Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-29
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Of the southern educational conference, a trustee in many religious and philan- thropic institutions and leader in the cause of education. Being a merchant of national reputation, an active money maker as well as a philanthropist, his judgment in the matter is especially in- teresting.
 'I would take without hesitation any money that John D. Rockefeller would offer me for any good purpose" said MT. Ogden. 'Nor would I consider it my duty as the trustee of any religious, charitable or educational institution to pass upon MT. RockefeIlers life or his business habits. In my opinion this dis cussion raises an issue that is not prac- tical. would not feel myself qualified to judge another mans career"
 Father Thomas Ducey, pastor of St. Leo's church in New York, expressed himself thus:
 You ask me to say few words bearing on the refusal of some repre- sentative ministers of Boston to accept a donation of $1OO,OOO. The reverend gentlemen's declination to approve of the acceptance of this gift for mis- sionary and religious purposes is based upon what they claim to be certain unjust acts palpably dishonest in moral practices in the business methods of certain people. They declare the do, nor's methods are 'un-Chrstian' and that they Che reverend gentlemcn) 'are morally certain that the system the donor has built up is based on dlshon- esty. is illegal and violates the laws of the country I fail to see how any men believing such conditions to exist 1 could do otherwise. than declare tho proffered gift should not be accepted or received. The ministers of the Protestant church presiding over wealthy congregations and in close re lation with men of wealth are fire Quently accused of being in the employ of the powerful and are forced to di rect their teachings so as to be power. ful in the interests of the powerful and careless for the rights of the multitude Hence l see why in the present in- stance they are sensitive and wish to show that they do not intend to be re. garded as suspects in the eyes and i judgment of the vast struggling mil lions. for they know full we'll that their profession must and will fail if this impression grows, and they know full well that Christ has informed them that they cannot serve God and Mammon.
 "We Catholic priests the world over are the laborers in the vineyard of the Lord with the struggling toilers the ! world over. Should the donor of S10O.- GOO to the Congregational body send me such sum I would before accept. ing and using the same say to him in living words or in writing: Sir, I will accept your gift as little evidence of | practical restitution. shall hold my self free to judge and think as I wish and. if needs be. to express myself free ly about acts I deem unjust and dis. honorable. If this view Is not agree able to you, you must keep your gift, ! for cannot accept it"
 Robert Hunter. chairman of the New York state labor committee and writer on sociological subjects, expressed this ! opinion:
 "I believe the Boston clergymen were right in their action. In my opinion, corruption took root in the church at the moment it begnn to accept tainted money. Corruption will not be rooted out of the church until the church pre- fers poverty and sodliness to wealth and insincerity. Good cannot come out 1 of church which subsists on the pat. ronage of the rapacious."