New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-24


Let me bcseech him, henccforth " in mockness To-
instruct those" with whom be dg'-rs. fis tells
your readers l.at the Missionary plan now in
operation Wa msturad in the Geuerall Conycn-
ton Of 1885, AID received the sanction o; the wise
and prudent Bishop White and the elder Bishop
Of the Church" ! know not whether this Ia IN
tended 10 be an Grgumestuu nd homtHcH, nj
qerccun3ian gd rodcs'iam, or nd oaptanduia
bat ia know lhnt Bishop Whites nam" is often
u,cd by persons of opposite sentiments; by those
who are accustomed 10 defer To authority whef
"priynle judgement is lirlle rampant, and by
those who 90 for he ta'ismanic motto, "witheut
note OF comment II was not little remarkable
that my second number was inserted i'll iuxtsPo-
sition with the article 10 which | refer. The
bane and antidots are both before me" Begging
your readers, then, TO run over both articles once
NOR. and to bear it in mind that Bishop White died
in july, 1885, only eleven months after the ne"
Organization Of the Missionary Society, and eleven
months dcforc the revolution produced by the
Board in 1897. proceed 20 remark,
5thiy That with regard to the Reports OF the
Missionaries the old constitution amended IN
1929 and 1882 was decidedly preferable to that
under the naw organization Of 1885. The old
constitution WAS drawn up with great care and al
ter much deliberation by an "elder bishop,
whose consummate prudence" was almost pro-
verbal To the late Bishop CRoEs, of New-Jer-
scy, is to be ascrbed principally the merit OF
Incri, there be in any human action,) Of drafting
thai instrument while il" received the sanction
Al NI;,aN md .tbar. Ib. ninth article
il in these words:
ain any diocese or district where there Is
Bishap on a. ecclesiastical body duly constituted
under the authority of the Convention Of the same
for missionary purposes, aid may be given IN mo-
ury; but the appointment Of the Missionary shall
res, with the Bishop ecclesiastical authority
a(or,.aid He shall act under thar d,,cc''oD
and shall render to item a report OF bis proceed
ms. copies Of which he shall forward TO tnls So
cirtV.
Under the new organization, which in the judge
mont Of younger men than Bishops Nlile and
Croes wa. q" only NOT inspired no constitutional
provision was made for the "IePOrts OF Mission
aries The Board of Missions invested with
full power to "reguatc the conducting OF mis-
sions," ard during its recess, two committees were
10 administer in il stead; la Consequence oil
which the duly appointed Missionary, atterh he oHce
gets into Diocese, is now Independent of his Di-
ocesln, and is compelled to report TO committee
as often they may require, or disc lose his sui
ary "Thc heart of every true Churchman vino
loves the cause of missions" ''cannot but regret
that a constitution so unchurchmanliae III this re-
spcct as that of 1885 should ever have been
adopted.
g. According to the old constitution. aid might
be giren IN money in any diocese district
where these Bishop, or an ecclesiastical
body duly constituted under the authority OF the
Convention Of the same for Missionary purposes
and the Board of Directors might d" niakc oH by
lars necessary fer appropriations Of meacy.'
This was a liberal provision, and one winch, II
might be supposed, could not be changed 80 long
as tacra were "pairons" whobecame 80 10y the pay
ment of IA certain sun before the meeting Of the
General Convention of lG29t But under the
new organization II has been decided 10y the board
OF Missions that appropriations OF money 10
persons other than those IN the employ oil ul'H
Board or subject an some respects 10 us c0ntr0f,
are not contemplated or authorized by the cons;i-
tution." Those Western Bishops, therefore, who
are no, technically missionary Bishops" IRE ex-
clulcd from the benefits Of appropriation; and
patrons" who paid their fifty, or their hundred
dollars with the pleasing expectation of seeing
the highest officers of the Church IN the West Ia
some measure provided for, who cherished the de-
sire of assisting feeble docescs in the maintenance
of the EPiscopatc, subjected to the mor'iiica-
ton ofwitncssns the fruits If narrow policy Which
,preemincn,ly calculated to hinder tho growth 81
the Church in diocescs Ike those of Mississippi,
Alabama Indiana and Illinois.
:. \ word more as to Agencies These, II
is said, unpopular, and they interfere with The
systematic plan Of charity which it i, thought
that ST. Paul commcnds in Cor. xvi. /, >. "Now
concerning the collection for the saints as have
given order TO the churches Of Galatia, evon de
W. Upon the frat day OF the week let every one
os yon lay by him in store, as God hath prospercJ
him. tir,t there be no gatherings or collections
when come" All modes OF collecting money
are more or less unpopular; but it is altogether
too late 10 thnk in This age of trying the cxpe-
dicncy Of an ecclesiastical measure by its popu.
la,ity Wo unto il when all men speak well oft
As to the collection for the poor disciples in Jern
SALEM, il i. TO be remembered that the Apostle
gives specific command for specific Object
and no, satisfied with this, he sends THUS and
other messengers 10 COIn,h to do the duty OF
Agents or OF an Executive CoNmit,ec. Yet have
scat u's brethren lest Boosting of you should
bc IN yam In this behalf: that as | said We may
be ready; iest haply If they Of Nacedoata com.
'ciH nc ana ma s0a uHprcpared we (that we
say not ye) should be ashamed ia his same conf.
dent Boosting, Therefore though, i, necessary
TO exher, the brethren hafhey roald 20 before
unto yoa, and make np beforehand your bounty.
qchcrsof ye had rot,ce bctore in the frat cpis
Tie that the might be really as a matter OF
boun,y. aud not of covctousues>. (Sce the Sc
cond cpis,c, viii. %. ~ and tx. ,. 1, 5) ST.
Paul's effort in behalf OF the church in JcIusa.
lem. then. was one which modern "systcmaic
men would dencmnate sPaSp.OGic. He had
spoScE to his Macedonian brethren in the warmcsi
terms Of Corinthan hberality. and now thar these
brethren were about to accompany him. he ic!i
some anxiety lost they and he should be disaP-
pointed. For this reason, therefore. he made an
extraordinary appeal. and not osly by letter; bu,
hy an "asency. And Just such am anpcal. Mr.