Irma Roller Hadley
Pastor's Wife, Kansas City, Missouri
Articles by Irma Roller Hadley
The Fable of the Fishbowl
November 1962
I could never be a minister's wife—why, it would be just like living in a goldfish bowl. You poor dear, how do you do it?" a well-meaning but much-illusioned sister in the church once said to me.
This…
How to Live on a Minister's Salary
January 1966
I RUN the union; my wife runs us!" a highly capable union treasurer remarked of the practical solution to their separate areas of financial responsibility. Because the minister husband is preoccupied with the finances of the church, it often…
Futility or Utility?
December 1971
NEWSWEEK recently reported a study of the American clergy made by Notre Dame sociologist John Koval which estimates that one in four U.S. Roman Catholic priests is ready to forsake his vows and one out of every eight Protestant ministers…
Earmarks of a Mature Minister
September 1970
SELDOM had I found more perfect looking bananas when doing the weekly shopping, and now as we gathered for Sabbath breakfast the three fifths of us who are banana lovers anticipated this favorite item with a great deal of eagerness. But our…