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The Union Daily Times
Union, Union County, South Carolina
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In Indianapolis, East Tenth Street Methodist Church's adoption of tithing boosted Sunday offerings from $175 to $800, enabling a $300 pastor salary increase and record Christmas donation amid depression, per Bishop Leete.
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Indianapolis, Ind., March 23.—The Sunday offering of the East Tenth Street Methodist church here was swelled from its usual amount of about $175 to nearly $800 the first week that a tithing system was adopted, says Bishop F. D. Leete.
Since then, according to the bishop, the church has made financial strides indicated by an increase of $300 in the salary of its pastor, Rev. George S. Henninger, and by the largest Christmas offering yet reported to the Centenary office in Chicago. Bishop Leete adds that this was achieved by a church of working people in a time of financial depression.
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Indianapolis, Ind.
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March 23.
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sunday offering increased from about $175 to nearly $800; pastor's salary increased by $300; largest christmas offering reported to centenary office in chicago; achieved by church of working people during financial depression.
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The East Tenth Street Methodist church adopted a tithing system, swelling its Sunday offering from the usual $175 to nearly $800 in the first week, according to Bishop F. D. Leete. Since then, the church made financial strides including a $300 increase in pastor Rev. George S. Henninger's salary and the largest Christmas offering to the Centenary office in Chicago.