The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
ENCOURAGING REPORT
MADE BY Or. HlNGELEY
FUND FOR AGED METHODIST MIN
listers GROWING.
Altho Movement Is but a Year Old, the
$4,000 Mark Has Almost Been
Reached Plans for the Future Are
Outlined.

Rev. DR.. J. B. Hingeley, correspond
ing secretary Of the Northern Mime
sofa conference Of the. Methodist
church, has prepared an interesting
statement relative to the work of rails.
ing 1000 fund for superanuated
ministers, their widows and children.
Tho the work has been going on for
hardly year, the amount desired is
almost raised.
In his report on the subject Dr..
Hlngeley says in part: ~
Fund Today. s
We started at the beginning Of the year
with little more than 50, 900 to the credit Of
the 1und. 10 this amount there has been added
curing curing, the year $4,000, making the total
Deen established for the fund, the Security
Dank OF minneapolis, and the American Ex-
change bank Of Duluth, and the receipts of the
CASHIERS OF these Institutions are recognized by
the executive committee as receipts from the
corresponding secretary for the amounts re-
ceived for the fund. These funds draw interest
am anu are. subject to the order of majority of
the custodlans OF the fund, consisting of the
following laymen Messrs. II. M Bradley and
watson. Moore of Duluth; 7. B. Walker and
f. A. Chamberlain of Minneapolis and F: O,
Gold of Renville. -. -.-
As the canvass has been but partial and most
CT the churches have not vet been visited it is
not deemed best at this present time to publish
tAe uelal1eu report. .7-.-H >-~7'' <. 81. 80.
80. ~: ~. Wills. 49,. r, '-.,,--.. H. b..
Some Wills have been written with the suner-
animate fund as the beneficiary and some gifts
OF stock, etc.. have been made but these have
not been included in the report as already given
Further, none of the local church organizations
such as, TIE Ladies Aid, Epworth league, have
been solicited for any amount toward this fund
me canvass has been entirely personal and the
SUBSCRIPTIONS are subscriptions Of individuals.
The Future.
The future Of this fund is in the hands of
the ministers themselves and If they Loyalty
support the effort, there can be no doubt of
success within reasonable time:
= Our relations to- the executive committee
have been very helpful and they receive not
only. my thanks for their kindness and co-opera-
t1on,s but are deserving of the thanks of this
conference in Whose interests they have worked
Or. INNS, the treasurer of the expense fund.-
mas OF necessity devoted a great deal of time
ana attention to the collection of these i'm
portant funds Our relations to the presiding
elders and preachers have been uniformly kind
and helpful and we can count upon our thumbs
the number of both laymen and preachers who
nave challenged the virtue, necessity or fitness
OF caring for the veteran preachers. 1t is
matter of wonder and sometimes surprise to us
that the very rich mem Of the nation while
dealing literally with other good and useful
classes have failed to- sees or feel, or respond
to the righteousness of taking care of the vet
Grams Of the most useful and lily paid class of
society. Possibly the luxury of taking care of
the worn out prsa chers: is luxury reserved
Tor Gods poor. Saresdt is* that men and women
of small means are joyfully5 and gratefully
sharing ,What they have with Gods retired
veterans and are paying their subscriptions in
good Will and with prayers for Gods blessing on
the veteran preacher Pr