Arkansas State press., 1945-09-21
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and disburse all funds of the
Conference, including the $4,000
or more raised on Sunday in the
Sunday School and make full re-
ports to the Annual Conference
for same? If not, why?
No. IA, We noticed that the
Twelfth district reported the
smallest amount of pension fund
of any district in the A. M. f,
Church and no attempt is made to
keep the law in this respect but
in the last two years the Annual
Conference contingent has been
increased by 30 per cent at the
order of the Bishop. Why?
No. Is. Bishop Curry promis-
ed to reduce education assess
ments when the mortgage debt
on Shorter College was paid. Why
is II now necessary to require
each presiding elder. leading pas
tor and layman to pay $125,O0
each where they used to pay SOS
before the debt was paid? We
have on no building nor large
improvement program now. Why
the increase?
No. l6. Do the Conference
Treasurers receive and disburse
the SO per cent Easter Day and
80 per cent Children's Day funds
for local purposes as the law re-
quires? If not what becomes of
the funds collected by the presid-
ing elders from the pastors and
reported to Bishop Curry in the
interim of the Annual Confer
ences?
No. II. Why are the presiding
elder districts assessed $4,000
each for Missionary State meet
ing when the law requires only
$l.00 per charge? What becomes
of this $4,000 collected in the
state meetings, above the amount
required by law, for missionary
purposes? Who disburses state
meeting money?
No. 10. It is alleged that an
oil company wanted to secure a
lease on lands owned by the
school in Columbia county, and
that Bishop Curry blocked the
whole deal when the oil company
wanted the officers of the execu-
tive board to sign along with the
Bishop, rather than just to have
the Bishops signature only. Is
this true or not true?
No. 10. In whose name is the
title of the newly acquired teach
er's cottage?
No. 20. How Is it that Bishop
Curry, who offered a motion
against people holding two jobs
not only is drawing two salaries
but allowed Rev. T. P. Duhart
from Florida, to hold for six
months last year the pastorate of |
Quinn Chapel, Fort Smith, one of |
our largest charges and at the
same time made him presiding
elder of the Fort Smith District.
And now the same Rev. Duhart is
presiding elder of the leading
district in Arkansas, the Little
Rock, superintendent of build
ings and grounds at Shorter Col
lege for which he receives $4,000
per month salary, groceries, sup
plies and other considerations.
Lives in the Episcopal residence
at the expense of the district,
gets from $500 up in each An
nual Conference and other meet
ings as Conference Accountant
and unlike any man ever to serve
IN Arkansas was placed by the
Bishop on the financial board and
illegally appointed to the General
Commission while other worthy
men in Arkansas are in small
charges and have no membership
on any Board or Commission
whatsoever?
No. 81. We have been LOYAL.
We have met every call. Only
recently our ministers by our as
sistance organized to give Bishop
Curry a $2500.00 automobile but
he would not have this one and
picked out one that cost us 81
10000 for which we have paid in
full. Why is it that in spite of
this and other acts Of kindness
so many of our people have been
put out at Shorter and some of
our best men like President J. II.
Lewis and DR.. V. M. Townsend
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