World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget .. . on is emphasized by the fact that themeagre support received during his active yearsmakes it impossible for him to provide for hisold age, and when retirement comes his earningpower is gone. Adequate pensions drive away from a ministerand from those dependent upon him the grimspectres of unemployment, disability and death. Until something is done to take the ministerout of a position of humiliating dependence inold age, desertions to more lucrative professionsmay be expected. PENSION
World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget .. . on is emphasized by the fact that themeagre support received during his active yearsmakes it impossible for him to provide for hisold age, and when retirement comes his earningpower is gone. Adequate pensions drive away from a ministerand from those dependent upon him the grimspectres of unemployment, disability and death. Until something is done to take the ministerout of a position of humiliating dependence inold age, desertions to more lucrative professionsmay be expected. PENSIONS AND RECRUITS THE best young men are not deterred fromcoming into the ministry from fear of sac-rifices during their active life. But they areunwilling to face poverty at the end of theircareer. The church has lost and will continue to losevaluable men from the ministry until the lay-men wake up to the responsibility of takingproper care of the old and disabled ministersin the same manner that business houses pro-vide for their retired employees. 294 Ministerial Pensions: MINISTERIAL SALARIES AND PENSIONS. All his life he has traveled an uphill roadthat was none too smooth—cheerfully devotinghis whole time, strength, and spiritual vitalityto loving service for his fellowmen. What of the last mile? With your gifts it can be made smooth forthe feet at last grown weary—without them itwill be steep and rough and difficult, and willhalt the feeble traveler all too soon. There are many thousand ministers, andministers widows and orphans, who are de-pendent upon your generosity for the commoncomforts of life. A small sacrifice on your part will be a boonto those who have sacrificed so much for theGreat Cause. What will you do? You can help by a gift,a bequest, or the purchase of a life AnnuityBond. Qive them the flowers now MINISTERIAL SALARIES AND PENSIONS: Ministerial Pensions 295 These men whose hves are filled with effortsto cheer the weary and give heart to the dis-couraged
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