Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
TROY CONFERENCE
SEEKS S200,000F0R
ENDOWMENT FUND

\ meeting ot the Troy Conference
Endowment Commission waa held in
the Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church in Troy on Thursday afternoon
to listen tn reports and discuss plans
for the future prosecution Of the
proposed attempt to add t9ooor to the
present endowment fund of tho confer
cnce
Tho task of providing ard building
up cndoWmcnts by tho churches OF
nearly all dcnoniuati oue is engaging
tho best thought and eff"r nf tho r"-
igious world. The pension idea has be-
come most popular pensions being pro-
lidcd to-day for employees who have
rendered Il certain amount Of service by
many railroads and factories, and for
policemen and fircmen and for those Of
various other occupations. Tho value and
Importance of labor to capital is thus
being recognized.
And the church has laid hold of this
attitude Of tho American mind, is trim
ming its sails To catch this faNorinE gale,
TO secure for its retiring workmon. the
eachers. such a recognition Of their
sclf-Sacrificing labors as will provide AZ
least against any attacl; 10y tn" wolf Of
want, and if possible bring thcir bark
into harbor OF comfortable support
upon their release from service. Tho
Methodist Episcopal Church is keeping
abreast of this movement in an attempt
to secure S1o.onOcoo of endowment, and
Troy conference ia cndeavornG To add
to its present endowment of $4,000 tho
sum of 100000 as its share Of that
amount.
At the meeting held in Troy TO per-
ing were present, Charles Gibson of
Albany. chairman OF the commission
the Rev +. Il. Sherwood of Albany,
secretary of the meeting; the Rev. w.
II. Hughes. y. D.. of Nrechanicvilc, q.
w. Brown, n u. OF Round Lake q. w.
, Ia son of Noorhcesyille. T. l.. Decker,
u. D., of Glovcrsvlle District Supcrin-
tendcnt e. W Rowley, u. d. Of Troy,
r, NJ. Kent Of Rutland, c. NJ Sturgcs
Of Albany, l.. A. Brown of Ballston
Spa; also the Hon. Samuel Wallin Of
Amsterdam, Charles Mex OF Pitts
, field, and the Rev. r. l.. Grape Of
Saratoga Springs. field secretary for
the endowment fund.
Reports We're presented by the treas
, urcr of the commission, the Rev.
W. ". Hughes, -. D.. and by the field
secretary. These reports showed a steady
increase in the fund being gathered, and
a hopeful prospect for tho future
The commission unanimously voted "a
recommend 20 the conference the rcap-
pontmcnt Of present field secretary foi
another year
\ spirit of interest in the effort ur.
der way and many declarations as 10
the worthiness Of the task are every
where heard The prejudice OF former
years against the pensioninc Of preach
crs upon retirement Is rapidly melting
away, and the statement recently ma u,
by Golfers Weekly. commenting on the
effort OF Bishop Lawrence and his COM
, mttee to pension retired Protestant
Episcopal ministers, is more and more
expressive Of present day sentiment upon
the subject: says Golfers Weekly, con-
corning the purpose Of the Protestant
, Episcopal Church to raise for this pur-
pose five million dollars:
Five million dollars is fairly
large sum Of money even in these days
but it Is nothing at all compared to the
debt of gratitude for devoted service
which the church and the community
owe to those for whom it is to be raised, "
And this statement will hold true for
ministers of any denomination.