Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16
MR. BAILEYS RESPONSE
Former Manager Of Central Union Mission
Issues Circular.
Exceptions Taken TO Some Statements
in Boards Annual Report
Injustice Charged.

The questions at issue between the pres
ent managers of-the Central Union Mission
and Mr.. E. D. Bailey, formerly in charge
( of the work. have been brought up again,
and are being fully discussed today by peo-
pie interested in the charity. The directors.
in their annual report printed in part in
Saturdays Star, spoke of an increase of
debt under Mr.. Baley's MANAGEMENT, and
this report was sent to all the pastors of
city churches. Mr.. Bailey has replied with
a circular to the board of directors, in
which he says, in part:
Alleged Injustice.
your circular letter of October o. adj
dressed to the pastors of the city, Institutes
a comparison between the first six months
and last six months of the mission year,
with the evident purpose of making it ap-
pear that the mission has profited by nv
separation therefrom. Your statements are
so false and do me such injustice that l
cannot permit them to pass without notice
Your deductions are based upon the state
ment that "a year ago the deficit of the
mission was stated to be $500 This is
absolutely incorrect. year ago the debt
was ,o3o.S9, as follows: Two notes in bank
tS'o ana 500 respectively, 5000; two notes
OF individuals G4Go and $500, respectively,
Si,Zoo; dehcit IN current expenses last year
as shown by annual report (see Bulletin
So, 535. 50. o-''
IN the Bulletin and in private CONVERSE
tion you refer to this debt as discovered
by the board after my resignation as if [
mad contracted it and kept you in ignorance
OF II. On the contrary, the debts were all
contracted by the board itself and NOT nv
me individually; the notes were all In
dorsed by the signatures of the Individual
members of the board and Statement of
the deficit was published by The treasurer
IN his last annual report The prctense
that | had kept you in Ignorance Of the
facts is therefore untrue
You next state in your circular letter
mat the debt was increased in six months
Sunder my administration from Sf.SoO TO
S3'ioo This would be an increase Of 81 ZOO
IN SIX months, or over $21G a month, This
II true, would be astonishing But it is alb
eiuy Untrue. turing the last six months
Oh my aqInlnlStratfon as chairman tho note
OF 500 IN bank was paid two of the other
1nfee notes We're reduced while nearly all
of the book account debts wera naid nsf
the total reduction of debt being az ,e
member 1t, somewhat over 81 GD \ refor-
ence to the books, if it were permitted me.
would show the exact amount
Statement Incorrect
you next state that the board in the last
SIX months (since my resignation) has ra
duced the deficit from SO 100 to 50 800 That
Is, you have, according to your claim. re-
duced the debt in the six dullest months Of
the year at the rate of 800 a month If
u Nc IillS "Oulu De marvellous. But II is
not true, as L haSeEalready shown Ac-
corning TO your statement | created a de-
nett of $500 a month and you surplus of
SlD a month; difference $500 month or
$500 year. Ii this We're true | would
deserve public censure. But it is not true
1t Is based on "a gross misstatement of
facts, as | have shown above, and the re-
duction of deficit belongs to the first half
and not the last half of the year
our next declaration is that a saving
Oh SI,ooo a year has been effected by you
since my resignation, in the industrial de-
partment This, too if true. would reflect
Dadiy on me. But | am very sure, from my
knowledge OF the facts, that it is not true
ana that, If you will publish the figures,
they VIII make a far better showing for
the hrst half than the'laSt half of the year
On March IS, 1890 when my connection
with the mission ceased, the weekly state
nleht OF the bookkeeper showed that the
net earnings during the six months in
which had sole charge of the Industrial de.
partment We're S2D44. 41-the largest in any
six months in the history of the DEPART
ment and exceeding the net earnings Of the
entire preceding year by over $500 The
books show that there were no debts
against the department when | resigned
but there were S21o3T in cash on hand
and there We're good bills due the depart
ment dncludng 1876 from the District gov
erncenD. aggregating $257!9S. 1t thus APP
pears that the department owed no bill Is,
and had cash and other resources amount
ing to $4I1.35 If you desire to make an
honest comparison between the net earn
ings of the two periods why do you not
publish the figures which will make a COM
parlSon possible?'