MINISTERS’ STIPEND
REDUCTION FAVOURED (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) PALMERSTON, N., June 16. The Wanganui Presbytery to day e .. pressed disappointment at the failure of the General Assembly to give a definite lead in stipend reduction. The decision came to marked the generous attitude of the committee of laymen towards their ministers, hut, did not do adequate justice to the willingness of most ministers to stai d shoulder to shoulder with their members in the matter of personal sacrifice. The Preshy try decided to establish a central fund by means of which stronger congregations accepting the proffered “cut” could assist the financially weaker congregations which were only at present able to pay the minimum sti--pend or less.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1931, Page 6
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116MINISTERS’ STIPEND Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1931, Page 6
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