The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-22
S., 600, 900 FUND COMPLETE
Members of Episcopal Church Through
out Nation Rejoice Over the Success
of Great Humane Movement to Pro-
vide for Declining Years of Clergy.


st. Matthew's parish in Kenosha
stood out in bold relief among all the
parishes of the middle west today for
with the announcement that the great
est church project in the history of
organized religious work had been
completed came the announcement that
the Episcopal parish at Kenosha had
given more largely to the support of
this great fund than any other church
organization in the great territory
making up the middle west. The Pro-
testant Episcopal church of the United
States today announces that the plan
to raise fund of five million dollars
to provide for the care of the superan
nuated and disabled ministers and their
widows is reality and beginning
with the first of March all of the old
ministers of that denomination will be
assured pension to be paid to them
regularly from the general funds of
the church. Less than a year ago a
committee was named to raised this
great fund for the care of the old min
listers. It was the biggest undertak
ing of the church and many feared
that it would be impossible. The
proposed plan made an immediate
appeal to the hosts of members of
the church and in less than year the
total sum was raised.
Of this great fund st. Matthew's
parish in this city has contributed
total of fourteen thousand five humid
red dollars. This is the greatest con
tribution made by any parish in the
diocese or in any of the central
states. The largest contribution re
ceived from any of the great churches
in Milwaukee was four thousand dol
lars and even the famous churches Of
Chicago, representing much of the
wealth of that great city, fell far be-
low the standard set by Kenosha.
Members of st. Matthew parish have
been most generous in giving to the
fund and there is great rejoicing
among the members of the parish that
the fund has been secured with such
generous help from Kenosha.
cit is a matter of exceeding JOY to
us all that we have completed this
great work, said the Rev. Fred Ing
ley, rector of ST. Matthew's parish.
"This means that on the first day of
March Of this year every Episcopal
minister III the United States, who is
sixty-eight years of age, may retire
from the service of the church and be
assured that he can live modestly for
the rest of his life without worrying
about his care. Every one Of these old
ministers will receive pension of fifty
dollars a month so long as he lives and
the pension will be extended to care
for his widow. Further than this the
pension fund will make provisions for
the disabled ministers, their wives and
their children in most liberal man
ner. That Kenosha should lead the
great middle west in this movement is
especially pleasing 1t shows that
Kenosha takes real heart interest in
the men who labor in the vineyard of
the church. | can not give you a list
of the men and women of the church
who have contributed to the fund.
Many of them have made noble saei-
fees that they might contribute and
they have made them with the under
standing that it was not a matter for
the public. They gave and gave
Loyalty and willingly and placed
this parish at the very head of the most
notable movement in the church,
Mr.. Ingley explained further the
plan of work to keep the fund sup
piled with money. With the Inaugural
tion of the fund every minister of
the church will pay into it up to the
time he attains the age of sixty eight
years seven per cent of his annual
salary and this amount will be placed
in the fund to maintain it and paw the
pensions. It will effect hundreds of
old ministers of the church at once
and will continue to be an aid to others
as they reach that point in life when
they must retire. from active service.