New-York tribune., 1889-10-18
WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT?
THE ENROLMENT FUND CAUSES TROUBLE IN
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BOARD
OF MISSIONS

Of MlS>lONN.
In the evening the House OF Bishops and the House
Of Deputies sat united a Board OF Missions Bishop
Tuttle Of Missouri, presiding. There a miserably
small but extraordinarily talkative attendance, and
on The whole the first night session could not be
carried as a success
IIin Burcwyn offered the following resolutions in
order to pave the way 70 a disposition Of the $4,000
In the treasury from the collapsed Enrolment Fund
Resolved That In the opinion Of this Board Of Missions
the Board Of Managers shall deal with the at the
credit OF the Enrolment Fund az follows:
Frst-They should, demand Of any subscriber
Of subscrbgs either parochIa diocesan repay
through the person through whom the money
ceiycd by the Board the demanded entering
such enrolment list they may have kept opposite the
the fact that the paid in by the sub
scrlber had been refunded demand.
SeconI-They should comply with any proper request
for special designation Of such subscriptions either in
dyidul aggregate when satisfied that such requests
have the apparent OF the donors whether indd
ual or acting Aggregates. parochla or diocesan
Thin-Auer year from this date they should feel
at liberty appropriate the balance remaining in their
hands at their discretion for the missionary work
OF the Church
Resolved That the Board OF Managers be requested n
furnish copy Of the foregoing resolutions without DELAY
each diocesan treasurer or other person thorough
whom money has been received by the Board, with the
request that they shod confer far possible with
those Tor whom they have acted make known their
wishes 20 The disposition Of the funds paid In by
them. and with the Information that at the cnd or one
the Board Of Managers viii feel at liberty to dis
pose of fun1- l,ft In their hands FOR ;he advance
of the missionary work Of the Church, according
their best judgment
James ;. B.ddle Of Pennsylvania seconded the
resolution
John IT, sotsenburg, OF Indiana, spoke against
allowing the enrolment fund to die out. He said
that he would be ashamed to go home with the
news of the failure OF the scheme and moved the fol-
wing substitute TO the resolutions offered:
The Board Missions hereby recommends 70 the Cen
the passage OF the following resolutions
Resolved % That the whole matter Of the enrolment
fund shall be placed under the control Of the secretary
Of the Board Of Managers. and that he shall De IuH
authorized 10 employ less than three nor more hah
five cergymen Of eloquent learning and sagacity Tor the
purpose OF collecting the residue OF the million oi uo
from the lay of the Church. and Tor ther 7er'loeS anu
expenses said SECRETARY is authorized 10 pay eSch VI "
- dollars per annum ,r
% Thai every paving subscriber Of said fund shall
receive certificate and form arranged by the secretary
which shall he signed by the presiding Bishop tue au'HO
If the plan Of the enrolment fund.- ana the SecFo'A' "
the Board of Managers. .
%, ANY subscriber if he or she so desires may suo'
scribe and nay more than dollars and the fund ShA
b. under the direction Of the Board Of Missions
W. II. : Burgwyn. of North Carolina, moved tne
following amendment;
Resolvad by the House OF Bishops OF the House OF
Deputies in Joint convention as Committee Oh
L..
,louary enrolment fund should not be abandohea' ~
nat tho DEPUTIES from diocese a, this Convention p
hereby constituted many COMMITTEES "ho' uuS "
b. :, bring this matter before their fes'eVINe Nv
c.,es A. their next ensuing conventions "h w"
to secur. such action un the part ot their u'.'S''
viii raise the quota due from their RESPECTIVE t uy
The Rev Dr. william y. McVckar OF FshnsS " a-,-a a
said that In spite Of all the hne words l1 n,-
,poken the scheme had failed, ana II nai pIaceI
ii should be buriel deceny, and no tombstone P'"''
at its grave. 49,. .t.r u.ere attending
a funeral hc would Ike 10 say "Vl" % ,,orac ~ il
NDIeI Cook Robin AID be cast the Di""i' VI -
not the 10 ~. , d.rroca,pd mutual
blalro- fnrovrinr on the part OF the Cdei = anu n ~
~ Lei MS sct ri Of the unhappy ullpS a.
Tie Rev pauus Mort said that Wn1' " a. nrsy for
wa, faitL IIc SAID that they nccleG ~ - aii7I
the spirit OF Wesley ana ,',, mvrO''iF in brngIne
Thers wa, ue.d for more "c"'''
church-wOlk before th' pubhc ,bcr Mr. ,tot,cr-
Tho Roard refused 10 consider elmer 'nI, 49, nm
burr's substnire or Mr. BurgWynS aleuno"' , 20 tbe
Burgwln's resolutions wcle GNluen Ca Fniscussion
Roafd senarotclv The fr,t was carried, 40 10 ..5
on the second was cut. not short Dut -, 0 call which
n m TX n motion ~ adjourn subject W o'i'
wa, enthusiastically adopted