This collection documents the lives of Norman F. Williamson Sr., his wife, Fannie Lee McCall Williamson, and their son, Norman F. Williamson Jr., as they lived and served as Southern Baptist Missionaries in Japan from 1918-1937. The majority of the collection is photographic prints but there are also two Bibles, a 1911 Mercer University yearbook, and correspondence and accounts of the Williamsons' experiences as Southern Baptist Missionaries in Japan. The main subject of this collection is the missionary work of the Williamson family in Japan. Other subjects include Japanese culture and religion, Williamson family life, Williamson family activities while on furlough, and the Foreign Mission Board and Women's Missionary Union.
Theodore Floyd Adams was Visiting Professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The service begins with a prayer offered by Fu Lau Yeung (0:00-1:25). After which, Tai Ping Li reads scripture in Chinese (1:26-4:23). Which is followed by a prayer in Japanese by Takashi Ida (4:24-7:05). The service continues with a period of singing (7:06-10:04). Adam’s message is on Christmas. Adams discusses how Christmas is both timeless and timely (10:05-17:32). In addition, he illustrates the miracle that Christmas truly is (17:33-24:00). He closes in prayer (24:01-28:18).
Photograph of the group gathered for the ordination of Hiroji Kuriya; Notable persons included in this photo are: (front row, from left) Pastor Fukisawa, Pastor Ueyama, Pastor Katatani, Kamori Shimose, Hiroji Kuriya, Tsuruki Arase, Tateo Takahashi, Norman F. Williamson, Sr., (second row, first from left) Fannie Lee McCall Williamson, (second row, second from left) Norman F. Williamson, Jr., (second row, third from left) Edwin Dozier, (second row, fifth from left) Yoshio Mizumachi, (second row, sixth from left) K. Sasaki, (second row, last from left) Professor Omura, (third row, first from left) Mary Ellen Dozier, (third row, ninth from left) Toshio Miyoshi, and (fourth row, last from left) Sadamoto Kawano
CDI-01-3273: (Right) President Dr. Randall Lolley, 1981; CDI-01-3274: (Right) David Howell receives the Broadman Seminarian Award from (Left) Dean Dr. Albert Meiburg, 1981; CDI-01-3275: Brown Scholars, Paul and Leila Stennett with (Left) Dr. Randall Lolley, October 1981; CDI-01-3276: Frazier Scholar Mary Poland and (Left) Dr. Randall Lolley, 1981; CDI-01-3277: Philip Qualls, Jim McAlister, and Dr. Elmo Scoggin at the Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem, March 05, 1980; CDI-01-3278: Brown Scholars, This photograph is featured in the November-December 1983 Outlook, September 1983; CDI-01-3279: Brown Scholars, 1982; CDI-01-3281: Middler Award recipient (Right) Philip B. Belcher and (Left) Dean Dr. Morris Ashcraft, 1984; CDI-01-3282: Ronald Lowery, Tennessee Alumni President, August 1983; CDI-01-3283: Yokohama Baptist Church, May 13, 1984; CDI-01-3284: 1984-1985 Raymond Bryan Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients with (Right) Dr. Randall Lolley; CDI-01-3285: 1984-1985 Raymond Bryan Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients with (Right) Dr. Randall Lolley; CDI-01-3286: 1984-1985 Raymond Bryan Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients with (Right) Dr. Randall Lolley; CDI-01-3287: 1984-1985 Raymond Bryan Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients with (Right) Dr. Randall Lolley; CDI-01-3287: 1984-1985 Raymond Bryan Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients with (Right) Dr. Randall Lolley; CDI-01-3288: 1984-1985 Raymond Bryan Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients with (Right) Dr. Randall Lolley; CDI-01-3289: 1984-1985 Raymond Bryan Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients with (Right) Dr. Randall Lolley; CDI-01-3290: 1984-1985 Raymond Bryan Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients with (Right) Dr. Randall Lolley; CDI-01-3291: Brown Scholars, 1980
Postcard showing a group at the Southern Baptist dormitory (Kagomachi Gakusha) in Tokyo. Included in the photo are (front, center) George Washington Bouldin, Maggie Lee Bouldin, and Japanese pastor Eizo Amano.