# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S377
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Financial Matters 377

‘ort. Wayne. According to a recent survey by the Statistical
Bureau, the average salaries of the pastors in the Central and in
le. Western District differ only by 6 per cent. Pension participa-
ion in Fort Wayne is 100 per cent.; in St. Louis, 20 per cent.
12. The same survey discloses the fact that the English District
first among all Districts as far as ministerial salaries are
concerned, while Kansas and Southern Nebraska are at the bottom
of the list. In Pension participation Southern Nebraska and Kansas
sixth and eighth, respectively, while the English District

cupies the 26th place.

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Comparative Tabulation of Synodical Districts

ou Parttetpation in the Pension Fund B. Average of Pastors’ Salaries
: Per Per
. Month
“Towa West - 4, English $154
2, Southern —- 2. Atlantic —.. 143
Iowa East 3. Southeastern — 125
Eastern - — A, Eastern —-.-------- 123
California ‘and “Nevada - i 59 5. Northern Illinois —--—- 122
‘Southern Nebraska -.- 58 6. South Wisconsin ~~ 118
7., Michigan —----———- . 57 7, California and Nevada . 116
$38, Kansas no 54 8. Ontario 113
9, Central - Lee 58 9. Michigan --—-------- _.- 113
0. Atlantic ——.-- ... 50 10. Southern California . 112
1. ‘Central Mlinois —-- _.. 50 11. Central .....-------------- 111
, Northern Nebraska _......-- 49 12. Central Illinois _.. 107
13. Iowa West —.-------- _. 107
14. North Wisconsin -.. _. 106
15. Western —.-..-----—--- > 104
16. Southern --- 102
17. Minnesota -- 102
18. Iowa East ---.------- _. 101
19. Colorado —.-.--------------" 93
20. Oregon and Washington 92.
21. Southern Illinois ------- . of
22. Oklahoma ...--.-------------77 90
23. Man. and Sask. - 89
oA. Texas 24, N. Dakota and Montana 88
95. Oregon and Washington - 25. South Dakota —--------- 86
26. English - a - 26. Northern Nebraska -....--- 86
“27, North Wisconsin _

27, TEXAS -.--e-nnecnreen 84

28. Manitoba & Saskatchewan 25 28, Kansas = 81
”. 29. Ontario —....——-——-—----—- 23° 29. Southern Nebraska 75
: 30. South Dakota ceeeeeeeeeeeenene 15 30. Alberta & Br. Columbia 175

3. In Brazil teachers and teaching pastors remit 3 per cent.
of their salaries toward a government pension, and their con-
vgregations are taxed in the same amount. We succeeded in
enlisting three men, one of whom has died, and one congregation.