Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-01
Of Mr.. Rockefeller by Rev.
Dr, Robt. s. Macarthur.
Saws Recent Coarse, Cruel and
Perhaps Criminal Criticisms
Have uaIignsd Whole Baptist Church.
Mis- Iraducers Are Its Defamers,


~, If his gift of 100000 to the Ameri-
AN Beard of Comnli 's,oncrs Tor or
80, uie.ions are declared in an artl-
oil. ny Rev. DIR. Robert Stuart Near
,bur rastor Of the calvary Bapt!Ss
cnurch of this city, to dc published, 10
narrow. in the Examiner, Baptist
,rblicatiun to be coarse. cruel, ana
,o,baus criminal and To have maligned
tho entire Baptist denomination. lie
..,ro,.sts against tn. condemnation OF
our churches by these ccWardly ana
uniust attacks" declares that no one
Knows potter than Mr.. Rockefeller mat
ne cannot buy the approval OF bdp-
fists by his millions, that BaptS''
vmId advocate his expulsion from the
church if it were proved that he had
acouir,.d his money dishonesty or by
means morally or socially destructive.
Rev. DR.. MacArthur's article IS en-
.itIed THE BAPTIST Brotherhood De-
Tended" and is in part as follows:
"Thc recent coarse, cruel and per-
hans criminal. criticiSn;s of John ID.
pockcfeiler have maliSned the entire
Raptist denomination. his traduccrS
are its dcfamers. Baptist pastors oughc
no longer to remain siitrt when Their
denomination is made the subject NJ
such unjust criticism AS member OF
the Baptist brotherhood, | protest
against the condemnation of our
churches by these coWardly and utter
" unjust attacks. | affirm that the CEN
s,Ires inflicted upon the denomination
and ,,pon Mr.. I:ockcfellr" as promi-
npnt member of a BAPTIST church, are
unjust. have known Mr.. Rockefeller
for many years. ana my intimate per-
sonal acquaintance with him has con-
vioccd me that he - worthy Of tn"
highest honor as Il man, all of the full
est confidence, esteem, and affection as
Christian.
II have taken pains To make careful
inuuir; regarding certain business
transactions which have Ecen the sub
irct of fierce dcnunCiati"n on the part
of sonlc Of Mr.. Rockefell,r'S critics, and
do not hesitate to declare, on tn"
basis az such knowledge, that this"
tran:ac;io:.s, when fully understood
and fliilV Judged. are in accordance
with IN, highest STANDARDS Of CONNER
ciaI morality. Ny examination has
shown me- that many harGes are based
upon half truths. and that when the
full truth was ascCrtau.eG, these very
transactions rcfioundcd tn Mr. Rookie
fell,r's honor as Il leader in business.
and as a professor of the Christian
faith
in 50 enormous a business as that of
the Standard Oil Co, Z is inevitable"
that agents of the company perform
III, ,,t NJ. az love- l
edge and without his approval A high
officer Of the Standard Oil Co.. init
matelv acuIaintod for nearly n genera
ton with Mr.. ROckefelltr's daily infiu-
encc in its counseIs. informed me re
Gently that Mr.. Rockefeller had ALWAYS
been quick to dcplOrr and to correct in
stances of unjust and injurious over
zeal
DIR. Gladden.. in ono Of his dofaml-
tory articles quotes the dcnunciation
Of an Ohio Judge Of a railroad officer
for making a certain contract with an
agent of In" STANDARD. But DIR. GLADDEN.
forgcts to state that this was nearly
generation ago, THAI the STANDARD
was never a rarty to he suit. and what
Is most "f al to thr point, that this
very contract was ordered cancelled as
soon as it was brought to Mr.. Rock"-
fcllcr's attention AMI before any COM
plant WIS uttered about it. Or take the
| case Of tn" cleveland widow. now be-
come celebrated. Any one who will take
enough l.lin~ to read the affidavits
printed and accessible hut ignored ana
suppressed by the hnstl' critics. cannot
fail to see in Mr.. Rockcfrllcr's conduct
Inc generosity. the courtesy. the mag
nHnimty AMI the forbearancc Of q
Christian gentleman.
1T has boon affirmed by some Of Mr..
ko.kcf"l'rs critic; that by his gifts
10 the Baptist denonnG ton, he has
fnrr haScd its approval or. at least it,
silence. To say that such body of
Christians could h" bought by Mr..
Roekcf'llrrs money * to excite the dc
risiNo laughter and to evoke the rightc-
Gus Indignation Of every Intelligent
hapt'St No on" knows better than Mr..
rockefeller himself mat he cannot buy
the approval of Raptists by his mil
mems. Their" are BAPTIST leaders of TO-
DAY who would not hesitate for mo-
neni to- advocate tho expulsion Of Mr.
rockefeller from tho Baptist denomina-
aoh' If it We're proved that he acquired
Ills money dishonesty or by means
morally or socially destructive. The
baptist leaders are becoming thorough
Indignant ut tho ma'evolent spirit
s'u c"ntemptible methods of Mr.
Rockefeler's opponents
rev Dir Macarthur declares that
u'e critics Of Mr.. Rockefeller appeal To
u'e passions of the unthinking multi
u'ie and TINT this is assassination OF
Inaracter. He "rcpels Indignantly" tho
"arg" that the baptist denomination
"ds soilcltel money from 4 man whose
"d'h has been dishonesty acquired
p'hhts out that DR.. William J. Tucker
pes!dent of Dartmouth College. ShOulJ
NV he branded as Il criminal because
u'r'mouth College owned stock in the
lh'n Securities. which company
"e courts found 10 be a criminal con-
rptacV. says that the supposition tina.
ar' Rockefeller is worth n billion dol.
~ grossly false and that in the last
w OF Three years his benevolent gifts
we're at least twice as much as the in.
uease in his estate, asserts that he ha.
ue gift of high value to humanit,