ROCKEFELLER SCOLDED.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9079, 21 February 1908, Page 3

ROCKEFELLER SCOLDED.

HIS PASTOR GIVES HIM A TALK ON’MONEY. Hr. Aked, formerly of Liverpool, and now pastor of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New York —better known as “Rockefeller’s parson of the millionaire’s church”—has been lecturing his overburdened congregation rather severely.' On a recent Sunday he threatened to resign if his congregation, which included Mr John D. Rockefeller, sen , contribute 7000 dols. to liquidate the church debt before the close of the service. “This debt,” he said, “is an inheritance of the past, but you must not expect me to contemplate the permanent ministry of this church If this yearly deficit of the current account is permitted. “I am grateful to the large givers of this congregation, but I shall not be the least shy at receiving larger corns from the same sources. Many persons decline to contribute on the ground that it is easy for the wealthy members of the church to pay all that is necessary. That spirit hasHraised up a crowd of stingy souls, and has made me tired of hearing this place of worship called ‘Mr Brown’s,’ ‘Mr Smith’s,’ or ‘Mr Robinson’s church.’” “The reference was obvious. Everybody stared at Rockefeller’s pew, but the whole family became suddenly absorbed, first in their respective prayer-books, and then in anything that was within reach. Owing, -presumably to the money crisis there was a dearth of dollars in the offertory, but there were promissory notes in abundance, nearly 10,000dols, being subscribed—■on paper. [