New-York tribune., 1894-03-26
FINE MISSIONARY OFFICES.
THE PRESBYTERIAN BOARDS SHOULD NOT Ihh
TO RIVAL TIE srMrTrOts BUILDINGS
OF INSURANCE COMPANIES.

TO RIVAL TIE srMrTrors BUILDINGS
OF INSURANCE COMPANIES.
To the Editor ~ The Tribune.
Sir: The dscussion Of the proposed change 'oi
quarters OF the Mission Board Of the Presbyterian
Church from the Iennox building IN fHth-d'e. !"
new and more imposing eiihcc to be bnit ny "'''.
&c exciting great interest among the members OF
that denomination. The objects for "hIch '"''e
boards were created are briefly these:
First-To receive the offerings OF the Church ana
., transmit, them to the men who % the work. the
missionaries In the field In the discharge OF 'h's
duty the Church expects good judgment anu
economy Of management and faithful ani reason
o,i,, detailed report 10 the Genera. Assembly or
money received ana the ih""c' va "
ment -.
ond-To receive from the various missions re-
norts from time TO time Of the success or want ol
success in their work. and to transmit 50 huch 'i
,hese rcpcr3 to the mer1bers or the '""'O" ~
,aro. donors of the fun1s-as Will give them an
oAcouote idea of what results come or their De-
.,.aierce Men who give this object arc NOT
r,reosonabc They expect that much work VIII De
dane for which no immediate results foHo"' 'hat III
many cases there Will be converts VINO are - oiIS
In appcarance and TO accomplish some SENS" o'-
,ect But they love to hear that ther s"'S are
,o,r,rc some fruit and that progress Is. on the
whole. made. , ... -,
rrka o,vov the above objects and there seems no
rooso, why these boards should exist for day
7, was never the intention to make theih pi"N''' >
or b,',kers dealers In real estate or iorc's" eN-
change There are many grave reasons why '"'y
,o,,,1 kecn aloof from all these things pohoiS
,, . RIGHT TO ask that their benetactions 20 di-
roc,iv and with as little expense as i9sSipie 1 an Wv w
objects for which they are intenie my ny i III l,,,ne
1pJJ 11J -, nave them riskcd IN trade or nt III sron
nG ,ror in one Of large cities Ihey us,ruSs
The financial management OF ,arge ,s"Irss TO
a,re.l 10 men who have perhaps s'iuhste nnod'aI
a., 'Genv themselves that a new ana inuch ne nor',I r
ont ID
I,n rhen their secretaries are lodgcd IN s%uilP,u %
ons rnnev at interest. Larger and more ample
accommodations lead TO a @ lnise, 80 sir ce the
bigger saariTs la ,Sc Home Once Of the Foreign BOARD
sape heen printed In the Assembly minutes ne
ah nmHT "nv knows from Dr. van DYKES address .s
punc p, .r o,S per cent Of the money raised IN lH-
a snat strn oI", - collect and transmit tha; imnd
rt IT, rds are probably very economically iili
me nn por'h the Church does not expect TO go back
to the when 1t was a % servg rr onnum ny and in some
tns.r @ Se s In that OF Dr. MusGoyc OF PhIads'Pn',
returned ,.S largely when evidence Of great wealth
vas shown the Offices or ms th money
WIFI s 70 he sent 10 India or usth IN improving
he property Of the Church at home oon ,bs nd n
little feeling ehagds s a. If i were their own and that in
paving ii out h@y are hsenSis M nop rc but nothing
chnnd be done foster this eSns Any one one
who seen The lapss amounts Of money handled in
an an email banking house or i<ohnon, or tnr SIM
pcd,ey, cd,e,cuit To- realize that the comparatively small
m IL of 100000 annnm nnd o, the xtea ioial h n
come ol I'LL I'll not be handled and weekly letters
T Wicn to mission IN hH 1ndnE Sas nsc"d wnS al the the
genero1s, ,hese boards These buildings are. II Is
dlspos lisp nt ike palaces erected by the great In,
suranttr, or are not the same IL seems that from
nf nnd as e9a"Ss at s
GA in tn General AsSdemPy 1sS should
flrst y. ps-oer ways Is adopted. A LAYMAN
from roinr,e,own N. j.. March .. 1884.