New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-01
ROCKEFELLER Glass DINE
DR.. Faunce Tells of John D., sr.,
Putting 81 Bill in Plate.

A. tho eighth annual dinner of the Young Mems
Bible Glass of the Fifth Avenue Baptist ChuFcI
of which John .. Rockefeller, IT. Is leader he4'
last night at the Hotel Majestic more than TWO
hundred and fifty men were present President
Faunce of Brown University, former pastor OF 'le
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, was the toastmas'er'
his theme being The Relation OF Business 10 Cie'
acter" President Wilson Of Princeton. who was
TO speak THE Hero OF Tomorrow, louhu II III"
possible to be present.
The Rev Dr. Johnston. present pastor Of me
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church discussed The
Parable of the Hare, or, The Two Factors IN the
EQUATION An Illustrated Talk was given oy
Homer Davenport cartoonist.
The exercises began by the singing OF America
in unison all standing.
D- Faunce said that one Of the greatest pleas
,ras in life was 70 see things grow, whether the
Sbtnes were trces or babies. or Sunday schoo-
,sse- This particular class he had grow
in fact he thought could say that ne knew II DO
fore it was born He recalled the time when there
were only six men in the class. and declared 'ia'
he believed the ideals Of the class were the same
now as they were then Dr. Faunce urged 'he
class to give the heartiest support to its leader
He added that the leader might make mistakes put
he continued:
The father once did make a mistake. II was the
TINE TINE t 9br ne he was not known The members Of
the CONGREGATION We're OF that strict sort o. Pei
Mere men OF small means. and the collections !
must adI3t, RRooc,efeer absent-nirdedly dropped
= 4ve.5oliar bill into it-and the old deacon nearly
oI9Pp the ' Close Of the service the deacon vent to
MI Rockefeller and saId: YOU are ~ drorrad
9ved6Iiar bill into the collection plate II has
tell you, sir, that you may nav don't want You TO
t UNI 70 give him your hearty cooperation in for
w Wal the work of the class
DR. Johnston declared that there We're many
,eonIe like the coored who told his listeners
p 10 vas going to cook the hare before he
caught if Many people were worrying whether
or not they would catch the hare wealth. There
were a good many people who had the hare but
who did not know how to cook It Many never
caught the hare and never would. but they knew
better than the people who had It now 10 COOK It.
He added:
There are millions of people in this country who
can tell Mr.. Carnegie how ne coud aie poorer, so
that 'R etfeF msf r Roofefeer receives telling him
might spend his % as 9gs thing fneT in '4 f
world to spend other peoples money
DR. Johnston ended with tribute to the leader
of the class.
When Mr. Rockefeller rose to speak there went
nm a shout Five feet seven. and every inch a
man" Mr. Rockefeller declared that he had no
intention of making a speech. He told story, and
then said he glad that the class was getting
along so well under the new constitution. He
went on to say:
often nm come very close together week from
night ! shall be with family on the ocean on
nv way for a trip of two three months abroad
for rest and change It Is to my very great regret
that I shall leave this body OF men who nave
become so dear to- But II has seemed best
that should do so We recently had the subject
of friendship before the class and suppose that
there is no man here who needs friends more than
he who speaks.
You know that there are people who are
the sort Of friends who would US You know
that as we'll | DO. And appreciate the sort
Of friends that I have in this class.
Mr. Rockefeller declared that the class would
have a competent leader in his place, and that he
was sure that the work OF the class would go
ahead successfully in his absence.
Afterward what known as the regular ticket
was elected by vote of about 100 TO 90 J. NJ
Troxell chosen president.