The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-11-25
NrnE clERe1 Or sEx reKk.
Prsnine.s Preseher. and their Rate,
of Pay.

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,, now an admitted feature in journalism.
Once a week the dailies give birds
, eye view of the utterances of the most
important pulpits, and thus keep before
the n0il-church-g going public the fact,
. which 1t sotherwise might forget, thai
there is such an Institution in existence
! rs Gospel ministry. Some preachers
complain that these reports 10 Injustice
10 their ef!orts, but breyity is indispen-
sable III the operations .of the press,
and they must accept this kind Of no.
tice or none. Think that it would be
q good plan for each clergyman to pre-
pare condensed sketch Of his views,
and place one or more Of these in the
sexton to be given to any reporter whs
might happen to come for notes. This
would put the statement under the
elergyman's control, and at the same
time would improve him in the i'm
portant art OF condensation.
/ OUR IMPORTANT PREACHERS.
| In the Episcopal order there are
Vinton and Dix in the High Church,
with the Tyngs, both father and son
in the Low Church. In the Presbyte-
rian, We have Adams of Madison
Square, and Hall of the Fifth Avenue.
In the Reformed Dutch branch there
are OrmistOn, q new conner, and De-
witt, who is now just entering the re-
tired list. The Baptist can boast the
learned Williams, the beavy-toned
Armitage, and the noisy Westcott,
1 while the MethOdists have Smith, New
man, Narrower, and score Of other
acceptable divmes. Out of all this
number, Beecher being a Brooklyn
man, there are but three men of first
class talents. These are Dewitt, who
as have said, is just about retiring;
Tying, senior, who is also nearly worn
out, and Hall, Of the Fifth Avenue.
The latter being not much over forty,
may be expected to yield considerable
service, and Is in all respects the most
able and most popular preacher in this
| city. There are large number of use
full and worthy clergymen here, but
with all their excellence they have not
reached distinction. 1t is perhaps
much to their advantage that they
have not, for an excess of reputation is
one of professional mans greatest
mishaps.
RATES OF PAY.
Hall receives about Sl0,OOU-not all |
salary-but perquisites and donations |
will reach this figure. His salary is
marked by distinction peculiar to his |
own case, being payable in gold. This
arose from his being called from Dub
lin, where all currency is on a gold |
basis, and also because he came at q |
time when our paper money was fuc-
tuating in no small degree. In order, |
therefore, to place his call on solid |
basis, it was made payable i'm gold. |
DIR. Tyng's Office is worth $1,000 per |
| annum and a comfortable rectory. DIR. |
Potter, of Grace Church, takes i'm not |
less than S10,G0 beside the use of the |
best rectory in New York. DIR. Adams !
being very rich, is not so well paid, his |
berth being not worth more than So
600, and Howard Crosby, who is also
rich, is paid in manner equally poor.
DIR. Dewitt and DIR. Omission, of the |
Dutch body, get $1,000. DR.. Dix of
Trinity, gets his $4,000, and vinton,
his right hand man, must receive near
ly as much. As Trinity has an estate
worth twenty millions, her clergy
ought not to go hungry. From the !
rates above mentioned, clerical pay de-
clines to the pittance received by the
city missionaries, which Is about $500
per annum. These men, instead of en-
joying parsonage Of palatial extent,
are glad to have pair of apartments
i'm a tenement house, and instead of be-
ing invited to splendid wedding and
and similar Establishments, they
are called to mingle with the I
poorest and most degraded of society.
Many ofthe rich churches have mis-
sion schools and chapels which are
doing much good. Occasionally some
very talented as well as piOus young
men are willing to pass few years at
the outset of their work i'm just such a
field as this. One of the difficulties to
which they are subjected is the restrain-
ing influence Ofthe patrOnizing pastors.
These gentlemen often make an effort
to keep the missions simply rs append
ages to their own churches, and hence
oppose their assuming an independent
existence. Any enterprising evange-
list prefers to see such an effort rise
above condition of dependence, and
hence, if not encouraged i'm this, hecan
hardly be expecting to remain i'm ser
vice. Every missionary effort should
be looked on as the germ of an indie
pendent church, and not as the mere
tender on some important congrega-
ton.
WEDDING FEES.
Our clergy have very have handsome
perquisites for uniting the young and
happy couples who abound i'm our rich
congregations. IL must be understood
that the prestige thigh clerical posi-
ton adds much to the ecldt of a marri-
age Jetc. As q matter of course there
is great impropriety i'm demanding
the time of q distinguished minister
without fitting compensation. Such
men as Tying and Beecher are not to
be put of, like a country dominic, with
five dollar bill. Any one who is am
bilious of advertising his marriage byi I
such pompous officials should touch 4
SO note at least, and presume TIT
from SlOO to 500 are the figures most
i'm vogue, but double the last has been
fingered ON such an OCCASION by u hap
py divine, In addition to these fees,
our popular clergymen are often the
recipients of handsome presents. IL
any wealthy member of the society de-
sires to distinguish himselfamongt them
let him make the pastor New Year
present of 500 on $3.50, or let him send
the honored divine a fine piano. Ii
will soon be noised abroad with the
most flattering comments, aud the
next time the donor appears In church
he will observe that the eye of the pub
lie is directed toward him in a very
marked and gratifying manner.
The st. Cloud (Minnesotal Journal
relates that q hunter recently came
across two bucks, with locked horns,
engaged in vigorous combat. He
hastily fired, the ball striking one of
deer in the neck. Being very much
excited, Mr.. H. did not wait TO reload
his gun, but ran up to pull the animals
apart, the wounded one having dropped
upon its knees. But the infuriated
buck knocked him over in triee, and
sprang on his breast with his fore feet.
Catching hold of the lowered horns, he
was jerked up again. This was all done
i'm an instant, and just then the other
buck rushed up to renew the contest.
Instead Of taking advantage Of this to
reload. The excited hunter struck the
wounded buck with his dubbed gun,
witheut any ether effect than to break
off the stock. But well directed blow
with the barrel k1ocked the animal
down, and the other ran OIL. Mr.. HI.
succeeded in dispatching the PROSTATE
buck.
Apropos OF weddings, the latest code
of etiquette I'm regard to young ladies
about TO be married Is said to be that
they should not make calls after the
engagement Is announced. There is
also another new decree of fashion in
this .connection.~It It Is not in good Z
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