The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, July 31, 1926, Page THREE, Image 3
PP Staurday, July 31 1926
_L_i Ministerial Suppor
\. ? . REV. ALBERT
? There are people who really kmv
better who pretend to believe th;
our ministry is well supported. 1
looks funny to see a man.who make
from seven to eight dollars per da
go to church Sundaraand give froi
ten to twenty-five cenW to his pastoi
and who leaves that churfch knowin
that his pastor has only received si
or seven dollars for himself and fam
- . 7i ly to live on for a week, while he ha
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. Hum imriy-nve to forty-five dollar
to live on for the same period of tim<
We have hundreds of men in ou
ministry who are under-fed and .ur
paid whose families are stifTenng
"Many o^ them cannot provide decor,
clothes for their families. As fo
laying aside anything for a rain
day or any other ^ind of a- day, tha
is out of the ' question. We" hav
scores of ministers who live belo^
the poverty line. There is no nee
to ask. such men to render eflicter
service, forjsuch a thing is an in
possiblity. Would you ask a brie
mason to build a house with a trow<
or a hammer? Would you expectr
~ carpenter to build a house withgyt^
saw, plane-and a hammer? Ilow.,the
can a minister function properly wh
livoa in poverty'and for whuin 'h? nth
quate provision is made? If provit
ion is made for one class pf our minis
ters, then some kind af ppo'visib
should be nia^t -for all of i them. 1
- onq,watches the tendency of tkoso wk
leave our schools each year, you -wi
. ffnfl. that but a fow of our ' youn
men with brilliant mind:? are entei
ing our ministry. We are still flooc
ing our ministry with men in the -ltl
o 5th and 6th grades, who cannot cor
?-- wKir~Ttn? t'omiitlona^oh the fields1 i
which; they are sent. The major Nt
gro denominations are making
mistake in this direction that vA*'
have to be corrected. , No class c
men today can demand the respect o
? _ -those about. them who are._p;mpei
There are exceptional men in our mil
istry for whom some provision i
_imade by the splendid churches t
which they are sent. HoweverVTt
every such a man for whom such
provision is madef there are sevc
men for whom no such provision h:
been made.
There Ere" scores of ministers wl
cannot properly educate their chrldre
Many of their children grow up
poverty and conditions over whit
nthey have no control, force them
shift front oite thing to another,
' I know of quite a number_of mt
' whose salary ranges from ~ $25?.0
$300.00 and up to $500.00 per yes
with four, five and six in family. Siu
a man can not buy books, papers, m,
gazines or' other literature for h
meta'l improvement. There is i
chance for a mantTTsuch a condition
rentier intelligent seivice1 ttr-rrr
group of people. f
? K man .who has to work on a far
six days in each week is in no po*
tion to feed the flock of Christ ho!
?fully Sunday morning.?AmTygt, tl
condition of poverty often forced u
? on many ministers leads only to th
condition- or?to starvation.
Our church leaders, nine-tenths <
whom are welf-provided for, mui
.take a-deeper interest in this matt
in the future tham-is, now being man
fesed in it. hundreds of places ic
now asking {0 efficient men \yl
have made no adequate provision fi
such services. Nor are they willir
to make any vital sacrifices for su<
services. The poverty and ignorair
in our ministry today have a deal
do with the confusion that we fir
in many places. :
J The man yith no program and 'tin
with no ability, must as a matter <
fact, live" by his wits, and the mi
whose condition leads him to In
thus, becomes a Jacob, a red hot su]
planter. His highest a/hbition is
wire workmen out of nfaces whjch 1
cannot fill. Thus' th?r spirit <j>i ur
formity in service tj/at charaktefiz
- the efforts of the /iinistry/in son
places is lackimr in others.
We go to our general conferen
and pasig nice Resolutions about. tl
poor preacher and then we cotae ba<
home and scheme to take every dc
lar we can from him. If he becom
over-wise . about his rights in th
. particular,/we threaten him or pui
him off qh what we call short grfls
It is the condition of poverty th
confronts our ministry today that
is dooming-tTie- excessive assesfeme
evfl that now affects us. Men w
not always be induced to* take tl
lasiRlollar they have and give it to ai
. ?y^fcause when children have n
f .bread to eat-and no clothes to wear.
/ _ I constantly meet men in the oth
, professions who make fun of 01
poor preachers. They often say mai
cutting and uncomplimentary thinj
to them about their poverty.
Well, one of the* things we ha
done to contribute to the condition th
-now confront* us is: First, we ha
i. i 'I . i
t Among Our Group
' II. LONG, D. Dr
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w-j to cut up our work so as to provid
it for men fur political reasons.* W
It! have placed two men on a work-llu
is cannot give UNE .MAN a decent li\
y ing. This foolish policy has brougl
iv death to.both the man and to the worl
r, We have multiplied-our P. E. Districl
g so that many of thenr cannot give:
x presiding elder a decent living.- A
i- tee having done this", we have got
is on and over-taxed the poor chqrclu
s in such a district so"*hs to do the otht
s. foolish thing, ^und that is, to starv
ir both P. E. and the pastors in so ai
i- ranging things that neither can liv
No need to say that thousands c
it our people are not rcbetting again:
r thostf". conditions. There are intell
v front ???"
O ? ? ?. "?'U aiB.iigliems (llCSe COl
it ditions." The group of men among t
c_ who are well provided for ami wl
,v flaunt into the face of our poort
d brethren the advantage that they ei
it joy, is doing ituire to bring about r?
i- hollforus conditions in our church tho
k any other one thing can.do.
?1 I remember Mr. Ira T. Bryant
a father very \yell. 1 also remombi
a" he poverty that conditions force
n upon Dr. IJi^antV family. Vital col
o tact with such/experes'sions;of povert
^ Inn e'ln ed in B'l.tant Hit' light libit. 1
5r is making today. It is difficult to e:
plain to the fellow* with' the practic;
n turn of mind, ln#v one man caii'ln
T on ?:500.00 per year will a large fain
ly, and-another man with a small*
If -family must' have six .or sevcir thou
g and dollars per. year to live on. -Th
> ?.s a point in Bryant's fight thatwi
i- not down. '.The A, M. E- Church co
-l, leits a deal of money each year. T1
ie Missionary^ ounenOf our church co
17 leer thoT^^mfs ot dollars each yea
From many sources-orrstly-Troted, v
a should make better provision for oi
'ii poor preachers. However, this wi
if never he done until the proachc:
f make he't^r provisions for themselvi
zs. Vq fn.;*)! i.f men in this world accon
h. '"g to their income, makg, the yit
is -acrifices that thousands of our po<
:o ministers make. I have seen the
p. i tor row emxtgn money to go hon
i'n with, not having their.fare.?On tbo
is same occasions, certain big men wou
have their hill books just stuffed \vi
>u I 11:Lii.t \. and ihi'it oven take Cut of tl
n.jcollection tm; amount they had pa
in and?put?it back into their .pockets.,
h | This is being doito in many plact
to|The,appeal to ffrior impoverished mi
Mo give, in the name .of. God dooi ?n.
n weigh nnuh with sensible men wh<
0,rthey- see other Tfiiin sport with olh
ir people that that "is supposed to' -ha
h lieen given in the name of God. It
a-. impossible to keep any group of m>
is fooled always with such rot. N
10 we must make better provision f
to \ our ministry. Others about us a
to titfedJ
same... We face .financial prohler
m here that may not mean much
ii- those who have moans at their cor
t>- mtrjyj to meet them. But to m<
lc who live'up'to "every cent they can g
[>- tyid ninny of whom are in debt> it
is ;i different proposition; and this
the exact condition that rnnfvnn
sh the year, and expect the poor preac
is. i or to pay these assessments out of 1
at small salary is wrong. There,is
is ' way by whic h any one can so arran
nt [conditions so as to have e?\eh min'
ill tor in our church or any other chur
bo receive, the same amount of salai
ly That argument is not being, ma
ot | here, but, a better provision can
j made for those of them Avho live t
cr ' low th(poverty line.
Ir | Our fthhUfli Ctnift'rcnfos-hnve heroi
vy j too expensive. Donations and oth
pjs, kiigj of ations are too common. O
cnsuhig general conference will ha
ye to chaitgp some things.that now- i
at flic^ us. The unresfc now prevalent
ve our Zion is full of thought. We m
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of many of yur poor brethren. If y<
st doubt It ask .them, ami then vis
er many of their needy homes;.*' Ta
ii- with many otiifeir poor wives and y<
re wilMTftd[*>ul. N"4' jnsf itut,iui* camprc
10 per whose agents are thus impose
3r ished. Hints are only being givi
lg . here. Cold ,facts will be given pft
di. a while. v.?\V_hy hide these conditio
ce*~jhat are breeding strife and confu
t7> ion In mir Zion? T.lie evidence of t
ce truth here disclosed is before us. 'IS
we must change this condition. V
as', must, either change it. or it. will rhan;
of us.
in The hidden poverty by many
olfr ministers and tludr families- ai
P" in view of Ujo financial condition th
^confronts us, a sin before God. T
5? fact that those of- usance satisfied
u" hour it who have more than enbuj
es for our needs, makes the sin great<
10 As far as possible, each minister a:
his church should know at the-begi
ce ning of each year just "what he a
he ' his church will he asked to "give. T
:k amount should be known to each Vnei
>1- (her so that some provision cart
es made for it.- However, to make asses
. - THE PALME1
*" go on and laugh at the pfasent con^
fusion and strife now so evident in so
g many placts, but time will convince
<> us that a volcano is about us, and our
cause is sure to be set back unless we
^ readjust ourselve.s to a different pro>:
gram.
I,, For the past twenty yea^s, we .have
e heaixL man after maTi whose^eyerr
lt- iViiix- on the Bishopric tome forth with
r_ plan after , plan to hcln the- noor
preacher. Each fellow has ridden this
[j ' aobby until he got what he \yas after,
a then you hear nothing more about the
a poor -preacher until sAmc uihorjfcllov.7
f. cimies , tfetli the same stunt.
But, gentlemen, the little mud-sift
fellow is not the fool he once was.
,r intense und empty purse ami
other things, have taught him some'
L._ lessons. If- he decides to take the
e 'bit of the situation, into his hand,
jf he business will certainly pick up in
^ some places. Why wait for the conj_
! tiict that we ^see approaching llun,
" drcds of our churches are growing
' \
ls ! weaker. Hundreds of our men arc
lo , becoming poorer. Murtnurings are
,r heard on all sides. Mulleriiigs are"
1_ "heard on allsides.
; Watchman! Sound the alarm. The
in day of equal rights and fair play is
I dawning'. The istiutution that jwill
do the moat good in the future, will
,r' be the institution that manifests a
;ij vital 'inte>cstJjjJjs agents.
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Thomas Chapel A. .\l. jy. church;
2i"? Jvvery one who was present .at S. S.
s- -enjoyed a splendid di'scusston of the
is ! lesson, well ' taught by the teachers
11 '-and also reviewed by the Supt.
1- I The* pastor, Rev. J. A. Burch, delivle
ertd" a wonderful sermon Sunday
1-' morning, which caused each person
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.TXT^?Iju stop and ? consider' \fhat great
ir things-ttie Lord has done fur them,
ill ! Our rally was a success. We raised
rs &220.G1. * ' . s '
esj Mr.' Emmett Jeter who has been
lU-i-^eiuliiig- n.. few'- days with parents
al ! ami friends returned to his home in
jr . Weirton, West Virginia,
m Mrs. Mary L. Dihvkins of Weirton,
rrrrW. Ya., was "buried at Bethesda Baplejtist
Church. Thei funeral services
set were largely attended and was conduc.
Id! ted by ltev. J. A. Burch. . :
th I . Mrs. Viola\Jcter,- sister of the dehp
ceased accompanied the body home.
id! Mrs. Eliiora J. Gregory who was
-?J-called -home on account oi the illness
>s. of her sister, Miss Lemmie JoHnaon,
an her sister, has returned to her home
ot in Weirton, W.. Ya., leaving her sis2n
| ;er slowly improving/
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