Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
INTERESTING REPORT ON
MINISTERIAL RELIEF
"ehcrHi Assembly of Southern I'resby-
'erinn church Meets ut Orlando.
Florida. This Week

because OF the marked awakening OF
interest liz the work Of Christian c,lu-
a'''" anu IN That OF ministerial relief
throughout the Southern Presbv,or,an
"u'ch during the past twelve ,nontbs
'hs report Of the Executive Comni,tce
Oh christian Education and Ministerial,
''e'e' t' DC presented to the General
HSScinh!E of this church, at Orlando
RIA mis- week, will he heard with nm
usual interest. The fact tina, ,bi. ro
port VIII show a gratifying increase In
'P's over those of last year is but
one oil the many importan, features OF
the report. The receipts Of All do
partmcnts of this committee for tho
year were s1l7.6o3. as arains, s1ose,o
received the year before, giving an in
crease OF 1858 or the total amount
received, SSl,"3S MAS designated for
the general work of Christian educ,
tion and ministerial relief. ssoo.
enuca'ion for the ministry s2Sh57- for
Ministerial relief; Scl,3l2 for the en-
dowment fund for ministerial relief.
$50" Tor the assembiys home and
Schooi; 1854 for schools and coIlcyes,
s2.i5i for the SUDDEN, loan run,l. 81
%" Tor the student loan fund endow
ment.
This report shows also 523 candi-
oates FOR the ministry of the Southern
Ies"Eterlah church at the present
TIME and during the year financial aid
WAS granted by the committee to aa3
candidates, 10 the amount of $40 o33
me maximum amount of aid furnished
10 each candidate being 500, To aid
IN inc .Hp' hse OF pursuing their course
D. stuuE IN colleges and scminarics.
The item OF the report with reference
TO me student loan fund which fund
Is dlsi Incl from the fund for candidates
Tor tn ministry, shows that during
the year fofty-four boys and twenty
eight girls who arc students i'm col
,.ses oi me Presbyterian chruch have
peen aided TO the amount Of 'SSS05
The amount which this committee
nald to The cause OF ministerial re-
mel dn:inS the YEAR was SAIL, am
increase OF S4.2S2 over the amount paid
20 this cause the year before. The
number of heneficiaries of the church
AT this time is 2i0 there being in this
numper seVen'y-five ministers who
nave retired as the result OF age or III
health III widows of ministers and
twcnty-onc orphans Of ministers The
average amount "f assistance given
durinS the year IT. each minister was
1850. 10 each widow, sl6?. and to each
With reference TO tho endowment,
fund Tor ministerial relief the renort
shows that this fund has received tIur
ing the year s21.2i". an increase OF
sl3.1?a. Special reference is made also
TO the campaign III the interest of this
endowment fund which is being carried
On AT this time throughout the as.
sembly. in the effort to raise sl6S. 900
which sum is necessary in order to Sc
cure the special offer OF S6S.OOO from
one ruling elder in the church and
which VIII increase the endowment
fund for ministerial relief from $3.50
600 TO So36.o00 before January I. 1917,
IL the terms of the offer Of the ruling
elder are met
Rev. Henry II. Sweets. u. D.. of
Louisville, ny, who is the recognized
leader in the cause of Christian edu-
cation throughout the territory of, the
assembly and the leader also IN the
cause of ministerial relief is secre-
tary of the executive committee OF
Christian Education and Ministerial
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