration, the meeting of the Nigerian
Baptist Mission, and the women's meeting, and in addition visited many
of the mission stations. He stated that he was constantly amazed,
particularly in Nigeria, with the great amount of work being done with
so little in the way of resources.
Jr. Sadler expressed his delight in being back in Richmond after an
absence
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fifteen months in Europe. He spoke briefly about the many
places he had visited i:i Europe and told about his work as acting
president during the past year of the Zurich Seminary. It is his
opinion that Southern Baptists have never launched a more far-reaching
enterprise than the Seminary. There are eighteen nationalities
represente i in the student body of the current school year. Dr.
Sadler described the inauguration of Dr. Nordenhaug as President,
stating that he did not know of any person who was better qualified
and equipped to handle this strategic position.
Jr. Sailer also reported on his visit to Southern Rhodesia and stated
that he had been much impressed with the work of Rev. Clyde J. Dotson,
an independent Baptist missionary, in that country. The Baptists in
that country have repeatedly asked us to help them in their work.
3r. Gill gave the following reoort:
REPORT OF THE IATIN AMERICAN SECRETARY
Mr. President and Members of the 3card:
Missionaries in Caracas, Venezuela; Belem ani Recife, Prazi 1, have
written in glowing terms of the brief visits of Dr. Rankin and others
on their way to the Nigerian Centennial. Their presence was a blessing
to all, and it is hoped that they may return for a longer period at a
later date.
With the organization of the new Equ torial Brazil Mission, being
presented at this Board meeting for approval, work .in Latin America
