New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-02
THE MISSIONARY MEETING.
LAST DAYS WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS ELECTED BY SMALL VoTE-Two COM
MITTEE-MEN REFUSE TO SERVE.

OFFICERS ELECTED by a SMALL NOtI-iNo NO-N
MIrTEE-MEN REFUSE TO SERVE.
Only twenty-five votes were cast yesterday at the
annual election Of officers by the American MISSION
"scratched." Considerable ilIfeeling was mani M
tested at the report presented +b 10y P tHe
DR.. G. +. L. Scott was CHAIRMAN. several members
refused to cast their votes for the Candidates eu
by the committee. William b. Washburn was 70.
elected president and little change was made IN the
oficiaI board. with the exception of the Executive
Committee, from which one-third of the old mem
beers dropped The members CROPPED tv were
whose honor one of the universities of the
association is named The Rev. A. Foster the sec
Alonzo s. Ball, of this city Franklin Fairbanks,
and A. l.. Williston. The new members are the
Rev. Dr. J. L. Withrow, of Boston; the Rev; ;. II;
Halves, and w. II. Williston. One of the auditors
the Rev NJ. +. Reading, was replaced by W: II.
Rogers. The action of the Nominating Commltteefe
was opposed by the Rev. Dr. Ward, the Rev. A. II.
Bradford and others and defended by It's CHAIRMAN;
The closing sessions Of the association were wen
attended. The Rev. Henry Ward BeeGaef pdPnS
was called upon to pray. His brother,
the Rev. Dr. Edward Beecher, has been a regular GnI
attendant. President Bartlett, of DARTMOUTH Hoi-
lege read report from the Committee on Education
and afterward made an address IN when ne sPUh a
of the colored youths, both negroes ana f .hs
who had been educated in Dartmouth AItSII, VIZ
report finance had been read the Kew: Nj W. ~
Taylor of this city, made an address on "haV 'ho
Dr. TSyloT said that he found giving spoken
of as o part of self-cOnsecraton,. a grace
communion, fellowship, communion i no
"Distrbute to the necessities OF the SAINTS, ne
said conld be read Hold communion with the ne
cessities of the saints" The reward promised ior
Christian giving was temporal, spiritual ana eteI-
nal: the manner should be cheerful and systematic
tine motive being Christs example, who became
poor for the sake of making men rich. The Rev.
DR. Washington GLADDEN. read paper on Inter
acy in the SOUTH" quoting statistics TO show that
while illiteTacy was gaining III the South POSI-
lively il was not gaining relatively.
When the American Home Missionary Society
held its meeting in Saratoga last June, committee
was appointed TO confer with one appointed by the
Missionary Association on the Feasibility OF having
both organizations carry on the Work OF the de,
nomination in the South The committee appointed
by the Society was as follows: The Rev. Drs.
Twitehell, of Boston; Lyman Abbott, OF NeT19rkh
G. l.. Walker, of Hartford Z. l.. Goo%deiL
of st. LOUIS; and A. S. Barnes, OF New
York. The following men were appointed Oy tne
association: President Bartlett, of Dartmouth
College the Rev. Drs. j. l.. Withrow, of Boston
w. GLADDEN., of Columbus D. o. Mears, OF Worces-
ter; and w. H. Ward, of New-fork ms JOINT
DR.. Twitchell president, and DIR. Ward secretary
About an hour and half was spent In conference
when thiscOmmittee adj ourned tOmeetin Springfield,
Mass after deciding to invite representative OF
the official board Of each organization TO meet WIN
this committee.
DIR Strictly a secretary of the association, read q
paper on Caste in America" which was prepared
because of the appointment of the Committee OF
Conference by the society. .,o -. .ho
Addresses Oh -
Rev. L. w. Bacon, Of New-Londoni Professor
Fairchild of Berea College Professor Pratt, of the
Hartford Theological seminary Dr. Mears, OF
Worcester; AlmOn Merwin, of Brooklyn; Mrs.
MYERS of Kentucky and Others, in the afternoon
and in the evening the Rev. DR.. Barbour, of Yale
College, and DIR. DenDen, OF New-HaVen,
made addresses The Rev. Dr. StOTrs, of Brooklyn,
had been invited to conclude the exercises by an
address but it stated that i'll health prevented
his attending the meeting
After the evening exercises the Rev. DR.. Rankin,
read the following letter from two numbers OF the
Executive Committee:
The Rev ]. f. Rankin, d. D., Moderator ETC.: Dear
Brother desire through you to tender my resignation
as a member of the Executive Committee OF the Ameri-
can Missionary Association To which nave Oee t-dy
elected by the members OF the Association. with my
heartfelt wishes for the continued prosperity or the
American Missionary Association and my earnest prayer
that its work may be enlarged and blessed by GOd be-
heve me, most respectfully and sincerely yours,
ca RLEs A. HULL.
W. II. WARD.
While this letter was q great surprise to many
delegates others saw that it was but the outgrowth
of the unpleasant feeling shown at the election IN
the afternoon. Hardly had Dr. Rankin finished
reading the letters when DIR. Scott the chairman OF
the Nominating Committee went to the seat OF DR..
Foster and said, What they are doing will create
O great disturbance"
q have nothing to do with it." replied Mr.. Foster.
A motion made by the Rev. Mr.. Bradford, of
new Nominating Committee he appointed to present
two to take the place of those withdrawn was
adopted and Mr.. Bradford was made chairman of
the committee. The names of the Rev. A. y.
Foster, of Jersey City, and Clinton b. Fisk of this
city, were suggested and they were unanimously
elected and restored to their place the Executive
Committee