Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
SOUTHERN PREsRYTER!ANS
APPEAL FOR MINISTERS
supreme hut Forgotten" Claim Is
for Aged and lnfirm Ser
wants az Church.
SEEK TO ENLARGE ENDOWMENT
Denomination Most Active i'm Caring
Tor Its Retired Clergymcn and for
The Widows and Orphans of Min
listers Will Extend Its Work.

December is the month DESIGNATED
by III" General Assembly of tn. South
ern PRESBYTERIAN Church when special
appeal shall he made 10 tho entire
church membership for the ..,use ur
'hr'S''an education and minis: crial re-
NET The executive committee which
directs 'hs tro-fuld iutcr,s; of the
church. OF which Rev. Henry 4. sweets
-. -. OF Louisville. Ky. is secretary.
has supplied tho church abundantIv
with literature, and has set forth the
claim in a cicar-cu,. eonvin .irg man.
ncr.
That claim of til. church vhicl, is
""S 'Hnat.d by tho executive committee
as ih" supreme. but forCottcn'' claim
Is the adequate care for aged and in
hrm ministers and tho needy willow.
and orphans Of deceased ministers
ne committee emphasizes strongly
the faot tina, for the church to care
for thcs" adequately is not an act Of
chnrii%, but that ii is merely The full
ming most sacred "b!ie alton as
summed by the church in oh offence ~
the great Head OF the churcn
COMMITTEE CITES
StRIPrUHAI iIrIIORTr,-
This fac, the committee nmpbasizes
further hy citing the Scripture In su,,
port Of the obligation resting ,nop
IN" church TO care for these ministers
and widows and Orphans--ihc Scripture
teaching that the soldier does net serve
a. his own charE": that the planter
OF u vineyard eats the fruit thereof.
that the one who feeds the nock -
nourishcd by the milk of III. nocl.
mat in the Mosaic law il was forbid
den 10 muZZlc the OK which was tread
ing out the grain: that the plowmun
ana the one who thrcshcs the grain do
their work in the hope Of being mar
takers Of the harvest: that those who
had part in the work OF buildiun tbc
temple were shlrcrs in the bounties
which were brought To the altar-nll
Of which led to the question: "Ir we
sowcd unto YOU spiritual things. is il
great matter If we Shall rcan vour
carhai things? And in this connec-
ton the Apostle Paul adds Even so
hath the Lord ordained tina, they which
preach the Gospel should live OF IN,
Gospel"
OUTLINES OBLIGATION az,
tHtHCH TO BENEFICIARIES
The duty and obligation Of the
church regarding these worthy beuc-
hciarIcs is emphasized turtle: by the
committee in the setting form of these
youth. demands that lie shall spcnd
a number OF the hest years Of his life
III its schools, in preparation for the
work Of the ministry: that lie shall
turn aside from the avenue into which
other men 30 in pursuit OF wealth, and
that he shall give to the church all Of
his time and strength in service Tn
return for all this. the church PROMISES
him support for himself and for those
who are dependent upon him for life
and II is only reasonable 20 suppose
that the fulnllmcnt OF this pronise
viii be according to the ability Of tho
church. Notwithstanding this sipposi-
ton. however, the Southern Prcsby-
terian Church. which gives moro than
does any other denomination In the
South for the support OF beueiiciaries,
last year gave only an average OF
S279.40 to each retired minister, ONLY
$l62.l0 to each widow, and only SS2.7S
to each orphan. There were s.xty.two
ministers, LAG widows and twenty three
orphans. and tho total amount ex-
pended for thier support was s43,195.s0.