Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-15
100000 PENSION
FUNDS ARE URGED
DicipIes of Christ Told Time
Is Ripe to Provide for
Ministers.
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delegates, large NUMBER OF whom were
members of various committees appoint
ed by afiliated groups in the interna-
ton brotherhood to carry on the work.
Reference to the business depression
and the fact that money is scarce"
was made by more than one speaker in
connection with the pension fund drive
which opens formally on November 9
on a Nationwide scale.
James L. Wilmuth of Philadelphia
chairman of the Pennsylvania Pension
Fund Committee, aroused enthusiasm
when he called upon the Disciples to
make the pension fund "a capital stock
investment" Declaring that incomes
should not be regarded as sacred" Mr..
Wilmuth urged the Disciples to dig
into your capital" and clip off your
coupons and let them fall into the
treasury of the church"
During the proceedings Harry H.
Rogers, president of the trustees of the
pension fund, and .other trustees sat
on the platform. In addition to Mr..
Rogers there were: w. r. Warren,
executive vice president; Samuel Ash
by, treasurer; Robert A. Long of Mis-
souri,, I. j. Cahill of Ohio, 3. A. Nc
Kinney of Texas, Frank Buttram Of
Oklahoma, w. v. Crew Of Ohio, w. A.
Shullenberger Of Indiana, E. s, Jouett
Oreon E. Scott of Missouri, j. r. Nc
Wane of Alabama, Thomas G. Howe
Of Indiana. G. E. Lennon of Missouri
and w. E. Smith, secretary. A number
of these addressed the meeting in sup
port of the pension fund.
Ministry Must Lead.
Among the speakers who preceded DR..
Polling in his plea for the pension
Wy - TT4a n% tyr
chairman Of the fund, declared 1t was q
challenge In the movement to revitalize
the ministry, in which the ministry
must Jake the lead.
The church has suffered too long
through the years through the modesty
of the individual creature who has ne
elected to bring his needs to the atten-
ton of the brotherhood, Mr.. Warren
said, and we are now having an
awakening in the ministry of the con-
seriousness of the recreancy in the past.
Chairman Warren declared the great
need of the church today is to have
its preachers become "evangelists OF
evangelism" and preachers of preach
ing" and added that 1t Is recognized
fact that 1.-The ministry of the gospel
is the greatest work Of the world" In
this work he urged the preachers
should be given material as well as
spiritual support.
r. q. Snodgrass Of Amarillo Tex.
declared that when the pension fund
is effected it will not be difficult to
get worthy ytung men to join the
ministry.
VIII Free Minister.
This pension fund will give to the
ministry a more powerful message" he
said. at will free the minister from
entangling alliances so that he can de-
vote his whole time to the work OF the
gospel"
He visualized day when the message
of the pulpits would be revitalized
through the release of ministers from
material burdens to give their full time
to the preaching of the gospel.
He declared that more than 1000
churches have already signed up for
the pension and expressed the hope that
all those in attendance at the conven-
ton would become propagandists IN Its
behalf.
Rev. George A. Miller, for is years
pastor of the Ninth Street Christian
Church here said the pension fund
would provide more years of usefulness
of a preacher when his mind is freed
from material responsibility. "A church
that magnifes its ministry is always a
successful church." he said, "the one
that does not, lags behind" He stressed
the importance of looking at this
pension movement as a strictly business
proposition.
: The next speaker, S. S. Pappin, Of
Cincinnati, Ohio, declared that what
the church needs is the best material
possible for preaching. Without a
pension fund, he expressed doubt
whether the volunteers upon which the
church would have to rely. in part,
would be successful in their work. /,
Generous Gifts Urged.
J. @. Warren of Los Angeles, Calf,
declared that gifts to the fund should
not be made on the basis of the 1929
and 1880 period Of depression in busi-
ness. With Mr.. Wilmuth he agreed
that the hard necessity of times should
urge people to give even more gener-
ously to vital needs.
The $8,O00,000 reserve fund, Andrew
Amos declared, Is to pay for preaching
done during the last 40 years.
Every other program of the Christian
Church, including the missionary field,
he reminded. has been set aside for the
pension fund during the present year.
'1f we measure our personal expenses
by the same rule as We measure our
church expenses there will be plenty of
money for this fund.-" Mr. Amos de-
clared. Remember, we cannot fool
Cod" I'VE are going out after scarce
money-that's the only kind we can
get," G. M. Rodefer of Ohio told the
meeting.
Harry Hines of Texas added to this
a warning that In the sharp competition
of business in the days to come young
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