The retired minister; his claim, inherent, foremost, supreme

Front matter

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HIS CLAIM INHERENT, FOREMOST, SUPREME

Chapter I. The Merits Of The Case Page

1. The Task Golden Quayle 13

2. Paving the Last Mile Keeney 19

3. Road of the Loving Heart Welch 27

4. Love's Recompense Fanny Crosby ... 29

5. A Retiring Competency and the Call

TO Preach Birney 31

6. A Retiring Competency and Minis-

terial Efficiency McConnell 39

7. Savings vs. Efficiency Van Cleve 43

8. Debt of the Nation to the Ministry. . . . Lidstone 53

9. The Pastor's Family Stone 61

10. Why a Service Pension? Miller 67

11. A Dependable Pension Campbell 79

12. The Church's Obligation Sweets 85

13. The Shepherd Who Watched Page 89

14. Should Ministers Marry? Harland 103

15. Not Charity but Justice Cooke Ill

16. Stop! Look! Listen! Hingeley 117

Chapter II. Old Age

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1. Give Them the Flowers Now 124

2. Some Advantages of Growing Old Thomas 125

3. Seven Ages of a Minister Tipple 131

4. The Senior Retired Minister 134

5. Does the Ministry Pay? Higgins 135

6. The Old Man and the Child Tiplady 139

7. William's Superannuation Harris 143

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Part II. The Claim Foremost

CHAPTER I. THE CHURCH'S PROGRAM

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1. The Foremost Claim Pierson 149

2. The Protestant Episcopal Church McClure 151

3. The Presbyterian Church Foulkes 165

4. The Presbyterian Church (Southern) . . Sweets 175

5. The Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Stewart 183

6. The Baptist Church Matteson 195

7. The Congregational Program Rice 205

8. The Congregational Church Loomis 207

9. Disciples of Christ Warren 213

10. The Reformed (Dutch) Church Wortman 219

11. The Methodist Episcopal Church Hingeley 225

CHAPTER II. THE PROGRAM OF BUSINESS

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1. The Pennsylvania Lines Rentier 233

2. Railroad Pension Systems — Table Foulkes 238

3. The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad 239

4. Industrial Pension Systems Foulkes 240

5. What Corporations are Doing Pew 241

6. The First National Bank, Chicago 244

7. Teachers' Retirement, New York City. Hartwell 247

8. Teachers' Pension Funds — Table Foulkes 249

9. Old-Age, Mothers' and Government

Pensions Applegate 251

10. Two Workmen: Likeness and Contrast 258

Chapter III. Post-mortem Distribution Of Wealth

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1. Influence Made Immortal Warren 262

2. Wills Norton 263

3. "Safe" and "Sount)" Wills Remsen 274

4. Form and Application Blank for Life

Annuity Bonds 277

5. Banker Oliver's Investment 279

6. List of Annual Conference Organizations 289

CONTENTS PART III. THE CLAIM SUPREME

Chapter I. Episcopal Leadership And Conference Page

1. The Bishops' Address and Appeal 295

2. Episcopal Addresses to General Conferences 301

3. Voices Silent but Persuasive

4. The Episcopal Round Robin

5. The Inauguration Conference

6. Building on a Good Foundation Cranston .

7. A Conquering Campaign Berry ....

8. We Shall Win McDowell.

9. Greetings to the Convention Anderson.

10. Response Van Cleve

Chapter II. The 1915 Campaign 9. 10. 11

12. 13. 14.

16. 17.

History of the Campaign

Some New Things

Approaching a Crisis

German Conferences

EiN WOHLVERDIENTER LoHN

Swedish Conferences

VoR Gjeld til de Udtjente Predikanter

Colored Conferences

Cooperation — The Bishops

Cooperation — District Superintendents Cooperation — Conference Organizations

Conference Leadership

The Campaign Program

The Campaign Cooperative, Intensive,

Extensive

Official Family — Round Robin:

Publishing Agents

Editors

Corresponding Secretaries

"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself?"

We'll Do It!

page Hingeley 339

Transue 349

Mulfinger 351

Loeppert 355

Young 359

Madsen 361

Dean 363

Neely 365

Parkin 367

Morse 369

Slease . . 375

Hingeley 379

Dorian 383

Oldham 403

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Chapter III. Agencies Page

1. The Book Concern Mains 409

2. The Chartered Fund Hitchcock 413

3. Annual Conference Endowments Greenfield 415

4. Contributions from Pastoral Charges.. Clemans 421

5. Board of Conference Claimants Hamilton 425

6. Veterans of the Cross Fellowship Cooper 429

Chapter IV. Historical

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1. Aged Pastors Must be Provided For. . . Eckman 436

2. Veterans' Rank and Rights Restored . . Keeney 437

3. Early Methodist Stewardship Calkins 445

4. Cooper and Dickins Krantz 451

5. John Street Church Johnston 455

6. St. George's Church Hughes 461

7. Deferred Payments Watson 467

8. Disciplinary Provisions 470

Chapter I. Scriptural Treatment

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1. Helpful Homiletic Hints Sweets 479

2, Modern Psalms Foulkes 501

Chapter II. Story And Song

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1. The Happy Man Collins 505

2. Old Preacher's Soliloquy Brown 515

3. Our Veterans Greenfield 526

4. The Light Brigade Kipling 528

5. Veterans! Hough 530

6. Different Ways We Treat Them Welch 531

7. The Circuit Preacher Townsend 533

8. Quitting Too Soon Guardian 534

10. A Strong Church Matteson 537

11. Miscellaneous 539

12. Proceedings Washington Convention. . . Snyder 553

13. A Summary Hingeley 568

A RETIRING COMPETENCY FOR THE RETIRED MINISTER