Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25

tendent. mentioned the issue OF the
New England Southern Conference Of
fetal Year Book for 1915. stating he
had Just received his copy and had
been busy with pencil and paper and
that the book contained some interest
ing figures.
II certainly does. Figures which
doubt very few OF the officials of each
church on his district are acquainted
with and OF which the greater portion
Of the membership OF these churches
are totally ignorant. Even there are
some OF the ministers who know not
how the claims or assessments against
their churches compare with those OF
their neighboTing churches
| I have been doing some figuring and
am amazed at the claims levied on
some of the churches. Here are three
facts regarding said district superin-
tendent, who has so odd churches un-
der his supervision. i wonder II he fig-
ured II out?
First-aS churches on his district or
/ IL per cent. OF the total. with a mem
/ bership varying from TO 10 are as
sessed 25.2 per cent Of The claim for
his salary. An average OF 1873 cents
per member.
Seconds churches with member
ships varying from IS to $50 OF ass
per cent. of the total on the district
are assessed 1851 per cent OF the
claim for his salary. An average OF
37.7 cents per member.
3rd-I3 churches with memberships
Of $50 and over or 1874 per cent OF
total on district are assessed 3S.9 pei
cent. Of the claim for his salary. AT
average OF 20.7 cents per member.
These figures include resident and
nonresident members md do moi
read so badly II you read quickly and
without thought; so let me bring Il
, down to Individual churches.
Let me compare one OF those In th'
l try oh
membership OF 57-with one OF tht
third group-a city church with 9
} membership OF 400 only resident mem.
bers being counted. The county
, church is assessed 5s.1 cents per mem
! Der for the claim for the salary of tbt
district sIiperintendent as against 20.l
; cents per member OF the city church.
Another comparison - villas
church Of 76 members, with a cit
2 church of SIS members. The form
= er is assessed SIS cents per membe
t for the salary of the district superin
= tendent as against 1877 cents per mem
Der in the latter church
ON another district two churches II
Z which have been-a country one witt
\ a membership Of Is 1 assessed 80 cent
] per member-a city one with a mem
y bership OF $50 Is assessed 2O-2 cent
e per member for the claim for the sal
e airy Of the district superintendent o
e that district
h again. The country church Is assesse
e SIS cents per member for the supper
/. OF conference claimants as against %
s cents per memebr in the city church.
d The country church paid for disc:
: nlfnary benevolences S3-26 per membe
o as against the city churches s2115; 10
i church aid paid % cents per membe
s against the city churches 1853: for mis-
= cellaneous benevolences paid Sl-0SI %
n member against IS cents from the cit
a church.
y Rather a high rate to pay &c
q eternal life insurance but being as
IT sured by the company's agents that
5. Is more blessed to give than to II
10 ceive" 1 suppose those dear countI
J? folk will receive the best seats. n
le best harps, and the best crown in q
l. kingdom. hope one OF them VIII g
'r the very best crown to make up Il