New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-23
DIR. DTCKEY CARRIES THE DAY
THE rREEDMEN's BOARD COMMENDED
AN ANIMATED DEBATE LASTING AN HOUR AM
HALr-DECIDING THAT THE. CHARGES

WE'RE NOT SUSTAINED
The Freedmen's Board is finally yindicated The
| Assembly by an overwhelming vote voted that the
fidelity patience and devoted service OF the officers
| and members of the Board Of Missions for Freed
| men should be heartily commended and, with full
confidence in their ability, details OF management
and administra ;Ion under the instructions OF the
| Assembly should be left TO their judgment.
| The resolutions formed part Of the recommcn-
| dations made last week by the special committee
| on the Freedmeu's Board appointed last year.
The following constituted the committee: Min
isters-Charles A. Dickey, J. NJ. Worral, o. A.
Hills James Lewis, J. p. L. Kumler; Elders
Hiram K Crowell, f. c. Walker, Samuel NJ. BreclI-
enridgc, William Ernst, Robert MenEies. Although
ten men signed the report, DR.. DIckey. as chair
man, bore the brunt OF the criticism raised
against IT, And he was able TO maintain IT,
The Assembly, in spite Of the protests made by the
Washington City Presbytcry, through It's COM
missioners DR.. T. S. iIamljn, the Rev. George w.
Little and General John W. Foster, last week
adopted resolutions continuing the Freeomehs
Board, and commended the work in when u ID
engaged. But no argument could induce DE- IL IN
lin to vote for the commentator OF the hdeIt8,
patience and devoted services Of the onicers ana
members OF the Board
HANGING BY THE EVELlDs'"
The fight made on this fourth Recommendation
was continued day after day; In the meantime the
Board, to use Dr. Dickey's words, wa kept haHS-
ing by the eyelds' Many motions, substitutes
amendments comments and insinuanohs "He
made, but neither the popular pastor rom WISH
ington nor his popular brother from fhihdeiph"
would yield u sentence nor WORD, IN uesu"S
the Rev DR. K. T. Ketcham, of Plainheh, ~ d.
offered this resolution as substitute for the one
commanding the Board:
Resolved That the special committee OF ten OF me
Board OF Missions for Freedmen, appointed UN VIC
last Genera Assembly, be and the Same Is hcitDD
continued, with instructions TO MAKE Carcili hdulfN
ss 20 the charge. OF mi5managencnt brought W -
sponsblc parties against the noard am 10 ohccr,
snd report, recommending 10 the Assembly next year
somc plan TO remedy tn existing evils.
THE AIR CHARGED WITH EXCITEMENT
When the Assembly met in the afternoon the
substitute was read and the Rev. DR.. James +.
Allison. the treasurer OF the Board OF Freedmen,
rose TO sneak against it, The house was crowded.
Every person present expected lively hour. DR..
Allison has been an editor OF The Presbyterian
Banner" for a quarter OF century ana mas peth
connected with the freedmen boaru sihce iN
organization, in 1865. lie Is as familiar hgure
at the General Assembly as the Stated lierH rus
Gear he comes as commissioning, and when he
Assembled the platform his natural look OF deter
minat mn was intensified. lie had risen To de
nounce what he ohSdered II gricvous wrong, ana
to aid in Fighting H. Frank aud open himself,
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no plnyful humor in informing the Assembly OF
tho " undsrhand methods employed against INC
Board. , .,
WAS unsigned declaring thNt Biddle University
was legislated away from the Board ana inc Chufoh
IN 1914 and that the Board did not become aware
necessary concessions" made by the Board Which
" surrendered important principi dllhtoriheNs
and negligence on the nart Of the hoard ana IIs
pecuniary loss 20 the University, were aho mhIc.
Before he had read the second sentence the
Rev w .A:r, u Ha R6dS ryrrttv rs' and
stated that he WIS the author Of the paper IN cues
tion ard in the presence OF the assembly signcI u,
While he was doing SO Dr. hlSon assert ,Sa n ,na
lively false lie then explained tho legal compi-
cations which had seemed TO make matters look
far worse thon they really were.
DR.. HANIN FAvoRs THE sUBSTiTrrE
Again the champion OF the Washington Preshy-
terry rose 10 favor the substitute and oppose the
commendatory resolutions DR. IIamiin ia pleas
ant speaker not easily disturbed. But lac has
been from the first the champion Of n lost cause.
The spplause that greeted DR.. Dckey whenever
nc smoke showed plainly what the vote would pc
But the Washington pastor had mission w. iul-
nj, and few members OF the Assembly could have
DR. Iiomlln cleared his own reputation NJ the
outset and then proceeded 90 eond mn me en-,
cheney OF the much-discussed Board. lie salh
that the Assembly Calleu IOF lpCls DHN ~
ctator would allow the recital OF tho story thab
lsv behind the report. PerscnahNc6 wouIh p'
necessary which ought 20 he exploited only he,ora
the committee appointed by the ASsrInnlF JuH'
| tice should br donO: II had not bccn done rs
slavr.v wrs never settled till II WIS setilH iignl
| so no patching up OF the matter now WonlH Sr''"
General Foster Of Washington, said that he
felt that the impulse Of the Assembly was aH"lIs'
| his Fresbytrry: impulse, MOI Judgment nr i"'-
| Ter could only come when the facts were Known
| dive MS the fnctsT shcutrh half dozen COM
| missionrrs but facts wer" not 20 he ma or alp 1
| Comparisons between the Freedmen b2 S i "mn
! thc Homo Mission Beard were made to show, now
| little, relatively, had been done Tor the co'o'''
| race.
i APPLAUSE FOR DR.. DIIKEH.
| Or Dieyrv besnn bis reply with evident
| restraint He was interrupted at the outset Nv
a member who wished 10 give him Information.
II don't want your information now said
the speaker II am ALREADY too full for utter
auce. Loud applause This Board hoS, been hang,
SHINE shs ~ s" very ~ gre great same" ApPau'el
| D- NlcoV, OF St Louis said tiH' these charge,
we're hanging over Secretary Allen as well ana
! thet this was also n shame.
Aliens all right" was the quiet common,
| Of n member but H. caught the house ana thr
roar OF laughter resisted th" efforts OF TIE MoH"r
e'TnI r nicltey was not interrupted again and for
neatly half IN hour he spoke IN mnrnor 'h'i
carried conviction 20 ncGTrlr every person IL th,
great audience His brilliant speech was hrS'
er.gyed AGAINST the substitute. and next in favor
| of the Board Facts had been promised and
| charges not sustained by facts had been g.N"H
| One telling sentence wns this: What member
| ~ the NrNy-YorlJ presbytrry would dare 20 rise
| and ask for the appointment Of committee u
! investigate charges and Iuryes ana Ailef
| and the rest OF the FPefmen's Board are lns
as worthy Of your protection as DR.. John Hal
is worth OF it,"
AN ECHO FROM THE LAST ASSEMBLY.
| ~ Y>I.,,s, boId IN his hand a letter written I,
him without solicitation by franklin l.. Sheppard
Of Philadelphia, chairman Of the Investigating
Committee appointed by the Assembly in 1897
He sent facts to "rcfute Dr. Hamns injurious
misststements, which are evidently il-considrr d
In referring 20 the case OF the Washington CITY
Presbytery represented by DR.. Hamlin, Mr. Shep
pard snid that In October. ss7, that Prcsbytcrl