The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-01


All told, there were at the last counting, 'a.ih9
ORGANIZATIONS, 6jUNs church edItces, ana 2i,UJj,-
OF seats valued at siJ4 iSj.jsl.
mere nave been out four great general re-
WHAT'S In this country, but nearly every COM
munity has been IRON time 90 time sur ed from
~ from place to pl icc creating feeling alb
nsntng eur. ents Of sympathy. md AIDING rye
hunters 70 cnurcn membership Tuesc are Obe
OF tue Influences That lead young men INTO
the pulpit. The Others are y iternal eK-mpe aud
uetDtrate conviction OF Illness.
II tne ordinary man mad confidence in the
honesty and tue superior knowledge OF tue or
anu ~ minister. our churcnes wOud be Iull-
nov tney are nHf full
mere arc nall dozen newspaper writer's in
thls cry alone VINO can make fair living by
writing sermons Tor Clergymcn to read. there
are culleu uailIugs In tue lulpit as well ~ ou
Toe atug-. luere are nypJcrltes and scA.ld-
was IN tnat trade ~ IN all others. mere arc
thousands ui earnest preacner, whose sole guai-
ihcaiiun - their carncs mes LxAu pie .nd
hdrit duu custom, ana superstition force many
. man To church. ana nothing out sciI-con rOi
vice close.
Tue ne Of a country clergyman presents no
charm Tor our stsrcned student OF treulugf. If
you tuink am IN error, look at tnem. 4neir
type anu cat are unmlstaNaOle. rcrfumed
lOcKs' st.n cravat suit OF II ok, chain OF HAIR
VITA my pehudnt cross, ana general .ir I
pruuu meekness stamp them, one ana ail How
the early apps les would laugh II they could take
peep o. tnese young geuuenlen out Tor an alr-
ins
Education helps the man. but the man must
be nH rn ~ tho s.uaput before me can te.cn 10
any advantage. have ncafd the .iogcd stu
dcuts bomb.rd the Cnurch Of AOmc; scariiy
fontius Pllulc; illuminate against error, ana
dhnihllile the dew. ana his ANGELS. nave seen
tacm III most sentiu entail Euise assault SIN,
ANA picture the sad condition Of Adam aud Eve
alter tnrN were found out. have known them
WIN cnlfe confidence 10 take uold OF tue Di-
vine DEGREES. anaN 70 them, uisseut tuou, and
ave their why's ana tuor wheicior have
heard, and seen, aud known an this from tue
lips ~ STRIPPING VINO would DO laughed cut of
court and wouldn't re tolerated m the sane
tum OF thc fodunk GGz.ttc. Bat ne got Ills
diploma as preacher, to-day ne saves
souls IA a neighboring Vltg at 5000 a year,
p.Nu 10y the men, battered by tne women,
snppefed by the Girls, ana T.uehed al hy The
ucvii On the whole | am inciued To believe
tHat 40 - large sum TO pa the average cier-
- man. he e. ern pioneers wnO noe, and
r.ke, and dug, anu saw wood, deserve M 1Is ana
get less Tue tender sapiin-s nearer home " no
tax soft nothings, hook nall their sern ons, and
Understand Ihe social elements deserve less out
gst more.
10 Seant is the income OF the average clergy
man. tnat he Is lJrced 10 exc II OuV As best ne
may. some edit religious newspapers 20 some
slup.y wnte for them some CORE pond Wi,h
sec4lar papers; some take pupii--and some
beg NV and then pfoAcher hires Il hail
wherein ne talks on sunday, and lives on the
"cullc items" In Df. Inlnago's Tlbernncie a
ANA - the congregation aver ges $500 to 4,UJJ
pdopie' the result must oe quite a comfort. IA
a m"jOny Oh city chdfclea ministers arg raid
IeGui1r salaries, NIrYlng from : W to S-U,Obl.
d. DIX D. lyng, Df. Cnauln, Dr. etorrs, Or.
rot .er, aud Mr.. Beecher st.nd tho highest ln
! point Ol cdth receipts. trAcK tOnEi csdtlunal
ana nitarhn cler. ynen are tue best pad. then
come the Eplscupaiane ana Dutrh reform I'd.
Methouists ana bdptists get less IA actual cash,
| but thcy ieHd nure social lives, and dine around
| the pnrlsh more frequently.
few years ago there were several "boy
! preachers VINO travelled ABOUT, drew great
| crowds ana attracted general attention, bat
thei never came TO anything. A. men tnev
were OIL M account and sought butlue-s Cnan-
| ncls Iore they reached maturity. Young men
! VINO enter lhe Episcopal CuagCel have but littld
| to do 40 rst. Iney "iOok well ia ctuCnriis
| now aud then read a sentence, become familiar
Win the routine, and in tWe are graduated
| Young inca VINO enter me pulp, Of any OthCr do
nOmlua'ipu INA the burden ou their shoulders At
once. ihey READ the hymn, make tue extemuO-
raneous prayers, ana preach the sermon. Uudcr
these 90 C"insLAnce5 n " uuld 10 logical 70 infer
growth and stature, mental and moral, bu,
somehow don und II. The average sermon Is
! very tedious, aud tne average preacher YerY
bOreaoma perhaps tutts the re.hun he gets
but two hundred aud seventy Ave p per dOliars
a year.