The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-16
ON
TAINTED MONEY
Former Heavyweight Champion
Fighter Dislikes the sensar
tional Preachers.
HAS GREAT RESPECT FOR
THE SINCERE CLERGYMAN
Alludes to the Others as Funny
Fellows in the Min
istry.

20. u i j i 3 * H. I
Bob Fitzsimmons does not believe
that any money is tainted if it is
spent to relieve the. sufferings Of hui
manity or to bring happiness into the
lives Of those physically or mentally in
capable of securing it for themselves
or those dependent upon them.
''Some ministers are funny folk, =
said Fitz today at the West hotel.
Mind you I said some Of them:
There are thousands and thousands of
men in the ministry to whom take
struggling to lessen the evil in the
verdi and not letting the right hand
know what the other is doing. They are
advising the weak fellows who keep
slipping back and giving their whole
life for other people.
"Think of that seriously now. Civ
ing up your whole life working for
other people when you know. you are
not going to get ANYTHING in return
ises. There are little preachers riding
country roads and getting hardly
enough pay to keep them fed and
clothed, working for humanity There
are great big preachers whose hearts
are as big as their salaries who never
have cent They are spending their
own money to help out other people.
Why, these fellows are the salt Of the
earth.
The Funny Fellows.
CHOW I get to the funny fellows in
the ministry I mean these lads who
are always doing something sensational
to get themselves noticed. Something
to set the papers talking about them
II don It take any stock in those kind
I, and lot of other fellows in this
- NJ, oro
maybe, little inclined to criticise
these fellows too sharply. / will even
admit that they may be in earnest
and trying to do good and taking the
sensational method Of getting people
to, think about better things # they
are doing that, they are excusable. II
they ain 't-wen I haven't got much
! use for man who breaks into the min
istry to make money or a reputation.
WThere isn't any such a thing a!
charity or church work. K think tainted
money is cash that a man steals or get
by cheating and then spends on himself
If thief gives money, away FOR churcl
or charity think that the better sid
of thatfellow is getting the upper hant
and his conscience is fairly kicking hin
done. Look at tho conscience none,
sent to banks and government nov
and then. 5It is Some fellow tina
has been laying awake at nights an
worrying over his 1neanness.
| 90 Take the Cash.
81 think when a man goes to the limi
Of giving away money that it show
that he wants to do better, and. there
fore when he makes that determination
the money is not tainted any longer
I say let the churches take that cas-
and help some other fellow to make
man of himself or pay it to thes
preachers who need it to clothe an
feed themselves so that they can kee
up the work. they have started to do.
"Now take the Rockefeller case.
DOM think his money is tainted. Al
this talk of refusing it is foolish. Loo
at the good that can be done with sue
sums as he has given. I don't thin
that Rockefeller gave the money t
square himself in any way, because h
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