El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-04
T7HE executive commission Of t

T1HE executive commission OF the
Presbyterian church. meeting IN
preparation for the general as
sembly which convenes in Atlantic
City on May is. decided to push with
all speed the pension plan for minis
tiers. This plan was adopted some time
ago. and $500, 600 has been raised.
fThe total sum fixed is S10,000,OOO TINS
sum is included in the $6O,OOO,OOO which
all Protestant bodies are now trying
TO accumulate in pension Iunds LOT
their preachers. To date an losetheI
they have about S3O.O0O,OOO OF IT, Most
OF them are putting in actuarial systems
framed by experts in insurance com
panies.
Southern Presbyterians seem to be
Out Of the plans for the moment 30
do United Presbyterians, the latter
Joining. i'm discussion at least, with the
Southern Preshyteriaus in unity talk.
The Pan Presbyterian council or am
ance meets in Philadelphia on March
p. iu part to further this unity.
The Presbyterian foreign mission
board. closing its fiscal year on March
81 IS far behind 10 date with its in
comes both regular and special. 1t
aims to handle S2,25O,O00 year, the
largest sum Of any missionary society
IN the world. but at present its regular
receipts are $4,000 and its special
S141 900 behind Its special gifts are
u
alone falling off S45 goo. The Presby-
terian home board is, on the other hand,
$4,000 ahead. but this is wholly due
TO legacies Its gifts from living peo-
pie are considerably behind The com
mission at its recent session liked upon
a total benevolent budget for 1861
the sum Of $4.600,0OO considerably
larger than last year, and the largest
OF any single religious body in America.
MANY COLLEGE MEN ARE
y. VI. &. A. VOLUNTEERS
A remarkable feature Of the work OF
the industrial department OF the Y. M.
G. A. within the past few months is the
number Of college men who volunteer
for service. There are now at work
$500 men. coming from no fewer than
200 colleges. All are graduates. OF
course and many OF them are engaged
as engineers. industrial efficiency ana
others. i'm the factories and mines where
employees are to be cared for. There
are now $50 associations in cities OF
$4,000 TO 100000 population engaged IN
this industrial welfare work The pur-
pose is welfare Of the average employee,
and a large part OF the work is in
struction IN the English language
In West Virginia mining camps
freight cars have been loaned by rail-
roads. Fitted UP with windows and
seats and properly heated, they serve
rs school rooms. where college men
teach English. American history and
Industrial management OF inc "OIh III
which the men are engaged. An INDUS
trial service bureau has been formed by
the Y NJ c. A. solely 10 search out and
provide these college and other volun-
teer leaders.
Welfare work is now carried on eN-
tensively in the lumber districts Of Wis
ronEin and Michigan, I'm the silk mills
OF Paterson and Northampton. the mu-
milton factories Of Bridgeport and VIII
ininCton. and the cotton mills Of Low
ell. Lawrence. Fall River and through
ont the entire south. Especially sue
cessful IS il in the steel mills, where
many new buildings are provided for
bv the companies. The y. VI. c. A. pro-
vides the leaders, without room splen-
did equipment often lies unused