El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

3 q deterbined effort 70 put sound buEl-
ness methods into the infringement OF
all Presbyterian affairs. especially in
Z the matter Of ministers . salaries. their
amounts and prompt payment. and the
I liquidation OF bills Of local churches.
E II is proposed TO vote $1,000. 200 70 IN
crease salaries OF preachers. and
prominent laymen are determined,
they say, that old and loose methods
In money matters IN Presbyterian
churches shan come to an end
Presbyterian mission boards make
war showing that includes big deficits
Their home board while keeping
within appropriations this year By
S47. 900, IS at the assembly at St louis
with q debt carried over from former
years OF S236 600. The foreign board
with much the same record, has q debt
OF $4,000 Nevertheless. It enters at
once upon some OF the largest plans
il has ever put forth, saying Il be-
ate future. and the zeal or the church
that is behind It
Have Pension Fund.
It appears from the first report OF
the Episcopal church pension fund,
just made. that Episcopal ministers
have behind them several millions OF
Victory bonds. OF at least they do so
when they become i'll. or when they
reach specified ages According 10
reports making to Episcopal conVen-
lions. now being held in every diocese
this fund leads an others. and leads
all Episcopal church expectations It's
total IS now S1O,75Q,o00- The amount
said % be ueedful TO underWrite the
plan and provide for losses until pre-
miums began to come IN was 5000
coo, but there was an over suDscrlp-
ton and pension funds were held by
some dioceses, which have gradually
absorbed under the original plan made
when the new fund was agreed upon
Il &c stated that assessments upon
churches served by minister's based
upon salaries OF respective ministers,
have been paid in to the extent OF SIS
percent. which IS held to be remark
able record. There are $3.50 ministers
entitled to share IN the benefits. and
new ministers as ordained each year
come into the pension rights as soon
as they are settled IN a cure in any
capacity. The new men coming into
these rights last year numbered a.
Almost all other Christian bodies are
engaged in raising FUNDS for minis
terial pensions. and all announce that
they have adopted the uptodate cal
culations Of Insurance. companies
The amount Of invested funds now
held for Christian ministers OF the
United States. in pension benefits. is
S62.500, 900 and steadily increasing.
VIII Continue Work.
Three war organizations announce
their purpose 10 continue their present I
work in peace times. These three are
the Red Cross, the community councils I
for national defense and the war camp
community service. Tie form OF their
peace work IS given as the construc-
ton OF community houses, and the or
ganizatlon OF educational work in
them, together with some recrearioual
work on lines followed BY all OF these
agencies for enlisted men, All VIII
refrain. they say from Introduction
OF religious work. but VIII be friendly
toward religious bodies Of al names.
It IS stated that money raised for war
purposes viii be used for such pur-
poses. and that new money PROBABLY I
from the same people. viii be forth
coming for the new work. The Red
Cross viii add something OF civilian
relief and popular medical training.
and the community councils vii 80
into expert conduct OF social prob
lens
Recently Catholic churches IN the
provinces OF Boston Chicago, Phila-
deiphia and St Paul and perhaps oth-
ers have entered upon social work
in some measure. and the y N c.
every Protestant church OF any promi-
nance already has a social service
commission more or less active n
community work The home missions
council and the government coOperat-
ed in founding Liberty churches at
munirion plants. and the council has
announced that II viii continue COM
munity efforts. The federal council
OF churches possesses a whole depart
ment for community service including
the erection OF community houses. and