The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-06
ROOSEVELT STOPS RECEPTION
yyiRS ~ nIGHT ONLY En-
.u4NCE RELIGION s BITTERNESS.
uerlrs He HAD ENer agreed to Address
~, clerical OrEaniSatieo IN Rome
statements bs Mr. Tipple 90 Meth
rr!r NI.sion cause Great DlsquIet.

-. r--~s we're posted with the following
g., ord
rt-a. Intolerance has found a worthy
.s....-ss IA he Protestant conscience
% raaoL,ra Roosevelt who rejected the
.--t IONS imposed as 20 a reception az
,se Vatican \ solemn warning TO those
VII ,nsush the delusion that the spirit
o, ,.a r,parv mas changed
.., Roosevelt decided to-day to call
~ ,.o reception winch had been planned
'rr OIL. morrow a. the American Embassy
II .. le,iaysd that this determination was
p-oIs't about bv statement Issued yes
,art,v ~ the Row. ReTtrRm M rippIe
r,.,rr 4 the AmPriAn Methodist Church
At Rome tOi. IsoossveIt issued thus
,r.,s.u.nt to-day.
i Sad made M arrangements to speak
q, auv church or clerical organization
n Rome | have received a numbsr of
s.n..srran VI all religious faiths Who
Rave called AZ my rooms or a. the Anleri-
oan Euinasav. Under the circumstances
| have requested tho American Amhassa-
der no, 20 hold the reception which he
had Intended to hold on Wednesday
ai,srnoon
As regards all efforts. by whomsoever
rrade 20 bring about and infame religious
anlnosities because Of What has occurred
u connection with the Vatican and myself.
! can do no more than refer to the en-
rhAr.c statements contained in my open
ister 70 Dr Lyman Abbott. already pub
kshed All that I there eaid desire To
rei,srate with my whole power
The Rev Dr. Tipple issued the following
additional statement to-day through the
evening newspapers
More especially n the last two ar
three years the losses TO the Romish
Church m Italy have been appalling to
~ au'horiti.- Italians by the thousands
have discarded the church 81 their fathers
Utterly unable 20 check the growth oG
Tire anti-clerical sentiment. the TAtican has
b@comemor desperate until in the present
hour Il has thrown caution and sanity 20
th" winds and made itself ridiculous in
Hs eyes 4 all intelligent Italians as well
a. me world
Nearly half a century ago Methodisrn
entered Italy with an open bible. giving
rersonal Christian education for the
rras-es To-day the Vatican with its own
lands mas set the seal of success upon
Cgr vors IL has published broadcast
n 10 world that ~ asked COT. Roosevelt
u eve pledge thar he would not recoC-
rl1s the Ne'hodIsts while IN Rome. Col.
Roosevelt refused 20 CAV" this assurance.
Ne asS NJ greater vindication for our
vora 'tan this testimonial from the Vat
car
-.0 te thus mathematical bv the
korish hierarchy ~ 10 he named the friend
Of 'r- Roman people and u v 10 he noted
vs' , III Roosevelt, does not o X their
bCclsst,0ns against the Methodists Of
hone BERIRAM NJ. TIPPLE-
81 Rorsevelts anger with the Meth
c..s's after seeing the Rev Dr Tippies
communication was greater perhaps than
vi'a me NarIcln. Thss appear r. not only
2 'le statement which b" gave ugt and
vh.ch IL quoted above but was vIslbls
n hIs expression. audible IN has voice.
ar expressed m ma action when he
c-noel.ad ,he reception az the embassy.
which u was thought was 70 he general
- Americans IN Rome. hut which was
rslily Intended % he especially for the
mon ora ~ the Methodist mission.
A. 'ns Methodist establishment IL il
no eXacgeratIon % say that sonnet hing
Like a PAM prevailed Mr.. Tpple's
statements we're thrown over and prob
shly Mr.. Tipple will follow Mr.. Spencer.
nsld 81 the college and Mr.. Clark. super
lnt~ndent ~ the whole work % the Metho-
dlst missions IN Italy. both o. them SUI
p"rior 20 Mr.. Tippls who 10 a minister
= 'hs Methodist Church. emphatically
T"nt out that Mr.. Tipple has been IN
Rome only about three months. Mr.
,ls-k said Neither with nv knowledge
urr consent has Mr.. Tippls said anything
J 10 not repudiate his statement for I
lAd nothing % do with IT. II IL his and
a. alone
W. clark was extremely nervous
VI Triples second statement. which
appeared IN the afternoon papers. seems
r have 'aken Mr. Clark completely aback
y--nE me afternoon Ambassador Le,sh-
Taa '"i%phon~d for Mr. Clark 20 come 10
~ embassy. Later in tho evening. be-
!-r@ gong % dine AZ theRriiish Embassy.
VI sl~rnAn sent for him again Mr.
ars ~ ne return refused 20 discuss
49, 7si happened on his two visits
Hs $40
Tie matter IL ~ delicate tha, will
a. thing Mr.. Roosevelt has made a
bid 80 nd for fra~tom n action wh'ch
3. '~"-~a-S admire have not seen
VI F10sa- alt since was introduced 20
-.- aver 'nS EN- haeey ninCn NeeteTdaY
- 30 1s disposal whenever he wants
= 800 80 ~ present d. not conten-
p.a'~ .. AnE shy statement
Ho'1.-r further could 10 drawn from
" fr. VINO seems 10 be badly fright
4 sr--
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"a ,p~ncnr director ~ the M@thn-
4 i'' "ca who vas formerly professor
ny '-.. 10 he I-i~erstty Of Denver. and
- .-I .n hirl 'h~ charges made by
Worry 30 Val against the Ms'ho-
o.. .n''~vlav with TN STN
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f'-. ~ shoId b. noted a. th~
- 10 Hss gwen perzonallv
-~puid - inaccuracies IN
rs.srrl ~ his uttarap~a-
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