The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-16
FITzSIMMONS ON
TAINTED MONEY
Former Heavyweight Champion
Fighter Dislkes the sensa-
tional Preachers.
HAS GREAT RESPECT FOR
THE SINCERE CLERGYMAN
Alludes to the Others as Funny
Fellows : in the Min
istry.

| Bob Fitzsimmons does not believe
that any money is 1taintedo if it is
spent to relieve the sufferings Of hui
manity or to bring happiness into the
lives of those physically or mentally in
capable Of securing it for themselves
or those dependent upon them. Ell, ),
said Fitz today at the West hotel.
Mind you I said some Of them:
There are thousands and thousands Of
men in the ministry to whom I take
off my hat with respect. They are
struggling to lessen the evil in the
world and not letting the right hand
know what the other is doing. They are
advising the weak fellows who keep
slipping back and giving their whole
life for other people.
think of that seriously now. Civ
ing up your whole life working for
other people when you know you are
not going to get anything in return
save such reward as the Bible prom
Uses. There are little preachers riding
een5y ps 59ad fo la sap GETTING am fed hardly
i clothed, working for humanity There
are great big preachers whose hearts
are as big as their salaries who never
/ have a cent. They are spending their
own money to help out other people
Why, these fellows are the salt Of the
earth. "
l The Funny Fellows.
CHOW I get to the funny. fellows in
! the ministry. mean these lads who
are always doing something sensational
4 to get themselves noticed. Something
l to set the papers talking about them
III don t take any stock in those kind
T, and a lot Of other fellows in this
world, are not church men and we are
ino 70 az
these fellows too sharply I will ever
admit that they may be in earnest
and trying to do good and taking thu
sensational method of getting people
to: think about better things. IF the,
are doing that, they are excusable. 1
they ain 't-well haven't got mucl
use for man who breaks into the min
istry to make money or reputation.
- "There isn't any such a thing a
tainted money when it is given TO
charity or church work. ] think tainte
} money is cash that man steals or get
by cheating and then spends on himsel1
If thief gives moneYfa away for churc
or charity I think that the better sid
Of that.fellow is getting the upper han
2 into. trying to make up for what he ha
l done. Look at the conscience none
3 sent to banks and US government no.
: and then. It i is Some fellow tina
r has been laying awake at nights an
l worrying over his meannes
Take the Cash.
8 tfI think when man goes to the linn
4 of giving away money that it show
that he wants to do better, and there
fore when he makes that determinatio
the money is not tainted any longe
I say let the churches take that cas-
IS and help some, other fellow to make
\ man of himself or pay it to thes
] preachers who need it to clothe an
, feed themselves 50 that they can kee
up the work.they have started to do.
"Now take the Rockefeller case.
i, don It think his money is tainted. A
y this talk of refusing it is foolish. Loo
t at the good that can be done with sue
s sums as he has given. I don't thin
e that Rockefeller gave the money
Q square himself in any way, because /
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