New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY MANAGEMENT.
CaARGes AGAINST II DENIED By THE s'C'|l'


AMERICAN BIBLE SOClEl -,
CaARGgs AGAINST II pENlEp Bf HE
oFFICERs.
IT, ,,,or.oor cihle Society. through its officers,
nadc general denial Yesterday OF all the c'laiErS
brought against it by the CGEhrcuGu' n S'' CORE
c;ntv Th1 Rey Alexander Mclean II. b'' Coil'
sno,dirg secretary of the society, VINO was dcc"SSu
of publl.hing false report IN oF'nt " nv =" -,
societys funds. seen by iElb' ~ t'i,'' ~,
and he explained the cause Ol '"' "''"0" -
For ten yeqrs," said he, and until ISIS, The
poy w II (;ilbcrt Of South NorWalk, was III the
employ of the AIcncan Bible society, WorhlnE III
CONNECTICUT rs a d trct superintendent IoptLng
after auSi larry snslgI@S, collecting money anI
spreadingthe work Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lHToe years
aro the society decided change It's plan at Wo'k IN
that state and 20 needed MIR. Gilrcr's services no
longer lie tleu became secretary If the C"nn'c1-
cut Bible society. ard BEGAN using has knowledge
of our affairs against ms. He mlsGcEEeSehicd lie
financial cOudi ion of the American B'lr society
tired to change the direction money lntellei Ior
us, and ~ various ways coEtinneI seer ny D." d. in
u At la, lc began 10 Wrl'e I" the rap.rs ara ne
has undoubtedly injured IL ~om"Wha, ia ms own
State, With regard 10 me dlScI pane e. "lCl y"
been alleged a. existing IN 0ur ports, iHeN need 10
defence. Ilrv are 0prr - dn\one aS u me
Conurcricut Bill. society aud vel one else has
ever discovered any errors tirTc.
"AmOn1 the mrirherS Of the Finance toWnllee
are O. ;. Winston, pr 81 tAt OF jhr mutual u ~ ~
suIaucc Company, and George w. Lane, the mead OF
large importing house. ln TINS CITY. Does u l1oA
reasonable Lat tHcsr men of '00lIe's >HoAI 'iv"
an Item 0i SElrLdl,gie 10 ne o'tl' Nv
cXteut of TI17TuO: Ana Yet thar HClcu"uS
statement J., Ina It ~ all sincerity by our Conhecu-
cuj bIe.htcn. Last spring committee, CONSISTING
% i \ Harris president of the Ne>v-Lupduu city
National Bank ANA Rodney Dennis, o. Hart"
came here to investigate our finances. our DOCKS
were placed al tEtI disposal. and apparently 'teE
went away satisfied with their visit Last month NJ
Harris sent letter e. q Connecticut paNcr express
Ing entire confidence I'm III American bibie Socl-
ETY.. The point l. raised by our ull's tHa' hol
Only Is the benevolent Wor> oVrlS'd.td L. nul 40
TINT he aS,o,s qrc'mdcr,tatc $IGO0OO This bright
conclusion is reached by one OF the coMmltec VINO
cae,,es what the Bible House WAS worm last
In, o.tYf we
That is the sum il cost when new. IL Is pf3'doIy
worth NOR now; bu! as II ana not take oAG C'Il.
from the money contributed Tor me bl"ie ""iN' ouy
from Il special uud created for tie purpose, We 40
lo. c re the value of 4 III oar report every year
The 1 uth is hat fuT the puTP Sc OF Bong
Impractical only Unc-iaI Oi the report VAS ItAu
b. The one making thes' charges. lie taxes Ih'
amount GiVen expended III printing me DOCKS,
iOr fTeig colort3sc etc dnd takes 40 dCto"A' %
lin, re ara, Vince atr as plainly stated II The pal
an,o sheet. Take the report Ut the CoHncclcut
Bib.e Society for last veal and read 1t III the SAME
way be reads our report, and far greater
discrepancies appear; but that is no way 10
d.. IL has been asserted that we nave
concealed the dm0"nt of our wealth N oraeT 70
obtain M. con rIbJtl0nS: hut that Is nor True In
TN, last annual rpoTr there Is complete statement
O. ali our resources, which bad not been pubIshed
bef0r. but which had never been concealed from
any one desiring To know the financial couhiiHh OF
the society The charges made VII ne brought De-
fore the managers At their next gu.ar meeting,
when a formal sta eucnt VIII be made ,
Andrew J.. TayOr assistant secretary of the
society. SAID III reference to the balance sheet III
Question:
"lmadeI 1t ont myself, and defy any business man
70 tnC the slightest "rIor IN II. With reference 10
the charges publ shed this morning, they. ar
nothing bat lies and can be- proved 10 be SUCH In the
rep"rt Of society there clearly expressed ana
precise statement of every dollar received, and an
iugelii1bc statement OF the dIshgIs. meutS. There
dld e. out IN books and money precisely rs stated.
1912 go 90: ana the records and vouchers for
every item are here TO prove IT, Caleb !. Rowe,
the General Agent Of the ,ley zorro Grated what
had been said by tie secretary ana treasurer.
The Rev. W. H. Gilbert, who Is accused of making
false charges stated to the reporter that il was time
the propc who were adding TO the wealth @. the
American Bible society should know of the m'lnah-
agrIucut OF this rouonOly. lie sand:
when was IN it, employ ! frequently called
tie attention of the officers Of the society to facts
similar to these now published. and no attention
was paid TO il. At last matters reached such a
safe that cond not no e,jN ask
person H. contribute TO is funds, and 30 /
lett IT, The Connecticut Bible society is DONG
O work distinct from that done by any Other society.
II not only furnishes the needy with the Bible, but
gathers statistics lating 10 the spiritual condition
o. every family ia every town iu the STATE. The
charges made by us tTr legitimate and can be NcI-
fed by even a casual reading oil the report At the
next meeting Of the Connecticut Bible society II Is
probable that it viii cease 10 ie, As n now Is, an
auxiliary Of the American Bible Society"