The Detroit times., 1916-04-15
llIuber of DenOmina-
1 ions Using Them
Growing Rapidly
PTS OPALIANS
81. TAKING LEAD
ethodists and Presby-
prians Close Seconds
y Virtual Insurance
N The RELIGIOUS RAMsLeR.

X/Ik< il.f@ y y !. = - ''SN'''~ 800
y ~ general as fairly TO be called
&lDovement Is the present activity
nnqny. or most. denominations In
1biiphing the pension system for
nlr veteran clergymen- Within the
INV years the various projects
caring for ministers who are no
oGers self-supporting have tended
0Eystallixe into plan for pen.
uka which supersedes the old idea
Hministerial relief" The latter is
Itcted to because it has about II
nayor of charity, and provides
~ only 10 those who proclaim
&mselves In need.
tlliOns Of dollars tor the endow-
mt Of pension fupls have been
)Ged within the past few years and
1eY millions are ir sight. Philadel-
- EpiscopAlians alone have con
buted more than half million
lAro Ia recent weeks, and are
1ged TO ~ much more TO com
~ their superintendent This sum
Rndes several $4,000 gifts.
unmarried, the situation in It's
tt4nding features is as follows;
~ Pref byterians, In addition to
0f regular contributions for relief.
3Dising an endow ment fund Of
40 200. The Methodist Episco-
phurch Is 0ekiRg the SAINT
un<. The Episcopalians have
" theJr endowment at $1,000 900.
~ Congreextionalists al $4,000
Al this b In addition To exist
oems Of ministerial relief. The
(nosn Presbyterians and Meth
~, q Well as the Baptists OF
boGies, are at The discussion
W ~ the pension project. All the
itnoot Presbyterian bodies In
1oonwer urged ut recent
nd D connection ssvith the pan
nyt1 Han council. TO put into
Gt)on some plan by which the
6hsys would participate by year
g4ments from their salaries.
ctically al denomination have
1ecodes operated some form of
f Tor aged and disabled clergy.
III on need. There have been
ot1csA pitiabIe cases IT men who
~ eume 10 utter want II the end
1lfetime of Christian ministry.
xery pathos of this situation has
W the basis of the appeal for re-
lless than sufficient for proper
1tennnct has been raised Nv any
1te denominations on this old
The case is put into the form
r. figure OF speech by Rev. DR..
Ham Hiram Foulkes. who gave
s1he passionate OF a leading New
81 city church In order TO become
tVtary nj the Pres Jyierian board
fe1ief and sustentstion: minis
~ relief IL an ambulance at the
~ the hill TO care for the VIC
~ Eustentation IL fence ut the
q the hill To keep b,en from fall
IN new zeal ivr tlN case ef the
lrhd clerEymen is of a piece with
whole question OF the ministry,
eh has of late years been acutely
Me- the churches. All denomina
~ were alarmed BY the impend-
9hortage in the supply Of preach
This anxiety has been some.
"A relieved, although there has
n privately Expressed a good deal
oncerr over the quality II the re-
~. In these days OF growing
1ogntc pressure, alert young mer
0uwillinx to risk their future In
Dsocarious calling. financially
6ered. as The Gospel ministry.
denominations have felt them.
~ forced 10 provide some assur
~ the old age OF their min.
rtoin larger aspects of the case
cannot be .ensered into here
= o3ao Influenced the new move
The example OF the Carnegit
GS1' pension fund. which al
cDal clergyman lately accused
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