The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-27
DR. GLADDEN. TO MAKE SURE
WILL THEN ANSWER LATEST
 ROCKEFELLER STATEMENT.

Ing TOT NumBer oA Aedrs anu
 Quoted in Several BooISs-Used Exact
 Citation as it Appeared in Henry D.
 LIoyd's Book.
 Boston, April 26.-Referring to the statement made last night by Starr J. Murphy, MT. Rockefefler's counsel, to the effect that Dr. GIadden's criticism of Mir. Rockefeller was based upon a "garbled report" pr. Gladden. said to a representative of The Associated Press tonight:
 q have no statement to make at this time except to say that cannot make a formal answer to MT. Murphy until have had an opportunity to go to the library and look up the testimony to which reference has been made.
 q suppose, of course, that the criti- cisms which I found had been accu- rately made. They have been stand ing for a number Of years and have been quoted in several books and have never to my knowledge been questioned.
 ''I used the exact words of the cita- tion as it appeared in Henry D. Lloyd's book Wealth against Commonwealth and am of the opinion that the same citation appears in Miss Tarbell's His tory of the Standard Oil Company.
 "As opportunity offers shall pre- pare an answer to MT. Murphy and make 1t public through The Associated Press.p
 Dr. Gladden. was the principal speak CT at a secret meeting to-day of Con- gregational ministers invited to assem- ble by the clergymen's committee which is protesting against the acceptance for religious purposes by the denomination and it's affiliated societies, of gifts from John D. Rockefeller.
 Dr. Gladden's remarks were embod- jed in a statement which will be given to the public tomorrow.
 The committee in charge of to-day's meeting was appointed originally to protest against MT. Rockefeller's gift of $10O,O0O to the American board of commissioners for foreign missions, but inasmuch as the prudential committee decided to accept the money the com mittce has continued it's efforts to pre- vent the future acceptance by the church of any financial help, the source of which is objectionable to the protest ants.
 To-day's meeting was held at Young's hotel and no one except those directly. interested knew where the clergymen had assembled until they adjourned.
 Tonight the following statement re- garding the meeting was issued by Rev. H. w. Gleason, secretary of the committee: s,s..
 "A meeting of the Congregational ministers representing different parts of New England assembled at Young's hotel this afternoon, at the invitation of the committee of twenty in the mat ter of the recent protest against the ac- ceptance of the Rockefeller gift to the American board, to meet Dr. Washing ton Gladden. of Columbus, O., and to confer together regarding further ac- tion. Very encouraging reports were received from various parts of the country, Dr. Gladden. speaking especial ly of the middle west, showing a mark ed increase of public sentiment In favor of the protestant's position.
 Measures were adopted looking to- ward an extensive campaign to be i'm mediately undertaken.
 >"Dr. Gladden. read an extended and carefully prepared paper in reply to the arguments recently advanced by the prudential committee of the board and outlining the principles advocated by the protestants. This paper received the hearty endorsement of the ministers present and will be given in full to the press tomorrow at F o'clock"