The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-10
TRACT SOClETY'S TROUBLES
Az OPEN ROW ONLY AvkRTED ny
DIPiONtCi LAST NfGHT.
Opponent. o. Ia. soeiet''s Real Estate Ven
turc. m Hand at the MEETING to MAKE
charge. aad Dcmand Inquiry Peace Pre-
served Through ten. Howards Promises.

I hHr.h - sFHTIAa W. va w. ''"'
mo,loy. a s.'hsrgs - could have been en-
closed IN four wall brt 'hnes "et' ho' a.
the se,nat LAWYER samuel Marsh. who de-
ciared war IN no Rev ur. shearer' secretary
n, tho .rc,.,v -syera. months ago, because D.
Shaarar would rot submit 10 him Tor eHanlnl-
ton the book, o. the society. was there. lie
had IN MS M, d- po,k~' = r"eo.utoh "hoh lie
in,anded 10 ,o,r,dl-e irto the proceedings a.
the frst opportunity
John y ColdIrc who ha> managed the Tract
Society buili.nc f0r The ,7>i 'wo years 20 'ha'
i, has b.run 20 we'd a prof, To the socIsty,
was there with a store ot facts ana ih'ectNe
waiting FOR NJ Marsh 20 say anything mat
would give a chance 70 open np on MN Mr
Go,d,ns !. a person ~ secular habits OF though
he murnur@d 70 a friend a. MI Marsh 0ame.h
and -, down III 10 opens his mouth I'll
rai@S he'll with HIN " In n" ua'ksroundI oohea
n. imposing eglre a kl!.Gen Van Rensselaer,
WHO desired 10 eAprs-- his f"he' that a eu''
son, to the managers Q. the society by Henry
f. Simmons. one o! ~ lf" directors. ana d-
scr.b.ns the rnancla. policy OF the Executive
Committee o. Ci~houe~, and Illegal o1Sh' 70
have more investigation than the managers
seemed t. b. willing to s.vet
None oc thee ,hinss came ont IN the meeting
except NJ Van RenSa.ae7s protest Ten -
q Howard. pre~!dar Of the society. ASKED the
Rev u & WY" 20 open tie meenns Win
prayer and Bible reading zen Howard De-
Avsred a short address. N Which ne told Of ue
| millions Of booG, the society mas distributed
and j. distributing in hundreds II languages
and dla.@cts lie said that Il hoped that any
member OF the society who had any compliant.
or objecLor- 10 maze would present. them N
$500 NA V- AHHn rpaNH -
or o.cierlns but mat al matters wlth lesa'u
70 whoa 'har- va. y difference o, opinion
m:nt e peaceab.v and advan'asNois!y ad-
Nj Mara, who = a large and imposing man.
went outside and got a friend 20 call ten,
Howard out into the v~es'ibule
Genera. ne sad. Il want 10 DO the ssuare,
,h.ns by YOU You sa.l you wanted peace and
vart you 20 get You know who ! an.
Gea. Howard sad tha, he kL"v "no Ar.
Vel. Continued Mr. Marsh. 4 have a com
plant. | GoutHsH' 10 get ~ ard make 4, n
meeting t-ca4-e | know hat u ! once -taEt 70
te. whatl la.nk Of that nan snearer here ~!
oa a row. AID 'he-r az ado, n her" ana i
VIII 10 very G.>a:-e-ah.e Now. what l want
= 20 $3.50 -" book ol 'hs soc!sN watt my
complaint ooa. drred L you vii - hat 'or
Gen Howard -a.t that BE- would ind some
way u acr"t r: "a Nr Nlr-a's wS4-S before
the u~'et!a- Va oyer Ny. Marsh to2A ~, OF
b., po,ist 'he draft the resolution ~ lad u
tended - o"-- acd reSard'd'' Attn dl>appoInt-
mer' Th-,'
Rssn-e4 Ta.trista. se1e g, ias meeting tat
no,p:y aad parrr.la'y 20 rea5ef ., iae s"rt,y
qr-,, .arsa:lr aaArcs! s-Ai>
Tha ocular ;o-c' u Ills resolution nay -
! untar-'". 4 batter Whom II ! ~Np.t.Ged 'hs''a@
/ meeting va almost altogether made Ep Of 7-r-
sra- sro ar, directly coacarHsd II ne SorS .
. o. society. many o. t'Aw paid employees
zen Howard ada y" !a,.r ,hai cQtG.
.p,.'v -NaF.t lad --;-r~ai 20 d committee o. -