The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
CHARITY WITH A STRING TO 1T.

C8AkITS WITH n hTkINO TUT.
We commend q careful reading
and serious consideration Of the fol-
lowing article from the New York
World to those churches and col
leges which are seeking or have &C
copied gifts and charity from John
d. Rockefeller, the head OF the
Standard Oil Trust:
HOW BROWN UNIVERSITY MISSED A
PRINCxLy GIFT.
"When President 4. Ben amin
Andrews, of Brown University,
comes home from his years sojourn
in Europe he will be called to &C
count by the trustees because of his
attitude on great nationM ques-
tons.
The reason for the action of the
trustees at this time is probably to
be found in the report that Presi-
dent Andrews has incurred the dis
pleasure of John ID. Rockefeller, the
Standard Oil king, who was on the
point Of giving the college 81 ,0OO, 900
or 80. 1t is claimed that President
Andrews appeared in New York and
delivered an address to sort Of So
cialistic gathering Just as Rockefel
Ter was thinking OF . generous gift
to Brown.
Then, again, it is said that the
only thing that deferred Rockefeller
from aiding Brown financially this
week, when his son was graduated,
was a suspicion that President An
drews had too radical ideas on some
matters OF the greatest moment.
President Andrews built Brown
up from the dimensions of a board
ing school and placed it in the list
of the big universities. There are
few here who will not concede that.
Yet this fact seemed to count for lit
tie at yesterdays meeting of the
trustees.
Representative Walker, of Wor-
cester, led the attack. He alluded
to the political attitude of the col
lege President and thought he ought
to be censured for what he called
President Andrews outside work. in
which, he said, the university was
being misrepresented. When Mr..
Walker had finished he was openly
endorsed by William Goddard, the
millionaire cotton manufacturer and
Chancellor Of the university.
There was long and heated dis
cussion of the curriculum at Brown,
and it was argued by Col. Goddard
and others that the free silver and
the free trade views of President An
drews should not be tolerated as long
as he remained as the educational
head of the college.
The trustees and fellows voted to
appoint . special committee to take
President Andrews in hand as soon
as he reaches home. This commit
tee consists of Chancellor Goddard,
former Chief Justice Durfee, of the
Rhode Island Supreme Court, and
Francis Wsyland."
The above is simply a mild state
ment of one of the many such
shameful and shocking occurrences
This same fellow Rockefeller en-
dowed the Chicago University, and
one of the ablest professors in that
institution was Prof. Bsmis. The
public will emember how he was
dismissed over year ago because
he taught the boys in the class room
that trusts were destructive to indi-
vidual enterprise and would under
mine and destroy Republic.
A few weeks ago . certain Chris.
tian missionary protested against
his denomination bowling to Rookie
Teller for funds to carry on theil
holy work. The high muck-a-mucks
Of his church promptly sat down
upon him and humiliated him fol
his freshness"
Now Mr.. Rockefeller has it giver
out that he would have given q mil
lion dollars to Brown University il
President Andrews had agreed il
the last campaign to turn goldbuf
and spologist for trusts. The crime
Of President Andrews is that he re-
fused to bend the knee to the Shy
locks. He stood for the money o
the Constitutions; he stood for tn,
doctrine and principles of Jefferson
Jackson aud Lincoln. Surely
this must be not only shocking
but alarming to every true Ameri
can-to every man who values fire.
speech and free thought, to ever,
man who believes in the principle
of Jefferson and Lincoln, to ever
man who is follower of the teach
ings of the lowly Nazarene.
Shall our colleges be sold to me
nopolies at the highest bidderi ShaI
the minds of the youth of the Ian
be poisoned with the corroding here
sysf the "divine right of trusts
Shall the temple of Christianity
bartered and sold to the none
changers for . part Of their ill-go'
ton gains in order that . fine churc
building be erected and the pre- ache
get big salary to preach anythin
but rsligioni Think how many {
The subsidized college professors an
preachers openly took tho side q
nonopolists and the gold syndicst
In the last campaign! Think no
many Of them degraded their clal
yooms and prostituted their pulpit
to the service Of mammon! 1t
shocking, it il horrible! Where wi
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