The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-05
DR.. ROLLINS SIDE OF IT
BE Says There Is No Such Thing as
NV Ideas.
AS TO THAT COINCIDENCE
The Manuscript of His Lecture He
Gave to his Newspaper. But
He Didn't Claim Or. Bristol
Wrote II.

BUTTE, Feb 4.-The attention which the
STANDARD called this morning to the re-
markable coincidence in the respective
lectures of Rev. William Rollins of this
city and DIR. Frank NJ. Bristol Of Evans
ton, ILL.,, on THE Discovery of America"
| naturally caused much comment in town
| to-day.
| Mr.. Rollins was called upon by a
| STANDARD reporter this evening and
| asked whether he desired to make any
statement in reference to the coincidence
TO which the STANDARD had called atten-
| ton.
MY people will speak for me tonight"
said Mr.. Rollins. II am not plagiarist.'
| The STANDARD reporter assured Mr.
| Rollins that he had not been accused of
plagiarism, that no accusation had been
made; that all that was desired was to
know whether the lecture was original
with himself or with DIR. Bristol. Mr..
Rollins. however, refused TO consider the
STANDARDS article as anything other
than an attack on him.
Il have no excuse TO make" said Mr..
Rollins, las TO my taking ideas wherever
l can get them. / have my own ideas as
to the ROYAL seizure of thought. That is
approved by the most advanced lights in
our church. Ii Is because | read all the
books that can get, il is because / keep
up with the times, that my church is filled
more than any other church in the city.
III n writer is well known | quote him. If
he is not use some such expression as
ono has we'll said New ideas? Why
there is no such thing as new ideas.
Thought once expressed belongs to the
world"
Mr.. Rollins did not say whether he con-
sldered Dr. Bristol well known or not. lie |
stated, however, that what his lecture |
really has been as delivered could not DO |
told from the manuscript he had fur |
nshed the STANDARD.
TO judge me you must take the words |
as they tall from my lips. | don't read |
my lectures
In regard TO this, II may be stated that
directly after service on the evening tho |
lecture was delivered "A STANDARD re-
porter requested of Mr.. Rollins a short syn
opsis of his lecture. Mr. Rollins replied:
cant you take the copy of the lecture
and make your own synopsis? ," This was
done anu synopsis was published IN tho
STANDARD a week ago this morning.
The similarity between the synopsis as
published and the lecture of DIR. Bristol
attracted the attention of several who
had read DIR. Brlstofs lecture, and the
STANDARD'S attention was called TO the |
coincidence. Although this synopsis was
published a week ago Mr.. II plins sent no
comnunlca ion e the STANDARD to the
elect that the synopsis Il ifcred in any
feature from whai he delivered, or to say
that DIR. Bristol should be given credit for
II. Mr.. Rollins accepted the credit for
mat lecture for whole week.
Mr.. Rollins furnished himself
the manuscript copy of what ho
desired TO be published and to have
gwen TO the word as his own lecture.
If he delivered lecture IN the
cnurch different in any mate
rial respect from the one he
furnished the STANDARD for publication I
he has had week IN which To say it. Tho
furnished the STANDARD does
not consist of "aotes," but is a complete
lecture, the sentences well rounded: being
very nearly as long as the lecture of DIR. |
Bristol on the same subject, covering pre-
, sely the same ground, in exactly the
same way, and IN many cases using iden-
neal language. On the title page of this
copy of the lecture are writ
en-: place, Butte City; date, Jan. 90, |
1895. Lecture 3. Theme: America Dis
covered
IL was from this manuscript given the {
by Mr.. Rollins as his own lee
ure that the STANDAED made the OK
racts published tins morning.
The following was handed the STAND
IRD for publica ion this evening:
DIR. ROLLINS EMBOSSED.
We, the official board of the Mountain View
VI. /. church, IN regular session ass 'mbled.
laNlng read the attack upon the integrity of
M. pastor. Dr. Rollins. resent with indig-
atlon the ungenerouS, unjust and saw ,
&c onslaught made 10y the STANDARD, .
nd express ourselves rs perfectly salts
led with his ministTation>. ana urge
nm 10 pursue the same course IN future a. in =
he past In giving MS living thought upon the
reat QUESTIONS unon which every American
houid be conveTsant and we most Respectfully I
equest the STANDARD when IL directs its at =
ention TO the Mountain View NJ. l.. church it
ndeavor to be just.
Signed on behalf OF the board. a
j. \. BAKER,
President Of the Board
ii. c. PEARSON, Secretary.