How would YO U like a raise,— like this ? V **5 " « Interchurch World Movement Surveyors Find Lethargy In Oregon. —and for 3 4 Years W ork, HAT is th e kind o f In crease In sa la ry th e m in ister h a s re ce iv e d . H is living expenses have risen ju st as fast and as far as yours. B u t he is paid on the averag e ju st 52 cents more ¡te r church m em b er th an he w as paid 34 years ago. T The M in ister N ever F a ils You E v ery officer o f the G overnm ent with a w ar m essage to deliver appealed to the m inisters first o f all. B u t 80(fo o f the m inisters receive less incom e than governm ent econom ists figure as a minimum for the support o f an av erag e family. W h en hospitals need m oney they enlist the support o f the ministers and receive it. B u t w hen sickness visits the m inister or the m em bers o f his fam ily they rn tst be treated in a charity ward. H is pay is less than a day laborer’s. 8 out o f every 10 m inisters receive less than $20 a week —about half the pay of a m echanic. We Pay Him H a lf the Wages of a Mechanic And of these pitifully inadequate imlane* how much do you contribute* Nothing if you are outeede me enurch; an average of ler.s tnan 3c a day it you are a churen member. Ah of ua »hare in the benefits of Christian ministers to the community, l'ney marry us* bury os baou^e our chndren; visit is when we are sick In tneir nands s the spiritual training of the youth. We A re A il Profiteers at Their f r p e r u e Pnrt of the Interchurch W o r d program h t i * a jvir* wpg«* ibr evi rv minis.or oi je s t » Christ; an efficient p.an, ai d u chunco to do a Dig mar. s ob. If you want better preachers, h«?ip to pay the preochera better. It s the best ..vestment for your community ar.d tor your children— that you can ever moae The church used to have to compote with the saloon as the confer of rocrea lion Now ft bo» to compete with the movie, the donee hall and the motor cor. This to tho view of the problem foe- ins rural churches OrcKou. of sur- veyor h for the Interchurch World Movement who hove »pent month » making Investigation» of condition» in the »tote. "W e cannot complain because these other attraction» are drawing the peo­ ple away from the church," »aid one, ‘so Iona as we do not provide any alternative sortul attraction». Tha church ha» to meet the demand» of tha community In which It eil»t», physical and recreational a» well a» spiritual, and eo long •» it does not meet them it cannot protest «gainst the fact that the dance-hall and movies occupy the leisure Ume of the younger people, whlie the whole family 1» lured by the prospect of a motor trip rather than by what the church at present has to offer. "The church has to offer something setter. It will not accomplish much f.y denouncing the dance-ball and other amusements of which It disapproves so long as Its criticism la merely nega­ tive. It has to take a positive course and provide entertainment and recrea­ tion of genuine attraction and to oust th# bad with the good. I know of sne Sunday school that faced this prob­ lem In a vigorous way. Jt found that the local pool hall was attracting large numbers of young men. so it trougbt the pool tables, thua closing the pool hull. Hut It did not atop there. It offered entertainment which effective­ ly reached these young men who had previously spent their time at the pool hail. We tan have movies in the -hurch too, especially those education­ al films which can easily be got from ‘he Government departments.” Rome surveyor* found that there was a general lack of Interest in the church vnd religious things In the rural dis­ tricts which they vlalted. "I'aslors are bet-omlag discouraged." one said, “and peinl part of their time w< rking on arms Instead of pnlt'n;: a’l their ef- f« rt ‘«itn church work." The results o' those survey* will 'ortn an Important part of (he program ■»: the conference to be |icld In this ounty early In April. «5 W K S T l» th S T R E E T . N E W Y O R K C IT Y T 'h r p u b iic m tio n o f thim « d r» rh a e n i« / if /• m a de pom At th r o u g h th o c o -o p e r a t io n o f 3 0 d e tto m i n a tio n * . Fire, Jbeil The State Uiivet itv, the Agri­ cultural ve 6400 And $1 in 1913 is only ; l " mm 1 • 45 c e n t s today in purchasing power. H a r r y H u m p h re y s A FARM TRACTORS More than one third of the tractors in use in the U lited States are Fordsons, yet the Fordson has only been on the market two years. Just like the Ford car, the Fordson is an all-year utility. It is a compact tractor: it is easily op­ erated, it has more power per pouud weight than any other tractor manufac­ tured, it is the lowest prioed tractor and it is the most economical to operate. T here are more than seven thousand Fordson dealers in the United States. T here fs one community who not only sells Foedsons, but who carries a sup­ ply of Fordson parts for repairs and replacements with skilled mechanics to give dependable service, and to help ? the farmer the best Fordscn T h e demand for Fordson greater titan the supply. only a limited number for ritory. Get your order Orders are filled in the ceived. Sold by INSIST ON GENUINE FORO PARTS the • tractor is | y T h ere each ter- in now. order re- L a i V / T lV b INSIST ON GENUINE FORO PARTS S i a v io n - • A k • ’ * < » A » » * ♦ * * Seeds could you carry on the work ot the Collehe, University and Nor­ mal on the same state support as in 1913? Do you. live “ from hand to mouth?” There isa system of living whereby Today may be made to provide fo r Tomorrow—this year for next year --the prime of manhood for old age. Neither can the state University, the Agricultural College and the Normal School do it. Will you not help these three institutions to continue their useful and pro- ductive work for Oregon by vot- ing on May 21 for the Higher Educational relief measure? SAVE <1 i fc, This one word tells the story. Just a little regu­ larly deposited in our savings department makesapleasently sur- irising snowing in tne yea;s to come £ Paid •dvertiwnwrnt inserted b$r Bolin Dyment in behalf o i th« Joint Alumni Relief Committee for Higher Education in Oregon, b li Pi Dock Bloc», Portland. % Capital’ $50,000.00 Farm ers & M erchants Ban k of Stay ton,Oregon GEM C O N F E C T IO N E R Y F irst Class Confections. H igh Grade Pure Candies Fine Cigars and T ob acco Hot and Cold Fountain Drinks All Prices and Style Box Candy J. A. H EN D ERSH O TT, Proprietor Stayton. Oregon ALTON T. ROBERTS. Alton T. Roberts, s ta te senator oi Michigan, nnd president ot the State leainie. a w ara sujitorter of Leonard Wood as n candidate for the Repub­ lican -homlnatiwi for president. ( 'biros™, March.— Final fliniees from ihv Minnesota primary »how Mtet \V«*od «•nrrlcd the W wnrd>i In Mlrmenpoli« lr of arhool a ru in China for whom the: «■ a re at present no educational facilities at a lt Included in the pro­ gram of the fntorchurrh World Move ;n<*ut which win be explained at the • .inference to be held in this county • ariy iu April are five universities in I'hir.a each involving the cooperation M from four to six denominations. W O U LD MOVEMENT An Oregon family of four had $100 u month to get along on in 1913, but had *r