New-York tribune., 1889-10-18

LYMAN ABBOTT WANTS PEACE
Or Lyman Abbott. of Plymouth Church, mere
gained tne Presidents eye ana was ih'i'e' " '1'
platform. lie spoke follows -...,
II ts tbrce vears Mr. Chairman, since nave Pd sto3d
the platform Of The AHeTSa ter in my
position which have in tho neaiid.I neaii, ~ What I he
since then have avebt DesSiV The largest Congregational
church I'm the United States-ccl,aihiy o he one of
iargesi-and OF what also suppose 10 @ Do Vo f tbe
the most progressive or ii you please one nEItbep Ui @
ost rsdicb wish 10 use word that sai ~ pgsITe ~ r
be eudossmG rc nor Which with ali the noble spirit and az
tho missionary enthusiasm anc zcal Whsh th believe
" ~ tsnds second 10 none IN the great galaxy tbrce
IL has the honor TO belong hss 10 ong ,us history
yGabsb Contributed as little 70 the TRASHY do 0i eon
Board any Of tho b aTGer s fn"I' represent c9nsdi
cradle body of the pastors OF tn to churches which
Church who standing IN relao4 with the American
BOARD Which have not the fire Of foreign H kndle that
zes ze mem who believe that The commission sId o na
Lord IS bounded by no geoGraP men who's earnest
desire it to stir up larger @ ba Iln 60 our and Shall
embrace all the nations Of the earn r, o,o y,
pray you gentlemen OF h' - BGor far vcs%H sTl' and ID
whom have been connected WIZ H ,Soemo m a. us who
stand in this position who r'aly ueSto ~ tano ] e,e
hand OF a Church whose missionary "a nn.Id wbicb
as51s 70 MS 10 be too stationary and TOO eNclusve.
and somehow bring them tSgG neT Encdom and
f tbc ca'Se If Christ on the earth. came here today
in the hope that | could go 10 tnio nm our col
lection for thc foreign missionary s Ipa
this Board not do moi ETT CHrcb 'o' fo determne|
bon"d 70 be able to GO my church neXt Saopnla
morning, and say 70 them n has not plantoi
nself on the patform on which P'ahm ny SoyIn Soy,,
II does not think as J thms: nncn mind. II has by
, no az ton shown itself ready 10 treat us a; Parj: M
Tet MS moot 4 more than han WY """ ~ "
memoSiS 6, as sho aaopt tho action of the majority OF
tbis committee What must go 10 my & u,ni has an
our l3l W a. % Erinring into the Temple and he rcmel,
hers that his brother has angl' ,t oItnr and 90
mast leate ~" uc cause Of his brothers grievance
and adjust H. TODAY YOU "eW ush'r ,utoyonce that
am ,,y,oo tbat would listen 10 our SileN'H,oe' h, L
comm coDn't&eo 10 I'm %at he had 10 say, would lnqnlr9 VIVA,
W. a,rbt i tba we have against thls i'oaru' an az
you not onN I'm ,i w,ettc~ tou would do II. but laid
tbc nropcson on the table witlou ,aEc from This
WY, KY ,.',Dr Won are proposing 10 tahe lIoli ,Is
ms ai,eT tea Somnee man against whom 10 cnarge
baS al least rs y"t been d,,r,ent acting ac-
that he Is % ,rp consclcnce and his own Judgment
an fbc question, that present uems0N'' " ~ "
dental Gont send us back to our chIrchGs
those of rs who desire TO open me dGcI % ci o ask
10, 10 ion.ri"s u,o 10 plead for the Boarl, anu
misSons cagc before our prCple-d91t po' scnd ri i
back to people to tc tn them bot aS yon wish and the
hoard viii not allow in It's admins % jill ~,
earnest
he has turned his back upon me fo to f,c win
quiet Of Joyous parish to stand Isce ht 40 anna s
w norv nastors i'm our lahors-not one single such
man as that II I'm his honest Judgment ne oiSsolS M
fr"n the oniniops Of tho majority" Don't gXt rs rs
&ot & no 20 carry back 10 our people next sabbath
morning.
vop1.r TELLS WHY DICKINSON Is OPPOSED.
Tb, snccch Of DR.. Abbott fired DR.. Noble, who
said that personality was 10 be avoided, but the
ba6
i.cences Of that Dcs Moines meeting, when Mr..
Diclrinson was substituted for Professor Smyth
~ Andover He denied that DR.. Gordon han
answered his questions about the effect on the
churches IL DR.. Alden was turned out of Office
DIR Gordon said that he repeated his statement
that the conservatives were not dependent on one
man. as the liberals were To this Dr.. Noble
said:
lam exceedingly glad that DR.. Gordon has repeated
that answer because l wanted him to repeat IT, inc
dietnct announcement is made that there is but one
SOLITARY representative in tho list Of the officers pro.
posed here in what IS called tho proEIeSs'VS o' tt
dcnarture theology Brethren, IS that the iacl /.
fv is II with one of the secretaresl Has il not been
hcralded ali abroad uD and down the land all these
years t9at & ne fave We not been told publicly
over and over again that the Prud initial Commliee IS
etobS 70 AZ We have added to the Prudential Com
mec who have my warncst @,eGuon 90 asK ak mv I
self the question how those men will act wheh ueS W
/ oJvo their votes In The Prudential Committee We
an expect that they will act fairly on every cues
1or and expcct in the year to come, as In the year
at m stand by the action Of the Prudential Com
mitoe. however these men that VIC are ei'0uiS may
vote. .
DIR. Noble then referred to the discussion nj
Des Moines, when DR.. Storrs interrupted hlm
asking that all personal questions be eliminated
from the discussion DR.. Noble accepted the sug
gestion and said:
Those who euoglze have always pleasant task
those who crftcse expose themselves 70 cnarEo m or o
the lack of sweetness and love. want 10 Do VcIg
sweet and l want TO be very lovely; but want TO
have some self respect and want this Board to have
some self respect would say, in single word, my
reason for not recommending this man for reelection
loyal 10 the American Board. (AppauseJ
DR.. sToRRs HELPS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM
DR.. Behrends, Dr. Walker, DR.. Taylor, DRAPER
kins. Dr. Meredith, Dr. GLADDEN. and others spoke
while the ballots were being counted, the upshO'
being motion by Dr. Walker calling for ths
appointment of a Committee of Nine to inquire
into the manifest differences Of judgment existing
in this body as to the administration and work
of the Board, the causes of such differences, ant
the proper methods of their removal, and L
report at q subsequent meeting of the Board Il
be called by the president All committees arC
by tle rules Of the Board appointed by tn,
! president, bat Dr. StorrS declined TO accept tha
responsibility, saying:
II is entirely impossible for me 10 appoint thi
committee without raising the question on the par
Of good many whether / not Influenced b.
theological other projudces the Oue side
tue other. such accnsatons have been made in on
Of the daily papers OF NcW-I0rk but wish 10 sa
that nominations have been made in spirit O
perfect fairness, as think. 10 all parties. l am ex
cccdingly sorry that this personal question has com
into our debate. At Springfield. Two years ago,
was told that IT. was probable there would be Change
made in the officers OF tho Board, with the satcmen
Of the fact that the majority Of the Board had dc
tcrmned 20 elect me as president OF the nsutntior
/ expressed my entire unwillingness 10 serve I'm tina
, capacity, but was compelled. by the stress Of IA
REPRESENTATIONS that made, 10 admit that | wonl
take 10 into consideration II pressed upOn me
but made 1t absolute condition that there sho1l
he no change on the Prudential Committee or I'm H.
. officers OF the Board, because l would not have a
active personal controversy hand the time whe
other questions were agitailng the minds OF IN
; ! Hoard so deeply and widely. That point va
Welded. have hoLeuntl this afternoon that thcs
questions would not come up Let us try and Sc
II We cannot work together. That proposition Z
. ! DR. perklns's seems to me az admirable one let /
agree upon a ticket in which the old officers On
Prudential Committee SHAH be given al any rat