Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-20
now ROCKEFELLER GIVES
A Glimpse at the Machinery Of
His Benevolencc.
Nia son Mas General ChavRr Of the
system Or liSiuE--A NIuister and
i.sw,er O~,Ute Practically Al
Their Times IN the Appeals

Information has come IN me from n
variety ot sources relating to the way in
whcl, Mr.. John -. Rockefeller manages
nj benevolent giving. part OF TINS m
formation IL of recent date, and tho re-
,eirt of uth"r parts extends over - period
Of several years. | am NOT at liberty to
saiI" 1ny authorities. but Nou"h for tue
following statements Ak beng of trust
worthy orien. Th"N arc made at this
titue because Of their manifest bearing
ltpou questions now agitating the public
mind. Put | wish Ia bc understood as
enphaticaily disclHming any purpose of
expressing or implying personal judgment
"f existing Controversies. says a writer
IN tho BOSTON TranscriI'i
The prt sd"ni Of the Standard on COM
pauy has acted GA his individual initiative
in Tho r,incelv gifts bestowed up"n Chi
ragn University and IN regular contrih1-
lions 10 the Baptist denomination. The
fats arc similar with regard TO a Num-
ber of cases whore he has acted ON his
own krowIedsa ia selecting less Wei
known OBJECTS of houevolrucc. Hui for
tho purpose of enabling his gifts In reach
a wider range and Il more comprehensive
Nariety, he has Thought fit 10 avail him
helf Of the services Of his son. Mr.. John
say that persons Who are in position t"
know af.irnl tina, the son nas no official
or business connection with til" standard
cl company.
Mr.. John -. Huckofclicr lr in turn.
delegates very much uf This work To
agents Of whom two deserve special mon
ton or account Of the importance of tho
functions which they perform. one of
iS Ip r /.
Oates was formerly Baptist pastor,
h,lt now attends regularly the services OF
the congregational church in Montclair.
n j., W which Inc Rev. Amory II. Brad
ford ID d., who is strongly in favor of
.ha acceptance Of the gift to tho Ameri-
can board is pastor. Ne gives his whole
tine to this work.
Mr. Gates chiefly examines those cases
Where requests for Sits come from UNI
known or iinp~rfectly known. sources.
VIC cndea vors to qualify himself not only
~ constani study OF the wide fields If
human needs hut by painstakng investi-
yation directed toward doubtful qurS-
lions. lie examines aud cross-eNa mines
Witnesses lie searches statistics. Tie
looss at the matter IN hand from many
points of view. Not satisfied with asc"r-
tanning that an object is in itself worthy
h seeks to know whether til. institution
or society is wisely managed. whether
1h.," is reason to expect that money
Sfvcn "a it viii accomplish a much good
IS. or more than. money given for The
SAN" caus" through 4 different channel
and hos this particular object of hcncNo-
lcjico stands related ia other objects
Young Mr.. Rockefeller is said 20 HAY.
recently expressed himself as being NOT
wholly content with the previous scope
Of his fathers gifts. nor yet with the pro-
portion =" Tar ma intaineh among the mul-
titudc of deserving causes.
If uoncy is asked to lift a church dclt
Mr.. t;a;os wants 10 know great mann
things. such as tn" necessity. if any tol
the creation ~ the debt: how .clf-d"nN-
inclv tho members Of tn" church and con.
prc.uiinn have put their hands into tEcii
uru pockets. bcfo'" stretching thos,
hands coward doop"r pockets and what
trlds there Is for the church /" do goo,
~ nc community whcrr it is placed II
r,"n"N il asked for a college or university
Nj. Gates Wants iu Know whether cdlca
ti"lHN need az sectarian prid" WAS - the
hottnln Of its plar,iNc on THAT ground
" the institution in question * located
on foreign mission ground. Mr.. Gutc'
wants /" know Whn' proofs l''er" arc
thai hcatbcn youth in that part Of tho
world can and will acquire a lihcra! c1u
r'tion If given the opportunity, also
wnctli"r intcrucnomiat ionai comfy hn!
h"on observed in parcelling ont the mis-
sion territory which includes that college
moreover. what guarantees have been
GRANTED by the pagan government OF TIM
'ounirY FOR the protection Of propcriN
rights ANA freedom Of TEACHING there. l
INC curriculum adapted To- meet the sre
'i.,l needs of that mission iicld" What l.
dune here IN the WAY of manual training
What for hygiene. public sanitation. am
the healing Of dscdsosf What become
If tn" graduates These are not inas II
urv questions, hut arc ainost litera
siation from actual cases,
Tho other man 10 whom | alluded abov