The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-10
HOT SHOT FROM DIR. FIELD.
he sTIRs Up TEE AMERICAN rRICr
SOCIETY MEETING.

mr.. ssssrsr's 0sieus ways. ne ssr-. Are
Rssps-.isis tee TIE Decrease ~ Cs-s-t-
sutios.-Ths Secretary Is = wire-p.fi-
i-e charsh Penteis- SD Ri. oae.
Was Meet 90 Aati-Brtrss ris,tsr-.
It was in speculative frame Of mind that Dr..
Henry N. Field. editor OF the Eeanoeiist. went
to the slxty-ninth anniversary meeting
Of the American Tract Society ysster-
day morning. These meetings are often
humdrum Affairs. DR.. Field SAYS but
the air being braeinR he thought he
would walk up from his ONCE In the Decker
building on Union square to the Madison Ave-
nue. Church and see IL anything Of interest was
going on. Dr. Field made the meeting one Of
the iiveliest in yeara ...
DR.. Henry A. stimson of the Broadway Tab
eruscle presided. and the meeting was opened
with prayer By DR.. Robert Z Sample Of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church. The
Treasures report. read By Assistant Treasurer
L. Tag. showed that the receipts for the
last year we're: From benevolent sources.
1884, sol. 40; from business sources, $685.
57L2o. Total. 5000. 1627a The report Of the
Secretary began By referring to the financial
stringency and the Worlds Fair a. causes for
the restriction Of the socisty's work.
The report showed balance In the bensvo-
lent fund OF $50. 500 49, and shortage In the
age was m sde good from the benevolent fund
After the reading OF the reports DR.. Field said
he supposed their adoption would be for
mality.
Dr. Stimson said he supposed any one could
object who wanted to.
DR.. Field rose and looking at the picture OF
DR.. Adams. who was DR.. Parkhurst's prsds-
cessor in the Madison Avenue Church and =
in the sGSssy ;siS he .0 gSndsrsS What
the socisty va: MANAGED st prsssps 49,,
to know what DR.. Field meant. Dr. Field was
asked u he had any charges to prefer: and
sne. 10 q c or Instead Of dis.urbins
3: S.d 81 ia; from ss.
the m after. but II they wanted to know he was
The The reports re- were correct he said. In as,
signing the general business depression as .
tho tSs But asas IN 81: e.
&c. is's ss. & the q. :ssl3 e
:::si.snT,. said Dr.. Fi;lS, had tsIH,s: :i
odio,. to people; He didn i,,oI mean to
thing OF that sort or that the finances had not
been managed In tho best way possible. but
the present management. - =
Dr. ssssrsr ssd h S.en me se.ia% q sss
Briggs persecution tDr. II eld is q strong Brfges
ana and n had %hS pusS .nS y
believed that his once in the Tract Society
ssndins nSw torn down az Nasss "a, and
ness and political activity in the anti Briggs
T6s. vas tie reason why william E. Dodge.
Z. Dodge. who eontriSutsd libstsiIy. to the
society; and a. who ief, 4 $4,000 in his will.
Ths. was the ' fsss 80 l. too. why D. willis
Jam. and Crosby Brown and Morris K. Jesup
Dr.. i Fed SPOKE q the earsiuiiy prsDarsd
ticket on which = solid DELEGATION Of fourteen
ssnt iSs the
sS. SSs g
n .na b. ma Iiea
sfoisd and e could i'O not b DEPENDED on and
hence he was not sent L Vas personal IN
m ade the ticket: but he guessed those Who did
TSe.s to pass ;aGs
msnt on Prot smith Of Lane Seminary
On as.n snd Shifh Field .s IA
Il. sSra IN
At the Parkhurst dinner he ksd Mr.. James
c. Carter II that statsm ent about justice In
the Church. Was net true Mr.. Carter agreed
with him.
DR.. Field said he spoke as he did to protest
against Tsmmany Hall politics In the church,
and when the report was about to be accepted
he felt he would be coward not to speak a.
he did.
Some gentleman spoke for DE- shsarsr, and
all the reports were accepted. with DR.. Field
the only disse nting man
say snythipG. Even i Dr. Field had called
him thief he would not speak.