Show MONEY TAINTED OR NOT OT TAINTED Congregational Mission Board Boar in Ses Session Session Session sion at Seattle GLADDENS FIGHT IS 18 LOST LOST REPORT FOR YEAR SHOWS DEFICIT CIT OF Seattle Sept 14 ItT The e special train t ty ln n bringing members of the American Am board of commissioners commissIoner for foreign missions of or orthe the Congregational church to the ninety sixth annual meeting which opened hero he q this afternoon arrived at noon today Luncheon was wa served at two adjoining churches before the sessions in Ply Plymouth Pl Plymouth mouth Congregational church opened at 2 p m a The majority of the party narty trav tray traveling cling eling eIng on the special train from New England had lied luncheon at the hotels Dr Washington Gladden moderator who lio has been making a strenuous fight against the acceptance a of what he terms tainted money made no application to the eastern to join their train and had not arrived In Se Seattle attic attle atte this morning His Fight Lost Lostrie The rie fight of Dr Gladden is lost Son San Sentiment among the members member of the board who are here Is overwhelmingly in favor of considering Gladdens fight tight a dead issue and dismissing the subject as a speed ily Iy as possible There is nothing though to prevent pr vent Dr Gladden from bringing up the question queston under the head of new business if It he se e desires desire The con consideration consideration of foreign missions and the deficit In this years yeas financial statement will wI be the most moat important feature of ot otearl early earl work worl The boards report this year shows a deficit of 1765 and anit first of ot otal all al the question of ot maintaining all al the themis missions mis ions must be settled After that the thE question of at raising rising funds fund will wI be taken up UI It may be the Gladden Gadden fight tight will then be interjected First Session The first session session began at 2 this title afternoon in Plymouth church The visitors were greeted by the Rev Re S M 3 Freeland Freland for tor years identified with wih churches in itt the tho cities cite of the Pacific coast and response to the cordial greet greeting greetIng ing lug was made by Rec Rec Samuel B Capon LL D of Boston Boston the president of the te board The material parts part of o the minutes of or orthe the last meeting of the commissioners were read by Rev Henry A Stimson D D of New York the recording sec secretary rotary after which President Capen ap appointed appointed appointed pointed the customary committees for forthe forthe the tile expedition of the business busine of the these se sessions Treasurer Frank H Wiggin read tile the tIe report of the treasury department and the report of the auditors of the board wal was as then submitted The ton annual survey of all aU the missions of the he board was wa next submitted by the foreign secretaries Rev James Jame L Bar Barton Barton Barton ton D D and Rev Re Judson Smith D D Dr Barton then spoke at length on the work of ot the board and about immediate needs i n i f |