The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-26
HARMONY AT WINONA.
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been charged against the committee and
proceeded TO enumerate them. These Were in
effect that all of the factsin the case had not
been presented; that the Twentieth-Street
property had been procured after the COLI
sent OF the assembly had been secured, ana
that the mortgage on the building had been
misrepresented as to it's amount. TO these
statements DR.. Williams replied that the
committee had facts and had presented
findings on them to relieve the Assembly or
the trouble; that the acquisition OF the
Twelfth-street property was similar TO tnat
of the Twentieth-street and the auegatloh
as to amount of the mortgage was mis-
taken AS to the legality Of the use of the
Stuart legacy in the building 1t was sup
ported by the opinion of nine eminent law
yerS against the view of one The intro
duction of sectional issues was depiored,
particularly when the four synods of the
East contributed two-thirds of all the
benevolent funds of the church. 1t was
claimed that the committee took pains to
get facts and was not engaged IN any
whitewashng operation and that its report
was consistent with the statement of Mr.
McDougall who made the minority report,
of full confidence in the fldelity ability,
good faith and integrity of the boards in
the work, including the erection of the
building" Every effort was made to in
duce the withdrawal of dissent in vain. AS
to the effect of advice to sell on part of
members of the board, it was said il would
wound feelings and do harm. The proposal
to buy the building, attributed to Mr.. Ken
nedy, of New York, was long since dead,
having expired by limitation.
A letter was read from Miss Kennedy'e
pastor stating that for over a year Mr.
McDougall had had no authority to speak
for her, and that she had no intention or
doing anything further in regard to the
matter. This had reference to offers once
on the part of the former to buy the build
ing on certain conditions and the offer of
the latter to put the Twelfth-street prop
erty into proper condition for the use of
the boards. AS to the proposal to go back
to Twelfth street. DR.. Withrow said that
the land in question was worth $500 900 at
least and that the building would cost $780,
q 4 MOI fhn -
of operation and taxes the rent would
amount to more than $25. 900, to which so
much objection was made. In closing the
hope was expressed that the assembly
would be unanimous in its action.
A motion to lay the minority report and
all substitutes on the table was prompt
ly carried by a large majority. The ques-
ton of the adoption of the ma ority re-
port, which did not favor the sale of the
building, put to a rising vote and only
two commissioners We're seen to be on
their feet one minister who ducked
down too quickly to be recognized and the
other an elder who was so daZed by his
loneliness that he stood longer than his
nimbler fellow commissioner. The final re-
suit was celebrated by singing the DoX-
ology.
AS a sort of compromise measure the fol-
lowing rule was introduced and adopted to
govern the action of boards "When any
board receives q legacy the use of which
is not indicated in the will of the testa-
tor, the funds shall either be used for cur
rent work or invested in accordance with
in the State where the board is located.
But if not so used they shall be held until
the General Assembly approves of some
different use of them than that which the
board may propose to make"
At this point Hon. John Wanamaker
took the m9deTaLor h cnalr ana P2piIa
chairman of the special committee on
home missions, took the floor on its re-
port and moved the adoption of the first
resolution, which directed that the work
of the board be committed to one secretary
instead of two. as heretofore. AS soon as
seconded the motion was put without OPP
portunity for debate and declared carried
motion to reconsider was lost by a large
vote. The request of several commission
ers and the chairman that reconsideration
be had resulted in a second motion to re-
consider, but this was blocked by the OBJ
lection of a commissioner, DR.. Ward, of
Buffalo. At last the parliamentary Knot
was cut by motion to rescind and thus the
way for debate was opened. Several brief
sDeeches were made but the assembly was
Vote" question were made. An attempt
to refer the matter to the board for report
was voted down and after brief considera-
ton the recommendation for a single Sec
rotary was adopted
The other recommendation to meet
ings of administration were then speedily
passed The first referred to the making
Of appropriations for each year, which
were directed to be made on the basis of
average receipts for several years. The
board was directed to avoid debt and if
incurred to pay the same from the assets
of the succeeding year The assembly
was evidently tired OF the debt and wanted
these matters disposed OF.
Home missions again occupied the at
tention of the assembly in the evening at
o popular meeting. DR.. John Hall, of New
York presided and delivered an address.
Other addresses were made by DR.. George
L. Spinning, of New Jersey; Dr. II. Baird,
of Montana. and Rev. S. b Rush. of Cali
fornia In the course of his remarks DR..
Hall mentioned the satisfaction he felt
over the result of the vote on the Presby-
for bUi this afternoon. X
pressed hope that soon this would be
union effected between this and other
branches of the Presbyterian family, in
Guiding the Southern churches. His re-
n, q IL 1Nere ereeted with annlause.