The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-01
The Money Question.

The writer is not an alumnus of Yale, still, I rejoice in it's prosperity as much as the most enthusiastic of its numer- ous sons. When in my morning paper I saw that the university had received, or was to receive, two millions of dol lars, with the prospect Of it's being in- creased to five millions towards fur ther endowment fund.- my joy was un- bounded. Further reading set me to thinking, for it seems (according to the opinion of some persons) that one mill lion dollars comes from one man who has only tainted money" to give; and shall Yale, with it's hohored history, standing only for that which is noble and pure, accept of gifts from such pol luted sources?
 Apparently, so far as the Yale alumni are concerned, they win answer this question almost unanimously in the af- frmative. But friend of mine sug- gests that this is quite different from the one hundred thousand given by this same man. for another purpose, which 1 has provoked So much discussion: that the Christian church, which stands for the highest ideals, cannot properly do what may be done by a university even with a religious history. This seems to the writer to be distinction without a difference" WI Is hard to under stand. Now, it seems that this money l is given with only one condition-that the income shall be- Ttsed for the rum ming expenses of the university, and
 will be appropriatedsin such places or | departments of the work as are most in need of it. s5 1 According to published reports, of late years the Divinity school is suffer- ling as much aSgOr more than any other l department because of inadequate SUD-
 port, and no doubt will be well remem- bered in the allotment of funds from this gift If this Is to be so, will we not
 have vigorous protests from sensitive Isouls against using tainted 0 money in
 training our young men for Sne Chris
 tian ministry? Apparently there is tonly one remedy for this state of things land that is for the university to revise Tits bookkeeping by opening a new &C., |count in the treasurers office, keeping separate from the other funds all l IllOliiGS IGIElNGh anu llGcluItlS 1t with the million Rockefeller gift, and
 adding from time to time all contribu- tions which cannot bring clean bill ol Imoral health.
 l Now, this may seem to some tinlid souls as very formidable undertaking but let us not despair where great prin- eiples of right and wrong are at stake
 Having done this, the good money can be used for the Divinity school, or any
 other department of the work of re- Iligious or ethical character, and the balance for all other purposes, especial ly the scientific department, Now, all
 this may seem visionary, but how can
 everybody be suited in any other way
 It would seem, from the zealous ut terances of some good people, that we are having thrust upon us new ques. Ition growing out of modern financial conditions, but this is not so It is the
 prominence of the giver, and the large
 amount of his gifts, that has provoked this unusual amount of discussion. A
 few years ago New England Methodism
 was greatly agitated as to the accept. lance of a considerable sum from New DTtWbE HUT puT- poses, and both at home and abroad even in heather lands for hundreds o1 years, this ''vexing question" has beer
 before Christian people, running down
 to the contribution plate in churches l The matter is not, like many others
 simple, but rather complex and of g
 mature that is likely to provoke contro. versys and difference of ~aninton, ever
 among the wisest and best of men
 Just now some good men, much respect ed for their works sake" in the past
 seem to have started on campaign ot
 education, thinking that this is such 6
 simple matter that they will soon have every one of their way of thinking and
 acting, but they are doomed to .disap. pointment. Probably the discussion O the last few months has made but little change in the opinions of anyone. This
 being the case, and present conditions
 likely to continue, the duty of the houl l is, Il this as many other matters, to ex
 ercise the largest charity towards thost
 who honestly think different, and not
 accuse them, either as individuals ol
 churches, of sordid motives or of. being
 bought" There has been too mucl uncharitableness iii some high quarter! I for the promotion of the Christian
 graces. J0IIN KERLEY.