New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
DIR. TAYLOR's CRITICISM.
HE SAYS THAT HIS REMARKS ABOUT THE
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE" WE'RE iMPRor-
ERIY REPORTED.
To the Editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I, Is pithy old saying that "a halt truth
may be a whole lie" and the saying i true. quit.
Independently OF the motives for which the haic
truth Is told. This saying applies 20 tn. Tribune
report OF my speech before the New-York East Con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church in New
Haven on last Tuesday. which printed In your
Wednesday mornings paper BY the omission on
the part 81 the reporter by editorial necessity
in the Office. OF all side OF my remar's. the
other side. standing alone. and stated IN much
stronger terms than l employed = made 70 have i
meaning almost wholly contradictory 20 wha; 7
actually said and not only utterly alien TO my in
tention. but highly damaging TO interests which I
firmly uphold VIII you. therefore. kindly DO ne
and the cause the Justice 10 allow NE 20 report
the speech. in part. myself?
The committees report the publications %
the Book Concern" was before the Conference and
under discussion. One OF these publications i our
great Church paper "rh. Christian Advocate" 7
spoke warmly OF the paper. IN my opinion the
best strictly UNCONVENTIONAL church paper n the
world. ard having. 50 far as knew Il larger clrcu-
iation than any other such paper in existence. 7
said that its editor. Dr.. Buckley esteemed one o,
the abl-st and brghtes, editors that our Church
press. or any other church press ever had WIKI
the limited amount OF money placed az his dspcsal
by the Church. Dr. Buckley did the best that was
possible, and knew no man who could DO better.
Or Buckley made the paper ne WAS elected 10 make
and did h vel.
But the fault in the ancient plan on which
the General Conference ana TIE church publishers
continued 70 issue the paper. That plan vas now
obsolete. and needed revising re present position
o. The Christian Advocate was an atteuptp 4
compromise. IN political a -stradd-" b~tw-en
high Journalism and low Journalism: sstwe-- tn
hsn-cl4Ss literary w-eklies the one band and the
cheap. popular, yet useful paper needed for t'-
millions 0, plain people. on IN other hand AZ :
IKE All somgromiss while satisfying large ulid lie
Ass u readers. II nAs iAr.ey failed a. both eN-
tremes II IS too able. and TOO hgh-prcei FOR the
nllI-en' dht yet not able -nolsn. and literary
enough IN the right direction. FOR the great eiu-
Gated and cultured constituency which Method. srn
has % give and can give. - a paper that meets is
wants; and would prefer 20 give - such Il paper o.
our own making and friendly 10 Us rather than
10 outside sheets which may De Indifferent host lie
70 -. The Christian Advocate" was not such a
paper and in the nature OF things could not De-.
such II was ovefourdered with -ccl-siastlclsrn.
with church items and church discussions
Like Atlas OF old Il had carry the world on lts
shoulders the great world OF Methodisn. and then
II had 10 hand over much OF its argr proats I,
another cause. indeed OF the best the fund for
the reIet o. our supera1ruated preachers but
sadly gripping the resources Of the paper for
The Christian Advocate" right In two. make two
papers OF IL; one. bright. popular paper AT s. a
could promptly DO. and the other a sr.- s. or $.
weekly. equal TO any other in America In literary
merit. and With large and eager constituency
thousands Of educated lllty.
This Is the absolute failure which | made our
creates, paper TO be. The conference would never
repor, as delivering: nor would pr Buckley. Justly
lg0us journalism and who was an interest ed
listener. have failed 70 reply to such TRADE. 1t
guardians OF the literature OF the Church. He did
not r-py, because. ne afterward said me. L
Advocate ~ GEORGE lansing TIY SL nc
Georgetown. Conn. April 8. 1886