Presbyterian church to launch self sustaining pension fund
Baltimore May 30 AP The Presbyterian church plans a self sustaining pension system for all ministers over 65 with a 15 million dollar endowment. A lay committee led by WHE IL Hass and Andrew W Mellon outlined a plan requiring 10 percent minister salaries, with churches contributing 7.5 percent and the ministers 2.5 percent. The General Assembly approved moving forward. About 3,400 ministers and 2,000 churches have agreed to participate with the program awaiting broad compliance.
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Boston Newsboys May Get Reading Room In West End House
Boston newsboys may gain a new reading room under a plan backed by the estate of late James J. Storrow and Edward E. Keevin of the Roosevelt Newsboys Association. The proposed quarters would be in a West End house funded by Storrow’s bequest, likely on Blossom Street, moving the room from Green Street to a more wholesome setting near the boys’ homes.
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May
Boston Newsboys
James J. Storrew
Edward E. Keevin
Roosevelt Newsboys’ Association
West End
R Presto Clark
R. Clipston Sturgis
Henry Penn
Charles Brewer
Massachusetts General Hospital
Storrow
Boston Newshoro
Tremont Street
Elks
General Assembly in Bay State Prorogued
Boston May 8 Governor Fuller yesterday prorogued the General Court until January marking the start of the 1926 session with 92 measures and 4 resolutions awaiting executive approval. The key spending bill was the Goodenough Water Supply project at 75 000 dollars for the metropolitan district and Worcester. In the session’s closing days a redistricting bill was vetoed and then approved over the veto.
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Fuller
General Court
Goodnoush
Worcester
Referendum Push Gains Steam in Senate on Prohibition
Senator William H. King promotes a national or state wide referendum on prohibition as the method to gauge public opinion and legislate the liquor question. The piece notes resignations and opposition from Wayne Wheeler and others, listing supporting senators across states and urging education to build temperance sentiment.
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Washington
William H. King
Utah
Congress
New York
Walter EB. Edge
New Jersey
King
Key Pittman
Nevada
Siasteen
Veta
Arys
Wadsworth
Copeland
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Shipstead
Schall
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Edge
Edwards
Cameron
Arizona
Bruce
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Bayard
Delaware
Couzens
Michigan
Johnson
California
Phipps
Colorado
Robinson
Arkansas
Broussard
Louisiana
Reed
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Style cycle visits England sparks vintage fashion revival
In London fashion experts forecast a return to Victorian era styles with short tailcoats and trimless top hats. The era’s influence extends to furniture and decorative pieces as old items regain popularity among collectors and shops.
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England
East Tenne
Eco
Witten
FLO LEEDS CANCELS PARIS RESERVATION
A garbled local item notes cancellations related to a Paris reservation. The readable fragments reference FLO LEEDS and a hotel booking possibly connected to May events but lack clear names, dates, or places to confirm specifics.
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FLO Leeds
Paris
Colleges Alarm Churches Over Mechanistic Psychology
Baltimore May 30 AP The 107th annual Presbyterian Board of Christian Education report warns that a mechanistic psychology could erode spiritual beliefs and moral ideals if dominant in education. Dr William Chalmers Covert cites state control and urges Christian atmosphere Bible teaching and church life in colleges amid declining training for ministry.
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Presbyterian Board Christian Education
Nead
William Chalmers Covert
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Covert
Educational work of Presbyterian Church discussed
Two reports to the General Assembly detail the church’s educational work. Total resources across 86 institutions stand at 75.7 million dollars, with endowment per student under 3,000. About 40 percent of Presbyterian students belong to the denomination. Methodists 20 percent. Scholarships and loans aid hundreds, while Bible instruction funds total 2.13 million. Bible teaching and religious instruction costs reach 6.57 million across colleges and Presbyteries.
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Baltimore
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Frederick E. B Stockwell
Philadelphia
Department of Colleges
Lewis B. Hillis
Theresbyterian Board of Christian Education
Wiliam Chalmers Covert
Stockwell
Presbyterian Universities
Appalachian Mountains
Presbyterian Schoola
Rotary Loan
Presbyterian Colleges
Covert
Laws Tightened by Presbyterian Head
The General Assembly adopted measures tightening control over Presbyterian educational institutions. Committees were appointed to study reorganizing boards and ensuring teachers affirm core church principles. The debate followed a memorial from the Albury Presbytery and synods urged alignment with accepted truths.
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