Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-23
RAISE FUND FOR
PREACHERS PENSION
Fund Will Be Raised for Widows
and Dependents as Well as for
Pensions.

san FRANCISCO, July 2l.-lhl was
Church Pension Congress day at the
xposition. The meeting was neld un'
der the auspices of the Board OF Con-
ference Claimants of ia, Methodist
Episcopal church.
Pensions for retired ministers and
adequate care OF the widows and de-
pendent orphans of deceased preach.
ers we're discussed by representative
LADDERS of the various churches. FIJI.
ty million dollars for retired preach.
ers is the slogan Of the churches.
The Methodist, Presbyterian a.nd
Episcopal churches will attempt to
raise ten million dollars each, and
the Baptist, Disciples, Congregation.
al, and the other large denominations
also are engaged in raising pension
funds.
Among the speakers IN the pro-
gram wer the Rev. William Hiram
Foulkes, D. d., general secretary Of
the Presbyterian Ministerial and Sus'
tentation Fund, Philadelphia, Pa;
Bishop William Ford Nicols, ID. d.,
Episcopal bishop Of California, Or his
official representative; Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes of the Methodist Fps.
copal church of San Francisco; Bish-
op r. J. Cooke Of Portland, Ore;
DR.. F. T. Keeney, First Churcn, SYRIA
cuse, N. Y; Editor F. NJ. Larkin, Cal
ifornia Christian Advocate; DR.. ]. W.
Van Cleve, Decatur, ILL.,, vice prcsi-
dent Board of Conference Claimants
of the Methodist Episcopa! Church.
DR.. e. G. Clemans, Minneapolis: DR..
J. B. Hingeley, Chicago, secretary
Eoard of Conference Claimarts; Rev.
John T. Bradner Smitht:, Editor of the
Veteran Preacher, Chicago, H., and
representatives of the Baptist, Con-
gregational, Disciples and other
churches. Excerpts from the address
es of some Of the speakers follow:
Rev. John T. Bradner Smith, Chi
cago, said:
"Statistics reveal that there is more
of the spirit of Christ and more prac-
tical, Christianity in the business
world than in the Christian cIIlch.
The church has long neglected not
only the WORKOUT preachers, but the
widows and dependent orphans Of de-
ceased preachers
Rev. William Hiram Foulkes, d. D.,
general secretary of, the Board of
Ministerial Relief and Sustentation
of the Presbyterian church, said.
"The church does not need the ap-
prevail of the world, but it cannot at
ford to lose the respect of the world.
What do men like Henry Ford and
many others think Of tho church Of
Jesus Christ when the latter is stag.
gered by ten million dollars for the
ministerial pension fund, when they
themselves spell their obligations in
terms Of millions:"
Chaplain Il. C. Clemans, Third Reg
iment, M. N. G., Minneapolis, Mimi.
said:
"They are worthy of a comfortable
support They plowed the furrow.
sowed the seed and the church is
reaping today the harvest. Parson'
ages, churches, hospitals, colleges,
are the results of their labors. Ma
terial riches have been added to the
church, but best Of all, spiritual rich
es have been added. Their greatest
work was ir leading inc and women
and children to Christ. because they
have led people to Christ, shcpherded
the living, comforted the mourning,
buried the dead, helped the needy,
they are worthy of a comfortable
support"
Rev. J. w. Van Cleve. ID. D.. De.
catur, Ill.,, vice president BOARD Of
Conference Claimants of the Method.
list Episcopal church, said
"The support Of tbs minister must
be" removed from the market basis
to the basis Of military service, in
which the ideas Of loyalty ard sacri-
fee are more conspicuous than those
of employment and wages. The min.
lister should have a portion IF sep.
arateness and nonor like that CT an
officer in the -egu.Ar army