New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-10
cUtyGFS PROPOSED tn TIE ANERIC1N
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The annual meetings OF tho American b"ard
of Commissioners for Foreign Ah'>I"llS nave
long commanded the earnest attcntI'n. not Only
of the congregational Church. bnt "i all VINO
a,c interested in the extension q; 'hri>t''h
faith and Christian civilization III I"i'i@n lal!uS'
I'm lac wears this interest has h""n tlhli"'"
hy the fact that serious differences nave arisen
in ~" Board on matters Of adl;I.hlN'Ia''"n'
Much Dissatisfaction with e." management mas
been felt and openly expressed. POINTS 81
finance and of Ih,wl ~ have been at issue. ana
the controversy rcgaydin. th"m has been so
s,ronr As seriously 10 menace the conilnn'd
usefulness Of the organization. NJ last year :
nicotine. which was held in hi, city under th"
presidency of the Rev. DR.. Il. St"rrS. com
mit,ce was appointed to investigate Tho al
mini>tra,on Of ;hc Board. and 10 max" such
Recommendations ;l> would, in is udHm'ht.
couluc, to harmony and increased efficiency.
Nine corporate members 81 the E"lid were
chosen fairly rcpr '>cniinI III" different Sha"'>
Of opiIliDn on In" dI>pu' Il s'ihl'CiN. lhlr r'-
mort WIS 10 be mad" u. this ycai : meeting.
now in So sion a, Minneapolis. and has been
ontjcinaicd with crnrt c1"crnc>S hy all rAlii'I.
That report j. elsewhere n Ihi> morning :
TR1B, NJ published in full. il i, unalilm"n>
report. signed ly al thc members Of In" com
m,trc. and in every plia-l 1rh II speaks i"r
peace and harmony. There i Ii" discussion OF
Theological Doctrines. Thew" i Il" hal~h cl:i
ci>m of the officer. Of the Board. nIili'iu1Iiy
or collectively. Hp' thc," ~" many strong
ortSpuk"n woods ON vial topics. which cannot
fail 10 arouse cllnc>' thought and which Sh"'ild
me-, fail r. alo,l,r equally earnest act N. Thrr"
>u'i",t> rh."iiy r"coiN" C.n>id":a'i'n. n"
first j. IN" m"'ho,, Of k"o'.nL III" records .!
the Beard on which III" recommendations Of
~. committee h2v" been rllc prIa''v I"
the Prudential {. mm,itor. Tine second = ~"
financial cpnli:r. n Of the r,ird and respect
II. ,l.i> a tafrla;.d array "f 's,u r'"iI'
demonstrates i!at for years the Board - l"' Il
lo>inc ground. enforced r'r-H'h'" NJ h'> d.
.n;ila"l i, mi ,,i"n"r!.> a"l thr"r j, dlt;'.r
in the inncd31t" future Of IL a"'!1I'."> l. ~
s,riru,lv c'ippi"'l ilr'm.h lar! 81 f"h"'.
The th,rd olI..Iion considered rc,ai"> - IL"
lppointmcn, Of mI>>iunli'", ana n" tl'"i',. ii
test, 10 Ice applied II them and th~ Is -"
tonic upon which ."n"l-ll public interest 'hr' ~
centres Tn" most sali"ni f"ntui" % H." CON
mitt"c's prupu>nl> j. this, that ih"rr shall !"
no further attempts f. lmp"~' any ti'"i'":''
doctrines up"n IA" candi1Ii"-. i"t tla' '''h
raiI,l.da" shall nai" statement 90 b. .. 81
Ia Ia" Prudential Committee. ami. II a'>I'"I.
H., examined hy them. ~ vh:ch examination
The friends of the canIrlI'" and al M lnl'"'"
i the Board i:.ay - ~" -'i' a'.I N" I'm
drur.,l { mmi,',.' >hrlI then accept and NJ
uoiHt such ,-.nd.l@i'S A. az -''..:i'i"Fy f.
Loo, !. 10 . t. =,
much Of IL" !ahol and Authority Of ;h' So -
'aric, Of th" l;.ard :" IL" Pfo'' ~ =! COM
uit,cc. AMI WILL it I, thorcht r.il y" 'h'
nu> 80; .ou> rnu>,, Of conp'I.n IN coiine' ion
.,;th ia" abpn.n'm|Ht Of mi--i 'nrti">.
l. now Ici:a;H~ for IN" B.Iid I" determine
wha, ton shall l." taken "u thi~ report. Any
forecast Of thc result Is difficult = make. II
/, however, ~ h. observed that III" West Is
in such matters NOR" C0ns"rra'IV' than Tho
East. Dissatisfaction with the old met "ds ha'
been strongest in \cw-l.ncland. and ,h"rc The
demand for a chang" al n"thUi, 81 admins
,r-,,i,u has lccn louI">t and most earnest. Ut
the West tho adhcrcut> of IA" cd "Ii"r are
most nunic roII>. And this years meeting i
held in the West 80 that IT VIII b" attended
clirn, is the Western members Of III" l'"arl
have \ larger prJpOri0nat, I'rIi >rHtriipn III
the Board than the Eastern states. larger by
% per cent. - that tw" corporate members
from the West ar" equal To thr"" from ia" last
t'ndouhtc1iy this state OF affairs places the adj
vocat"> Of reform at Il dccl'iri disadvantage
Yet 50 earnestly and Thoroughly hay" the Com
mi,t,e Of Nine done their work, aud 50 broad
and rca>onaLlc is their report and ;, man
| ifc,tly directed toward unity and advancement
Of III" Boards best interests. that ia" lropo~ d
changes must. Wc thin':, appeal very strongly
| 10 even the most cOHSoryalI1" members oi th'
| olga,izl,iun Th"I" Will be NO hI>n"Ss be-
| fore tho meeting o. greater importance 10 tho
American Beard than the consideration and
| disposition Of this report.