New-York tribune., 1899-07-13
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OLSON CHARGES s1ANpER

OLSSON CHARGES SIANDER
RESIGNS FROM THE MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
BOARD AND ISSUES A PAMPHLET
To the Editor OF The Tribune
or On June 8. 1899 there fell into my hands.
Soi'e incidentally. through editor Of OF the
Ne"-fork daily newspapers. a small pamphlet en-
Titled "Mr. OLSON and the Christian and Mission
ery Alliance. An Explanation" printed by the
Board OF Managers OF the Christian and Mission
airy Alliance OF New-York on June L. 1899. and now
being circulated by order Of the Alliance Board
throughout the city. Or the same date Mr. Simp-
son told very serious fa.sehood to a reporter for
The New-York Times" which was published the
following day IN that paper. Indirectly referring to
myself. without mentioning my In regard
10 the statement In The Independent" he said 1T
emanated from discharged employe against whom
grave charges of dishonesty had been made" In
The World" Of June DR.. Simpson and Mr..
Crear follows:
"One hundred thousand dollars spent in the field.
Regarding the suffering OF the Alliance mission
aries for lack OF money he says he knew OF in
stance OF such neglect Last year 10000
spent in the various mission fields, an average Of
over $500 for every missionary. The statements of
hardships. he says were doubtless due TO a mis-
sonary who was brought back under charges and
has since been circulating false reports Of the
Alliance"
Emilio Olsson. missionary who was sent 10
Caracas Venezuela ordered back in March
under charges. Mr. Crear said and had since been
circulating erroneous statements about the Alli-
ance."
deeply regret that DR. Simpson and Mr. Crear
have made so public a declaration which they can
not substantiate prove by positive facts. I wish
10 state here that had absolutely nothing to do
with the article &c which he refers, for II
written by the Rev. Or. F. NJ. Bliss. OF the
editors OF THE Independent" and his own
sponsibty. not mine.
Those printed statements by the Alliance Board
contain the IN 7
made by Christian Mission Board against mis-
sionary, and without even giving the party con-
cerned the slightest ntmation that these matters
were to be so brought into publicity. / cannot but
feel that II the statements and the printed pamphlet
just made public by order OF the Alliance Board,
were proven 10 he true and correct. including Mr..
Smart's discriminating letter. sent from South Amer
lea, and which also published. and stated by
the Board to be facts ito guard our friends from
misrepresentation and falsehood," I say, emphati-
cally. II would have ruined me for life a foreign
missionary, Christian minister and. in fact. every
honorable pursuit in life would have closed its
doors against me
But. happily. l fully able TO refute TO
tainty all the false charges aid against with
Will sufficiently and irrevoca bly, convince every hon
est man as 10 the truthfulness and sincerity OF my
Christ: On June Is and %. through several Of the
De 6ay neTsPapeTs PUBLICLY ely Ghssnsedd ma sosed
OF Managers. or any other man under heaven to
Drlng forward one single, positive TACT 10 prove
my so-caued dishonesty, or that have defrauded
the missions or missionaries OF what was thelr
charges. which l vigorously declare to be
without any foundation. This challenge he did not
ne protected himself behind the shield Of his own
paper TO throw out venomous dart Of dismissal
tian and Missionary Alliance Weekly Of July l.
''The Rev Emilio OLSON has been dismissed from
the Christian and A9Rse b Gia and any an Sf ot
the foreign secretary, NO osD
.Eighth-ave'' New-York city'e
AS I question the right Of DR.. Simpson or me
Alliance Board 10 thus summary dismiss me with
out the proper proofs Of the charges lsid agan'
on April 90 and again on May 20, | submitted my
resignation TO the Board but the BOARD e9 10
their proposals, which positively declined TO 90
until ths b f9regs a1d d%y appointed mission
ary superintendent Of the South American Mis-
sSe sSa eoa course now hereby publicly declare and
tender my complete and rreyoca5e resignation 90 20
persons hereafter circulate any false reports OF
print write any injurious sne sqa5lf y per-
Son, shall be compelled to take legal action SLN
tection OF nv good name and character as Chris
tian minister and missionary =, oocorrts Ax-
aned and found correct y HGse[ c9 june
% 1899 settles beyond doubt the h9nesN oa my ~
dealings with the Alliance Board without need OF
further h0ggh % be sheS SoaTS I in making such
misleading and untrue charges against al no"e''
The unfair and hagrant public statements mace
russ,rctsntlv compel me to publish pamphlet Tor
free distribution IN answer 70 that heretoIoTe G
cuated by the Alliance Boaro' glr'nEs better in
formation Of all who are interested N ine gsa gsat
worldwide mission field. for am impeisd 70 sPeass
out boldly and plainly. and In broad M nght peds ,,s
FOR Justice and satisfaction In TINS VeEg e'iou
ceeA ~ the suffering missionaries In the ne,o -
' earnestly hope that my friends ana me SUI ~
porters Of our South American WorK W. hafo-s
read my side Of MI Simpson's allegations oe'oie
rendering verdict pro or con- ro =, cco&
Missionary for South America
Bradford House. Eleventn-sI anu D'
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