Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1919 — Pastors Poorly Remunerated. [ARTICLE]

Pastors Poorly Remunerated.

Southern Methodism has 6,150 pastors and 19,311 churches. Eighty-five per cent, or 16,381 churches, have services only once a month. During the last year 819 pastors received less than $400; 1,268 received less than $500; 1,585 received less than S6OO. Among all the pastors only 1,723 received more than SI,OOO.