Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-06-28
PROBABLE DISRUPTION OF A MIS-
SIONARY SOCIETY.
The Congregationalists Propose {.
Withdraw from the American ans
Foreign Christian Union

The Congregationalists Propose to
Withdraw from the American and
Foreign Christian Union.
Frsm the New York Tribune.
At 8 meeting of the New York and
Brooklyn Conference of Congregational
Church, held in Newark Yesterday
afternoon, the question of the relation
OF the Congregational churches TO the
American and Foreign Christian Union
came up for discussion, and was refer
red to committee consisting of the
Rev. j. z. Thompson, d. D., the Rev.
Henry M. Storrs, d. D., and Dwight
johnson. This committee made the
following report:
1t appears, from published tfocu-
ments duly authenticated by the off
GERS of the Society, that at a recent
meeting of the Board of Directors a
committee, representing all the denom-
nations cooperating in the Society.
was appointed to consider the expedi-
ency OF winding up its business, dis
banding it, and equitably adjusting its
financial interests. The raising of slch
question and its serious discussion in
the Board ltaelf might well awaken dis
trust of the futher usefulness of the
Society. At the meeting of the Board
Tor considering tins momentous ques-
tlon, two reports were presented. One
half OF the committee made the follow
ing statement and recommendation
That IN view of the recognized and
increasing tendency toward separate
action on the part of the several de-
nominations hitherto cooperating in
the work of the American and Foreign
Christian Union and in view, further.
of the great and disproportionate ratio
OF the expenses incurred in collecting
and dlsburslng the funds of the Society
as compared with receipts from the
churches; and, further. in view of the
radical and enduring difficulties which
have so long existed in the Board in
reference to the conduct of its work.
difficulties which have at last cul-
minated in the sudden removal of the
Secretary and in the withdrawal of the
President, therefore it expedient that
a special meeting of the Society should
be called to consider the question
whether steps should not at once be
taken for disseminating its operations
tn such manner as shall best answer
The interests of the Society"
The statements of this report made
over the names of Rev. Drs. Ell. M.
Storrs, Noah Ell. Schenck and Robert
K. Booth, so far, as appears, were not
dIsproved; but report was adopted
insisting upon the continued inexistence
OF the Society. The refusal to convene
the Society as proposed in the report
just quoted, upon question SO vital to
IFS 1nfarAgtS wall tho
churches to pause before intrusting
further contributions to It's care. The
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church has decided to prosecute with
vigor the work in Roman Catholic
countries, and other denomina-
lions represented in the HUnionn
are more and more divert
ing their means and energies
to missions of their own in the same
countries. Meantime the Conereea-
tionalists have uniformly contributed
a large proportion of the funds of the
American and Foreign Christian Union.
amounting last year to full one-half Of
It's entire receipts from the churches.
In this condition of things, it is the
Judgment of the Conference that the
American and Foreign Christian Union
should no longer be the channel of the
contributions of Congregational church
es, but that early measures be taken to
provide an agency through which these
churches can act efficiently and salts
factofily upon the field SO widely open
ing IN nominally Christian countries.
Your Committee also recommend that
Reputation be appointed to confer
with COnpreo6t Sts in other r,aytc
OF the country for the adoption of some
method of united action in the evan
gellzation OF nominally Christian lands.
j. P. THOMPSON,
HENRY NJ. SToRRs,
DWIGHT JOHNSON.
The report was accepted and adopted
unanimously, and the Rev. Drs Bud
ington and III. NJ. Storrs, of Brooklyn,
and the Rev. DR.. Ray Palmer, of New
York, were appointed as the deputa-
ton.