Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-20
CHURCH PENSION
PLAN DISCUSSED
More Interesting Reports Made
on Work by Presbytesians
at Winona
(By Associated Pressy

PRESBYTERIAN plans for pensioning
Iof the church's veteran ministers
land their widows face critical
situation, DIR. Henry B. Master,
general secretary of the church's
board of ministerial relief and
sustentation, told the Presbyter-
ian General Assembly here today.
HE attributed the boards difficult
ltv to failure to consider its needs
lin preparation of the church
budget and called on the General
Assembly for relief.
Reviewing the church's pension
system, DR.. Master said:
TO secure pension at the age
of 20 or o5, as the case may be, a
minister must pay each year a
premium which amounts to one
fifth of the sum necessary to pro-
duce a pension of $500 when the
prospective pensioner reaches the
age of 65 or 20, as the case may
be. The balance of the sum nee
essary to produce this pension
must be provided by the church
at large
| Higher salaries for missionaries
and widespread extension OF
evangelization, especially among
those of foreign birth, were re-
ported today by the Presbyterian
Board of Home Missions through
is secretary, DR.. John A. Mar
| luis Dr. Marquis reports a new
,pirit developed after the depress-
ng years Of the war. He says in
part:
"A budget in excess of $780,
400 was appropriated for the year
md expenditures were actually
made approXimating $1,644,000,
which exceeds the amount ex-
pended during the preceding ifs
al year by about $425,0O0. The
ears receipts from living givers
we're approximately 100000, an
Increase of 16.z per cent over the
receipts of the previous year
rom the same sources. The to-
al receipts of the year, including
egacies and interest were approx
mately $1.3 1000. In addition,
he board voted to make available
for current work $1SS,000 in leg
.cies derived the previous year,
which had been carried to the
permanent fund This makes the
otal amount available for cur
-ent work for the year S1,552,000.
he high water mark in the his
I tory of the board.
Dir. David G. Wylie, general
secretary of the Presbyterian
BOARD Of church erection, in his
lnnual report to the General As
emily, tells of more than $1,000
| 100 having been spent in aiding
construction of 200 churches and
nanses in various parts of the
United States. In the last year
! Or. Wylie says:
"The board of church erection
las just closed a successful and in
many respects a remarkable year
or church and manse building.
| The figures speak for themselves
| Applications in -S2028. 786. Is
| Appropriations made 1,294,210.2Z
| appropriations paid ZOOS, 626.91
| The board has made
| grants for churches
| and manses --------$299, 1C
| Loans for churches
| and manses -------$7O5, 58O.S1
Total -----$1, DOS 1861
| Never before has the Presby-
lterian WoInan's Board of Home
| Missions been able to report sc
many women, young people arc
| children enlisted in the service oil
home missions as in the year just
closed, says Miss Lucy H. Daw.
Ison, its general secretary, in hel
report. She says in part:
/ Statistics show a membership
Iof 400, an increase of 54,27(
over the year 1901 1920. Of thi.
increase $1,000 are in young PEG
Iple's organizations. The repor
| shows 40 new women's societie.
land 1889 new young peoples or
CARNATIONS. The secretary 70,
missionary education for til,
board reports 1850 mission
groups for the year"
Il Work Among Negroes
The need for evanston in TIL,
Ework of the PRESBYTERIAN churcl