8



Country


Total


11


25


22


28


2


4



Twenty-six pastors who give their whole time to the ministry
receive an average salary of $1,369.23. This must not be taken as
indicating a lack of training, for of the thirty-five men serving the
churches of the county, twenty-six have had some educational train-
ing for their work and seventeen are graduates of both college and
seminary. How can a man who receives a salary of $1,369 or less,
give his children any educational advantages, or supply himself with
the equipment necessary for the work of his profession ?

SHORT PASTORATES are increasing in frequency. During
the last ten years, forty-nine of the fifty-seven churches have made
pastoral changes every three years or of tener ; thirty-six of these
have changed pastors every two years or oftener.
4. Membership

The census figures for 1920 give to Tompkins County a rural
population of 16,801. The total enrollment of church members in
the rural areas is 4,677, of whom 3,357 are active and resident. The
average number of active resident members in the village churches
is nmety-two, while the average for the country churches is but thirty-
eight. An active member is one who attends church at least occa-
sionally and who contributes to its support. The proportion of
members to the population, particularly in the country, is very small ;
the number of inactive members is unusually high. The resident
members, both active and inactive comprise 22 per cent, of the
rural population of the county.
