New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10
Gift Offered to Episcopal
Hospital In China OPP
posed as Control Plan.
FOUNDATION ASKS
APPOINTIVE RIGHTS
Endowment Proposition Is Laid
Aside by Mission Board for
Further Study.

The Episcopal Board Of Missions
which Is the executive body OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church during the
interregnum between meetings OF the
House of Bishops. while still unsettled
BY the resignation Of several OF ITS
members as the result OF difference
Of opinion over the Panama Congress
of Churches, was delayed in its pro-
ceedings yesterday at PSI Fourth Ave
nue. by a new annoyance.
The trouble was caused by the Rookie
teller Foundation.
In Shanghai, China, the Episcopal
Church maintains the largest college
of the Orient, known as st. Johns UNI
versity, and also the largest hospital
The Rockefeller Foundation, beng on
the verge of establishing a new medi-
cal school in China. offered instead to
devote the funds for this purpose to
the already established institutions
making the reservation. however that
the foundation be given the right 10
make appointments.
This condition raised the storm. In
dowments would be useful for the UNI
versity and the hospital, but was there
not in them a menace or loss OF con-
troll Of the institutions?
The proposition was laid before the
Board of Missions by Bishop Graves, OF
Shanghai, and the Rev. DR.. +. L.
Hawkes., president OF St. Johns Uni
versity. They thought that acceptance
Of the offer would not interfere with
the administration Of the Institutions
but would unity the Christian spirit in
China.
First criticism was offered by the
Rev. DR.. Alexander Mann, Of Trinity
Church. Boston. while the offer may
be made in good faith he said, there
will follow an infringement on our con
troll Of the conduct Of our own institu-
tons"
The Right Rev. c. X. Nelson. of At
lanta. was more opposed 20 the PROPOSE
ton than any OF the other prelates OF
the board. at seems 10 me- he said
that we do not want and do not need
any assistance in this matter. There
may be strings to the offer and we may
find ourselves tied up TO outside instl-
tutions"
The Rev. Ernest VI. Stircs. Of St
Thomas's Church. New York. thought
that any lmputatOn caSf on tne OUeI
was unjust Bishop David II. Greer
said that he did not want II under
stood that the board was antagonistic
TO the offer, but advised acting with
moderation.
Finally, the issue was avoided en-
tirely by a resolution introduced by
George Wharton Pepper, of Philadel
phis. suggesting that detailed state
ments of the amounts needed be pre-
pared and that these amounts be ac-
cepted from the Rockefeller Foundation
if the Board Of Missions decided that
their reception would not interfere with
"our own control OF our Institutions
The Panama Congress was mentioned
just once, but dozen members de-
manded that it should not be dis
cussed.
Most Of the afternoon session was de-
voted 90 a discussion Of the apportlon-
ment of funds for the current year.
Many wanted 10 raise the amount, al
though last year there was deficit. u
was finally settled at Sl,4lO,000, the
same as last years app0rtionment
There was discussion as TO the method
Of obtaining the money, and Bishop
Nelson suggested an arbitrary tax. by
which the parishes best able 10 afford
1t should pay the highest percentage
Bishop Green objected that this was
undemocratic, and the matter was leii
to the executive committee.