Text is clean. Several pages are darkened due to printing errors. Cover shows normal shelfwear. ; From back cover: Owen Cooper was a remarkable man. This book examines his life from the viewpoints of a number of his associates - in his work, in his friendships, in his church and denominational endeavors, and in his family. His accomplishments in religious endeavors include his election as president of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1972. Yet the single thread that runs throughout the many facets of his life is his consuming desire to help others. In doing this he enlisted the efforts of all of those who were gathered about him. He touched their lives, and then his touch spreak through their lives around the world like ripples on a placid stream. In so doing he created remarkable conditions for the good of mankind and the glory of God. ; 250 pages