, 1863-08-14

Ed!toTe Chlfaeo Iflonhe-
As frequent articles are Appealing in your
the North Market Mission Sabbath School
and the Chicago Bethel for Seamen; and as
some Of there. are calculated to create q
wrong impression on the minds OF your read
ete, 1iease have the kindness to publish the
following official correspondence, oil that h1s
taken plSce between the two societies; and
which. as you wHpe1ceiye, affords 70 ground
whatever for the report that such coa5oliaa.
tixn has, or l. about 10 take place.
Respectfully yours, ]. q. LEONARD,
Secretary II. S. F.s.
-.-....~ CHICAGO, July II, 1858.
Mr. J. Il. Leonard, Chaplain, Bethel Church:
DEAR s1R: We hear from several gen
nemen that you are dissatisfied With project
y which We are Interested for the North
Market Hall Sabbath School, viz: the erection
OF building to be used By that school, and
free church for the poor Of the North Side,
and such sailors as might wish to attend,
calling it q Bethel Church" We we're in.
formed, when the enterprise was started,
TINT you were going to the West Side Of the
programme without consulting you.
The friends of this enterprise hare nothing
in view but the best interests Of thecause yon
represent, and propose, if you are not going
to the West Side Of the river, to join you and
build ,a basement s9 building; the property to
ciation, for the use Of the Bethel cause and
the heN.M.H.M.s.s. Jointly, you to use the main
room, or basement for morning and evening
service, as you choose, and the Sunday School
to have one or both Sabbath afternoons, aud
the one not used by you for Sunday School
prayer meeting on Sabbath evening, and week
Friend Society to appoint the Chaplain when
ever vacancy occurs, upon the recommen-
dation Of miaisters and laymen of all the de-
nominations represented In the Associations,
as Life members or otherwise, nnd by the
Board Of Managers who shall have the super
vision Of the funds raised for the Bethel
choose to act In that capacity.
We do this with sincere desire to promote
tie cause Of Christ, by n1laying party feel.
Ing Ut there shall be any) and thus ensure
speedy and harmonious action among all, and
B. F. JAcous,
Pres't Q. II. G. a.
sup't N. Ii. q. ii. s: s.
CHICAGO, August 8, 1883.
D. Frank Jacobs. Esq, Prest Z. II. G. A., John
J. Y. FarWe]l, Esq.. snp't n. NJ. Il. N. S. S.
Ge'tknen: Your favor Of the 11th ult., nd
the Bethel, Is before us. Your communica,
ton would haye been promptly answered but
for the absence OF SOME Of the officers Of TIC
Seamens' Friend Society,
In reply. to your letter ne hare to say, VIC
cannot see our Way clear to accede to the
consolidation of the Young MEMS Christian
Association and the Chicago Bethel and Mar
tncrs' Church, for the following reasons, viz
l. The two fields Of labor are separately SO
large and abundant IS to give ample scope for
each institution In their distinctive capaci-
ties.
2. The style and kinds Of labor, and labor
ers must be SO different and unlike as to pre-
clude m amalEamation In the actual working
Of the two Organizations.
8. The main objects sought are SO diverse as
to require quite different modes Of action and
application: yours to instruct and elevate
'fthe poor On the North Side;" ours to
preach the Gospel to 10000 ecamen and their
families on all sides in the port Of Chicago,
whether they be rich or poor.
4: We cannet aceede to your proposition,
as 1t virtually ignores the present ogeniza-
appointing power and supervision out Of the
hands Of permanent Institution, who have
gained the confidence and sympathy Of the
Christian public, by we'll directed and sue
cessfu1 efforts among seanen at home and
abroad for forty years, ~ --. ...-.
sec in your proposition sufficient ground and
reason for us to charge or weaken in any ray
our great object and aim as IN institution.
Nevertheless, if your society and ours can
unite in tie erection Of a house Of worship,
on a Eite suitable for our purposes, on equal
terms, to be held In trust Tor the use Of both,
We will be happy to do 80.
Very respectfully yours, &C..
". H. BROWN,
GRANT GOODRICH,
B. ". RAYMOND,
CHARLES WALLER,
Directors.
K. H. LEONARD.
Cor. Sec'y ". 8. F. So.
]. I. JAMES,
J. " WArGnoP,
E. ". BLATcuFoRD,
ARTENEs CARTER,
GILBERT HUBBARD,
F. A. HOWE, DR.,
Life Members.
J. q. LEONARD,
Seamen's Chaplain.