Guide to the Eugene Lewis Smith Papers
Prepared by Morris L. Davis, Jr., Manuscripts Processor, Kathleen Knaack, Student Assistant, and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist
United Methodist Archives and History Center
General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church
6/15/2000
Overview of Collection
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| Record Creator: |
Smith, Eugene Lewis |
| Title: |
Eugene Lewis Smith Papers |
| Date Span: |
1932-1977 | Click here to view the finding aid format suitable for requesting material at the Archives. |
| Abstract: |
Eugene Lewis Smith (1912-1986), American Methodist minister and church leader, was General Secretary of the Division of World Missions for the Methodist Church's Board of Missions from 1949 to 1964. He then headed the New York Office for the World Council of Churches until 1973. Smith also served local congregations as a pastor. The records reflect his professional life as a pastor and church executive. |
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2.0 Cubic feet |
Biographical Note
Eugene Lewis Smith (1912-1986), a leader in world mission and ecumenical affairs, was elected general secretary of the Division of World Missions at the Methodist Church's Board of Missions in 1949. He continued in that post until the World Council of Churches asked him to direct its New York office in 1964, a position he held for nine years.
Smith held pastorates in New York and New Jersey before taking the denominational post. Smith ended his professional career in the local church in 1977.
Smith was a native of Iowa. He was educated at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon; Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, and New York University, where he received his Ph.D. He was the author of The Power Within Us, They Gird the Earth for Christ, God's Mission and Ours, and Mandate for Mission.
Scope Note
Material in the Smith Papers reflects all major phases of Smith's career. The majority of the collection is made up of addresses, speeches, sermons, and drafts of essays and articles from his early pastorates to his retirement. Most of the correspondence in the collection is personal. A few exchanges of correspondence from 1973- 1976 refer to the end of his position at the World Council of Churches in 1973. Smith wrote and spoke often on the topic of the Holy Spirit. An entire series containing drafts of published work, addresses and speeches, research notes, and copies of published work is devoted to the subject. Another topical series is centered on Smith's concern for ecumenical discussion with groups he referred to as "conservative Evangelicals." Record types in this series include meeting and conference reports and minutes, addresses and speeches, and drafts of publications.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: Board of Missions
Series: World Council of Churches
Series: Topical
subseries: Ecumenism and Conservative Evangelicals
subseries: Holy Spirit
Series: Drew University Collection
Series: Graduate Work
Series: Early Pastorates
Series: Later Pastorates and Retirement
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Eugene L. Smith Papers, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
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Index Terms |
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Subject Names - Corporate |
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Methodist Church. Board of Missions and Church Extension |
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Methodist Church. General Conference |
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National Council of Churches |
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World Council of Churches |
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World Methodist Conference |
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Subject Topics |
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Ecumenical movement |
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Evangelicalism |
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Fundamentalism |
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Interdenominational cooperation |
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International Relations |
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Methodist Church--Missions |
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Missionaries |
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Pentecostalism |
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Race relations. |
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Subject Geographic |
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Africa, North |
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East Asia |
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Germany |
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Latin America |
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Soviet Union |
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United States |
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Yugoslavia. |
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Genre |
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Addresses |
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Articles |
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Books. |
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Correspondence |
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Manuscripts |
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Sermons |
Series: Board of Missions
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-5-1:
10 |
Manuscript: "Light in their Dwellings" |
undated |
| 1553-5-1:
11 |
Manuscript: "Light Shineth in the Darkness" |
undated |
| 1553-5-1:
12 |
Address: "The Challenge of the Future." Foreign Missions Conference, Cleveland, OH |
1950 |
| 1553-5-1:
13 |
Travel Log: Trip to South America |
1950 |
| 1553-5-1:
14 |
Manuscript for Article: "Methodist Missions in Latin America" |
1950 |
| 1553-5-1:
15 |
Report: Board of Missions, "Christian Leadership for a Revolutionary World" |
1950 |
| 1553-5-1:
16 |
Address: " The Missionary Motive" World Methodist Council |
1951 |
| 1553-5-1:
17 |
Open letter to District Superintendent in Africa |
1952 |
| 1553-5-1:
18 |
Address: "Christ's Call to Unity and Mission" U.S. Friends/WCC |
1953 |
| 1553-5-1:
19 |
Manuscript for Article: "How Can They Believe?" |
1953 |
| 1553-5-1:
20 |
Travel Report: Germany Yugoslavia Trip |
1954 |
| 1553-5-1:
21 |
Report: Board of Missions, "Malaya: Land of Indecision" |
1954 |
| 1553-5-1:
22 |
Travel Report: East Asia |
1954 |
| 1553-5-1:
23 |
Manuscript for Article: "To the Ends of the Earth" |
1955 |
| 1553-5-1:
24 |
Manuscript: "Our Lord, Come!" |
1955 |
| 1553-5-1:
25 |
Address: "Closing Address: Conference for Furloughed Missionaries" |
1956 |
| 1553-5-1:
26 |
Address: Interfield Consultation |
1956 |
| 1553-5-1:
27 |
Report: Methodist World Council "New United Churches and Suggested Plans of Union" |
1956 |
| 1553-5-1:
28 |
Address: "Our Obligation to the Gospel" Seventh Annual Assembly, Division of Foreign Missions, NCC |
1956-1957 |
| 1553-5-1:
29 |
Address: "The World Mission of the Town and Country Church" Methodist Convocation of the Dakotas |
1956 |
| 1553-5-1:
30 |
Manuscript: "Changing Patterns in the Christian World Mission" |
1957 |
| 1553-5-1:
31 |
Address: "A Call to Witness and Decision" |
1957 |
| 1553-5-1:
32 |
Notes for an Address: "A Methodist Looks at Quakerism" |
1958 |
| 1553-5-1:
33 |
Address: "Christian Crisis: Danger Plus Opportunity" WSCS Assembly |
1958 |
| 1553-5-1:
34 |
Address: "This Mission -- This World" Divisions of Home and Foreign Missions, NCC |
1959 |
| 1553-5-1:
35 |
Address: "Higher Education and the Christian Outreach" Joint Meeting of the Commission on Christian Higher Education and the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the Methodist Church" |
1959 |
| 1553-5-1:
36 |
Address: Triennial General Assembly of the NCC |
1960 |
| 1553-5-1:
37 |
Manuscript: "Methodist Missions" |
1960 |
| 1553-5-1:
38 |
Address: "Royal Priesthood" |
1960 |
| 1553-5-1:
39 |
Report: "Lands of Decision" |
1960 |
| 1553-5-2:
1 |
Sermon: "Christian Freedom" |
1960 |
| 1553-5-2:
2 |
Statement to the Board: the Division of World Missions Annual Meeting |
1961 |
| 1553-5-2:
3 |
Correspondence: "God's Mission -- and Ours" |
1961 |
| 1553-5-2:
4 |
Report: "Mission-Government Relationship, Church-State Relationship" Special Meeting of NCC |
1961 |
| 1553-5-2:
5 |
Manuscript for Article: "Here is Africa" |
1961 |
| 1553-5-2:
6 |
Address: "Cooperation in Missionary Witness" Methodist World Council |
1961 |
| 1553-5-2:
7 |
Report: "The Suffering and Saving Servant" Division of World Missions |
1962 |
| 1553-5-2:
8 |
Address: "The Changing Pattern of Missions Today" |
1962 |
| 1553-5-2:
9 |
Report: The Third Assembly of the World Council of Churches |
1962 |
| 1553-5-2:
10 |
Report: North Africa |
1962 |
| 1553-5-2:
11 |
Manuscript: "The Church in Renewal Looks Beyond Itself" |
1962 |
| 1553-5-2:
12 |
Presentation: "The Lordship of Christ over Non-Christian People" Consultation with the Conservative Evangelicals |
1963 |
| 1553-5-2:
13 |
Report: NCC Commission on Religion and Race, Visit to Mississippi |
1963 |
| 1553-5-2:
14 |
Memorandum: "Comments on the Mexico Assembly of the Division of World Mission and Evangelism of the AC" |
1963 |
| 1553-5-2:
15 |
Report Draft: Council of Secretaries, General Conference of the Methodist Church |
1964 |
| 1553-5-2:
16 |
Report: General Secretary, Division of Board of Missions, Annual Meeting |
1964 |
| 1553-5-2:
17 |
Address: "Renewal, Unity and Mission" Friends of the AC |
1964 |
| 1553-5-2:
18 |
Eulogy: Truman W. Collins |
1964 |
| 1553-5-2:
19 |
Correspondence: missionaries |
1957-1964 |
| 1553-5-2:
20 |
Clippings of Articles |
1950-1964 |
| 1553-5-2:
21 |
Honorary Degree: American University |
1957 |
| 1553-5-2:
22 |
Tribute to Dr. Eugene Smith |
1965 |
| 1553-5-2:
23 |
"God's Best Gift for You" |
undated |
| 1553-5-2:
24 |
Manuscript: "Methodism and the Ecumenical Movement" |
undated |
Series: World Council of Churches
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Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-5-2:
25 |
Notes: AC/Roman Catholic Consultation on Missions |
1965 |
| 1553-5-2:
26 |
Manuscript: "Missionary Developments: AC Member Churches, 1960-1965 |
1965 |
| 1553-5-2:
27 |
Address: "Ecumenism on Trial," US Conference for the AC |
1965-1968 |
| 1553-5-2:
28 |
Address: MCOR Twenty-fifth Anniversary |
1965 |
| 1553-5-2:
29 |
Memoranda |
1966 |
| 1553-5-2:
30 |
Lecture: "Mission in Methodism" Stover Lecture at St. Paul's School of Theology |
1966 |
| 1553-5-2:
31 |
Address: "Introductory Comments for Roman Catholic- - Methodist Conversation" |
1966 |
| 1553-5-2:
32 |
Address: "Councils and Christian Obedience" Canadian Council of Churches |
1966 |
| 1553-5-2:
33 |
Manuscript: "The Ecumenical Way: Developments Within Member Churches in the US of the AC" |
196 6 |
| 1553-5-2:
34 |
General Correspondence |
1967 |
| 1553-5-2:
35 |
Manuscript: "The Whole Counsel of God in the AC" |
1967 |
| 1553-5-2:
36 |
Address: "The Role of Churches in International Affairs" at the Annual Meeting of the US Conference of the AC |
1967 |
| 1553-5-2:
37 |
Address Excerpts: "The Preparedness of the American Church for its Missionary Task" The Convocation of Missionaries, Presbyterian Church, USA |
1967 |
| 1553-5-2:
38 |
Address: "Holy Hilarity in the Christian Task" Union Theological Seminary in Manila |
1968 |
| 1553-5-2:
39 |
Manuscript: "Notes on our Christian Task" |
1968 |
| 1553-5-2:
40 |
Report: "Northeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church |
1968 |
| 1553-5-2:
41 |
Manuscripts: Issues facing First General Conference of the United Methodist Church |
1968 |
| 1553-5-2:
42 |
Manuscript: "American Nationalism and the Christian Mission" |
1969 |
| 1553-5-2:
43 |
Manuscript: "American the Confusing Colossus" |
1969 |
| 1553-5-2:
44 |
Manuscript: "The Image of God in the Christian Mission" |
1970 |
| 1553-5-2:
45 |
Orders of Worship |
1971-1974 |
| 1553-5-2:
46 |
Address: "Where are We in the World Council of Churches" Annual Meeting, US Conference, AC |
1971 |
| 1553-5-2:
47 |
Address: Drew University |
1971 |
| 1553-5-2:
48 |
Manuscript: "Statement on Two Reader's Digest Articles" |
1971 |
| 1553-5-2:
49 |
Article Manuscript: "Racism in United Methodism" |
1972 |
| 1553-5-2:
50 |
Book Review on "No Man is Alien" |
1972 |
| 1553-5-2:
51 |
Manuscript: "Recent Developments in the AC" |
1972 |
| 1553-5-2:
52 |
Address: "Faith, Justice, and the Ecumenical Task" AC US Conference |
1972 |
| 1553-5-2:
53 |
Addresses at the Pacific Northwest Conference |
1972 |
| 1553-5-2:
54 |
Manuscript: "World Council of Churches and African Aid" |
1973 |
| 1553-5-2:
55 |
Report: "The Jewish Defense League Occupation of the New York Office of the AC" |
1973 |
| 1553-5-2:
56 |
Address: "The Future of the AC: The Archangels and the Little Ones" |
1973 |
| 1553-5-2:
57 |
Correspondence, Reports: Travel to USSR |
1968-1969 |
| 1553-5-3:
1 |
Correspondence |
1964 |
| 1553-5-3:
2 |
Correspondence |
1964 |
| 1553-5-3:
3 |
Correspondence |
1964 |
| 1553-5-3:
4 |
Correspondence |
1964 |
| 1553-5-3:
5 |
Correspondence |
1968-1974 |
| 1553-5-3:
6 |
Correspondence |
1973-1974 |
| 1553-5-3:
7 |
Correspondence: Personal |
1969 |
| 1553-5-3:
8 |
Correspondence: Personal, regarding end of service at AC |
1973-1977 |
| 1553-5-3:
10 |
Clippings of Articles |
1975 |
| 1553-5-3:
11 |
Honorary Degrees |
1969-1973 |
Series: Topical
Sub-series: Ecumenism and Conservative Evangelicals
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-5-4:
1 |
Sermons and Addresses |
1962-1968 |
| 1553-5-4:
2 |
Memorandum: A Visit to the Assemblies of God Headquarters in Missouri |
1963 |
| 1553-5-4:
3 |
Clippings of Articles |
1963-1966 |
| 1553-5-4:
4 |
Minutes: Malone College Consultation |
1964-1969 |
| 1553-5-4:
5 |
Manuscript: "Christ and Ecumenism" |
1965 |
| 1553-5-4:
6 |
Papers: SDA/AC Consultation |
1970 |
| 1553-5-4:
7 |
Minutes and Supporting Documents: Sponsoring Committee, a Meeting of American Churches |
1971 |
| 1553-5-4:
8 |
Notes |
undated |
Sub-series: Holy Spirit
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-5-3:
16 |
Manuscript: "The Holy Spirit in Human Experience" |
undated |
| 1553-5-3:
17 |
Research Notes |
1956-1964 |
| 1553-5-3:
18 |
Manuscript Draft: "Inquiry into the Holy Spirit" |
1958 |
| 1553-5-3:
19 |
Article: "An Inquiry into the Work of the Holy Spirit" |
1959 |
| 1553-5-3:
20 |
Correspondence regarding "The Holy Spirit and Human Experience" |
1959-1961 |
| 1553-5-3:
21 |
Correspondence regarding "Inquiry into the Holy Spirit" |
1959-1966 |
| 1553-5-3:
22 |
Memorandum: "The Holy Spirit and the Christian Mission" |
1962 |
Series: Drew University Collection
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-5-4:
9 |
Speaking Record |
1951-1974 |
| 1553-5-4:
10 |
Report: Executive Secretary of the Division of Foreign Missions, MC |
1948 |
| 1553-5-4:
11 |
Report of the Executive Secretary of the Division of Foreign Missions, MC |
1949 |
| 1553-5-4:
12 |
Report: 22nd Annual Meeting of the Division of World Missions, MC |
1961 |
| 1553-5-4:
13 |
Articles |
1956-1967 |
| 1553-5-4:
14 |
Research on topic of Holy Spirit |
1965-1966 |
| 1553-5-4:
15 |
Report: "God in Nature and History" AC Commission on Faith and Order |
1967 |
| 1553-5-4:
16 |
Book: "Mandate for Mission" |
1968 |
| 1553-5-4:
17 |
Booklet: "Prayers We Have Prayed Together" Denville Community Church |
1975 |
Series: Graduate Work
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-5-1:
6 |
Dissertation Draft, Drew University |
1942 |
| 1553-5-1:
7 |
Dissertation Draft, Appendix, Drew University |
1942 |
| 1553-5-1:
8 |
Dissertation Reader Reports, Drew University |
1942 |
| 1553-5-1:
9 |
Dissertation, New York University |
1946 |
Series: Early Pastorates
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-5-1:
1 |
Sermons |
1932-1942 |
| 1553-5-1:
2 |
Sermons |
1942-1947 |
| 1553-5-1:
4 |
Clippings of Smith Articles |
1947-1949 |
| 1553-5-1:
5 |
Farewell Address for Smith |
1949 |
Series: Later Pastorates and Retirement
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1553-5-3:
12 |
Reports |
1973-1974 |
| 1553-5-3:
13 |
Clippings |
1973-1974 |
| 1553-5-3:
14 |
Sermons |
1973-1977 |
| 1553-5-3:
15 |
Correspondence: Jean Audrey Powers |
1976 |
