New-York tribune., 1890-05-21
THE PTBLICATION BOARD.
DISCUSSING THE SCANDAL IN TIE A.
SEMBIN.
spoKEsMr.x FOR TIE SPECIAL COMMITTED AND
THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE HEARD BIZ
FORE THE REPRESENTATIVES, r
-oy 1ELEOhArH 10 InL TklBUNE.l
TIE CHURCH.

saratoga May 2O.--Thc report Of the special com
mittee which has been Investigating the Board oi
Publication va, read last Friday and lt, sweeping
recommendations great sUrpr,se % The friends
of the Board. \ word two additional from thc
report VIII show The basis Of these recommendation.
The periodicals published by the Board IN Tie year
ending Marcl 81. lo-9 cos. S'2,3'2 CO. ON tAs
pont the committee says:
\ responsible firm has offered IN writing to 10
receiving subscrpons) as above AID equal in every
particular a. II Ppsi pre- WON anu r''.@ ,'~'''
the board on tn, item Of periodical, 40 one year
Of S2O.3-5 - and t.s prco IT must oc remembered,
ior th.ng connected Wl,u The iHaHUl tctLrc a
well as compens .tlCn 10. cap.dl. The lr'ht SHOWN
by the Board upon periodicals E@,' as slVr" ohicai(
amount received from silcs, tl-l V-b 81, Ptrod'd!'
- o a. T. oG II 70 nj, amour; he ADDED the .u,n
of SEQ. $50 81 shown above, which coLA h>vc teen
ate tEere w1ild have been profit Of -iG635 -.
which II not wasted sunk in paya. the c1p-A-
If unpTOntab. business would Lav" eFtn the mission
sTies coIarlncnt The amount oi cj .OJ0 II Instead
Of g 81 IS. ths ,.n beng two,iri- of 5000. o..
the total let profits Of that year We have found tIal
the Board is PAYING more tlan double for some OF
tor in Jhe bc>t oce ia Phad' lpAa and e!,e"ho ant
Some strange discrepancies came under our obscr'a
ion. single cX1npie viii be civcn For the year
Westminsier Le,,on-Loaf' were published. The Board
- cents 2cr 1.o1n4a a. c9Pec & 1r tgSRH oG , ara
cost s3.iI7 10 But The Board paid s., -4G 10 Dis
oTepancy of 1929 81 or stated anoihe? way, the
copies than published.
The discussions this afternoon took the following
form
sestiOa % hss now been reached Tie coSsideia Jon q
the report Of The Spessl commi'i,,ee appohmd ii Ti
Gra.sm OF the Philadelphia Presbytery, has iEc 1gar
Elder GeSrEe S Graham ' OF ihladephit-hr,, Nol
a resolution wish % preface it win few words
Of explanation. You have had before you Two report,
Ersiness Committee from The BOARD Of Publication
and ssbbatllscho Work The reports there being
nor. SS ar, not sivc ma, i, 60 say c r bort @.
been bc.Ire ,Ae business COnmit.eo, thci" fcpor, j,
mittee ih,h heard read here a. entered thc Assem-.
bly, on Friday morning, Sled win anticipatons oi
pleasure IN The sojonrD here rated somewhat upon my
ear upou ny scn,e Of Nhat va, riIm. There
are con;ancd in that special report, t4l merits Of
when Ga not propJ.@ now 20 enter upon, very scr.
ous and very grave accusations. which ii true. orgat
- require iic d,,"oi.Yn 81 ~, ti.iH ~ IpbAcaion.
The Tus.uc.S Committee has sent t. you th"r "a Pa
mcnf. tn which Il s made apparent and y stands
befora This Assembly as an adnted fact that As late
"a Mal -, GnN q lew day bciori Ia" con A'hS -
ms Assembly, telegram f9ll3 b. i"'tci reached
the Brsnes, Committee. tcllms Tat Wha'eyer Of
port. H. It's fague! !tarl zap OF in ~ complete
Shape not. had been heretofore submi,tcG I"
tncn eryihuc was Withdrawn, aid they Nc1" MOI
bound by an tlnns. 20 mat me bu>ihrss 'omlitoe
could simply come here with ll" eHIl1nat9n ard stat
absolutely. ly admir- son, no report beiof" them !
simply tE"n invite The attention oi th~ Co." i' sem
llv Who -rrNcd Tor hic ana i!da years gi1t
tnior sly and loyalty the Board o. Publication by
vor election unasked and ~ 'o.rh That yop snail, b.
a r,.olution which propose 70 Oer, ,a5 70 this boar!
~ the Church that has served for ft odd year That
Il ,b, through its IN sin"ss tOmmitc" have iHll and
annie mace for answer 10 tho acts contained oi ALLEGED
i'm this report OF the special Committee. mean T.
CAV here onv as appeal b. that which Know j.
no. onlV an element OF the American character but
4. prc crlincn'K existent in ths Genera! A'.cnihN
want 10 appeal simply ana only to tbe spilt OF iair
plav (ApplauscJ There are facts conlalnea, or al
ice d facts / should say. In that special rsnH!i
Whsch for ready ana competent
10 combat to-day being enormously seated dii c'
true. The Business Committee came before yoa viii
q denial OF these facts. . ,.-
Tho Rev DR. Erdman, Of Morristown, \. } Onter
poring)-Mr. Moderator, rise 70 point OF oruer an
we can easily settle f. l. TINS address III 'iuer al
his time n
Tho Observation-Disclosures Graham rose 70 Offer a
resolution and suppose what he has said Is In the
WAY OF an INTRODUCTION. .
Or. Erdman-f submit that the resolution should
first be read. -,
The Moderator-Yes. Rrother Graham will read
the resolution. -,
Mr. Graham (contnuing)-The resolution In As fol
lows -, c