The Lutheran (Thureh In America has
393 foreign missionaries and raised more
than $30,000,000 for home and foreign
missionary work t: st year. The total
valuation of church property in America
was $180,103,0.22. with toliil Indebted
ness of $8.942.St2. Tile total expendi
tures reported in 1923 > . re $33,825,947.
SELECT SUFFRAGAN BISHOP.
Jersey K |>i sen pit 1 Diocese End* lis
toil vrntliin.
The 150tli annual convention of the
New Jersey Episcopal diocese at its
closing session yesterday at I'laiiifield,
N, J., decided In favor of a suffragan
bishop as an assistant to Bishop Paul
Mathews, and he will be chosen at a
special meeting of the convention to he
held in October, the date to be fixed
by the Bishop.
It was voted to sell the old episcopal
residence In Trenton and the rectory
at Bay Head, the proccds to be used
l'or diocesan work. 'I he itcv. Howard
\V. Thompson of Woodiurj was elected
secretary and registrar arid E. H.
Lewis treasurer for the year.
PREACHERS' PAY INCREASES.
Methodists \ow net W I. I I Aver
age Instead of gMIO.
Chicaoo. May 11.?The average salary
the Methodist Episcopal Church pays to
its ministers is $1,154. according to a
statement made to-day by Joseph B.
Hlngeley, corresponding secretary, at the
annual meeting of the hoard of confer
ence claimants of the church. Three
years ago the average was $Sti9.
The Pittsburgh Conference pays the
highest yearly salary, averaging $1,736.
and the lowest salary Is paid in Litth
Rock Conference (negro). $320. accord
ing to Mr. Hlngeley.
Mr. Hlngeley reported that the church
had paid 12.010,070 for preacher pen
sions in r.i'20.
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