Show WOULD REFUSE OIL KINGS GIFT Protestants I Held a Secret Meeting in Boston Yesterday EXCITEMENT IS GROWING 1 LETTER OF PRESIDENT TUCKER OF DARTMOUTH D OSTON March Despite the theU BOSTON B U fact that tile tAt prudential commit committee tee lee of the American A ner n board of ut Commissioners for fo foreign f missions has had practically ll decided to accept tile the gift ift of ot from John D Rockefeller to further the work of or the board a n committee representing ting the Congregational Con Congregational grega clergymen of Boston and amid vicin vicinity ity who are opposed to 0 the acceptance of the sift gift met today and decided to tol continue l the protest It was wa agreed by br the member rs of the time committee that thata a wide expression of opinion on out the question was ws desirable and for fot this purpose a n committee was appointed to submit the facts and documents in the matter to the Congregational ministers of the country The Time prudential com coin committee mitt e will not take final action im un the acceptance of Mr Rift gift ift for two weeks and amid it is iF the intention of the time protesting committee to learn if possible po the th general feeling among the clergymen men of or the denomination s meeting which was 7 was attended n by fifteen members of the committee Tonight the following statement regarding the Ute proceedings was issued by Rev llev Herbert Herbrt W Y Glea Glee Gleason Gleason son soil secretary of the time protestants com coin committee mittel Broad Question Raised The committee considered the reply relly of the time prudential committee to the protest and were a unit in the con conviction that this reply relly raises a still stillmore stillmore stillmore more fundamental and serious issue namely that the time prudential commit committee tee disclaims all moral responsibility r for discrimination diB as to the sources from which they receive money for Christian work For this reason redson it seemed to the committee all the thc more necessary ary to maintain the protest Therefore since slue the prudential com coin committee have deferred sinai final action for fOI or two weeks in order older that as wide an expression of opinion as at possible might be made upon the issue i a committee C was appointed to submit the facts fact and amid documents in the matter to tv the Con Congregational on ministers of the country t This hig committee was instructed to eon con confer on for fer with time the prudential committee and ami endeavor vor to secure if i possible o their operation cooperation Co in this action Dr Tuckers Letter Dr Gladden of Colum Cohun Columbus bus bu 0 O and tn President Pr i l Tucker ruckel of Dart DMIt Dartmouth Dartmouth mouth college were wele in communication with the th committee by telegram and ami letter President Tucker wrote in part parC parCus as us follows In Iii regard to the general eral position JO taken takemi by b the defenders defender of the action u of o the th prudential committee In accept accepting a pt lag ing in Mr Rockefellers gift pet that t tt a mis muis missionary mi ionar organization has IMS no right U to discriminate in regard to the money received Ni lest it pass pas d judg judgment ment meat upon the business methods of the donor I T take tako issue at ones once The acceptance by b the American board h of ofa ofa ofa a gift from front this source JUc under nude lime be t pros pres present Jr ent conditions co must mean one om of two I things Either the time board hoard believes beU y that the business methods involved are aTt cor cur correct I or that they are art a I matter o ot of moral indifference so 50 far a tie the tilt recep reception ree reception J tion lion of the thC money is concerned For Fot Forone one on I 1 do not like to F ff see C th thc American board take either on ono of these i Such Su h action hurts the conscience Iu of the coming generation more mor than that of f the generation which is i asing in It Itis Itis is ig not an incentive to missionary zeal No organization sot set to the time high hi h and lasting ends end of Christian service can tUI aai itself to be he thought indifferent to the th moral issues of time the lh day whenever these issues i suPS arc are necessarily u affected by its action |