Show ACTION TAKEN TA EN BUT NOT STATED ll ts Missionary Gift GUt Opens a Controversy NICE MICE QUESTIONS DISCUSSED i J STRONG PROTEST OF VASH WASHING lASHING WASHINGTON lASHINGTON ING INGTON TON GLADDEN t t t t t t 4 f Boston March arch 28 ac e elion 4 t lion tion was taken on the question of oC 4 f ff 4 f accepting John D I Rockefellers 4 f ff 4 f sift gift df of r to the American f ff f board of commissioners for foreign 4 t tf f missions mission JU at ct a meeting this after f ff 4 f noon of oC the prudential committee 4 f of that organization but the Jia iia 4 t tf 4 f ture hire of the action was wa not dis f ff 4 f closed The rhe committee announced f ff 4 f officially however that IL a state slate 4 f 4 ment reciting r the decision of the tho 4 t 4 committee would be given out to tomorrow 4 narrow morrow after the f ff 4 f adopted d which is B in the form of 1 t tf 4 f had been 4 f 4 4 communicated to a committee ap up f fiK 4 iK l at H a meeting of Congre 4 f ff 4 f clergymen of Boston and f ff f vicinity to protest against the ac acceptance I 4 of the Rockefeller gift SUt 4 f 4 4 7 M f M M M tt M M I r US 0 O March alch Dr COLUMBUS C Washington ington ton Gladden moderator of the Congregational church tiled a u written protest today with the prudential committee of American foreign missions now in Iii session se lon at Boston against u insl the committee accept accepting ing leg the gift of from John D Rockefeller This committee he lie said today Is merely a supplementary committee e eUl anyway Ul Way and ought not to take upon itself the thc responsibility of accepting a t llin this gift in view of the thc widespread feel feeling feeling ing all ail over 0 1 the country among amont reli roil religious religious people I shan lutU continue to pro protest protest 10 test until the Ule conference Inference of the Con Congregational church churl h in September when some seine action will 1 tie e e taken The churches should adopt some sonic form of or referendum in such matters so that the people of the churches can express eXIr their feeling and amI desires in such cases AH An should protest a against the accept acceptance I Knee alice of or this sift it I |