Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01
H. II. Rogers, Vice President,
Roasts Rev Washington Glad.
den for His Criticisms
MINISTERS SAY QUEER THINGS"
Declares Doctor Would Not Trust Tea
Commandments for Ten Days With
Deacons of His Church.

New York, March Si.--H. II. Rogers.
vice president and director OF the
Standard OIL company, today made
statement as TO the conduct OF the
Standard on company, which was evil
IDENTIFY prompted by the criticism In the
prudential committee OF the American
board OF foreign missions for accepting
gift OF 100000 from John d. Rookie
Teller Mr., Rogers said;
Ministers say queer things. Dr.
Washington GLADDEN. says TINT every
body knows that John d. Rockefeller
has obtained his money dishonesty.
With as much reason could say that
everybody knows that D, GLADDEN.
would not trust the ten commandments
for 10 days with the deaiions OF his
church, because they wbuld surely
break some OF them and bend the rest.
Slavery IN certain sections Of the
United states was legal until President
hncoln's emancipation proclama,lon
Rebates on railroads we're lust as legal
until the passage OF the int ate COM
merce act After an exhaust @ exam
nation By the Industrial commission
authorized by Congress June rs 1898
In "A review of evidence, the commits
sion reported as follows:
1T has been charged as u matter Of
general belief on the part OF almost all
Of the opponents Of the standard on
company that these Determinations In
various forms have been continually
received even UP 10 date, on the 9th
er hand, The charges have been denied
most enlphutlcalv by every representa-.
tive OF the Standard oil company with
reference to all cases excepting one
which they claim was mistake, the
amount Of freight due being promptly
nad on discovery OF THE error. The
Standard on company not merely chhl-
lenged the opponents to bring forth
proof Of any case. but produced many
letters from leading officials OF rail-
roads to show that the company had In
no case received any favors or asked
for them
ut became known today that prior
TO the final action by the prudential
committee Of the American board Of
commissioners Of foreign missions In
accepting the 800 900 Gift rendered by
John d. Rockefeller a number OF prom
inent members Of the borad at a meet
ing held In New York city, considered
the matter at length. AS result the
parties to'the conference Issued state-
ment. IN which thev declared they did
not feel the acceptance Of The gift would
compromise the board In any way.
Among those who signed the statement
were Rev. j. w. Cooper. secretary OF
the American Missionary association;
Lucien Warner, chairman OF the In
ternatioual Y, NJ. c. A.; Rev. G. A..
Richards, secretary OF the International
CONGREGATIONAL Church Building soci-
ETY., Rev. A. H. Bradford, formerly
moderator OF the National Congrega-
tional conference; Rev. Edward =. In
gersoll, secretary Of the American Bible
society, William II Wood. editor OF the
New York Independent: Rev. ]. j. Mer-
rill, president Of Fisk university. NASH
vile, Tenn, Rev. Frank w. Sanders
dean OF Yale university divinity school;
Rev. Lyman Abbott: ,Bev. Charles E
Jefferson, pastor Of the Broadway tab
ernacle and Rev, Henry w. Hubbell
Of Greenwich Conn.
WHAT STATEMENT CONTAINED.
The statement issued as result Of
the meeting was as follows: 1.-The pru-
dental committee of the American
board has been requested 10 refuse a
certain gift for It's missionary work,
on The ground that the giYer is the
president of corporation whose bust
ness methods are extensively criticised
by the press and the public. Com
pliance with this request would put
upon the board, which is a corporate
trust created for the definite purpose
Of maintaining missions In foreign
lands, the very grave responsibility Of
refusing money which has been given
for the DEVELOPMENT of the work In
trusted TO its care In aid OF particular
objects for which II Is trustee.
1T would also establish the preoe-
dent OF subjecting individual gifts to a
scrutiny not heretofore regarded as
practicable for a mission board to ex-
srcise. We do not therefore, con-
slider that the acceptance OF this gift
compromises the board IN any way and
We cannot recommend any departure
rom the long-established usage OF the
board In receiving with thankfulness