The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-13
Circuit Rider Comes a
Step Up in the
World
To Be Beneficiary of Centenary
Campaign Which Means
More Salary
for Him

The circuit rider is coming step
up in the world. For years now he
has been the much buffetted servant
Of peoples and churches, living at
great distances from each other
peoples and churches which he has
served cheerfully enough but on such
a meagre salary that, often, he has
been unable to afford the customary
horse which necessarily should go
with his lob" But now every single
circuit rider in the Methodist church
is going to be able to live up to his
title of rider" and possess horse
of his very own. It's no fun tramp
ing circuit of over hundred miles
with the thermometer at hundred
Or registering zero, and there isn't an
sitinerating preacher from one end of
sMethodism to another who isn't glad
70 hear the news that an old nag will
soon be waiting for him round the
turn of the lane The "nag"is to be
made possible as result of the Cen
tenary Campaign of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, which will
seek to raise $35,OO0.OO May 1925.
With this money the church will de-
veiop its missionary work at home
and abroad and see to it that the un-
repaid circuit rider is given enough
money to at least purchase a horse.
There are, to be exacted, 4,lH cir
cult riders in the south, and it is in
teresting to know that thirteen rof
these have as many as ten circuits
each which they must traverse. There
are thirty-six which have nine circuits
each, ninety with eight circuits each,
two hundred with seven circuits. four
hundred and fifty with six charges
each to their credit, seven hundred
and forty-six with five charges to
Hook after, and over Thousand with
four circuits each. Out Of this num-
Der there are several hundred who
have to depend upon their trampine
propensities entirely to get from
charge to charge and it is this lat
tier class who will particularly be ben
Gifted by the Centenary Campaign
They will receive additional salary
sufficient to enable them to take care
of horse if they want one.
\
But, more than this, one OF the
leading Methodists of the South
Judge John S. Gambler. Of Atlanta
says if there is any circuit rider any
where who can afford to buy th'
steed to start with he will see to i
that the steed is forthcoming. So i
really does look as though the circui
lrider had gone step up in the world
or was ready to 60 that step within
the next few months. To rise to tn
pinnacle of horses saddle when h
lhas been footing his circuits through
the thick dust of the highways TO
Iyears-well, this is "some" rise in tn
world for the circuit walker anyway
lat least it makes reil circuit ride
out of the preacher and he has tn
opportunity of living up to his it'll
at last.
!! A lot has been said about the sol
.idier who is willing to sacrifice nj
life if necessary for salary OF $50
month. The case of the circuit ride
is pretty nearly in the same catego
iry. He, in many cases, draws ont
! a soldiers pay. and pays in health
and often in life. for the cause i
which he believes. Methodism ha
long realized the need for helpin
these particular representatives Q
the church and one Of the first thing
! which will be done to increase thel
i salaries. Increasing over four thor
sand salaries represents huge ar
nual budget, but it will certainly b
done and every Methodist pastor in
, rural community in the South wi
| be benefited.
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