St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-13
Missionaries to Africa Spend
Some Of Their Time Gath j..
ering Gold.
The Penchant Of the Praying
Band For Ivory, Gold and
Diamonds,
None of the Profits Seem to
Have Gone Into the Mis-
sionary Fund.
The Bitter Quarrel and Pray
ers Of Rev. DR.. Buckley
and Richard Grant.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Feb. IA sort of prayer
duel is presumably taking place to-day
between Rev. j J.M.Buckley and Richard
Grand. They have had bitter quarrel
over the African mission enterprise of
Bishop William Taylor. When an in
quirer for parti culars called on DR..
Buckley and incidentally asked if he
intended to do anything to Mr.. Grant,
the clergyman replied; 81 shall devote
Sunday to praying for him." When
Mr.. Grant was told of this intended
demonstration he said: "Well, l shall
have no secular business on Sunday, of
course, and | shall pray for Brother
Buckley" The beginnings of this big
row were made when Bishop Taylor
party of missionaries into the heart
of Africa, and to do it without any ap-
preparation of money from the MethO-
dist Missionary society. He had already
established what he called self-suppOrt-
ing missions in South America, and
now he aimed to ChristianiZe the Afric-
ans on the same independent plan. Sew
eral of the Methodist bishops disap-
proved of his course, and in the annual
meeting passed a resolution wishing
him GOdSpeed, but expressing no hope
: that he would get it. Br. Buckley is
editor of the Christian Advocate, official
organ of the bishops, and to him Bishop
Taylor attributed the disapprobatiOn
expressed both in the paper and by the
resolution of the society. Richard Grant
was personal friend and
ARDENT ADMIRER
of 'FaViOr and hiS nrOjant Grant lie q
manufacturer of cOoperS' supplies. and
is noted for his uncivil gruffness of man.
ner, although an. earnest and energetic
Christian. He was deply angered
against Buckley then, and he declared
that he would see Bishop Taylor
through at any cost. He became treas
urer of the fund to transport missiOna-
ries and supplies to Africa, and about
200 men, women and children have been
sent in spite of the opposition by Buck
ley. OF late the official expressions re-
garding the -self-supporting African
missions have been kindlier, and it was
attained by Taylor had sileneed his en-
emies. The matter stood in that way,
when the day before Christmas
last Joshph G. Wallar. with his wife
and two children, arrived by steamer in
this city. They were sick and destitute.
They had returned from African mis-
sion work. Wallar went to Grants
Office and begged for money enough to
feed and lodge his family for day OF
two, until they could start for their old
home in Vermont. They were curtly
refused so much as cent. Grant had
already been advised that they were
malcontents, and wouldn't do anything
for them. They were taken into low
sailors boarding house by the hospit
able landlord. and warmed aud fed for
several days gratis. They told story of
PERSONAL GRIEVANCE
in Africa, aud this was published, but
the more interesting assertions by them
were that the Taylor missionaries had
gone to Africa mainly as fortune hunt
erS. They counted ON SuStentatiOn as
evangelists while seeking fortune by
trading with the natives. Wallar ad-
mitted 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 refus-
ing church aid direct was to leave the
missionaries legally, if not morally, free
to make money for themselves by pur-
chasing ivory, gold and diamonds from
say that the calculation was
tuition in the mission schools.
Now Grant was the principal business
promoter and financial manager of
Bishop Taylor's affairs, and he was
very angry and denunciatory of such
charges. He demanded of Dr.. Buckley
vindication in the Christian Advocate.
Buckley replied that he was going to
publish statement by Waller, and was
willing to accompany it by reply from
Grant. This aroused Grants ire still
more, and he refused to provide the re-
ply to be printed, while using all availa-
BILE influence to prevent the appearance
printed, however, but they proved to be
A RATHER MILD CRITICISM
of the management in Africa. Grant
retorted with an attack on Buckley's
motives. This is the situation to-day.
AS to the subject of commercial traffic
by the Taylor missionaries in Africa,
nothing to support a reflection on the
bishops own purity of motives could be
found. Methodist dignitaries with
whom your correspondent talked all
agreed that he was beyond suspicion
of reprOach-a visionary and impracti-
cal, some thought, but thoroughly in
earnest. But the terms under which
his missionaries go to Africa do not for
Diu GHcm W tTduc WIFI CIl0 natives
on their own account, or to 60
into business ventures that they
choose. Indeed, they are expected
to support themselves as soon as
possible after being located in Africa.
They may do this in any way they
choose. And it is certain that many of
the volunteers enlisted with an uncon-
cealed intention to seek a fortune for
themselves, as well as to convert the
heather. They were not forbidden to
traffic in the natural riches of the coun-
try, nor were they in the least bound to
turn over the profits to the missionary
fund. ALI they agreed to do was to
preach the gospel among the Africans.
The Waller exposure, followed by the
Buckeye Grant personal quarrel, has al
ready had the effect of stopping nearly
all contributions to the transportation
and outfit fund, and there is going to be
big fight over the question of indOrs-
ing or repudlating Bishop Taylor's mis-
Si0ns by the forthcoming annual MethO-
OdiSt convention.
A Whole Block Gone.