The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
THE FIGHT BEGUN
Elder MoDougan Opens the Attack
on the Mission Boards.
ASKS SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS
The Subject Was Not To Have Been
Touched Until Tomorrow, But the
s.Fighting Elder" Could Not
Be Restrained.

Saratoga, N. Y, May 2s.-Although
it was agreed by the Presby teriaD
general assembly yesterday to post
pone consideration of the resolutions
in regard to the Presbyterian house in
New York until tomorrow, Thursday.
Elder McDougall could not restrain
himself, and during the discussion of
the report on home missions began his
attack on the boards management of
the now much talked about structure.
CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused
when he called upon the committee to
inform the general assembly on GER
tain points of the debts of the boards.
He read the statement of the treasury
when the total current debt was set
down as $299, 900. He wanted to know
if that was the entire Indebtedness, or
whether there were other iterms of in
debtedness. He then turned to the
sche lule of permanent funds of
the boards and asked: care these
alp" Waiting a moment very dra-
matically for an answer, he read
item twenty-four in Mrs. Stuart's will,
whereby the two mission boards are
given joint shares in the residue Of
her estate, the funds to be invested
permanently by the boards He also
read the report of the two boards show
ing the receipt of 100000 at different
times from the Stuart legacy. mo
reference to these sums" he said, zap
pears in the list of permanent funds;
they are not listed anywhere in the re-
port or assets. Where ire they?" He
then showed that the interest due on
the sums received from the Stuart
legacy to May /, 1896, amounted to
S375, 900. "Who received this interest?'
he asked. ''Or, has it been received?
If not received, who owes it? Whose
assets is it, and whose debt? What Is
the real condition of the Stuart legacy?
What interest is it earning and where
is it invested?" He then started to
show that S467, 900 of the legacy was
invested in the mission house.
Could Not Shut Him OF.
At the mention of the new mission
house, DIR. John r. Davies jumped to
his feet with an objection, stating that
he had received pledges from Mr.. Nc
Dougall that the matter of the mission
house investment was not to be raised
at this time. He called upon Elder
McDougall to respect these pledges in
the interest of peace. DIR. Davies
words were greeted with long con
tinued demonstration of approval III
the assembly. Elder McDougall faced
the fire of applause without a tremor.
He attempted to speak, but the ap'
plause drowned his voice. Again he
raised his hand; then the applause
burst out anew. The moderator at
tempted to interfere, but Mr. McDou
CALLS voice was heard above the roar
'Have patience, Mr.. Moderator, have
patience" At length he continued,
explaining that he was exercising a
duty as commissioner, as he was
sworn to do, to inquire into the de-
tails of whatever came before him.
He said: ''No man has a monopoly OF
peace, and no man has right to lec-
ture another on peace. 1t is unde r.
stood by some that have grown horns;
but look to this committee, as the
people of the Presbyterian church will
look to it, to explain what has become
of the Stuart legacy. The largest CIV
ers in the Presbyterian church are
waiting for your answer" Elder Nc
Dougall's speech was greeted with ap-
DlauSe