The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-07-01
PROBABLE DISRUPTION OF MIS-.
sIONARY SOCIETY.

ine ConSreSationaIists Propose tn
Withdrayy from the American and
FoFeiSn Christian Union.
From the New York Tribune
At a 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. P. Thompson, D. D.. the Rev
henry NJ. Storrs, ID. D., and Dwight
Johnson. This committee made the
following report:
1t appears, from published docu-
ments duly authenticated by the off
GERS OF the Society, that at recent
meeting of the Board of Directors a
committee, representing all the demon
NATIONS cooperating in the Society.
was appointed to consider the expedi-
eency OF winding UP it's business, dis
banding 1t, and equitably adjusting it's
financial interests. The raising of such
u question and its serious discussion in
the Board ltaelf might well awaken dis
trust OF the futher usefulness of the
society. At the meeting ofthe Board
Tor considering this momentous cues
non, two reports were presented One
hall OF the committee made the follow
ing statement and recommendation
That IN view Of the recognized an
increasing tendency toward separate
action on the part of the several de-
nominations hitherto cooperating in
the work of the American and Foreign
chflsuan Union and IN view, further
OF the great and dIsprOportionate ratio
Dt 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 is expedient that
2 special meeting Of the Society should
be called to consider the question
whether steps should not at once be
taken for disseminating its operations
IN such manner as shall best answer
v.
The statements of this report made
over the names of Rev Drs. II. NJ
otorrs, Noah II. Schenck and Robert
T. Booth, 50 far, as appears, were not
dlsproved, but a report was adopted
insisting upon the continued inexistence
OF the Society. The refusal to convene
the Society as proposed III the report
just quoted, upon question SO vital to
It's interests, may well cause the
churches to pause before intrusting
further contributions to its care. The
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church has decided TO prosecute with
Wgor the work in Roman Catholic
countries, and other denomina-
lions represented in the Union
are more and more divert
ing their means and energies
to missions OF then own in the same
countries. Meantime the Conprega
tlonallsts have uniformly contributed
q large proportion of the funds of the
American and Foreign Christian Union,
amounting last wear TO full one-half of
ITS 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 congregational church
es, but that early measures be taken to
provide an agency through which these
churches can act efficiently and salts
factorlly upon the field so widely open
ing IN ncminaily Christian countries.
Your Committee also recommend that
a deputation be appointed TO confer
with Congregationalists in other parts
OF the country for the adoption of some
method Of united action in the evan
gel1zatlon Of nominally Christian lands.
]. 2. THOMPSON.
HENRY NJ. SToRRs,
DWIGHT JOHNSON.
The report was accepted and adopted
unanimously, and the Rev. Drs. Bud
ington and II. NJ Storrs, of Brooklyn.
and the Rev DR. Ray Palmer, of New
York, were appointed as the deputa-
ton.