The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-15
ASH CITY To REFUSE
SCOTT FOUNTAIN.
Members of Pastors Union Think
Acceptance Would Endanger Moral
stanaards Of Citizenship.

NiNhOuA NutollOufub the HloNiNC
OF James Scott in his magnificent
bequest TO the city. and while
giving the largest possible cred
ehce TO statements OF his many
unpublished charities, We believe
there Is large important question
connected with the acceptance OF
said bequest and the effect IL Will
nave upon the morals and business
methods OF the rising generation;
the young OF any age gather their
Ideals and ethics from the study
of individuals, SO that placing "A
statue OF one whose ethics have
not been above question in place
so conspicuous that an uncon-
scious effect might be produced in
the lives OF those beholding 1t, TO
say the least endangering the
future so far as moral standards or
citizenship are concerned; there
fore, be IL resolved that the Pas
tors union OF Detroit protests
against the municipal authorities
accepting the bequest OF James
Scott under the conditions i'm
posed
The above resolution was framed
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Marcus Scott at the REQUEST OF the
members OF the PastorsN uniQnA and
was unanimously adopted by the anton
at the monthly meeting Monday MORT
ing. in the Y. NJ. G. A. hall No dis
cussion OF the matter took place.
Following the report OF the Rev.
Myron Adams on the conditions exist
Ing In the nickleodeons OF the city.
the union appointed Il committee con-
sisting of the Revs. \. II. Barr, NJ. y.
Fixes, Myron Adams and George Ell
lott, 10 meet with the proper authof-
ities In determined effort to have
an ordinance enforced absolutely pro-
htbitlng boys and girls or Ia years and
under entering a theater OF any kind
otter s o'clock in the EVENING S'fcfiOnt
paIept-sS--nghIful guardian. Mr..
-sIams said such a law was ip force Ia
other cities and that DetroK was sad
ly lax In such matters.
Secretary Williams OF the Associat-
ed Charities, in talk OH the work OF
his organization and OF the recently
organized Central Council urged 'the
ministers to cooperate with these or
CARNATIONS by reporting all individual
cases OF sickness and need among the
poor OF the ETY. that organized cha
lty' may mean more than name.
DR. j. Aspinall c. McCuaig, vice
president OF the National Christian
Purity league, gave a brief resume o.
the work being done by his organiza.
ticn and asked for attendance and SUP
port from the ministers of the civ
for Il series OF meetings he is 10 hold
In Detroit this week
The union has been invited TO lunch
and inspect the plant OF the Michigan
State Telephone company AT the cen
tai phone headquarters Monday noon.
March -. The next meeting OF the
union will be held Monday. April lS
II is expected that the Scott
Request of Belle Isle fountain,
TO be surmounted by his statue will
come before the common council
TUESDAY night. and be referred to a
committee for consideration.
City officials are wondering what
disposition would be made OF the
Scott fortune in case the city turnef
down the offer made in the will. As
sistant Corporation Counsel Edmund
Atkinson states that the estate would
revert TO the state treasury unless
some heirs should appear. TO prove
claim TO it, There seems great prob
ability that the lure OF a half million
dollar estate would result in the dis
covery OF some kindred OF sufficiently
close relationship 10 claim the money.
Should this not happen. however. the
state could. by special act. return
the money TO the city OF Detroit with
out sny conditions. Again. there Is
doubt whether In the present state oi
the states finances. the solons~ gath
cred I'm Lansing would be disposed To
do such generous thing. The opinion
of those familiar with conditions at the
state capitol Is that the. Scott fortune
would go into the general fund OF the
state, to help pay salaries OF state EN-
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