A Minister's Salary

Four photocopied documents were provided by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. They are printed forms with pertinent information handwritten in ink. One form, "Service Information," contains no added information. One form, "Information Schedule," is dated Nov 30, 1925, shows the address of Arthur G. Abbott as Rule, Texas, shows his Present ministerial position as pastor and shows the dates of birth of the four family members and the date of marriage which are all detailed elsewhere.

A third form, "Record of Ministerial Service," is also dated Nov. 30, 1925, and has the same person's handwriting as the one mentioned above. It lists the locations served, dates and salary. It is easily assumed that the salary is annual. One sentence of importance in the document is, In calculating salary, count the parsonage, if any as a 15% addition to the cash salary.
•Oil Field Church — Wichita Falls, Tex — $900.00 — Nov. 1919-1920
•Handley, Tex — $1200.00 — 1920-1921
•Justin, Tex¹ — $1500.00 — 1921-1922
•Rule, Tex² — $1680.00 — 1922-

The fourth form, "Pension Fund of Disciples of Christ," is dated Sept. 8, 47. By this time A. G. and Beth were living in Electra, Texas, position listed is Evangelist, serving Texas Christian Missionary Society — Fort Worth, Texas. Salary listed is $3600.00 and No Parsonage is furnished.

¹This is the only mention of A. G. ever ministering in Justin.

²A parsonage was provided in Rule.