The Veritas Conflict by Shaunti Feldhahn

Author:Shaunti Feldhahn [Feldhahn, Shaunti]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Religious, Christian, Suspense, General
ISBN: 157673708X
Google: yvFlTllmgAUC
Amazon: B001RKFU4S
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Published: 2009-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-SEVEN

“SO FAR I’VE FOUND AT LEAST THREE INSTANCES of grants and endowments with Christian stipulations that aren’t being used as intended.”

Mansfield, Ian, and Claire sat at a large booth at the restaurant in Porter Square, again secure in the circumspect service of their favorite waitress—and even more secure, did they but know it, in the protection of unseen warriors.

Claire had notes and photocopies laid out, her laptop ready for further reference. Her hands trembled a little under the table, and she clasped them together, hoping her nervousness didn’t show. Although she tried to look and sound professional and matter-of-fact, she experienced a thrill as she watched her revered professor take notes on what she was saying.

“I … um … I’ve gone through enough of the documentation on each grant that I can be fairly sure about its history. But I’ve never done this kind of research before, so I can’t promise that I’ve seen everything about each one. Also, I’ve gone through a bunch of records to find these three grants, but there are still a lot more documents out there. There could be a lot more to find.” Her expression was hesitant. “Do you want me to tell you what research I’ve done so far, or give you the details on what I’ve found?”

Mansfield’s pen was poised over a legal-sized notepad. “Just cut to the chase for now. Tell us about the three examples. I don’t want a lot of details yet. Just the basics.”

“Okay.” Claire breathed deeply as she shuffled through several pages. “There were several grants given around the time of the Cleon Grindley letter. I don’t know whether all of them were in response to his plea or not, but several were explicitly Christian. As you asked, I started by looking up the names Rutherford and Crist, since he mentioned those in the letter.”

Claire passed a sheet of paper to Mansfield. “Here’s a summary of a grant from a Robert Angus Crist, a Boston resident, given eleven years after the letter was written. I’m assuming it’s the same Mr. Crist that Cleon Grindley referenced.”

“That’s probably safe to assume, for now.”

“Well, he left twenty thousand dollars—that must be three or four hundred thousand in today’s dollars—to be used for ’special lectures by a luminary of the day, a person of evident Christian character, on a topic that will edify and encourage the student body in their pursuit of the Christian faith.’ He also stipulated that ‘these lectures must take place every few years, but never less than once every three years.’ There was some legalese in there about ‘in trust’ and ’on behalf of the estate,’ so I bet he left this money for Harvard in his will.” Claire’s voice grew tentative. “Is … is this the sort of information you want, Professor?”

“Yes, yes, go on.” Mansfield’s voice was sharp, and he didn’t look up as his pen scratched across the page. For a moment, Claire’s heart was in her throat. “I can’t believe this. This is great.

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