The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1871-06-21

This thing should be put into different
form. Some of these brethren have written
letters (which are not here retractlng Q
great deal that has been said. This goes
into great many things of private nature.
/ do not think it proper, or compatible with
the interests of the mission, that this matter
should be brought out in this manner in this
Assembly. [ hope for the interest OF mis-
sions that this correspondence will be put IN
the hands Of Committee, and that all these
matters should not be blurted out to the in
jury of the cause of Christ and to the grief
of those brethren. 1t is not competent to
me to make the motion. My suggestion is
that Committee be appointed to report to
the next Assembly.
DR.. Joseph R. Wilson-I would be very
glad to make such a motion, were it not for
the statement of DR.. Hill, that he has heard
all that could be said, and is still Of the
opinion that these officers have acted I'M
properly. I.would like the Assembly to hear
the whole subject now, and see if this AS.
sembly will think as DR.. Hill and his Synod
think Dr. III ~ says he is not prepared to
vote for paper to exonerate them altogether
as officers.
DR.. HiU-If brother Woodrow will allow
me to make a remark. No letter from Mr..
Converse was before our Presbytery or
Synod. They were all from the other breth-
ren. 1t was proposition from one of them
to resign his place and come home, because
he could not get any money, and was obliged
to borrow from missionaries of the Northern
Board
DR.. Woodrow-You will observe that l
stated distinctly that there was an interval
of most painful distress, as 1 published to
the world through the Southern Presbyterian.
1t arose from misapprehension, as have
stated, between the deceased brother and my
self as to the mode of transmitting funds.
I will not 60 further into this subject, (un-
less it is demanded,) under the influence of
the remarks which have very properly
been made by DR.. j. L. Wilson. I would
simply say that l have here list-which,
with other letters, I lay on your table, sub
ject to the call Of any who desire to hear
them-a list of payments made to the China
Mission from its commencement, which l can
sustain-need I say by vouchers, to show
to any one that while our missionaries may
have been "rnn close" they could not have
been in distress, as our beloved brother, John
L. Stuart, and our deceased brother Inslee,
say they had not been up to the end of 1869,
and were not at the middle of 1870. / will
not read it, because wish to say more about
other matters.
DR.. Pryr-Will DR.. Woodrow explain
again that misunderstanding between brother
Inslee and himself about the transmission of
funds2
DR.. Woodrow-At the request of Mr..
Inslee, | deposited money in New York SUBJ
ject to his draft. So far as I was aware, and
so far as I believe at this moment, l therein
followed one set of directions which he had
given me. Isupposed that he knew that that
mode was satisfactory. 4 would myself have
chosen another mode preferred acting
IN accordap' itt 'e4uest. 1t turned
out at he had omitted
one and hence was not
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March 5, 1870: "We1
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