New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-16
BIBLE SOCIETY FINANCES.
A REPLY TO THE RECENT CHARGES.

J
ERENCE-A CnoN OF THE LONG ISLAND S Getty
The American Bible Society. through its Com
mittec Of General Reference, which is composed o
the chairmen of all the other Commuters yesterday
adopted report in answer to the charges made las
week by the Connecticut Bible Society. The fol
lowing is the report in full:
| 10 NE Members and Friends Of The american B'bt
The attention o. the Board Of Managers OF the Ameri
can Bible Society, ut the November meeting, was called
60 ccrJiu anon! nous criticisms upon the last Aunua
IL was rcierredtO the Committee of General Reference
10 examine into the nature OF these criticisms anu make
! u m reply, IL occasion should so require
Those criticisms have now taken new shane, I'm an
Committee Of the Conncc icu Bible Society, published
by newspapers but not furnished To this society nor
authenticated or responsible copy Of the action OF Sad
Executive Committee the Committee Of General Refer
Of the American Bible Society deems 1t due 10 us
| members and friends that prompt communication be
made 10 them hc true state OF the matter az now
stands. The following response, therefore Is made to
the several pardgrphS OF the alleged arrangement;
| l. whether or not the COnnectcht Bioe society mas
the American Society may inferred the fact that
il has cOntrbutcd penny 20 the treasury OF this
society three years and eight mOrths aud that ITS
entire donations in the past nine amount TO only
$3.50, aud have all been specially appropriated to life
H. The Connecticut Bible Society never invited to
the society" Tho conference which sought in 1880
the sole OBJECT OF laying privately before the
management OF the Connecticut society remembrance
against the course which their secretary pursuing IN
exhibiting testimony from various parts of the State
that his undsguised hostility only impaired his
uness but put IN the EXTREMIST jeopardy the relations OF
| the two societies.
In the Of tic conference which ensued other
Connecticut were assured that they chose to send down
any Of their nssociacs who familiar with accounts
yestments had been made and now its business was
Quoted they would be received with all trankness and
confidence.
In pursuance OF this suggestion two Of their Executive
Committee shortly after dcptcd 10 visit the Bible
given to the Board Of Manager until nearly five months
mad passed II then appeared that these genl
men, MI Rodney Dennis, Of Hartford assumed that they
hao been appointed auditors for the American Bible So
ccty, and accorin y he made reiterated demand that
M advance of his coming to NcwIOrk there should be
sent 10 him nj Hartford an exhaustive statement Civ
ing he clIlre assets ana resources including csaccs
and all property owned and enjoyed 10y the society To-
geth'r with the Liabilities; the same 10 be atested by
the executive officers, and furnished u- by mail"
ii' a,hHHH was ct c"nr,c' n't,m,a. o.
"pc cunts pct even ne city o. New,
loFh ana her wa. ne PROPHECY mat It's booE' ana
Slate 10 nr inspected 10y c1tc whose hostility was
then hcsiu:ing 90 become apparent
when The two gentlemen finally made II convenient To
come 10 the Bible House, they were received not only
with shU" oi confte-y but with every considcra-
Win drpuatun from the Board OF Managers. Every
question which they asked answered; every docu-
exhibited; dr Dennis only oD,ctng because hr de-
med e prl'hctr q" copying for rnDhcatlon accounts
--urIal mad any fault ind with tine Investments OF
the society nor with it, general OF business bnr
on tue COltaIg, they expressed uibouEded salts alton
viii the Information tucy nad received ana especially
with t.t c,r.ut oil tue so,irty' I. available rc.olct,
Ill IHc charge thar the Annual Report doe, not con-
the Iull clear thc financial
condi ion of the society " winch tIs committee Was
gwen 90 understand would be- published, J, sufficiently
Iriutcd hy reference 10 the report itself That the
saiCmtu De- irnuh ana iui ana clear does not admit vi
denial Dy any responsible being who knows what
language MEANS ~ contains " uHtCuTuce- and die
crrpIu,rs calculated to awaken Gus pIcioI- attempt
10 Is,aJ the puuuc; aud Do anything has been done
10 impair the confidence 81 tAt puuc ~ ine American
Bible SYCirit' % ua- been uouc hy MI Dennis auu hi,
%.
been publicly exposed by another member OF thcir TX
ccuu,c Committee. Mr. j. y. darrs. OF Sew London,
VINO u the associate OF MI Dennis ut the time JI his
l. Ar D,uus w,- distinctly informed that the balance
rpc.t winch h' 80" early n HarDh vac fHcu more Than
eleven months old. liz discovery taJt the blaucc Sucet
~ IWcu 81 l-~l, differed nom II was no surprsc 10
lu. he cannot ad q" remember that The question Was
discussed ~ n- prc-cucc whether n publishing for tr
hst UMc schedule o ti' a'-,ts ana A"altc" oI t"c
society, certain item representing no productive capt.
a but cert am accounts VITA i"reeu AGENCIES, bho,Ad
J" c'lFc~-,a lh heuF'. or not pr. ptnui- c"ht'natd
uat u ought 10 app az u otd,r To- masniiy Tho assets as
~ int OPINION o' money ed men Mi' ldirr TOOK PIC
the tulcryI'w diyiiod voice. hut the point undcr
discussion ." I4i from i"E GIVING any h'l'hPt 10 hu'
lead ihv public, was -"ry which course would be the
ARREST presentation Of the faces 20 Oh, case.
. Toe balance rncet does not reveal IA uudgsiatr
mcut OF as-cts.' The published page ~ simply Niat
nor aocto7,d Tor tie occasou ~ Nj DruHi-'s 40
countaut pr'trnd-. bui containing tnc items A. they
there appear ana come Oi them they have been Tor
3 80" oyersirtrmcut Of expenditures in strictly be-
iJ 81 tu, report made by the Managers their
-tItucut1. Every dollar uf money and every dollars
worth 81 books there summarized belong there ami need
br taken INTO account I'm review of The years work
previous Page of th, report mentions aIi returns
u cash when rrricd tu the lrtI-urrr- Report and
the conjecture Of the Connecticut Committee that
80 $50 81 paid Tor sIur. and Vcus,b ut cOlpultrur
D. l pat identical with thy NluI.uu ot books sent to
rolpor,cir-. b. mere suru-c. whlcn has not swallow
support uuy Of TIC statements sanctioned boy the
Board
The object Of that part Of The Annual Report now
rrTi to Wut 10 exhibit The extent of the work which,
lime ltII adj Ia, The land
90, CuuutIt,Is Nnal,Ecl returns may come from ilo
rport1t ud benevolent work or from grams Of IrcNl
n entered Iu their prou,r place. but had
ANY the item, pages - mud - been omitted,
rIur Jealous critic would have been found. without
doubt, complain that information was withheld To
winch hc was entitled.
~. Tic Managers of the American Bible Society have
never srd tuy Executive Committee u' ihc Connecticut
I., -ur,ty t. i,.pou. Iby for the cnudurt II
selves competent 20 direct So tHcy propose to
t-k their sanction Tor doing tho work which the IIuNl
deuce ct cot u.4. committed to trCW.
Iury uu, however most profoundly regret iha' Com
iui,Dr Whu~r urt arr honurcd names of cl'fgym,u
and aYInrn should l,uutIntN give their tudorsew"ul
rT,-rit lHus aul --aulls winch aIC uuluuUdrd
AMI d,uJu-trtbiJ iu-r.
signed. : Wills WILLIAMS
President of the American Bible society;
lKLbILttN :. WINSTON,
Chairman OF the Finance Committee;
a. ROBERTSON WALSH.
Chairman Of thr Publication Co nun tee;
IEEDI RICK H. WoLCoTr,
Chairman OF the - -trDuion Committee;
THLOrmGus 4. BkOwNEE.