Salaries $220.12 $366.43 $1,247.31 $1,637.50 $625.28 Missions and Benevolences 42.59 117.85 638.84 1,672.75 373.60 Upkeep and all other expenses 40.95 441.63 794.22 1,661.18 470.70 ------- ------- --------- --------- --------- Total $303.66 $925.91 $2,680.37 $4,971.43 $1,469.58
Country Village Town City Total Thirty-one Fourteen Thirteen Eight Sixty-six For: Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches
Salaries $11.59 $9.79 $13.76 $7.99 $10.50 Missions and Benevolences 2.24 3.15 7.05 8.16 6.27 Upkeep and all other expenses 2.16 11.80 8.76 8.10 7.90 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total $15.99 $24.74 $29.57 $24.25 $24.67
HOW A TYPICAL DOLLAR IS RAISED AND SPENT BY THE LOCAL CHURCHES
Country Village Town City Total Thirty-one Fourteen Thirteen Eight Sixty-six By: Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches
Subscription $.77 $.57 $.74 $.76 $.73 Collections .19 .11 .09 .07 .10 All other methods .04 .32 .17 .17 .17 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Total $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Country Village Town City Total Thirty-one Fourteen Thirteen Eight Sixty-six For: Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches
Salary $.72 $.39 $.46 $.33 $.43 Missions and Benevolences .14 .13 .24 .34 .25 Upkeep and all other expenses .14 .48 .30 .33 .32 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Total $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
On the average, these churches devote one-fourth of their receipts to benevolences.
GRADING FOR HOME MISSION FIELDS--PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN U. S. A.
A. Promising Field: 1. Prospect of self-support. 2. Strategic service opportunity. B. Problematic Field: 1. Uncertain of community development. 2. Denominational responsibility uncertain. C. Field to be relinquished: 1. Should be self-sustaining. 2. Work should be discontinued.
This would be a good test to apply to every aided church on the Range.
Number of Services Country Village Town City a Month Churches Churches Churches Churches Total Eight 3 3[13] 12[14] 7 25 Seven 0 0 0 0 0 Six 0 0 1 0 1 Five 0 0 0 0 0 Four 6 6[13] 0 2 14 Three 0 0 0 0 0 Two 9 3 0 0 12 One 12 0 0 0 12 No regular service 2 2 0 0 4 Services in summer only 2 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- -- Total 34 14 13 9 70
About three hours a week set aside for church services and Sunday school means six days a year; only twenty-five out of seventy churches have as large a number.