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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, Cal. · Dec 6, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 49.

Rockefeller’s Influence in Church

The hold that a rich man may have on a modern church is illustrated in a recent visit of Mr. John D. Rockefeller to a Cleveland Baptist Church. After an extended absence in the East, he attended the prayer meeting of the Euclid Avenue Congregation. In response to the pastor's words of welcome, Mr. Rockefeller indulged in a quite lengthy speech, and then suddenly remarked: "I have talked too long, I am afraid. There are others here who want to talk. I don't want you to think I am a selfish monopolist." Then he laughed, and the congregation joined in the laugh, adding a hearty applause by clapping of hands.