The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-03
GIFTS
NON-TAXABLE
Benevolences Are Exempt
From Provisions Of In
come Tax

Income tax exemption Is made on
rs pcre cent of the income given
to charitable purposes
This Is tho Rontlc reminder which
number of Tulsn pastors are max
ing to their congregations az the
year drnvs tp clos" and brings
with it ning Of income tax returns
from the puplit, published In church
bulletins and sent by mail Mention
of the matter is uccuetuu'd by iho
n,i many mon still f'rm unhwnr"
that money given 10 the church ana
tor similar Institutions is u"n-'hN'
bic. The pastors say
For the sake II the now church
fund of the First Methodist 'hurch.
the following announcements have
found their way into The hulI'iln
the past two Suud,Ns; pledge 20
the new church Bid you know that
YOU can up iill the 30th dtN "i
December get income tax exemption
by giving IT to the new Nhurch huiid-
ing fund? You are allowed To gl''
ID pcr cent Of your taxable income
TO charitable purposfs and thdi D.
deducted from the amount upon
which yuu would uthorwis" nave l"
nay taxes. why not take adNhr
iagc ~ thlf privilege aud let ia"
church pIufit hy i'.', Some pee.
ple have asked the pastor Tor the
privilege tn subscribe 10 the new
church fund su that they could gct
credit on their iucom" tax cN"mp-
tion. We are hoping there VIII be
bany who viii Civ" their church
the advantage Of this credit during
this week See the pastor at once,
A copy of the provisions of the
federal income tax act In regard
TO money spent IN honcvol"ncc mas
been forwarded to members OF tho
rSrst Christian church by Robert
Adams. financial secretary, To as
sIst members IN making their income
tlN returns, Mh Adams inclos"d
IA statement OF their payments Ia
the church. tor current expenses
and bencvulcuccs aud for building
FUND, during 1870.
Rev. &. W Kerr of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church, speaking on
tho cnlargcmcns program OF me
church at church service ON De
cember 10. stated the ground Tor
income tax exemption and suggested
that members who had not given
"a fun 10 per cent of thicr lncom"
to charitable purposes make thci
plcdEc and payment NJ one for the
new church building program. so
far as | know. this brought IN only
a gift Of $500, Reverend Kerr said
TUESDAY. "Our church has an "N-
ccptionally large number of tithors
and men members arc idmlli1r with
the income tax exemption require
ments.' >
Rev. W. G.. Anderson OF the First
Babtist church expects to remind
members OF his congregation at
weekly prayer meeting ON Wedncs-
day evening. Reverend Anderson
stated Tuesday that about so mem
bers of his congregation are now
tithers and that "A number give even
more than "A tenth OF their income
to the work of the church. Rev.
l.. l.. Brannon OF Orcutt Memorial
church also expects to call this mat
ter to the attention of his parishon-
ers in view OF the fact that the
church is now building new home
Rev. W. a. Todd of Nogales Ave
nue. Babtlst church is Of the opin-
ion that tenth of his or her in
come in the least that Christian
should give FOR the church. "A
Christian should not consider tha'
he has given anything to the church
amount due the Giver OF all good
and perfect gifts. ana after that
then the Christian may make real
gift to the church. We can only
follow the Bible In this and the eN-
ample of Peter and Paul when they
began the new hurch III Jerusalem
and paul wrote the Corinthians they
should lay aside part of their earn
lngs ,hc first of each week for the
church, ms the Lord had prospered
| them"
In the past, hard timcs' have
affected the church income hrst
| because some people were once wont
| to give only supcrrluous change to
| the church and to withdraw ever
this scanty aid in tight times, bto
with the onward march of the years
| the number OF tithers and regular
supporters OF church expenses IN
each denomination IL stcadidly or
| Ia. inrTgnl,