Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-02
ROCKEFELLER JR. FLAYED FOR
STATEMENTS
"Don't Take the Bible Literally" Says
Young Millionaire, and Ministers
Tell Their Opinion
of Him

CAsS'Ss
Don't loan money to anybody with
out taking a note and charging inter-
est. If a man asks for a temporary
loan of So or $40, promising to repay
it in a few days and never intending
to do so, it is your religious duty to
refuse him.
Don't loan money to friends, or
you'll lose them.
Don't take Christ's command to
lend to the poor literally. 1t was never
so intended. Give them sympathy ana
advice, but keep your money IN your
pocket unless you get note IN return
and are certain of receiving both prln-
cipal and interest"
William Murphy, son of the late tenn
perance orator, said
"This is in line with John D. Rookie
fellers method of dispensing charity.
He gives millions to institutions OF
learning, heavily endowed. Those who
go there to derive benefits from that
Investment of money have to pay to
do so. 1t is benefiting the few to the
exclusion of the many. What If he We're
to go about lending financial aid to the
newsboys--the brightest that are to be
found in the country?
Would Become Leaders
"Given the opportunity of education
and training and those little chaps
would grow to be the leaders of this
nation. His statement about advice Is
correct in one way. If you were TO go
to a man out of work, whose family IS
starving and whose children are naked,
and ask him to Land you his personal
note, good for ninety days in return for
$40 you would be breaking his character
down. for the poor fellow would know
well enough he could not pay 1t back to
you probably for a long time. These
days we are getting too MUCH or science
and too little of faith. Wien the null
titude was found by Christ In the
desert his method was no. to give adj
vice but rather food. Then he preached
to them. Less thousands for expensive
church buildings and more for human
ity. Then a revival will come"
The Rev. Frank Dewitt Talmage
said:
"The first two clauses of Mr.. Rookie
feller's 'Don'ts' 1 subscribe to literally.
If a man borrows money and is capable
of paying it pack, compel him to pay
ii back or you make liar or TIMER
out Of him. A man may more honestly
nav back a, scent piece than $1,000
debt, because he has to pay back the
$1,000 and does not have to pay back
the cents. Personally, I don't think
John D. Rockefeller, jr., meant the last
clause.
NeSo 10 DC du9Hl
"What he meant was, when people
are in trouble and can't help them
selves, then help them But the great
est Christian act is not to help men,
but to teach them how to help them
selves Help a man so he can help
himself, rather than to continue to
make pauper of him."
The Rev. DIR. Robert Mcintyre, pastor
of the First M. e. church of Los An
geles, said on. this subject:
II think that is another one of those
batch of lies which are continually be-
ing turned loose on the country con-
corning the Rockefellers. Young Rock
efeller is above that last statement.
Are we to take the command of Christ
regarding giving to the poor literally?
Why, we're to take it literally, of
course. That's the trouble. We don't
take it literally enough.
ION the general question there are
some who do not think Christ spoke
literally, but I think he did. do not
believe in impoverishinS self or pinch
ing ones family in giving to charity,
but neither do l believe in asking
man for a note or 'or interest when
we help him.
TT is well some times to put out
funds we never expect to see again,
and to give of your strength in your
measure to those who have less. Just
recently a man returned to me So had
loaned him when he was young fellow
in Indiana wanting financial aid to
move west.
Refused Interest
at wouldn't take any interest, and
I told him it was going in my little
fund I always keep on hand to help
those in need, men, women, children,
young and old alike.
mn
to which Rockefeller has reference re-
garding the command to give to the
poor, is the ideal. We are to strive
for that. Those are hard conditions of
life for us to struggle for, but our
duty is to strive for them even though
we cannot attain. We must not say
the ideal is impossible If not this
generation, another will arise when all
evil and sin and oppression and wrong
doing will be past"
Ensign James Muir of corps two of
the Salvation army in Los Angeles
said regarding young Rockefeller's
"Donts:"
"What a lot of rot that is! To ask
a man for a note in return for charity!
We do not ask a man for money here
at our soup kitchen. If he hasn't two
cents for the meal we let him sign
his name, and then we give it TO him.
All these boys will pay 1t back to us
some way or another some day. We
cannot take the sayings of Christ too
literally"
Is Business Proposition
The Rev. Baker p. Lee, rector of
Christ church, said on this subject
Generally speaking the first don't
of young Mr.. Rockefeller is good as
business proposition, and yet there are
comparatively few men who ask for
temporary loan of any amount (say
So or $40 as given in the dispatch)
promising to pay in a few days, who do
not intend to do so. Just as l believe
there are comparatively few men who
have a yellow streak down their back
as far as physical cowardice is con-
cerned, and in like manner have found
in my experience with men that there
are very few who do not intend to re-
pay, and, to save their self respect
pay with interest the small or large
sum loaned
circumstances may, however, arise,
and probably do arise, where some are
in financial straits which prevent the
repayment of even a sum so small that
the friend from whom the loan is made
would blow in on box of cigars and
never know it.
GAS for the second don't which per-
tains to losing friends through loaning
them money. That depends great
deal upon the estimate of friendship
AS a general business maxim this is
good advice, but the real friend would
not hesitate to help his real friend in
any way that lies in his power when