Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-31
NJ ARTHUR DEFENDS
]. D, ROCKEFELLER
Criticisms of Him Declared 10 be
Coarse Cruel and Perhaps
Criminal
BApTISTS CAN'T Be BOUGHT.
Says Great Millionaire Ia Worthy OF
Confidence, Admiration asd
Affection,

Now York, May Sl,.-'rhc recent crltl.
cisms Of John -, Rockefeller growing
out Of his glft " 100000 10 the Am-
orlc0n board Of commissioners for for
oign missions are declared In an arti.
Gle by the Rev. Dr. Robert stuart
Macarthur pastor Of the Calvary B0p.
,Isl church of this city 10 be pub.
lishod tomorrow IN the Examiner a
Baptist publication to be coarse cruel
ana perhaps criminal ana to have
mnlgncd the entire Baptist dcnomi.
nation. lie protests against the con.
demnalion OF our churches By these
cow0rdly ana unjust attacks" declares
that no one knows better than Mr.
Rockefeller that he cannot buy the ap.
proNal of baptlsts by his millions, that
Bapliete would advocate hIs expulsion
from the church II II were proved that
he had acquired his money dishonest.
~ or by means morally or socially
destructive, lie adds that he has In.
ycstlgatcd certain business u0nsac.
tons which have been ncrccly de-
nounccd by Mr. Rockcfolcrs critics
and has found them In accordance with
The highest standards OF commercial
morality Mr. Rockefeller, he nescrta
~ worthy Of confidence, admiration and
alirction and appeals for fairness of
Judgment for him,
Dr McArlhurs article IL entitled
The Baptist brotherhood Defended"
ana Us In part as follows,
'Tho recent coarse, cruel and pors
hups criminal criticisms Of MI John
u Rockefeller have m0liguod the en-.
Tire Baptist denomination HE ira.
duccra are IN dofnmorR Baptist lps.
tors ought no longer to remain silent
whon their denomination w mndo the
subject of such unjust criticism, AZ a
member ~ the Baptist brotherhood
protest against the condemnation u
our churches by these coWnrdly ana
utterly unjust attacks alnrm that
the ccnsuros inflicted upon the de.
nomination ana upon Mr. Rockcfol.
lor ne prominent member Of a BAD.
list church are unjust have known
Mr.. Rockefeller for many yp1Ip, and
my intimate personal ucquaIntanco
with him has convinced me- that he ~
worthy Of the highest honor nn
n man. and VI the fullest
confidence, ostcom and affection an a
Christian, | have taken pains 10 mako
careful inquiry regarding certain bust.
ness transactions which have boon tho
subject Of fierce dcnunclntl0n on tho
part " some NJ Mr., Rockofplprs critics
ana ! do not hesitate to declare, ON tho
basis Of such knowledge that these
transactions when fDly understood
ana fairly Judged, are IN accordance
with the highest standards Of CONNER
cIll morality My examination has
shown me that many charges arc has.
81 upon half lrulhs ana thai when the
fun truth Wua OsccrlaMcd, those very
transactions roduundod 10 MIR Rookie
felors honor ms loader In husuo,R
ana as a professor of the rhrIHiim
farm, I'm M enormous a business aH
that Of the standard on company II R
inevitable that agents ~ tho company
perform nets without Mr. Rockcfolcra
knowledge, and without his approval.
A hlgh officer NJ the standard on com.
piny intimately acquainted for ncarly
a generation with Mr. Rorkcfolora
daily influence In his ooungcls, Informed
mo recently that Mr. Rockefeller hnd
always been uulrk 30 dcplorc ana To
correct instances OF unjust and niu
| rlouH oNor'2coh
or GLADDEN., IN one NJ hls dcramn,
tory articles, quotes the donmoIation ~
an opinion Of q iudgo ~ a railroad ON.
Ger for making certain contract with
an agent " the standard But pr
GLADDEN. forgo,s 10 state that this was
nearly generation ago, that tho
| standard was never "a mttY 10 tho suit,
and what IN most of All to me point,
| that this very contract was ordered
cancelled M eoon aH II was brought 10
Mr. Rockcfollcr'p attention, ana hoforo
any complaint was uttered about II
or take the case Of the cleveland wld.
oW, now become celebrated. Any one
who win take enough pains ia read the
allldnyits prnld and accessible, but lg.
norod ana suppressed by the hostile
critic, cannot fan 10 zee In Mr. Rookie,
| fcller'a conduct the generosity tho
| courtesy the maRnamliN and the for.
| bcnrlnro Of n Christian gentleman
~ has been nnlrmcd by some Of Mr.,
| Rockefeller critics that by his gifts TO
the Baptist denomination he has pur.