Arizona republican., 1918-03-23
SUM RETA|NED; INVESTIGATION
 |S BEING MADE
Institute Dr. AIinifie Said He Represented to Get
 Probed Before Money Is Turned Over by Bank

Whether the International Bible in stitute of Strand House, Strand. Lon- don and 524 Fremont Temple, Boston is a genuine institution or not is be- ing investigated and on the result of the investigation depends the disposi- ton of something more than$300 held in the Valley Bank in money and pleds- es This amount was secured as a re- suit of an address by pr. W. C. Minifie at the Presbyterian church last Sun day.
 The meeting was arranged for few days before by Dr. Minifie who dressed in British uniform. appeared in the city and said that he was a chaplain of the British army and held the post of honorary captain He was, he says. campaigning for the International Bible institute and it was his plan to take up a collection after each address.
 The da ybefore the meeting the Con- tinent, one of the pricipal papers of the Presbyterian church, came to town containing the following disturbing ar ticle:
 In a recent number of New York religious paper we read that Dr. w. C.. Minifie. formerly pastor of the Clar-
 
 "an honorary chaplain in the British cXpeditionary force in France" is again in America, and is prepared to speak on the war and welfare work for sol diers before churches or other organ izations.
 In the same paper the following week Dr. Minfie is reported to have ad- dressed the Boston Baptist ministers meeting "on his experiences of three years as chaplain in the British army. We think it right to mention on the highest official British authority that Dr. Minifie is not and never has been chaplain, either in the British or in the Canadian army. and. therefore, has no right to be called captain" as he is sometimes termed. or to wear the khaki as he frequently does. It need hardly be said that there is no such post as honorary chaplain
 The paper from which we quote says that Dr. Minifie is in America "repre- senting the International Bible asso- citation, which has been obliged greatly 10 enlarge it's work to meet the emer- gencies of the war" We have never heard of his association, but perhaps il has been incorrectly described, though we are told that pr. Minifie has note- paper headed either with this title ol else similar one, together with a list of names of well known men in Eng land. We do not know how far these men have allowed themselves to be as- sociated with MT Minifies organiZa- tion. but a recent letter from leading Methodist clergyman in England, Rev Dinsdale T. Young. disowns all asso- citation with pr. Minifie, who it seems is using (but without consent Mir Young's name as president of this In ternational Bible association or in stitute.
 Toronto.
 W. HI GRIFFITH THOMAS.
 New York.
 JOSEPH W. KEMP.
 The Herald and Presbyter of Gin cinnati, also a church paper referred tC the activities of Dr. Minifie. It wa: decided at first by the church author. ities to call of the address, but later i was decided to confer with Dr. Minifi, and agree to let the address proceed but that no collection should be taken A compromise arrangement wa! reached, permitting the distribution O cards of the institute soliciting cash O. pledges but that the sums as paid O. pledged should be held pending the re suit of an inquiry concerning the in stitute and Dr. Minifie.
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