Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-02
OVER S2,0O0,00O PAID
OUT IN N. {. PENSIONS
Care of Superannuates, Widows
and Orphans Feature OF the
Work of Year 1920.

STAFF Correspondence of Every Evening.
Crisheld. Md, April 2.-Methodist
preachers pensions and adequate care
of the widows and orphans of Methodist
Episcopal preachers, received a big
boost in 1920. according to statement
made today by Dr. Joseph IL. Htngeley,
Chicago, corresponding secretary, Board
of Conference Claimants. DIR. Hinge
ley has charge of the Interchurch
World Survey and also of the fund for
the Methodist Episcopal Church pen
sions and annuities for preachers. their
widows and orphans.
DIR. Hingeley reports that. in 1920. a
total of S2.0SO,S09 were actually paid
to the pensioners in the church. This
is thought to be the largest amount
paid for pensions by any church, or
any corporation in America.
There is Il remarkable increase.
said DR.. Hingeley, In the last report
over the report of 1918. when $l,20l'tS9
were paid, while in 1910 only s979,6SS
were paid.
However the number Of clainfa =
on the fund this year were retired
ministers, 1925; widows of Minister'S
| 8 ,7S7; and 764 children,
of 7.S46. In 1910 there were 2,bBl MN
| isters; 2.796 women and -"b emu
dependent upon the fund, which makes
a total of 5.623 claimants on the iuho'
| DIR. Hingeley said that the story on uile
receipts from various sources were III
teresting and showed n marked IN
crease. In 1910, the money IeceiNod
fro,,, churches by collections. was
$4S5.3Tg, and in 1920 the recelpts ~,
| t,,,rea ae1 10 sl,312,T11. The DIVIDENDS
! IL, 1910 2it a.
94s This had Increased In ls[O 10
sao9c1o from Conference investments
tho raceipts were in 1910. sl49.SoS' anu
a. ,o9o tbts had Increased to sJSl.oSf'
.arto,.o IL tremendous increase In
80 nor,nanent funds" said Or hinge
IL, Tho Hoard of Conference Clelh-
| on.s which is the National headduaI
| .or. f,,nd for tho entire church, had IN
| 900 Invested funds for s75O.oOO, ana IN
| 1000 tbts fund had increased 10 sl'Sou'-
! ono Tho largest Increase for preachers
| ,.,ors was in the permanent lu'lus
snhgcrthed or collected by the various
annual conferences These tuiios ~
,o,o amounted To S3,617.4S9 and IN l91o
they had made tremendous grown -
S14 bOS.234 This survey said -
| HinRelcy. reveals that there are ~ WV
ncY1nancnt funds Of the MethoilS'
l.piscopal church for pension purposea.
s1b pa However. II the church had
natd tta nearly 5000 claimants. the
,,,,,,,,,ta t,rou,tscd Il would have needed
"a 0oo ooo and It paid t2.0So. 500 The
amount paid yearly to the retired MN
istcra in 1910 was $3.50 year on m
.,,,-a ord IN 1920 the average yearly
pavncnt was $212-
Perhaps the highest amount paiu 70
any retired minister Is TO me rev
Frank A. Hardin. Chicago "t toCN
| River Conference, who has hity y-elh ~
wears. effective service in the ministry
10 his credit. This veteran OF the cross
,..,t,-.,. last wear SlI60. The highest
a,,,o,,r+ Da,d by the North Indiana Con-
ference to any individual, was sl'lu'
and bv the Northwest Iowa Conference
SINS The next highest paid pen
sIoner in the Methodist Episcopal
church is Rev. Oin + Mattison. Evans
Ton IN. who receives $3.50. Northwest
! Indiana has ono preacher who received
Sq52: and Northwest Iowa has one
veteran receiving 1926; but the average
amount paid TO the claimants OF the
church in 1920 was s272."