The churches shall strive to ensure that there are students of theology extending financial aid where necessary.
This article, then, does not deal exclusively with the financial
aid extended to students of theology, who are not in a position
to finance such a study, or have been financed, e.g. by their
parents.
First of all it contains a clause regarding the task of the
churches. It shows that the availability of a continuous supply
of young men, able and desiring to train for the Ministry, should
have the constant attention of the churches.
The expenses involved usually make it impossible for one
particular congregation to extend financial support when the
parents are not in a position to give that support.
The formulation of this article, then, suggests that the
necessary aid is extended by the churches in general, either
through classis or synod, for which purpose deputies are
appointed.
It does not suggest that the financial aid must be refunded later
on.