How Our Church-School Is Supported by Florence Kulder

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 6, 1906

How Our Church-School Is Supported

By Florence Kulder

To many the problem of supporting a church-school in the city is a hard one to solve; but it can be done without running in debt. Some may be interested to know how the church at Worcester, Mass., supports its school.

Of course a regular tuition is charged; but that is not enough, as our expenses are about forty-five dollars a month. So we set aside one day each month for the help of the school. The students, and those of the church who can, give their wages, or the equivalent, to the support of the school. In this way the children earned between thirty and forty dollars. One day the church and school together earned nearly thirty-five dollars. The children sell papers, books, and tracts, cane chairs, and make and sell lamp mats and holders. The coming year we plan to make and sell plaster-of-Paris plaques and needle-books. One day one of the ladies cleared ten dollars selling lamp mats, which she made evenings.

At Christmas time the school cleared ten dollars selling laurel wreaths. The boys had some interesting times wading through the snow to obtain the laurel. We twisted the laurel onto baled hay wire, fastening it with string. The wreaths were about twelve inches in diameter. We began taking orders several weeks before Christmas. The wreaths will keep fresh two or three weeks, if kept cool and well sprinkled. Another year we hope to make three or four times as much with wreaths.

These kinds of work are good substitutes for industrial work. We find that when we are willing to help ourselves, the Lord will help us.

FLORENCE KULDER.