The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-24


Salaries" We give a few of its facts
at appears from the statements of different
clergymen and associations, that the average
salary of a minister in Vermont is between $3.50
and $500. In New Hampshire, mot over $780,
In Massachusetts,, Congregational ministers
$3.50 to $780, a Baptist says, S575 Our
richer societies are increasing and our poorer
diminishing salaries. In Franklin county sew
eral pastors receive from 5000 to $500. Over
twenty receive $500 and less.
In Worcester county, minister writes, My
salary is 5000, probably above the general ave-
rage Unitarian not far from $780, In Mid
dlesex, an association says, $3.50, if two large
towns be left out. Another of this county
writes, Eight young statesmen in one furniture
warehouse, in Boston, have each the same sala-
ry as myself Another says, My salary is less
than $780, In Boston, the average of the
whole is thought to be $1,000. In Plymouth
county the average is $500. These are few
extracts taken at random from several pages
devoted to this branch of the subject"
In view Of the low range of clergymen's sala-
ries, the Christian Examiner of Jan. 9th, sug
gests as one of two alternatives, the rather
startling one of the celibacy of the clergy, and
remarks that, though the question "is not
much debated in our Protestant parishes, still
it is practically in the way of being settled af
firmatively in some of them. The other alter
alive is the "secularization" of the clergy
that is the union of secular calling with sa
cred one. On this point we quote from the
Examiner, and regret that we have not space
for its entire article:
There is a tendency now in this direction
Schoolkeeping. editing, farming, book making,
| lecturlng before lyceums, are among the secu-
lar emplOyments which a minister may now-a-
days legitimately undertake. Why may not
the number of these occupations be largely in
creased? We once slept in room, the whole
furniture of which was made by the hands of
our clerical host. We have seen whole set of
the Christian Examiner, which was bound by
another clergyman. Everybody who has used
| it knows that the best raZOr-strop was made 10y
one with Rev. attached to his name. All this
shows what might be done, were there not GER
tain foolish ideas about the dignity, and re-
spectabilty. and suitableness to q ministerial
office of different employments.
| To say nothing of the Rev. Cream Chcese's
eye for the tasteful and the elegant, and of his
taste for female society, which might not unfit
ly be exercised (his Sundays discourse suffer
ing little dilutiOn thereby on three or four in
the week, behind counter of retail dry
goods store or of Rev. Boanerges Stormhea-
ven, who would make none the less noise on
the Sabbath, for having made great deal ON
the weekday in the auction-roOm. or black
smiths shop; worthier men than these might
find worthier presidents. if they needed them,
for engaging in even the rudest mechanical em
pigments.
Why might not the pastor of parish on
Cape Ann, or the South Shore, instead of say
ing, 81 60 lecturing," say, with ST. Peter, 81
60 fishing" next week, to the Bay of Chaleur
or the Banks. The fishing season has COM
menced, and cannot live by preaching? St.
Paul made tents, as we'll as preached sermons.
John Bunyan's trade was not one of the gen.
teeler sort. Noah Worcester prepared sermons
with lap-stone between his knees.
Thomas Bcecher, brother of Henry Ward
Beecher. man of great mechanical taste and
ingenuity, once remarked that he had manu-
featured with his own hands every article of
dress he had on, except his hat, and that he
would have made that, only it required great
er number of implements than he could conve
niently have in his room. All the Beechers,
Henry Ward included, were taught some han
dicraft, by which they could obtain a living in
case preaching should fail to secure it to them
| Paris Correspondent of the N. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser says "The position which
the Times occupies at this moment, in Europ-
can affairs, is one of the most remarkable phe-
nomenas of cOntemporaneous history. The in
fuence which it exerts extends to all Europe
it is overpowering bearing down all opposi-
ton, and can be seen, felt and realized daily.
in the counting house, in the ministerial cabi-
net, in the kings palace in the salons and in
the streets. Men in the reading rooms who
cannot pronounce in English the words "The
Times after you, sir" yet learn to read glish
from the necessity which they feel of keeping
themselves an courantin the opinions of that
journal. To say that the Times is at this mom
ent exerting more powerful influence in sha-
ping the political destines of the English peo-
pie, than is exerted by the government itself,
would not be an exaggeration. Throughout
Europe this influence is strongly felt, for ev-
erywhere else than in England, no matter what
may be the talent engaged upon Journal
their mouths are closed by the restrictions
which are placed upon the press, and the pow
or, the force, and the influence which develop
themselves under free and unrestricted ex-
preston of opinion, are almost completely an
initiated. The writer's for the Times, although
unknown, ought to be satisfied, for they have
more than their share of this worlds honors.
Gs- The Railway Advocate tells the follow
ing good story, at the expense of one of the
supper ten" of New York True or false. it is
capital commentary upon the mode of life
adopted by the class to which the gentleman
belongs =" Mr.. - is one of the merchant
princes of the Empire City, and though living
in one of the most spacious mansions on the
Fifth Avenue, his entire family consists of him
self and his wife. Meeting a friend from the
country oae day. he invited him up to view his
house. The friend was shown the gorgeous
rooms, with tessellated floors and magnificent
frescoed ceilings, and finally was taken into the
lower rooms, in one of which he found a small
regiment of colored servants. seated at boun-
tiful dinner. On his return home, he was asked
If he had seen Mr.. So-and-so? "Oh, yes
What is he doing now?" "Well, when saw
him. he was keeping Niger 6oarding-housc
on the Fifth Avenue!'
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