New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-25
COMPLICITY WI RI POLYGAMY or TIE
AMERICAN BOARD OF FOREIGN
MISSIONS.
To a, E4i.- Of TLN Y. Tri5sa..

To ne EAit~ Of Then L. Tri5sa>.
SIR: am sure that You DO not wish TO do ip lstice
to the institution against which you bring serious
cusrse IN your of this dsy II you had not been
greatly used 10 the fsots you would lot have used
such language The following: We fear, therefore,
THAT tte A. b. c. + NJ, in spite Of all It's wnkmg a.
"the mpropIi-ties of its neoehytes al to holding
",laves, or irdulgog in mu tiphcity OF wives, by
way Of slInug the heather into their fold, will ind
"tbemieves disappointed, &c.
Limo, n,c.,ssIy tina, word be saii in explains
tiou Of the position OF the American Boatd on the
avery question. TIA, IS sell understood IN The ,o-
muuity. Men a. thoroughly Anti Slavery as your
sell IN Their political aciicn arCeEt Republicans,
al Subscribers 20 Tue TRIBrSE stn.l, LOOK upon
the representation Of II which you give as being idr
fron iUst.
But less is known concerning the relation Of toe
BotId % the question Of admitting poygznsts, under
ally cucumst aces, 10 the Christian t9urch. do not
De hbt tbst you honestly suppose the facts TO be ~
" ur readers wou1 infer from your language hey are
viz that lis msslonaIles, " BY way OF Winning tue
n.sthen % their old admit pJSssmls.s 70 cndrcnes
fUuGdsd by them, and tbs; the BOsrl Elnks &; the
practice
IL Is rot 50. There il, so far kno~n to the Of
fcers Of tie BOarc, ana IN their belief, no mfu WITH
more than ooe vie, or woman VITA more tnan one
husband in sny church connected sith suy Mission Of
II American Board. l have not been able by idt-
gent inquiry TO learn the existence o! sDy sdch cass
~tli0 thirty years Il "a said Il a., far bick 81 10
ls-s or ISL, AL old one o. the lGdlsu tribes,
LsvIt two eyed ana ingrm wives, Rel hsr OF whom
was sil 10 leave bis lodge, ~ss on gY5g satisttc-
tory sydsLce Of CnTst.n character r-csiv 5 int the
c'roch. without rte1nng hin to drive either Of bis
Old >iyes away tom nlE dss.ling Perhaps the mis-
sOrary erreO bu, other instance OF EOlyga q st
sJLissou a bel eyed 70 nave occurred. No chuIch.
nenb-r after admission, has been eo sec 30 become
poly gaui!st
HOs the csse stands 10 tie Missions VII spDer
from TIE .o.o wing statements: IL tie report Oi ths
Boo ri FOR lsy LOt'c- ii Controversial discussion
bstEeel tie missionaries among &c Zlees 10 SJIto
Af7ca ara ne reE Eoglsn Bishop of Port Nstal, wac
proC -med LOIipereT-noe stu the 80 m srriet life OF
inst people ss tue principle Of his mics Oaary policy.
Tie report expresses deep regret ~ the Bishop
ccurss, ana q1Des sppr0yiugy this declaration from
tie mis-onsries " Tue season mas resulted 10 co..
alr Ig more and more IN the couvetion thst oar
" rule lsIelu1Dg polygsmists from the mission
" oiurcLesl 70 GOD, ngn;-jur what God and
the Interest of he Kingdom dsntud Of ia, aud de-
q msBd Of tie people Mug whom We lt5Or.'
In lndis, Ia when Jour lADglags specifically p1nts.
pO'ygAn let been fJuai IN a cnnfcn 10 Ter
the care Of sBy Of the missions Of this Board. Toe
missionaries declare that ~ll oe receive l..
TnOee among tho Ashrs'ti', IN Western lndia, have
adopted this a. tue erprtssion Of tner Judgment;
Wten legal divorce be effected, II shoald a.
ways be rs,Qired before sn 0iiyiiusl be admitted
70 the church The only csses Of real difficulty
which pEessI: themselves 70 or minds are wheB s-