The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-15
MISSIONARY FUNDS

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f"f fwenty->is Year. Trastcd Em
p'"ye Nineteen Thousand Dollar. sicler
During Period OF over leu Years
weak Mind and an ExtrayagAat Family
Rssponsibis.
NEW YORK. March s.-The alleged
5eneiencies in the accounts OF the
american Church Missionary society.
ana which have resulted 50 far in the
secretary Of that body. Rev. W. A.
Newbold. severing his connection with
a.. promises ~ be brimful Of scandal.
The deficit amounts 10 some SO 600.
ana the chairman Of the finance com
mittee. George {. White. read s,a,.-
ment Yesterday afternoon in the mat
Ter When he concluded il he declined
10 say whether or not proceedings
would he instituted against the al
legged offender
Mr. White said: II am compara-
lively new member Of the executive
"oard' and IN January last at the
meeting 81 the board was nut in as
chairman Of the finance committee
immediately upon looking into nv du-
ties found the books called FOR a
large cash balance in the hands of a
trust company. | was informed bv
the treasurer Of the society. n. A
OaNsey. that there was an error in the
accounts, as he had no such money in
hand. ! was afterwari informed tina,
the general secretary knew that there
was discrepancy in the account,
some months prior. but dia MOI /
inform the board al the January ,nee,.
ing. lhe treasurer was at once called |
on oy me 70 produce his books of ac-
counts ana to show where the differ
ence existed. Also. in looking over
the Docks. discovered some matters
that seemed 10 be irregular. and i'm.
inediately put an expert on the books
Drought him TO the office and intro.
iuced him To MIR Newbold. who was
the general secretary. and directed
hin 70 produce all books. vouch-
srs and papers he might ask
Ior- There appeared To be several
TENS IN regard to Mr. Newbold's
accounts that required inspection.
~ the end Of few DAYS AIr. New.
'oiG. hnding the temperature of The
mice getting too hot for him. sen,
~ keys To the finance committee and
announced that he had severed nix
onnection with the society. The re-
MI OF the experts Investigation
bowed that Mr.. Newbola had over. :
IA wn from the society the sum az
ooui $1,000 over and above lie
mount Que nun for salary. and fur
herlnore. thas moneys received from
iterest ana other sources t. IN. I
mount OF about 5000 he ha, failed :
credit on the books. and the check a
y the same was not deposited in the I
'ciety's bank account. Z
Mr- Newboii has confessed IN fon- a
liier~nt members ~ the society these
eiaica;ion>. ana we also have = la.. {
r written by him confe,>ing his b
lme and pleading. on the score If 7
~ service for leniency. and claim 4
X that he was obliged To take this Il
oney to support a large ami expen. L
We family Mr.. Newbold lives in 4
le place al Mont Clair. \. j.. viii, n c,
states 70 the press he estimates /. Il
worth $1,000. and also keeps horse, c,
cow and carriages. Mr. NewbnlI-~ pi
atement that he was allowed :, oec IA
travelling expenses i incorrec, f.
az The travelling expenses were -
oper charge against the expense A..
unt- The house is mortya ged for
out $1,000. and ne has expressed his
llinyness u deed whatever valu.
ere - IN IL to the society. He has
en- secretary for twenty-six wears
has always been most imp,ici,iv
listed by the officers and members ~
board. The expert accountant has
certained that for certainly the past
Years, anu how much longer we
Mt know. he has been systematic.
y robbing the sacred treasury.
lr. White would not say who the
mbers OF the society were to whom 4
. Newbold is alleged 10 have con-
sed. nor would he produce the letter
ich he said had been received from
Newbold
'ev- A. H. kinsolving. OF BROOKLYN.
has been appointed secretary pro a.,
l.. was present while Mr.. White -
dc his statement. At its conclusion ter
said: -
Please put down Rev. A. II. Kin. ads
ing who has been appointed sec. the
Try pro tenn, as believing the above the
cement absolutely" lax