. Phelps-Stokes fellowship studies . other churchfollows the method of assessing according to income. Both pastorand unit leaders agree that the women meet their obligations withgreater willingness than do the men, although their contributionsrepresent a considerable sacrifice from their scant earnings. The table method of collection is used. At each service when acollection is taken, the secretary or clerk with some one to countthe money, sit at the table in front of the church and keep therecord as the members of the church go up, and make their con- 54 ;ributions. Many of the better class o
. Phelps-Stokes fellowship studies . other churchfollows the method of assessing according to income. Both pastorand unit leaders agree that the women meet their obligations withgreater willingness than do the men, although their contributionsrepresent a considerable sacrifice from their scant earnings. The table method of collection is used. At each service when acollection is taken, the secretary or clerk with some one to countthe money, sit at the table in front of the church and keep therecord as the members of the church go up, and make their con- 54 ;ributions. Many of the better class of negroes say that this methodof taking collection is distasteful to them, and that they would pre-fer some less ostentatious manner of making their gifts, but thatthe great majority of the congregation are unwilling to abandon themethod. The women take this as an opportunity for displaying theirfinery, and often make their gifts in several installments, thus in-creasing the number of times they appear in front of the St. Pauls M. E. Church in Xegro Town, Gainesville. At the St. Pauls Methodist Church which is perhaps the best or-ganized, there are set aside special days for gifts to the various ob-jects fostered by the denominations. For instance, on Easter thecontributions go to general benevolences, on Good-Tidings Day inOctober, to Foreign Missions, and in February the funds contributedgo to the Freedmans Aid Collection for Schools. The pastor is paid$800 per year and furnished a comfortable parsonage adjoining thechurch. The contributions to missions and benevolences is also con-siderable. The amounts paid into the other churches are very small. TheColored Methodist Episcopal and the African Methodist Episcopaldo little more than provide railroad fare and entertainment for thepastor during the time that he is in town. St. Johns Baptist has anon-resident pastor who is paid about $200 per year. Sanders Chapela Baptist church of seven members was organized on
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