SOUTHERN BAPTIST ENCYCLOPEDIA, Volume 3. (286.175/Enl) Jackson, Arthur l i8 2 By J9G9 two additional missionar y couples and two single ladies (one st ill in la11gu:ige study in France) had been assigned for sen ice in the Ivory Coast. Attendance in th e one in - dig enous congn~gation ave rage<! 75. On e of th e (irst young mei;i to be baptized was attending a J JACKSON, ARTHUR (h. Mansfield , Ga ., Jan. 31, 1886; cl. Atlanta, Ca. , Aug. 13, 1!)66). Preac?cr, foundation and endowm ent exec utive, denominational leader. H e was edu cate d a t Lo- cust Grnve Institut e 1 '( Baptist), 1909- 10, !\forcer Univ rsity (A .B ., 19).5), and Southern Bapti st Theological Semina h (Th.M., 1918) . He re - ceived the honorary D.D. from Mercer Uuiv e r - sity, 1935. Jackson ranicd Eulaine A<lams of Royston , Ga. They had two daught ers: Mrs. E . M; Cary and Mrs. John G. Johnson, nr. Ordained Dec. 8, 1908, h e was pastor of fir st Baptist churches of Royston, BarnesYille, an d Savannah, Ga.; Hendersonvill e, N. C.; and Morningside Baptist ,Chur ch, Atl anta, Ga . T hr ee times vice -president , Georgia lla.ptist. Convc11 - tion; twice president, Georgia Baptis t Sund ay School Convention ; trust ee to numerou s Ila p- ti st institutions and agenci es in Geo rg ia and North Carolina.and the Southern Baptist T hco - logkal Seminar y, h e also helped lea d Geo rgia Ba pti sts to inaug11ralc an endowm ent prog ram . Largely through his efforts , th e Geor gia Bap t.isl Foundation was chartered in I 941. An origi n a I trustee of the foundation , he became its first executive secretary-trea sur er in 1943, serving until his retirement Jan. I, I 956. He saw re- sources of the foundation grow from th e orig i- nal $7,000 to over S2,000,000. Num erous wills pro viding va luable bequ ests to Bapti st cau es wer e written under his leadership . Aft ci' re tir e- m ent , h e served interim pastorat es in Georgia and Alabama . LA WRE NCE E. WEB B *JAMAICA, MISSION IN. D01tson and Hett y (Frink) Mills transferred .from Ar ge ntina in 1963 to serve as representative~ to th e Jam aica Baptist Union. A five-year program o f ad vance was undertaken for 1964-69: stewardship, Ch ris- tian education, evange lism, expansion, anti mi s- sions. Azar iah McKenzi e became ge11eral secre- tary, the first full-time employee of the union. Daniel and Betty Alice (Cowan) Carroll trans- ferred to Jamaica ijl 1969. DOTISON MIi.LS JAMES, MINNIE LOU KENNEDY (b . Pa les- tine, Tex., Feb. 'i, 1874; d . Richmond , Va ., seminar y in nei(t; hboring Ghana in preparation for th e ministry . Yoruba congregations fluc- tuat ed gr eatly due to the constant coming from a nd go ing to Nig eria, but th ey averaged perhaps 2,000 a ttendance in the 18 active congregations . I JOHN E. MILLS I I I Jan. JO, 1963). Sixth president of Woman's Mis- sionary Union, SBC. After preparation in Hous- ton T eacher's College, she ,taught school in R ockfo rd, Tex., where she met William Carey J a mes, a lso in the education ! field. They were ma rr ied in 1894. In 1902, when W. C. James decided to enter the ministry ) the family, which now included a small daughter , Margaret , mo ved to 1Louisville, Ky ., where he entered Sou thern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mn. J ames again taught school. I llj 1907 W. C. James b eca ~,e pa sto r of Grove Avenue Baptist Church in Ri chmond, Va. That same year Mrs. James was electe d t.o th e executive board of the Virginia WM U. Two years lat er she I became presid ent of Virg'inia WMU, serving two periods of two years each: 1909-11 and 1914 16. In the interim she serv ed as chairman of the fubilate Commit- tee which planned ·the WM U · 25th anniver sary celc hra1.ion . In 1916 she was elected presid ent of Wl\lU, SBC, which office she held for nine years. Durin g th ese years Mrs. James led WM U to s11ccessfull y complete its pa rt of the 75-Million Campa ign; to streng'th en its partnership with SBC; to laun ch World Com rades, a quart erly mag~zine for young peoplc; lto employ a young p eoplc "s secreta ry and a field secretary, and to begin a YWA camp at Ridgecrest. She also su pp ortc <I resolutions which later brou ght wome n to memb ers hip on S.l}C boards and com· mi ttecs. Mr s. J a mes rcp'resented WMU at the third congre ss of th e Baptist World Alliance in Stock- holm in I 923, and was e.lected to preside over the "·omen's meeting. H er trip to Europe ;1rome d her interest in training European young wom en for missionary work l In 1930, after her re tirement from WMU , a !training school for gi rls was esta blished in Bucharest, Romania , and in her honor was named 'le James. Memorial Tra inin g School. F or man y years Mrs . J a · es contt1buted the fea tu re "Current Events·• to 1 Royal Seroice; from Oc t., 1928, to Dec., 1930, s,he wrote the WMS prog rams. She also wrote twc;, books : Fannie£. S. H eck (1939), a biography of her predecessor, and Histo ry of Bethlehem B 1 aptist Church, Ches·
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SOUTHERN BAPTIST ENCYCLOPEDIA, Volume 3. (286.175/Enl)
Jackson, Arthur l i8 2
By J9G9 two additional missionar y couples and two single ladies (one st ill in la11gu:ige study in France) had been assigned for sen ice in the Ivory Coast. Attendance in th e one in -dig enous congn~gation ave rage<! 75. On e of th e (irst young mei;i to be baptized was attending a
J JACKSON, ARTHUR (h. Mansfield , Ga .,
Jan. 31, 1886; cl. Atlanta, Ca. , Aug. 13, 1!)66). Preac?cr, foundation and endowm ent executive, denominational leader. H e was edu cate d at Lo-cust Grnve Institut e 1'( Baptist), 1909- 10, !\forcer Univ rsity (A.B., 19).5), and Southern Bapti st Theological Semina h (Th.M., 1918) . He re -ceived the honorary D.D. from Mercer Uuiv er-sity, 1935. Jackson ranicd Eulaine A<lams of Royston , Ga. They had two daught e rs: Mrs. E . M; Cary and Mrs. John G. Johnson, nr.
Ordained Dec. 8, 1908, he was pastor of fir st Baptist churches of Royston, BarnesYille, an d Savannah, Ga.; Hendersonvill e, N. C.; and Morningside Baptist ,Chur ch, Atl anta, Ga. T hr ee times vice -president , Georgia lla .ptist. Convc11-tion; twice president, Georgia Baptis t Sund ay School Convention ; trust ee to numerou s Ila p-ti st institutions and agenci es in Geo rg ia and North Carolina.and the Southern Baptist T hco -logkal Seminar y, he also helped lea d Geo rgia Bapti sts to inaug11ralc an endowm ent prog ram . Largely through his efforts , th e Geor gia Bap t.isl Foundation was chartered in I 941. An origi n a I trustee of the foundation , he became it s first executive secretary-trea sur er in 1943, serving until his retirement Jan. I, I 956. H e saw re-sources of the foundation grow from th e orig i-nal $7,000 to over S2,000,000. Num erous wills pro viding valuable bequ ests to Bapti st cau es were written under his leadership . Aft ci' re tir e-ment , h e served interim pastorat es in Georgia and Alabama . LA WRE NCE E. WEB B
*JAMAICA, MISSION IN. D01tson and Hett y (Frink) Mills transferred .from Argentina in 1963 to serve as representative~ to th e Jam aica Baptist Union. A five-year program of advance was undertaken for 1964-69: stewardship, Ch ris-tian education, evange lism, expansion, anti mi s-sions. Azar iah McKenzi e became ge11eral secre-tary, the first full-time employee of the union. Daniel and Betty Alice (Cowan) Carroll tra ns-ferred to Jamaica ijl 1969. DOTISON MIi.LS
JAMES, MINNIE LOU KENNEDY (b . Pa les-tine, Tex., Feb. 'i, 1874; d . Richmond , Va .,
sem inar y in nei(t;hboring Ghana in preparation for th e ministry . Yoruba congregations fluc-tuat ed greatly due to the constant coming from and go ing to Nig eria, but th ey averaged perhaps 2,000 attendance in the 18 active congregations .
I JOHN E. MILLS I
I I J an. JO, 1963). Sixth president of Woman's Mis-sionary Union, SBC. After preparation in Hous-ton T eacher's College, she ,taught school in R ockfo rd, Tex., where she met William Carey J ames, a lso in the education ! field. They were ma rr ied in 1894. In 1902, when W. C. James decided to enter the ministry ) the family, which now included a small daughter , Margaret , mo ved to 1Louisville, Ky., where he entered Sou thern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mn. J ames again taught school. I llj 1907 W. C. James beca~,e pa stor of Grove Avenue Baptist Church in Ri chmond, Va. That same year Mrs. James was elected t.o th e executive board of the Virginia WM U. Two years lat er she I became presid ent of Virg'inia WMU, serving two periods of two years each: 1909-11 and 1914 16. In the interim she serv ed as chairman of the fubilate Commit-tee which planned ·the WM U · 25th anniver sary celc hra1.ion . In 1916 she was elected presid ent of Wl\lU, SBC, which office she held for nine years. Durin g th ese years Mrs. James led WM U to s11ccessfull y complete i ts pa rt of the 75-Million Campa ign; to streng'th en its partnership with SBC; to laun ch World Comrades, a quart erly mag~zine for young peoplc; lto employ a young peoplc "s secreta ry and a field secretary, and to begin a YWA camp at Ridgecrest. She also supp ortc <I resolutions which later brou ght wome n to memb ers hip on S.l}C boards and com· mi ttecs.
Mr s. J ames rcp'resented WMU at the third con gre ss of th e Baptist World Alliance in Stock-holm in I 923, and was e.lected to preside over the " ·omen's meeting. H er trip to Europe ;1rome d her interest in training European young wom en for missionary work l In 1930, after her re tirement from WMU , a !training school for gi rls was esta blished in Bucharest, Romania , and in her honor was named 'le James. Memorial Tra inin g School.
For man y years Mrs . J a · es contt1buted the fea tu re "Current Events·• to 1 Royal Seroice; from Oc t., 1928, to Dec., 1930, s,he wrote the WMS prog rams. She also wrote twc;, books : Fannie£. S. H eck (1939), a biography of her predecessor, and Histo ry of Bethlehem B1aptist Church, Ches·
ARTHUR JACKSON
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Savannah, Ga.; born, Mansfield, Ga., Jan. 31, 1886; son of Sarah Emma Mccart of Covington, Ga., and Robert Foster Jackson of Mansfield, Ga.; education, A.B., and D.D., Mercer University, and Th.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; ordained, Dec. 13, 1908, Hayston, Ga.; married Adeline Eulaine Adams of Royston, Ga., Sept. 4, 1923; daughter of Geo. A. and Edna Brown Adams; children, Elizabeth Eulaine and Martha George; pastor, Union Hill, Jones County, Georgia, 1908-1910; pastor, Hebron Baptist Church, Jasper County, 1909; pastor, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Butts County, 1910-1913; pastor, Moores Chapel Baptist Church, Butts County, 1912-1914; pastor, Flovilla Baptist Church, Butts County, 1912-1915; pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Jasper County, ;1912-1915; pastor, Danville Baptist Church, Twiggs County, 1914-1915; pastor, Sligo Baptist Church, Sulphur, Ky., 1917-1918; pastor Dry Ridge Baptist Church, Grant County, Kentucky, 1917; pastor, Verona, Ky., 1918; supply pastor, Tatnall Square Baptist Church, Macon, GA, 1918;
• supply pastor, Ft. Valley Baptist Church, 1918; pastor, Royston Baptist Church, Royston, GA, 1919-1920; pastor, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Franklin County, Georgia, 1919; pastor, First Baptist Church, Barnesville, GA, 1920-1926; pastor, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Barnesville, 1923-1924; pastor, Antioch Baptist Church, Barnesville, 1923-1924; pastor, First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, N. C., 1926-1931; pastor, First Baptist Church, Savannah, GA, 1931 to date; clerk, Central Baptist Association, GA, 1909-1915; member, Board of Trustees, Bessie Tift College, 1922-1926; secretary, Board Trustees, Fruitland Institute, 1927-1931; member Board Trustees, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1927-1928; Promotion Committee, North Carolina, 1930-1931; preacher, North Carolina Baptist Convention Sermon, 1931; Board of Trustees, Mercer University, 1932 to date; ex-officio member, Georgia Executive Committee, 1934-1935; vice president, Georgia Baptist Convention, 1934-1935; author, newspaper articles and tracts; Civitan Club, 1923-1926, Kiwanis, K. of P., F. and A. M. Home: 504 E. 50th St., Savannah, GA; office: First Baptist Church, Savannah, GA. AMONG SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, p. 263 By: John S. Ramond 920/Rl4
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