12. (b) The home allowance of wido11s and widov1ers v-1ith children shall • be presumptively that of unmarried missiona ries plus children's allowance with the understanding that these amounts may be supplemented if this is f ound necessary. (c) The home allowance begins on the date of arrival in the United States and ce a ses on the date of departure. (d) The home allowance shall in no dase exceed the amount for the term of furlough,except as serious physical disability, certified by a competent physician, rnay call for a longer period, or ur)on express con- sent of the Board. ( e) Child .. ren' s allovJe ..nce is not interru;) ted by travel or furlough. (f) An amount not to exceed $25 a month for a family, toward rent will be granted to furloughea.fuissiona riesw-who may neea. such help. (g) For satisfactory reasons the fur1·0G15h may be extended, but at te. the end pf the second year; except in special cases, 41 · the co -~ nection of the missionary with t he Board will be terminated. Vll RETIREl-IEl\JT • Date of Retirement 1. Retirement at 65 ye a rs of age or upon the com~) letion of forty yes years of service (whichever date shall arrive first) is automatic . The of retirement of a married couple is determined by the age or length of service bf the husband . By special Bgard action, a missionary who has be– come totally disabled after not less than thirty years of service , may alao be granted honorable retirement. The period of service contemplated in the retiring regulations is related the time durin3 v1t1ich tlle missionar· y has been to the ~ptf~ Miss ion on the field · may i nclude a former first term of service in China J before appointment . -~ae - *~s~~~~~e . to the Mission .
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