Evening journal., 1917-02-26
SAYS CITY PASTORS
Salaries ARE LOW
Ford Laborers Better Paid
Than Many Clergymen,
Mr.. McGarrah Declares
GUILD ALLOW $500
TRAVELLING EXPENSES


a asserted by the Rev. Alfred E. McGar-
rah, church efficiency expert. who
spoke at the dinner given in Hanna's
Cafe Friday night Mr. McGarrah
further stated that all churches should
allow their pastors from two to four
hundred dollars year Tor travelling
expenses, as well as for stationery.
typewriter supplies. etc. He said he
did not think it fair that clergymen
should be compelled to meet these ex-
penses from their salaries. The adj
dress follows:
"The church, like any other bust
ness. depends on money. God made
wealth and gave the American people
so much of it because He expects
them to use it to do his work. Our
"l incomes are so much larger than
ci those of other nations, because God
I; feels He can trust American Chris
uans to use it honestly, to promote
neace and good will on earth, and sal
una ation for all men, for "how shall
tote ely hear without a preacher, how
90 all they preach except they be sent
.bo ID how shall they be sent without
"A oney?'
, gsh 1.-TWO thousand years ago our an
- 7stors were barbarians in Northern
% Il lrope. Tho Chinese we're gentlemen
5,, Id the IIindus were scholars when
~ rist was on earth, compared with
n o Scotch, English and German OF
-, at time. The missionaries came TO
Iror Nr ancestors to teach them TO read
a. md write, TO stop making human
"A. Sacrifices and eating human flesh, to
a, teach them the agriculture and conf
> merce and government, and the other
blessings which have brought our
nd T,n SC n fnf fr1
person, indeed who falls to recognize
that all progress and prosperity is
due to religion.
N "The Wilmington churches should
have larger budgets in order to pay
Z larger salaries, to janitors as well as
! preachers. Labor unions set an eX-
ample OF justice and efficiency by pay
ing their leaders fifty to one hundred
per cent. above the average income,
and the church shoulS promote justice
and secure efficiency by doing like
WISE When Henry Ford pays five dol
lars a day to laborers, surely the
preacher should receive at least as
much. Indeed. he should receive more
since the minister must spend eleven
years in high school. college and SEM
mary, or one-fourth his earning life
4 preparing for his work. and he should
"a the remaining earning period.
"AlI business concerns pay the tray
ell and other expenses Of their en-
ployes. and churches likewise should
in addition to an adequate salary al
low their pastors from two hundred
10 four hundred dollars annually fol
.xpenses, for stationery, typewriter
intnd other supplies, expenses TO con
me antions, extra clothes required b.
g business, books and magazines an
ST Their equipment. II is unfair TO com
ir ,el him to pay these out OF his saiarS
When an automobile IS neeueu
save time and visiting that he ma,
have more time for sermon IN
church should provide It. it should b
G provided by and bear the name q
{ the church
& "The Bible declares that "he tina
nrovideth not for his own Is wors
IN than an unbeliever and hath denie
fine faith" which means that IN
cburch is worse than an ntidel Whlc
does not provide adequately for II
minister and his family. and the pa
TOR who does not insist on such pre-
vision is in the same infdel class
whip a starved horse and promise IN
he will receive oats if he pulls hal
snough is no more foolish than
whip a minister whose library
starved. Straw-fed preachers are
badly off as straw-fed horses. Coz
w aermons demand well fed hDraIl'
H surely the church should be nrsI
doing Justice by raising salaries
accord with the increasing cost
living.
"The average modern church shou
spend much more money on publici
on new and efiic ent equipment
the Sunday School and for soc
work, on free socials and suppers
the church people. and those to
reached Weekly giving IS required
the Bible as an act of worship, |
il nowhere speaks Of Moses having
ice cream supper to finance the
bernacle or of David or Paul I
nouncing bazaars and oyster supp
nv finance the Temple or raise moi
N,o IT the poor saints at Jerusalem.
bring an Offering and come i
m. Ifs Court. is the Scriptural plan
living ON the first day of the VIC
7. ct each of YOU teaches tnat Won
and children are to give weekly
less they are ciphers. Train III
child in the way he should go, me
that every child should make pie
and use weekly duplex envelopes
Every church should use dul
envelopes, make an annual eve
member canvass for subscriptions,
ceded by a thorough tithing and
cational campaign. should teach
its members to 1.-THE. should have
many pledged contributors as n
bers, Cor more including childr
should send out quarterly receipts
statements to all contributors, she
give to the entire congregation
statement of the financial condiu
at the close Of each quarter or mo
should pay all bills and sala
monthly, even il the money musl
borrowed at the bank. should l
an annual audit of all accounts, sh'
publish q complete statement
year of all receipts and expenditure
ITO secure ample pledges, an
eauate budget be made out in adVi
81 and adopted by the congregation
The canvass should be handled s
to secure the amount in full for
% hcits are unbusiness-like and b
'ul. The canvassers chould 80 tw
.wo on a Sunday afternoon,
4. Nasking the people to remain at h
70 receive them. Women and Lay
should help in canvass and all
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