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DIR. STORRS REELECTED.
PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN BOARD FOR
ANOTHER YEAR.

HE DECLINES TO ACCEPT THE HONOR, HOW
EYER. UNTIL LIBERAL RESOLUTION As
TO FUTURE PROBATION s Passed.
Chicago. oct THE following ticket was nominated
Inst night by the American Board Of Commissioners
Of Foreign Missions Richard storrs, president IL
W. Blachford vice president: recording score ary'
Henry \. srlsOn; treasurer. Lengion :. Nafu, No.
somerset-s,. Boston auditors. Z. ii. Baker, L. H.
sterns and samuel Johnson.
Peace did hastily descend upon the Board To-Day.
The tellers reported the cleo ion OF the entire hcKc
named last night, but partisan discussion cahs'N
much dssenson in the Board and made 1t douDun
whether DR.. storrs would accept The presidency
When he result announced he said
"One OF the brothers present yesterday said that
certain proposition put him In dilemma. feel
so this morning have the klndllcst and TREND
Hest feeling for the Beard and drsire Is to help IL
In every way In my power our admins rauoh
undcr the New York and Minneapolis rules has been
successful. We have held that 1t is not advisable to
send men into the foreign field who believe IN
probation after death. do no wish to teach the
heathen what Is not taught In the Word Of God
do not believe in thn' doctrine. but do desire 70
see n liberal cathollcy In the Board. Ny definite,
absolute and final position + this, that young men
who are certain whether here is 10 be hhture
probation who neither affirm II deny II. but who
are willing to leave & TO God. and who have all the
idered suitable for foreign missionaries. wish TO
know distinctly, right now whether he Board re-
aJlrms the rules of policy set down In NewfOrk ana
Minneapolis, whether the Board wishes to modify or
change that policy As for church representation IN
the Board my position IS, thai the Church IS tne
unit OF Congregationaism, and ! am not AFRAID OF
the churches But before accept the election to the
presidency 7 want 10 know positively and definitely
whether this Board wishes depart from its position
on the subject Of future probation. or whether 1t
wishes to reaffrm that posi- ion'
The following resolution was then Introduced by
the secretary
Resolved That the Board reafrms the rules Of
Administration laid down by IL at our annual meetings
In New York ard Minneapolis ana EXPECTS mem
to be applied IN spirit OF S@ as as Of n la stsc,
Of acceptance t. candd tcs for missionary appointment
Professor smyth. of Andover, the leader OF the
Congressional liberal movement Immediately rose to
debate the resolution. lie declared that the rules had
not been interpreted literally, and that it was I'm.
possible for a lIl, r to exert a bit Of influence In
tn. prudential committee
TIE thing for wtioh stand said he. as that
those liberal who fitted 10 he pastors OF the
churches shall not Lc excluded from missionary SER
vice. But you shut them ont. The rules OF the
Board not literally Interpreted. lou are shut Ing
ont consccratei men by your Interpretation OF tie
rules. You may raise money, but what good l. il
II You can't get men TO 20 abroad III you shut
,ut good young by iberal Interpretation Of the
rules If you do not get men you viii fall You
have been steadily lowering the standard Of service
In this Board for years.'
Joseph Cook 70 lowed. virtually accusing Professor
smyth aud the liberals Of teaching that men who died
In their sins might be saved.
This war resented by DR.. Quint. who used exceed
ligly strong angGagc ~ tic Boston clergyman.
Dr. webb, member cf the pradenih COMMITTEES,
denied that the comriitc. was unduly governed oy
d0ctfn0l consicva Tors, and declared that In future
he would freely tell the grounds upon which can
d.dates were rejected.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. then made vigorous
liberal speech
Dr. storrs next spoke, after whic'i the resolution
put to a vote. 1t was unanimously adopted, nnd
20 the intense rcef OF everybody the president
said Then. gentlemen. / accept
Arthur Little refused 10 accept election 10 the
prudential committee and Dr. +. T.. Clark wcs
elected 10 fill the vacancy.
DR.. StorrS, +. W. BlachfJd. II. ". Hyde, J. "
W. Hall and DR.. stmson appointed a committee
to consider the possibility Of arranging for separate
annual meetings-)ne for devotional services. and
for business. After little routine business ard
a farewell address by the Rev. Il. T. Goodwin. the
Icard sang q hymn and the eighty third annual meet
Ing OF the American Board was over.