Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-09

was read.
The financial report shows thasdurlng the
year the collections from the several districts
were a. follows Baltimore, sl7s 49, East
Baltimore, e2,ei2 20, Of which sSosUl S An.
for new church enterprises Washington aus
trict, elSe. be; Rockingham, $500 Win
chester, eb7 IL, RoaLoke, t22O.5Oi Lewis
burg. tl2, other sources, e424-total, tS,-
o5S.i9. Disbursements, North Baltimore,
SOS, Chestertown subscription, 5000, HILLS
boro' subscription, 81 ,404.95j agents salary,
81 200; other expenses, $3.50.
The report Of publishing interest was pre-
sented aud read.
Accompanying the report were resolutions
endorsing the action ofthe agent Of the Book
Concern, recommending the Nashville Chris.
HaA Advocate 70 the consideration OF the
Church, approving Of the changes recently
made In the Sunday School Visitor, recon-
mondlng the publishing Of nrst.class
monthly magazine, commencing the Bait.
more Hpiseopdl Msthodisi, and recommend
ing the Baltimore Christian Advocate.
The number Of clerical members was an.
nounced BY the secretary as followsi Cleri.
cal, 1876 lay representatives, S2i total, ls9.
Conference next proceeded with election
OF delegates 10 the general conference which
assemblies In Memphis on May LIST. The fol-
loving delegates were elected on the hrst
balloti ClerIcal-Jobu 8. Martin, Samuel
Register, A. W. Wilson, s. 5: RoEzel. Lay
Delegates <. Bond, Z. W. Massey,
I. !, MaRruder, J. Hendrickson. W. 2.
Conway, 8. Bradley, aud A. l.. PltEer reserve
Second Ballot-Lay Delegates--J. II. Pig
rot, Q. II. Williams, 7. Berry, 7. j. Nc
Coy, ]. 9. Carson, l.. W. 5. Hough, Dr.
Petheridge.
Conferences then adjourned.
me Methodist BOOK Coneern-he'
ports Of the BoOE COmmittee-pe-
fence OF Rev. John LNnahHn aud
The New York Msihodisi, the leading aud
most influential organ OF the Methodist Epls-
copal Church In the United States, In It's
Iasue Of Saturday last says that upon the
merits Of the controversy which has grown
out Of the developments in the Methodist
Book Concern, the public mind can hardly
BE- aAid 10 be In q state OF suspense. The
business men Of the Church especially have
reached conclusions which are far from &C.
cordlng with the Judgment Of the Book Com
mittee. Having had abundant opportunity
Of conference with many Of them, both In
New York and elsewhere" continues the
hstAodist, eve bring together the points OF
fact which they regard as decisive against
the past management OF our pnolishlng
house" The following arc the conclusions
referred toi
4. They consider the lncontrovertible fact
that the monopoly OF the purchasing OF
paper was given 10 the assistant agents son
a. sufhcieut Of itself 10 condemn the ad-
minlstrntlon. This was not brokerage In
any proper sense. A broker has a commits.
Gion, regulated by the usages OF the trade, OF
one half 70 one per cent, and a house man'
aTed without fayoritlsm will buy OF one
broker or another, or direct OF manuiaetur-
ers, a. may be most advantageous. But the
Book Concern allowed one mlddleman to
purchase its paper, at q large profit TO him
air and also 10 sell TO the house direct, to
the exclusion OF all other parties. We have
not met q Glngle business man who docs not
pronounce this monopoly a great wrong, and
wonder how the committee could let Il pass
uncondemned.
q Business men do not believe that the
mlddlemAn could make prohts-ascertained
In one wear TO be nearly $1,000 aud sup
noSed 70 be "A mpaf IOr a series OF years
Withoav suolecting the Book Concern TO loss.
Their Judgment Is that Mr.. Porter could not
make q commission, ranging mostly from
Eve psr cent. upward, and at the same time
furnish the paper at the average market
price. They declare the thing impossible.
And n, 10 addition, Mr.. Porter at different
times bought t9S0, 600 worth Of paper, which
he reaold on his own account, TO the Concern
Al large profit, they cannot be persuaded
mat our publishing house was not loser by
these transactions. Why, they ask, could
not the Book Concern buy as cheaPly In tins
or any other market as Mr.. Porter
pusi ~ ~ $780, NV yxbIch Inc gold.
sne nSau ~ 80 rnads tart of biI salary, az
,vSIsP,Sss If a IaT adminiStratlon. No man,
i , IN s.rrxing on a private estabIIsL'
ment, would make such a bargain.
4. They consider the account With Brown
Brothers 4 Co., as given In Lanahan,s state
ment, ~ sVne'n 1lHs ~ 49, Is AZ toIioSs,
count, a. tAAen iioun 'ue " - =. ~.
BrosSa Brefhdi co, 70 CSFH'" F0''C, 10
NE az III ~ s.sS 1000
ootobcr n, isS3, 10 eAsh...-....,........ $500
-oo 49,
G. =, ,.o, nv .,,h .9oa IA '@'''''
Deeenoe.' 80, - n nso1p sns io.. % eoI "a
'ASoH'' - wv P'0"' - $40 900
A.,hi. ,,oney wa. denosIted by Carlton 4
po...s Ii,h prown Brotbers 4 Co, 10 pay
go. a. ~ tbs southern Methodist Mis-.
- aSaI.,T ana yVas az used by the
49,. a. az coTrect bookkeeper would
- th.i RroNn BrotberS a Co should have
- crsdI,sd 'Sby drafts paid, :" and a CORE
S soonS,nS charge made against the Southern |
Isthodist Missionary soclety. As the ac-
SoHnt stSnas, Iris, one Of The fret banking
honsss in the world, Is made 10 appear as |
hscanitInS in pSyment, and the account Is |
ssttisd a. n loss 10 the Concern. Business
~ ~ ssWbat does ali this mean % Il
- = ,t,stcb IN authority 10 guarantee The
A.. n. ~ me sontheTn Missionary Society,
hnt INV /. n mai Inc books of the Concern
Az rot i,rnish an exact history Of the trans
sction
+, h.. mt eseaped the notice OF the
hn",ns.s nan q, onr Church that the report |
~ ~ 49, comHittse eyadss the question |
~ 'no OooH 5000 = mat IA 10 saw, II
~ - AZ oeiv charge made against the |
s...s,. ma ons Of the chief charges against |
- .n2o-aIpstes. In the November report |
~ commIttee admitted "great mlsmannge- |
msutD In one department. Of the conceTni |
NOW they are entirely silent on this point,
Ihils The minority report is addressed
wholIx 10 IL. There might have been no
.nsscisnt aavIdence of fraud and corrup.
tIon y ana rst an abundance to show a Lag
observation-disclosures. a system Of fayorItIsm In
PENDED 10 inure 10 the benefit OF private
p~Ities. with the consequence of money
io~..s making a total or moral wrong call
ing Tor the sternest condemnation. Is man
acouItted Of A charge Of breach OF trust be-
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