, 1874-06-07

Notes and Personals at Home and
Abroad.
Church Services To-Day.
SALARIES OF CHICAGO MINISTER'S.
That the Gospel is not altogether preached to
the poor in Chicago, is evident from q slight
glance at the schedule of the salaries paid to the
clergy Of the more prominent churches. They
whose feet are beautiful upon the mountains,
and that bring glad tdn5s to the pioneer aud
the benightcd Granger, of whom the ci1cuit-iiser
is an example, perhaps get salaries ranging from
s14 per annu1n to $500 per annum. They lay up
little treasure On earth but hope for something
in heaven
The salaries Of the pastors Of the large metro
rolitan churches compare fayorably with the
best stipends attainable in secular life. Tor H.
Rtance, men who
Break their births invidious bar,
And grasp the skirts Of happy chance,
Aud breast the blows Of circumstance.
Ard grapIle with their evil star
men who grasp tue keys Of municipality, or
hurl the thunderbolts OF the law, Or give legal
opinions, or collect taxes, do not receive more
than our best clergy, whether they preach the
doctrines Of Calvin, Of Jonathan Edwards, Of
Ari1ainius, or OF John the Baptist
CIVIC SALARIES.
For instance, among our city officials. the
Mayor gets 81, 900; Corporation Counsel, $4,000 !;
City Attorney, 5000; City Collector, $1,000 i;
Superintendent OF Schools, $4,000.
THE LmERA1 CHURCHES.
As whole. probably the broad gospel -of the
Uniiarinus and Universalists takes best care Of
it's promulgators, although not one of it's clergy
the more evangelical churches, 30 called. Laird
Collier, who. before he went to Europe, received
$1,000. and lived in parsonaRe which cost the
Church Of the Messiah some S32, 600, is perhaps
city. Robert Col1yer receives $4,000. The Rev.
NJ J. Savage. Of the Third Unitarian Church.
| receives salary Of 81, 600. The Rev. DR.: ". II.
Ryder, pastor OF St. Paula Unirersalist Church.
lar young divine who is pastor OF the Fourth
t Unitarian Church. has SALARY OF 81, 500.
! THE CONGREGATIONAL OHuRCB
has perhaps the widest range OF salaries, rum
ming from the very highest paid in the city, to
galaries so low that the Home -Miseion Society is
called upon to foot part of the expense. The
Rev. Dr.. n. A. Bartlett, pastor of the Plymouth
Church, is credited with the highest salary,
| $1,000. Next comes the Rev. E. P. Goodwin, Of
| the First Church, who receives S5, 600 and the
| use OF parsonage to correspond. The Rev.
G. D. Helmer, of the Union Park Church, re-
ceivee St, COO. Tho Rev. l.. S. Chamberlain, Of
| the New England Church, gets s., 500. Other
congregational churches have salaries as fol-
lows Forty-seventh Street. 90, SOD. Tabernacle,
e2,50O; Bethlehem, $4,000; Lincoln Park,
$4,000 Leayitt Street, $500: Wicker Park,
$1,000.
THE rREsBY1EaIASs.
or all tho "ortlodo1" " churches IN this city,
the Presbyterian takes the best care Of itu pas
tors. The Rev. A. E, Kittredge, Of the Third
Church, receives $4,000; David Swing, pastor
of the Fourth Church. has st, 900; MI: Gibson,
OF the Second Church, also receives a6, 900; the
Rev. Arthur Mitchell, pastor of tile First Church.
is paid St, 1000; the Rev. c. l.. Thompaon, Of the
Fifth Church, receives $4,000; the Rev. Ben
s. Ely, OF Grace Church. gets $4,000; and
Arthur Swazey, Of the Ashland Avenue Church,
receives $500.
In the Methodist Church, the ministerial sal
aries range from 5000 per auuum, without
! parsonage, to $4,000 with Eery
s fair b.ne 9nH0a he tS5pna atha pad t t.
the Rev. j. o. Peck, Of Centenary Church, while
the former is pail to young, unmarried circuit
rider, who breaches st tho Dickson Street
Church. The Rev. DR.. Thomas. Of Clark Street
Wabash Avenue Church, receives $3, goo Trinity
Church pays its pastor, the Rev: s. McCheaney,
81. 600; Ada Street pays the Rev. Dr.. Dandy
$4,000 Gracs pays the Rev: G, =; FELTON, s3,ooo,
with parsonage worth 81 800 per annum !;
Western Avenue pays the Rev: A. Yonker 81, 500;
tho Rev. Mr.. ban1ela, of the Park Avenue
Place Church pays the Rev. T. G. Clendenning
$4,000; Michigan Avenue pays Sl,80o; ST.
paul's, 81, 800; ualsted Street, II 500; Simpson
Church, s1,5oo; and Fofty-seVenth Ssfees'
$1,000.
There are but comparatively few large salaries
among the Daptists. The Rey. W. W. EveIts
receives 5000; tue Second Church pays so'otp
to the Goodspeed brothers the Rev. a. j.
Frost, Of the University Place Church, receives
$1,000 the Rev. F. NJ. Ellis, recently called to
The Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, has not
vet had bis salary fixed, but it can hardly be less
than $4,000, as be is yery p9pnlar ana % tHG a;d
not come tile Rev. John Gordon. Of the West
eru Avenue Church, receives 92, 800. The sal
aries paid by other churches range down ae 10"
rs 81 ,00o-
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
generally pay 'ery good sa'aEes: Aonk sIExsn sne
Rector OF Trinity, 5000, which includes the use
If the Rec,orv, DR.. Clinton Locke, OF Grace
Church, has been receiving the same salary;
Dr.. n. n. Powers, OF St. Johns Church, Ii pad
$4,000 besides the use OF the Rectory. h
inquiry shows that these salarles though
hrge are usually promptly and fully paid II
is not believed that any Western city can show
better care taken Of its spiritual guides then ls
shown by Chicago churches
PROF. PATToN'S APPEAL.
70 tho Editor o( 1he Chicago Tribune:
s,a. Yonr CRITICISM On Prof. Patton's TAP
neal to tho Synod Of Northern Illinois" is very
inst. So strange document from so eminent
4 source should not pass unnoticed- Permit
me-, in addition. to say Il few words.
The reasons fot the verdict. as drawn up BY
p.t.,,o. in the estimation OF eome Of our