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RECOMMEND $1,000
Minimum Salary Named and Parson-
nge, With Transportation Advis-
cd by Advisory Com nmittcc

Middlebury, March 31--Every SQUARE
| inch of Addison county was considered
to-day and action taken at a meetln z
of the county advisory committee to
consider report of the church survey
of the InterChurch World Movement.
The meeting was in charge of the
survey department of the movement
and was presided over by John Sala of
Buffalo The report of the survey was
pres sented by state Surveyor c. o. Gil
of Hartland, acting in cooperation
with county committee composed Of
the Rev. l.. NJ. Issacs of Orwell. the
Rev E. NJ. Gould of Bristol and the
Rev. r. f. Whittemore of Middlepur,
the Rev c. C. Merrill, State Congrega- =
tional secretary, and DR. G. K. Statham,
Methodist District Superintendent. In
ter Church Secretary Raymond Nc
Farland and 30 delegates
The conference consi Tered the needs
of each community separately and in
detail, making many syecific recon
mendations. Matters which were dis
cussed of greatest Importance were
the increase of the pastors salary. the
need of UNCONVENTIONAL co-operation
and the establishment of community
houses. In every case the recommended
ton was made that the minimum sal
AIRY of a pastor be $1,000, with parson-
age. and 800 for transportation pur-
poses. In several cases an increase in
salary above this amount was sue-
gested.
In Vergennes. 1t was recommended
the people work toward the establish
ment Of one religious orgainza-
tion, with a staff of at least two men
and woman to carry on the work In
the city and possibly in Panton and Fer
risburg as well The decision of the CON
ference was that one man should serve
tho town Of Monkton, where there are
churches of the Methodist and Friends
similarly. the situation in Bristol was dis
cussed. where the people are urged ul-
timately to form one strong Protestant
organization with an adequate staff of
religious and trained social leaders 10
meet the needs of that community
For East Middlebury and Rptor. there
should be one pastor. who should have
his residence in East Midd!cbury F,f-
forts will be made to have the Congrega-
tionai Church in Ripton used as com
munity house. Granville and Hancock
should be supplied with a resident Meth
odist minister while adequate household
surveys are to be made in Goshen and
Leicester to ascertain the needs of those
communities.
The establishment of community houses
and community programs in rural towns
was considered at length II was reported
that community house and $4,000 en-
dowment has been provided in Orwell
and that in Lincoln the community has
an endowment fund amounting to abou.
Addison project of constructing "A com
81. 500. The conference endorsed the West
Addison project of constructing com
munlty house, which is in progress, sug-
gested stronger social program in Corn
wall and the possibility of securing the
Methodist Church in Bridport for com
munity house. II was also recommended
that a community house be established
in Shoreham. The advisory committee
made recommendations only where II was
thought possible for them 10 be carried
out ultimately and it reflected to a large
degree the spirit OF interdenominational
CO operation and broad community pro-
gram that the Inter-Church Movement
world propran,