The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-01
GLADDEN. REVIEWS
STANDARD ATTACK
Clergyman's Protest Against
Rockefeller Gift to Missions
Stirs Up Magnate.
ROGERS SAYS TRUST
rs WITHIN STATUTES
GLADDEN. Replies, Pointing Out
that Ethical Principles Re-
main the Same.
New York Sun Special Service.


New York, April III. H. Rogers,
vice president of the Standard Oil com
pany, made a statement today regard
ing the methods of the Standard Oil
company, in reply to the criticisms of
the prudential committee of the Amer
lean Board of Foreign Missions, di-
rected against the acceptance of a gift
Mr.. Rogers said:
Ministers say queer things. DIR.
Washington GLADDEN. says that every
body knows that John D. Rockefeller
has obtained his money dishonesty.
With as much reason l could say that
would not trust the Ten Commandments
for ten days with the deacons of his
church, because they would surely
break some of them and bend the rest.
"Slavery in certain sections Of the
United States was legal until President
Rebates on railroads were just as legal
until the passage of the interstate
commerce commission act.''
No Compromise in Acceptance.
1t became known here today that
prior to the final action by the pru-
Dental committee of the American
Missions, in accepting the 100000 gift
rendered by John d. Rockefeller, a
number of prominent members Of the
board considered the matter at length,
and issued statement that they did
not consider the acceptance of the gift
would compromise the board in any
way.
Among those who signed the state.
ment were Rev. j. W. Cooper, secre-
tary of the American Missionary asso.
citation; Lucien @. Warner, chairman of
the Int irrational Y. M. G. A.; Rev. G.
NJ. Richards, secretary Of the Interna'
tional Congregational Church Building
society; Rev. A. II. Bradford ex-mod-
orator of the National Congregational
conference; Rev. Edward P. Ingdrsoll
secretary of the American Bible So
ciety; William Fl. Ward. editor Of the
IEew York Independents; Rev. J. J
Merrill, president of Fisk university
ders, dean Of Yale university divinity
school; Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, Rev
Charles E. Jefferson, pastor of th'
Broadway Tabernacle, and Rev. Henry
". Hubbell Of Greenwich Conn.
Minister'S Position.
The statement issued as a result o
the meeting was as follows:
The prudential committee OF the Amer
lean board has been requested to refuS
q certain gift for it's missionary work o
the ground that the giver is the proprieto
Of an organization whose business meth
DDS are extensively criticized by the pres
and the public.
Compliance with this request would pu
upon the board, as a corporate trust, ere
ated for the definite purpose Of maintain
ing missions in foreign lands, the yer
grave responsibility Of refusing none
which has been given for the developmer
of the work intrusted to it's care in al
Of particular objects for which 1t Is trus
tee.
1t would also establish the precedent
subjecting Individual gifts to a scrutin
not heretofore regarded practical for
mission board to exercise.
We do not. therefore. consider that tt
acceptance Of this gift compromises tt
board in any way, and we cannot recon
mend any departure from the long estal
lshed usage Of the board in receivir
with thankfulness funds intrusted to |
care for the prosecution Of it's importa,
work.