New-York tribune., 1910-11-12
VOTE $4,000 FOR PAPER
Many Methodists Call Appropri-
alton Waste of Money.
PREFER CHURCH EXTENSION
Board of Home Missions, in Ex.
ecutive Session, Rejects Plea
for Retrenchment.

The distribution Of the largest fund
among the home missions OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church ever available 70 the
General COMMITTEES Of the Board OF Home
Missions and Church Extension. which has
occupied that body in its sessions in the
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in West
1O4th street since Thursday. encountered
the first stumbling block yesterday after
noon when the question OF an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for the publication OF The
Christian Republic was offered for dis
cussion.
For long time the problem OF eOutin-
uing the official or sln OF the home mission
work and the comparatively large expense
connected with it has been fuel for dis
cussion at all deliberations OF the general
committee Of home missions The same
condition has developed in the Board OF
Foreign Missions In regard to It's own or
gan, "WOrldwide Missions"
This paper has also cost on the average
$4,000 year. but at the last meeting OF
the foreign board the appropriation was
cut to $4,000. This example has strength
ened those members Of the home missions
committee who are for retrenchnent in all
Indirect expenses in order to use as much
as possible for missionary endeavors which
bring direct and concrete results
There are many in both bodies who favor
combination OF both papers as the best
way to save their efficiency and yet reduce
their cost This. however has met with
considerable opposition on the part OF those
who differ as 20 the importance Of the
home missionary work IN comparison with
the foreign work OF the same aim
The ardent home missionaries fear that
a consolidated publication under one editor
will not give the space due To their efforts,
and should II do so, the articles on home
missionary work may be placed at a dis
advantage by being relegated to inside
pages where they would not attract atten-
ton An apprehension Of directly Oppo-
site nature is entertained By the ardent
believers IN foreign missionary work
The second day Of the meeting started
with animated discussions over the relative
claims Of city and country churches 70
portions Of the sl.OO0.0O0 fund at the disposal
of the board The bishops did most OF the
talking. In general conferences OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church they are not
permitted TO debate So they made the
most Of the opportunity offered yesterday.
Yet this outflow that lasted for many
hours did not dusuch the smOuldertng fire.
and when the item OF $4,000 for the publ
cation came up for discussion. the flames
broke out and enveloped the meeting. The
public did not get the benefit OF the liveii-
est part OF the session, for II was moved
and ordered that the debate proceed IN ex-
ecutive session
It is known that Bishop Luther B. Wiz
son. of Philadelphia president Of the
tn 4fr1TI7
/ ton of the paper in its present form, and
| 50 are many q the other bishops Many
/ Of the missionary workers OF the North
/ west. however. are for using every cen
/ available cor direct missionary work. par
/ ticuIarly for the erection OF churches IL
| small but promising settlements
/ The Rev. Dr.. J. G. Moore, who for mor'
/ than twenty years has done pioneer worl
/ in the Dakotas, Montana and other statet
/ along the Canadian border. said YESTERDAY
/ that It was difficult 10 organize churcl
/ in a community which has been perr1itte'
TO grow without religious influence
/ church built fl very small settlement /
| the centre Of it's life. said DR.. Moore, an
soon becomes not only -self-suporting. bu
acquires property and contributes to char
ftfes The farmers are growing prosperou
and are glad 10 nave q CHuECA as I&fS cen
tire of sociabiIity in their Isolated positions
And that they are prosperous Or. Moor
proved by the fact that in a town o. 10
persons there are forty owners Of automo
biles
The executive session lasted for almos
two hours Finally a vote was taken and
thirty-two members voted against twenty
three to appropriate $4,000 and to continue
The Christian Republic in It's present
shape.
Among those who were present were
Bishop Luther B. Wilson. Bishop John W
Walden, Of Cincinnati; Bishop willard F
MalIaIieu, OF Boston: Bishop David H
Moore, Of Cincinnati; Bishop Joseph J
Berry. of Buffalo: Bishop William Burt, OF
Zurich, Switzerland; Bishop Thomas B.
NeeIy, Of New Orleans; Bishop John r
NueIson, Of Omaha; Bishop Charles W
Smith. Of Portland. Ore, and Bishop ".
Quayle, of Oklahoma