The Holt County sentinel., 1920-02-20
MINISTERS COST
LESS THAN AUTOS
World Survey Figures Reveal
How Bad ' United States Is
Paving Its Pastors.
MANY LIVING on $500 A YEAR
One Of the Aims Of Present Protestant
Cooperation . TO End Disgrace
OF underpsld or seher--Pen
sions Also TO BE Provided.

What are the chances OF a young
man who intends to be a lawyer OF
making SO 90" n Year, What are the
.loctor's chauce7 What OF the min.
ster or the manufacturer e..
The lawyer has exactly one chance
n ave. The doctors chances are one
n seven. u Ia ten to one against the
manufacturer. The mode - minister.
however. who formerly ranked with
he doctor and lawyer as a member Of
the learned professions" has fallen
iopeiessly behind. He IL 4 100 TO I
shot
These figures are part OF a mass Of
astonishing acts brought TO light By
the world survey being made by the
interchurch World Movement and
whose sources OF information are such
that many economists and statisticians
are awaiting themselves Of the results
This survey puts Americas minister
NJ the bottom Of the ladder OF the no
tons income receivers-snd with 70
sponsibiiitles which equal those Of any
captain Of Industry
WI Nfl w NNt ~ Neb''
a rubber plant paper maker. Q
worker In u shoe factory all are get
ting higher average wages the sur.
vey shows. than does Americas min.
ister. city or country Nor does the
city man receive the iuxuri rus salary
that many persons inclu ling many
country parsons believe he does Not
fan min tsa m thAHaanA nHanrA.
Ing to the survey. receive $1,000 year
In no instance, whatever the denoni.
nation does q majority receive $1,000
Cotton Packers Setter ON. %.
Are you q Consregationalist7 In
asa churches he yearly pay to your
ministers has been | s thai $1,000
Are you q PRESBYTERIAN You are then
on IN. less than $1,000 list with s+is
ministers; In the event that yon are
a Methodist the charge 10 thai <,7is
pastors are trying to exist on the $50 q
week that you pay them Eplsco
pallens do a little better. yet half Of
their r.ctors receive less than the
81 500 u year which government econo
mists regard Ms the minimum on
NHlcn ihHlty can w uetoHu uiAlb
tanned,
The initial cost Of the cheapest "nis.
YER on the market 10 less than 5000.
but u very good. conscient lous pastor.
u IL shown, can be hired for "ear for
that sum.
.Minlstsrs IN the South ara preaching
TO fifty or more cotton pickers who In.
dividually are paid more for picking
cotton than their entire neighboraood
pays TO the preacher In a year. '...
One OF the aims OF tho present co.
operation OF IN, worlds Protestant de-
nominations In to end this disgrace OF
the underpsid minister, with unives'
stiles. business houses and mnniclpali'
ties daily taking sc,ion 10 provide foS
the comfort Of their workers. the
church 10 to keep pace with the times.
md TO arrange not only for adsquats
pay for It's workers. but TO provide pen
sions for those no longer able to work.
Il 10 to move the public TO prevent
untsvorabie comparisons Of pastors
and puddlers. Until then, as for . pud.
dier swappin. Jobs with = pastor draw.
Ing an ordinary" salary-nsvrr! The
lowest salary paid 10 pastors 10 lower
tina, any wages paid In the entire steel
industry,