The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-31
ROCKEFELLER GIFT
PROTEST CONTINUES
MEETING OF MINISTERS OP-
POSED HELD IN BOSTON.

of the Gountry-TO Learn 6enefaA
Feeling of the Observation-Disclosures
Dental Committee of American Board
Will be Asked to Aid.
Boston, March 3o.-Despite the fact
that the prudential committee OF the
American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions has practically de-
cided to accept the gift of 100000 from
John d. Rockefeller to further the
work Of the board, a committee repre-
senting the Congregational clergymen
of Boston and vicinity who are oppos-
ed to the acceptance of. the gift, met to-
day and decided to continue the protest.
Ii was agreed by the members of the
committee that a wide expression OF
opinion. on one question was desirable,
and for this purpose a committee was
appointed to submit the facts and docu.
ments In the matter to the Congrega-
tional ministers of the country. The.
prudential committee will not take final
action ON the acceptance Of Mr.. Rookie
fellers gift for two weeks, and It IS
the intention Of the protesting COM
mittee to learn, If possible, the general
feeling among the clergymen OF the
denomination.
To-day's meeting, which was private.
was held ait the rooms Of the TWen-
tieth century club, and was attended
by fifteen members of the committee.
Tonight the following statement re-
garding the proceedings was issued by
Rev. III. w. Gleason, secretary Of the
protestants' committee:
ssrhe committee considered the reply
Of the prudential committee to the pro-
test, and were unit In the conviction
that this reply raises a still more fun
damental and serious issue, namely,
claims all moral responsibility for dis.
crfrnination as to the sources from
which they receive money for Christian
work For this reason II appeared TO
the committee all the more necessary
to make the protest. Therefore, since
I the prudential committee have delayed
final action for two weeks, in order
that as wide an expression Of opinion
as possible might be made upon the is-
sue, d committee was appointed to sub
init the facts and documents in the mat
ter to the Congregational ministers Of
the country. This committee was in
structed to confer with the prudential
committee and endeavor to secure. II
lpossibIe, their cooperation in this ac-
| ton
DR., Washington GLADDEN. Of CoIum-
tbus, Ohio, and President William HI.
| Tucker, Of Dartmouth college, were in
communication with the committee by
| telegram and letter. President Tucker
wrote Id part as follows:
Tn regard to the general position
taken BY the defenders Of the action Of
| the prudential committee In accepting
Mr.. Roekefeller's gift, that a mission
ary organization has no right to dis
criminate in regard to the money re-
ceived, lest it be passed unwarranted
| Judgment on the business methods of
| the donor, take issue at once. The
a gift from this source, under the pres
ent conditions. must mean one or two
| things. Either the board believes that
| the business methods involved are corr
rect, or that they are a matter Of moral
indifference 50 far as the reception Of
the money is concerned. For one, do
not liketo see the American Board
take either one Of these positions. To
days action hurt. Such action hurts
the conscience of the coming generation
more than that Of the generation which
| is passing. 1t is not an incentive to
missionary zeal.
mo organization set to the high and
lasting ends Of Christian service can al
low itself to be thought Indifferent to
the moral issue Of the day. whenever
these issues are necessarily affected by
| it's action"