New-York tribune., 1905-11-30
DlSBAND PRISON MISSION.
IT ODDS WITH CHAPLAIN.
Unknozcm Philanthropist Offers
Fund to Continue Similar Work.

The Prison Gate Mission yesterday morning
determined to disband after January I. The ad-
visory board of the association met number OF
men prominent in prison work at the office OF
the chairman the Rev DR.. John r. Devins. and
took action after discussing the question for
three hours and after every one present had ex-
pressed his views
The cause for the disbandment Of the organ
ization is. in nutshell. this: The members
saw that they can no longer work with the Rev
I T Munro for whose assistance the mission
was organized and consequently it no longer
has reason for existing The two resolutions
adopted read;
Resolved That the Prison Gate Mission of the
city of New-Yor with Offices at No. 100 Bax-
ter-st be disbanded on and after January i
Rcsolyed That all moneys left in the treasury
at that date after all bills are paid. shall pe
transferred TO the Prison Association OF New
York
The mission was organized year ago for the
EXPRESS purpose of saving, morally and socially.
the men discharged from the Tombs. The body
was organized by Mr. Munro. The chief mem
bers were Dr. Devins Jacob Riis, George II.
Sanderson. an assistant editor Of .@The Christian
Herald; DR.. F. w. Robinson, an ex-superin-
tendent of the Elmira Reformatory; Henry D.
Dickson, secretary of the 2Sd-st branch Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, and Andrew
A. Knowles of the Mechanics National Bank.
The organization did not pay Mr.. Munro any
salary It confined itself entirely to furthering
the work of saving the men who were dis
charged and thrown back on the city.
Mr.. Munro has been the chaplain of the Gospel
Mission to the Tombs for the last eight years.
and as such has drawn a salary 1t was to this
organization that ne recently turned in his res
ignation. The Mission accepted e. but In doing
{t-,+ ,-Fy vo1a0
tions on Mr.. NIunro's character. Several of the
officers of the Gospel Mission to the Tombs
wrote letters to the Prison Gate Mission assert
ing that they believed that spite was at the root
of the charges that have been brought from time
to time against him, and that rs has been faith
ful in his service and is deserving of support IN
his work.
Dr. Devins said yesterday that evidence had
been brought before the meeting in the morning
which showed that there was no foundation in
the charge that Mr.. Munro had accepted bribes
10 secure the freedom of prisoners. In seyering
their connections with Mr.. Munro, the men,
bers Of the advisory board of the Prison Gate
Mission wished to cast no reflection on Mr..
Munro his work.
1t is understood that one of the chief causes
for the severtng of the connections was that
Mr.. Munro had published an attack on Bishop
Potter in pamphlet entitled: Prison Gate
Series, No. g." This made the organization re-
sponsble for the attack-a responsibility which
it was unwilling to assume.
The persons present at the meeting besides the
members OF the dQNlSOTy DOdEu WeTes WliHdm
Flynn, Warden of the Tonhs; Robert B. Kimber
superintendent OF the Episcopal City Mission
Society: the Rev. John A. Wade, the chaplain
of the Tombs for the Episcopal organization;
DR.. E. T. Devine, of the Charity Organization
Society, and the Rev Albert Bruchlos, of Hope
Chapel After the meeting, DR.. Devins said:
1--WE have decided that other agencies can
take UP this work and carry it on with better
satisfaction to the public than as now or
ganized."
Shortly after the advisory hoard adjourned
yesterday afternoon, a man we'll known IN va
rious philanthropies walked into the office Of
the Rev. DR.. Deylns and offered to contribute
500 month for the maintenance Of such a
work as that carried on by the Prison Gate
Mission. He asked that his name be not men
toned. He asked that work be dono IN the
future under a new superintendent