Evening journal., 1921-04-09
$1,000 MINIMUM
FOR PASTORS
This, With Parsonage, Will
Be Guaranteed to Mar
ried Ministers
SURVEY BOARD -
is DECIDED ON

NEWARK. n. j., April "a mimi
mum salary Of 5000 with parsonage
for a married minister, the establish
ment OF a board OF survey and en-
evangelical program for the sum-
mer months was adopted at yester-
days session OF the Maryland An
nual Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church.
When a congregation Is unable to
pay the $1,000, the salary will be sup
plemented by the conference, 1t was
decided.
The establishment OF a board Of
survey as suggested by the president
OF the conference, the Rev. James
II. Straughn, occasioned no little dis
cussion. This board will not only
arrange for the regrouping of coun-
try churches, but will act in an ad-
visory capacity regarding sites for
new churches. and will pass judg-
ment not only upon the type of edi-
fee to be erected as a church but
will also have to be consulted In the
event of the purchase of a parson-
age, or in regard TO extensive i'm
prOvements in the church.
When funds are asked from the
annual conference. the approval OF
this board will be required. When
the local church is in a position to
supply all the funds for building,
only the advice of this committee
will have to be sought and it will be
optional with the church as to the
acceptance Of this advice.
When the matter was brought uT
for discussion on the conference floor
yesterday the president left the
chair. and the Rev. DR.. +. T. Little
of Evergreen Church. Baltimore
presided The Rev. Dr. J. w kirk
of Buckeystown Md. after the ex-
PLANTATION by the president of the
plan, rose Immediately TO point out
that the resolution involved center.
ing too much authority in confer
ence. He was in favor he said, Of a
board OF survey which should act
only in an advisory capacity. except
where funds from conference fol
building or improvements were re-
quired. and advised that the rights
OF self-government Of local churches
be additionally safeguarded by an
amendment which should emphati-
oally state that no opinion given by
the board OF survey should be re-
garded by the local church as veto
lie believed. he said, that congre-
cation OF the church was better quali-
ts Il.
munity better TO determine the loca-
tion and necessary improvements OF
a church better than a board of sur
vey. IL the local church raises tho
money and pay the bills. said DR.
Kirk. Il should be granted fun powei
10 determine what IL should do. Al
though the board as now planned hai
no compulsory authority. he said 4
J voting power is likely to creep int,
IL. and that too much authority Nigh
be found centering in the conference
which, he said is contrary to tn,
Methodist Protestant Church. Tn,
Rev. DR.. w W. strayer. the oldes
minister in the conference. support
ed DR. Kirk in his opinion, but tn
amendment was not passed.
The Rev. DR.. r. H. Lewis. presi
dent OF the General Conference. saw
no danger in the proposed board o
survey. lie stated that he believe
Il would bring the collective knowl
edge OF 10 men OF the Conferenc
to bear upon local problems, and 4
I instances where for example,
( change OF site might be opposed b
a few members OF the church, whit
though in minority. would receiy
Difference; such a committee migf
/ supplement the desires OF the majol
r ity OF a congregation.
In the afternoon session plans II
n committee Of three ministers an
r. three laymen to constitute con
o mittee on evangelism was also az
+ pointed and the clergymen wei
asked TO serve at least two weeks
evangelistic work.
10 Reports We're also read from N
IS deaconess board; and announcemei
lr was made that four young women
the Deaconess Home will graduate
the commencement exercises tn
will take place In ST. Johns Churc
le Baltimore. May II. The your
10 women are az follows: Miss Lillii
n- NJ. DeMoss, Miss Mary r. Ford. Mi
ID. =. Cullen and Miss Myrtle Baus. Nj
% DeMoss has been elected head de
cOness
IL is rumored that the Rev. +.
Little. OF Evergreen. Baltimore. mi
q, be sent to Georgetown. Washingtc
The Rev. G. @. Bacchus, Of Centr
ol Vile, Md, has retired for period
ne one year from active service in q
conference.