The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-10

J. Onc pastor mas mad MS SalafV III
creased $1,000 per year.
There are only three pastors in the
state today getting less than $1,000
per year and house. We have accom-.
plished that which we set out to dc
at the beginning of the year. The av-
erage salary of the SO pastors in the
state at the present time is $1,000 ano
house, which | am confident is bet,
ter showing than any other denomi-
nation in the state can make. But ii
is not enough, and we must keep at
it determined to make the minimum
salary in the state $500 and house
making the average about $500 end
house, which is as little as any man
and family should be asked to live
on.
We are greatly delighted with the
splendid cooperation of the pastors
and churches during the great cam
paign, and believe no state in the
! Northern Baptist Convention, IN pro-
portion to its numbers and wealth
can make a better showing. We have
received in pledges $325000, which,
with the amount raised for the Jubi
lee Fund last year and the interest
| from our permanent funds, gives us,
in round numbers, 100000. The
amount raised for all purposes dur
ing four years, was $40,945.56, where
as the amount per year for the next
four years, already definitely sub
scribed and we hope to get more), Is
$81, $50.
It will be of special interest to all
J to note where the money has been
going during the past few years. In
1917, under the old reeime, 80 per
cent of all the money raised by the
churches went into State work; in
! 1918, the first wear of the Single Col
lecting Agency, 50 per cent went in
to State work: in 1919. the second
year of the Single Collecting Agency,
onlv 35 per cent went into State
work; and in the year just closed,
1922, only 20 per cent went into
State work. On the basis of the
agreement entered into with the Cen
eral Promotion Board, only IS per
cent of the money for the present
year, or the next four years, is to
go into State work, and this includes
all the money that comes from the
Home Mission Society and the Pub
lication Society for work which they
have been doing, but which hereafter
we are to do.
We are glad to report an increase
TO the permanent and trust funds as
follows:
GEORGE A. Coombs S 10000
Montgomery Center Church
Fund 5000
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Rowley 1000
Albany Free Baptist church 10000
Sutton church 10000
Waterbury Center Free
Baptist church 1,026.95
Marcia A. S. Butterfcld 10000
$1,9S6.95
AS you all know, since our last
Convention, the stress has been laid
upon the raising of money, but for
the next year the stress should be
land must be if we are even to hold
our own) laid unon education and ev-
angelism. We hope to form classes
in all the churches to study world
conditions and how to meet them,
using the Survey and other helps, so
that at the end of four years, it may
be easier to get workers and money
than it has been during this drive.
We recommend that Woman's Or
ganization be formed in every
church. To this end. we suggest the
election of. an associational commit
tee of three, made up of the mem
bers of the State Board of Promo
ton, woman who is especially in
terestcd in Home and Foreign Mis-
give special attention to religious
educational work. The duties of this
associational committee shall be the
organization of societies and classes
in all our churches and schools, and
helpin pastor and church committee
to follow up new members and
those who have not pledged and
those who are increasing in wealth
so that they ought to increase their
contributions, in order that every
person may be giving, and giving
regularly, for State, Home, and Fo-
reign Mission work.
we TURNER recommend IUdI eNcAy |
pastor begin carly this fall to plan
special meetings for the quickening |
OF the church and receiving the UNI
saved; and also that every pastor
volunteer to give ten days from |
Tuesday night to one week from the
following FRIDAY night, inclusive, to
assisting some other pastor and
church evangelistic service. We
further suggest that all churches de-
string assistance, and all pastors
willing to assist for ten days in
singing and preaching, write the Sec
rotary and Superintendent early in
Septcmber so that he can arrange
for the meetings and also arrange to
paw the travelling expenses Of the
pastors.
We must also put special workers
in the field to help our pastors re-
organize and plan their work so as
TO reach the unconverted in the diff
ferent communities. The Catholics
are greatly increasing in all Northern
New England, and it is generally
by all the Protestant lead
ers that there is roing to be a strug-
gle if we even hold our own.
We are glad to be able to report
that the debt of $1,000 at the begin
ming of the wear has been wiped out,
and all bills are paid to date and a
balance in the trcsury.
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