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Show DR. AKED TELL8 WHY HE LEFT ROCKEFELLER CHURCH IN NEW YORK Had Money But Not Brain Enouah To Change Geography Of Manhattan Man-hattan Island -. ' ; San Joso, (Jal., March 12. In tho course of a church quarrel resulting from tho attempt of a. minority of the L03 Angeles Baptist church to oust Its pastor, the Itov. Robbing Whltakcr, Dr. Charles F. Aked, formerly paB-tor paB-tor of tho Fifth Avenuo Bnptlst church, Now York, and now or tho First Congregational church of San Francisco, told as a witness for the Ilev. Mr. Bobbins why ho left tho Baptist church. Did you leave the Baptist church ho was asked by Judge Welch, because be-cause Its laws are. so free? I loft It because the combined genius gen-ius of Johfn D. Rockefeller and myself my-self was Insufficient to chango tho geography of Manhattan Island ho roplted. Because we could not find a slto, he added, when the laughter subsided. Didn't you have money" enough? asked the Judge. We had lots of money, retorted tho witness, what we lacked was brains enough. |