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

fullness Of time he receives his dlploma. he
boldly marches out uDou the world and waits his
cali true man would 60 to work, but well.
drilled theoloV waits for his call Here II - n
friends step III to secure vood salary, qua per
haps spoil a good man: Mamts 'ther never OBJ
tanned for MN an audience. Elder knrpD never
asked dry goods prince to sly a good word for
him. FInney. the revivalist, cut bis own swain
Jonathan Edwards never boosted step
forward by influence. DIR. Spencer II. Cone,
grandfdther OF * ate Claxton. the Louise Of the
Beecher was,ndebted To- no man for nis platform
But there are hundreds Of humdrum preach-
ers today wno have pul9its because they have
come rector Of Trinity rish, with all witch that
name I'M plies, II his ather had ueen John A. Du-
senDerry instead Of JOnn A. DixY And, on the
other hand, would not the Jealous push OF young
Tying have won him position. even ~ he mad
Georgesl Some Of the Clarkes are lignt. othe,s
are dull but neither their wit nor the lack OF II
made them clergvmen II was In the iainily
The same IL true of tue Potters, both OF New
York and PENNSYLVANIA. Part OF the famtl have
brains. tney oil have influence, and those VINO
are mentally deficient are just as well liked
as those who are justly leaders in tueir denOmi-
Theodore Parker threw OF the shackles Of the
church. nifed the Music Hall, ana preach
ed. lie attributed his wonderful success o the
fact tn he had something to saw and said It.
Jonathan Edwards thought out "A system, aud
taught 1t. Lyman Beecher accepted tue iaith vi
his latuers. and wage war on all who failed to
see " IN the same light. DIR. Taylor was more
select In his followers, nut cOmbatted with
equal energy. All these men were very noor.
ihe present generation o. min's, ers believe in
fat llvugs. As the brght-eyedlB rtett GOrmer-
~ OF BROOKLYN, now Of enc gu) said, wien ask
ed N lie would 90 to San francisco, II VIII, II
the cal Is loud enough" some of the salaries
pai1 tod are phenomenal IN comparison win
Tie lOcusts ana wild money OF tine prophet VINO
cried la tue wilderness. How Matthew, Mark,
Luxe, and John wO aid have stared at $lOOOO a
yedfl How that sturdy man, Paul, wound
have opened his eyes, II the IA II OF Epnesu4 or
even Tue sauis oi IhessalOnia haI suggested
s2J.OOO as his years comuens .tiunl Yet IN our
citi young men Uf GOu regard these qutds pro
quo wi IA tender eye. ihe sums ANNUALLY pdlu
10 Dix, iyng, AiUrg.n, Potter, .Orfs, iuOmpsOD,
lay Or, Cn"pin, DurNea, ana others aie enur.
nous. ana as "A rule are easily, very easily,
earned. Chaplin ana BeeChcr a. lecturers could
cara mucu more th II they now paid. Dut
tue vast IN iOrity OF ely preachers ought TO fall
Oh their knees ana thank the Lord Tor iuiuen-
tial relative- and friends IN position.
Meth0dists, iptists. ana Preshyterans are
the wort paid In money. E.iscOp,Ian, and
COngfegatiOnalisis next. The Catholics tane
wndt they need; the rest goes To the Church
Bat the cnurcu officer does not, On the average.
nnd preaching profitable. Tue Western settle
ments are still nl.siOnary ground. anu uIls-
sionary. even II he be a uigot and al fanatic, Il
entitled to the respect the world ALWAYS awaids
AL earnest, honest man.
presume n majority OF readers think the
Cdtholcs outnumUer any other SIN lie deuUni-
national membership. thought 80, Uut Ind
that ia ls'V Tie taole stood rs follows: