The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-27
BATTLE OF CHURCHES
DIR. HARPER SEWERS HIS CONNEC-
TION WITH CAAUTAUQUA AFTER
MANY YEARS SERVICE
CHURCHES COULD NOT AGREE
Veteran worker Gave Warning
That He Would Not Permit That
His Motives Should BE ImpuGned
Succeed Dr. Harper Mt the Head
of the Collegiate Department..

of the Collegiate Department.
CHICAGO, June 26.-Dr. VIM. r. Har-
per. president of the University of Chica-
go, has ended his long connection with
the Chautauqua institute. Back of the
announcement of the famous educators
retirement as the head of the Chautauqua
department. and from the board of trus-
tees of the Chautauqua association, is a
battle Of denominations. Methodists who
have regarded the Chautauqua enterprise
as a monument to Methodism, believe
they have baff1ed John D. Rockefeller and
others who they claimed were attempt
Ing to make the Chautauqua movement
an auxiliary to the University of Chi
cago. And the Methodists have posses
sion" Of Chautauqua.
Two weeks ago DR.. Harper resigned
from the board of trustees. That broke
the final tie between him and the Chau-
tauqua movement, ending his twelve
years of service as the head of the COL
legiate department. 1t came as the Gull
mination of vain attempt to bring the
Chautauqua enterprises to Chicago-all
save the assembly which would remain at
Lake Chautauqua, N. Y.
1t was proposed to have the reading
circle movement from Buffalo to Chicago
to take the publishing plant of Flood and
Vincent. publishers of all the Chautauqua
literature to Chicago, and to make this
the center of popular education the move
ment. 1t was understood that Bishop John
IL. Vincent, as chancellor of Chautauuua,
was in favorof the plan of organization,
which included the removal to Chicago.
the making of DR.. Harper the virtual
mead or the entire movement, the aboli-
ton OF the office of superintendent of
grounds held by DR.. w. A. Duncan, and
the office Of treasurer, held by E. A.
Skinner, and the creation of the office of
general manager, to be held by Ned
Arden Flood, director Of the university
press, managing editor of the assembly
Herald and superintendent of the pub
fishing department of Flood and Vim
cent, also the position of head of the
collegiate department to be filled by Prof.
George E. Vincent, assistant professor of
psychology.
METHODISTS ALARMED.
When the plan became known it i'm
mediately struck terror to the hearts Of
the Methodists. They sought Bishop
Vincent and ascertained that the move
would mean sell-out to the Baptists,
and John D. Rockefeller would be in
control of the Chautauquan movement
DR.. Harper heard of this and Immediate
ly announced that If there was a word
OF question impugning his motives he
would withdraw entirely from Chautau-
qua. AT the meeting last January he re-
! signed as head of the collegiate depart
ment. In March Lewis Miller, head of
! the business department of Chautauqua,
died, and reorganization became neces-
sary. Hostility to the Chicago plan
| brought to the front Wilson M Day, of
! Cleveland, on whose proposition 1t was
decided that all Of the departments of
the association except the assembly
| should be conferred in Cleveland, O.
George e. Vincent, who is a son of the
| chancellor, was elected to take DR.. Har-
+ pers place at the head of the collegiate
department. Flood and Vincent sold out
| their business on their terms to Chau-
tauqua, and next month the control of
the Chautauquan, the Assembly Herald
and all of the books, copyrights and pub
| fishing franchises of Chautauuua press
to Mr.. Day, who assumes the position OF
| general manager, a new office, which in
| cludes the duties of the superintendent
| of grounds.
| Glenn Studebaker, of South Bend. Ind,
who has been acting as the chairman of
| the board of trustees since the death of
Mr.. Miller, will be elected permanent
chairman in August.
! Miss Helen Goulds endowment Of $685.
900, secured through Mr.. Harper, to-
| gether with $4,000 to be raised by the
reorganizers, will be set aside for an en-
dowment fund. Andrew Carnegie Is to
be interested in the plan If possible and q
large endowment secured from him.