Show P PASTOR A ATTACKS jJ ACIS ROCKEFELLER JR Wants Religious Department Depart Depart- m ment nt for Standard Oil I. I Co He Charges NEW March l 11 AP-An AP attack on the influence of John D D. Rockefeller Jr In the Baptist church seemed today to have possibilities of being to the Northern Baptist in Chicago in May Charges that Mr MI Rockefeller trustee of Park Avenue Baptist church and the Rev Rey Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick are attempting to place the convention absolute lute Control of one voiced last night b the thc Rev T. T T T. T Shields of Toronto before the Baptist Bible Union of North Arneri Ameri a. a Dr Shields Is president of the Dr Shields charged that a movement mO was under wa way to snake make the convention Ia a lel department department depart depart- ment of the thc Stand rd Oil company Proposals of a specIal efficiency committee headed by Raymond B. B Fosdick brother of Dr Fosdick would make the convention in Its principle or of organization a duplicate duplicate cate of the Standard company Dr Shields asserted PRAISE CATHOLICS Dr Fosdick meanwhile in a lecture lec- lec ture in town hall ball I was praising Roman Catholic veneration of the Blessed Virgin I cannot help believe believe be- be lieve that my Roman Catholic brethren have the right idea he said Dr Fosdick recen recently attracted attract attract- ed wide attention b br tant use of the al instead of the office of the psychoanalyst The Fosdick committee was appointed appointed ap- ap pointed at the Northern Baptist convention in Atlantic City In 1923 s said ld Dr Shields to make a study of all the societies and boards of the convention and to outline a policy for the future which will tend to the greatest The Washington convention last June he said referred the report back the committee ONLY 15 PRESENT Dr Shields characterized the plan planas as an effort to put th church on 01 the plane ot of a big business firm and said that at a meeting recently called in New Kew York to consider the plan only fifteen ot of seventy five big business men n m Invited by Mr Rockefeller attended Dr Shields also urged Baptists to fight the effort by Mr 11 Rockefeller and Dr Fosdick to abolish Immersion Immer- Immer immersion sion ts as a requirement for Baptist church membership The plan he said was tabled at atthe the Washington convention ut said vigorous efforts are being made to revIve it at the convention In Chicago opening May 30 |