Show CAUSES CLASH WITH POPE rev B M tipple head of in rome figures figure in fairbanks fairbank fair bank incident I 1 now new york the ma man n who was al most moat directly responsible tor for tho the situation in rome when the pope denied an audience to a former vice dent of tho the united states charles W fairbanks went to the italian capital from new york he fie to IK rov rev bertrand martin tipple in charge of the american methodist episcopal church in inome dr tipple Is a forceful man the em bod intent of 0 tremendous energy because ot of his great patriotism it la is said ald he rejoiced in the opportunity to rev 0 W tipple welcome mr fairbanks I 1 and inasmuch as aa mr fairbanks la Is a methodist dr tipple expected the event would prove a notable one in the history of the american church friends ot of the minister assert there was no thought during all the preliminary arrangements of an affront to the vatican and that when tho the cla claih ih became offered to release the former vice president from his bits engagement ga to address tho the methodist congregation mr air fairbanks how bow over ever insisted on fulfilling his bis appointment exercising care to avoid saying anything which might offend the roman church even praising the work of that organization in hla his address before the protestant body dr tipple has been in rome only four months lie ile was educated at the C Caze novla seminary in this state at syracuse university and at the drew theological seminary ile he was a me member in of the new york east conference from 1887 to 1909 1009 serving three churches in now new haven brooklyn and stamford conn 4 As an example of hla his energy he raised the money in two years while stationed in Drool Uro oldyn ilyn to burn a 40 mortgage nort gage at stamford ho be secured the ha gift ot of with which to establish estable h an old peoples home and he opened a home for self supporting |