The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
PRAYING FOR EACH OTHER.
A Prayer Duel Between Rev. DR.. Buck
ley and Mr.. Grant.

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From the Washington Post.
New YORK, Feb. IA sort of prayer
duel is presumably taking place to-day be-
tween the Rev. Dr. J. NJ. Buckley and
Richard Grant. They have had a bitter
quarrel over the African Mission enterprise
of Bishop William Taylor. When an in
quirer for particulars called on DIR. Buckley
and incidentally asked if he intended to do
ANYTHING to Mr. Grant, the clergyman re-
piled: II shall devote Sunday to praying
for him" When Mr.. Grant was told of this
intended demonstration he said, "Well, |
shall have no secular business on Sunday,
of course, and shall pray for Brother Buck
lev" The beginnings of this big row were
made when Bishop Taylor first proposed to
take an exploration party of missionaries
into the heart of Africa, and to do it with
out any appropriation of money from the
Methodist Missionary Society. He had
already established what he called self
supporting missions in South Africa, and
now he aimed to Christianize the Africans
on the same independent plan. Several of
the Methodist Bishops disapproved of his
course and in the annual meeting passed a
resolution wishing him godspeed but ex-
pressing no hope that he would get it. Dr.
Buckley is editor of the Christian Aduo-
him Bishop Taylor attributed the disappro-
baton expressed both in the paper and
bv the resolution of the society
Richard Grant was personal friend
and ardent adnirer of Taylor and his
project Grant is a manufacturer of
coopers' supplies, and is noted for his I'M
civil gruffness of manner, although an
earnest and energetic Christian. He was
deeply angered against Buckley then, and
L. jooIo rad that ha world Saa Richor1 To ylo.
through at any cost. He became treasurer
of the fund to transport missionaries and
supplies to Africa, and about 200 men,
women and children have been sent in spite
of the opposition by Buckley. OF late the
official expressions regarding the self
supporting African missions have been
kinder, and it was supposed that the meas
ure of success attained by Taylor had
silenced his enemies.
The matter stood in that way when, the
day before Christmas last, Joseph c. Wal
lar with his wife and two children, arrived
nv steamer in this city They we're sick
and destitute They had returned from
African mission work. Wallar went to
Grants Office and begged for money enough
to feed and lodge his family for day or
| two until they could start for their old home
in Vermont. They were CURLY refused so
much as a cent. Grant had already been
advised that they were indictments, and he
wouldn't do anything for them. They were
taken into a low sailors boarding house by
the hospitable landlord and warmed and
fed for several days gratis. they told a
story of personal grievance in Africa, and
this was published, but the more interesting
assertions by them were that the Taylor
missionaries had gone to Africa mainly as
fortune hunters. They counted on susten-
ton as evangelists while seeking fortunes
nv trading with the natives. Waller adj
rnitted that his object was the same, al
though he professed sincerity also as to the
religious part of the scheme. He declared
that the real object in refusing church aid
direct was to leave the missionaries legally
If not morally free to make money for them
selves by purchasing ivory, gold and dia-
monds from the negroes. He went so far
as to saw that the calculation was TO pay for
these articles by tuition in the mission
schools.
Now. Grant was the principal business
nromoter and financial manager of Bishop
Taylor's affairs, and he was very angry and
defunciatory of such charges. He de-
mand d of DR.. Buckley vindicaticn in the
| Christian AduOcdte. Buckley replied that
ha was going TO publish n statement by
! Wallar. and was willing TO accompany 1t by
n ,-enlv from Grant This aroused Grants
ire still more. and he refused 10 provide the
renlv 10 be printed, while using all available
| influence 20 prevent the appearance OF
WaIlar's accusations These were printed,
however, but they proved 10 be rather
mild criticism Of the management In
Africa. Grant retorted with an attack on
Buckley's motives. That Is the situation
/ to-day. ,
As 10 the subject Of commercial uainc by
,t,e Tsvior missionaries In Africa, nothing
a. snpt,ort reflection on the Bishops own
o1rity n motives could be- found. hftho-
dist dlgnitAries, with whom your CORES
,,o,,dstt talked, all agreed that he wa be-
yond 4 suspicion u reproacb-a visionary
snd impractieal man some thought. bat thor
olghly in earnest. Bat the terms under
| xTflch his missionaries 10 - Africa 40 not
| ,i,..is ossn aoeount ~ ~ 70 into a0T buol'