Evening star., 1942-01-17

minister. Emphasizing this Iact.
| church official appealed to church,
goers this week to give their minis
ters 10 per cent salar7 increase to
meet rising living costs.
DR.. Rooert G. Armstrong secre-
tary of tne New Hampshire Congre-
gational Christian Conference,
pointed out that the minister belongs
to no union and cannot force a SAL
ary increase. The Clergyman. he said,
has paid far more for his education,
yet, on the average, he receives less
than the carpenter, electrician or
mason. Either he must decrease his
efficiency in the parish or the church
must help him meet the changing
economic situation cue to ne var.
Said DR.: Armstrong in conclusion:
I'm what other business does man
stick to mis- job year after year with
no increase in saiaIy?'
Launch War Work Drives.
The Presbyterian Church, y. S. A.,
launched a Nationwide campaign
this week for $1,0O0,O00 for lmme-
diate war work. The fund will be for
work in Industrial areas, among SOL
diers and sailors, relief for civilians
in China, "orpnaned" missions in
foreign countries. Christian refu-
gees, distressed churches in Europe
and similar activities.
| The Presbyterian campaign drew
attention to the fact that NUMBER
of church bodies are now engaged in
raising special funds for war work
The Christian Science Church has
jusk organized a mother church
wartime fund to supply food, cloth
ing and other sustenance to needy
perSQns in the United States or It's
possessions.
The Northern Baptist Convention
is seeking 100000 this year for its
World Emergency Fund for war re-
lief in Europe and the Far East and
for Army camp activity. More than
100000 has already been raised.
The Roman Catholic Bishops Re-
lief Committee is expected to in
augurate special appeal early this
spring in most dioceses throughout
the country. The Bishops Commit
tee was formed to coordinate the
work Of a number Of separate relief
groups.
The Lutheran World Action Fund
plans to launch a new campaign
after Easter to raise s625 000 1t dis
persed during 194l total Of $4,000
for orphaned missions"
Other major groups raising special
war funds are the Overseas Relief
Committee of the Methodist Church,
the Congregational Christian Com
mittee for War Victims and Serv-
ices and the Presiding Bishops Fund
for World Relief of the Protestant
Episcopal Church
Leaders Combat Intolerance.
Protestant and Catholic leaders
acted this week to eliminate intol-
erance from their respective groups.
Meeting in New York under the
auspices Of the National Conference
of Christians and Jews a committee
of 80 Protestant editors and educa-
tors launched a program aimed at
developing more intelligent, scientific
and "civilized relationships among
Protestants, Catholics and Jews in
| the United States. The committee
will work through the literature
which reaches 25Ooo,OOO 7rotestants
in churches and Sunday schools. 1t
will create and release to editors
and lesson writers of Professionalism
scientific information. narrative ma
terials and visual education aids.
The Home Missions Council. in
annual convention at Trenton, NJ j.,
adopted "a six-point program de-
signed to eliminate anti-Semitism
from church and community. One
of the points calls for creation Of a
committee to study and publish ma
terial aiming to remove misunder-
standing and friction.
In Boston, Cardinal O'Connell,
dean of vthe American Catholic
hierarchY,' declared that religious
| and racial intolerance should disap-
pear forever from this land"