New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-12
THE BTLGlHIIN MISSION.

FEATURES or THE HOT DEBATE ~ THE METH
oDIsr GENERAL COMMITTEE
There was no session yesterday OF the General
Missionary Committee OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church which has been holding its annual meet
ing in the Hanson Plac, Chur \. Brooklyn. bat
the exciting debate on the fate OF the bulgarian
mission was q General theme = conversation
among MethcdstT both in ;rJokl! and In New
York. MANI thinss that we're carefully LETT IN
said in the course OF tho hubble debate on thIs
subject were said in private conversations tnAt
took place yesterday among the members of the
committee and those who heard the debate. Many
people are well informed ~ to the tru; go 1dli'oh
o. that mission. That the SUBJECT IS on" wnch
rankl.s deep in the hearts of mn, people N
ierceted in foreign missions is eyinced by
tho extraordinary heat o. debate At one
time one Of the dcbatcrs. 10 less e man t'an CHAP
lain McCanc so far forget hirla'f as openly 70
question the vcracity of Eishop Andrews. ana Tor
a time ii looked il there would he tn" most
unscemly Kind Of an ecclesiastical 'spat The
worthy chaplain was much in earnest IN MS
debate that it took him all night % cool of sum
GENTLY to realize that he had committed serious
breach o. courtesy and it VAS not until the icl-
loving day. Saturday that he made public an
ample apology FOR his ndiscrction. This apology
however did not render the debate or tho Nexci
subject = bit less animated and IL required rare
tact on the part OF the presiding Hishop to keep
the temper Of the dchatcrs within bounds
The cause of all the trouble in the 'ulSarian
mission was broadly limited at by Dr. Hunt. when
r. said thai every chance had been given To this
mission H. TIN, way o. acquiring property. etc.
and it still failure. ~ no" has IN"
churches" continued the Doctor. but no congresa-
tons and two-thirIs o. The members OF III" mis-
sion boloug 20 one family.
IN the many private srus-ious Of the an hrs ~
this closing sentence IF Dr. Hunt. namely. TWO
thirds Of the members 81 the mission belong 10 one
family" carir! 1s striking the 'Snol" oi
the whole difficulty Tn- general opiuit S''ins l"
condition was allowed "a remain. THIS opinion WAS
further enhanced 10y t'c remark made by another
prominent dchatcr. Wa hrncyrI thdt we N'lssIp"
would be- successful enough II 'ihr'c ~ us mem
bers were rsfnoVeL' the general inference eng
that the removal ~ this tho would break mp IN" ram
ny combination which o. - rfl'ri'i' h"d peeh
source Of trouble, in the mission.
Both factions % the mission are p,"crtuiy rtp''
scented in the committee and the battle haS been
one between intellectual giants: Incr" was no Gus"
ton on which side the Rev. pr. buckley - on III
this matter when b. said that h. had nothing to
urcscn' which would have impcicheI the moral or
Christian character of Mr DAVIS. IN" superintendent
of the mission. hut he thought that An analysis
OF MIR paVls's relations - the bulgarian iIssipn
and tho situation which n VIZ !n. womb be pert
nenf Dr buckley SAID that ne had made shch an
ANALYSIS ami declared that with Mr.. DAVIS as y
homo for It's future prosperity. As able debaters
took up the cuigels n defence OF MI. Davis
m. truce 81 year that was declared ny no means
indicates that the hghi IS over.
or almost equal interest viii be- the discussion To-
1ov of the amount OF money to be AWARDED 70 'ir
India and Chint missions. %" gr'tl success q!
The missionary "ofk IN lniA VII ,or" rh,t m,rn
IN, has spent " the years OF his lii" IN ta
country. VIII come IN for nrs" degree OF con-
'nnS1ai interest also viii bc attached to the dts
,,rssi0n n the CHINA ru,HslDn on account or I'D"
JapIn-Chlna war.