The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-07
AND FUNERAL FEES.
over The Dead-Ir
Marriage Fees Why Not Funeral
Fees:-BOtn Sides OF The Question.

Extravagance over The Dead-Ii
Marriage Fees Why Not Funeral
Fees:-BOtn Sides OF The Question.
| New York Herald.
1t is conceded that q wedding is a
pleasant event 1t means happiness to
"two hearts that beat as one" and no one
made thus happy by the act OF clergy
man objects TO pay fee therefor. custom
takes the place CT law in this respect
| until it has become almost uniform
| practice to pay money TO ministers othcl
ating at marriages. This beng the case,
the couple to be united often go out OF
their own parish to get the knot tied by
a favOrite clergyman in another church,
or they may bring him to their own, per
haps, getting their then present pastor to
assist in the important ceremony, especial
" il they are wealthy and wish to make
sn impression on society" Little Jeal-
ousles are sometimes produced between
ministers on this account. 1t is deemed
dlscourteous for city pastor, VINO receives
| his $1,000 or So 600 year, TO go TO a
suburban town TO marry q couple VINO
may have sat under his ministry before
| but have now their spiritual wants
supplied by man who gets soOO or ST.
| 600 n wear and u whom every marriage
Tee is a grea. help. This question has
created some discussion in the EpIscopai
| Church papers and has drawn forth some
cersure toward bishops who nave thUs
| po- ched on the preserves OF poor rectors.
| There Is a canon against ordinary clerical
| intrusion on one anotbeT's parishes, and
| a memorable trial for breach OF this
canon occupied some weeks in this city
a few wears ago. But bishop can 60
| any where in his diocese and do scts that
his presbyters could not do without vlolat-
ing canon law and clerical courtesy Ine
rector will do for burials and chrlsten-
ings, but the marriage if to be done up
in loudest style and the bishop Is called
| in. He comes. The rector takes back
seat. The "iee" meet for those VINO wear
the mitre goes INTO the episcopal pocket,
and the rector-goes home to think oil
| Queen Nab
Tickling a parsons nose as "A lies asleep.
Then dreams he of another wedding.
a correspondent puts the case mathis
way:-'It sounds little mercenary.
| does it? But sn'L the 'mercenary' rather
big when YOU repeat the sound? Let US
sey. A bishop with salary OF $4,000, d
| rector with one of-ssy $500. The bish-
| op a diocesan fixture, the rector having
Z o continuing city, The bishop with
shining broadcio.h snd capacious bay
window, the rector with Clotn SHINY from
wear of time, and ne Cassus-llke Tor very
| leanness. The rector would SO much like
10 Tee. that 'iee,' but he is fee-slmpl9 IN
such matters. This is history, and the
| truth of history can be vlndIcated.'
FUNERAL FEEs-THE CLERICAL ARGU-
MENT THEREFOR.
But this discussion on marriage fees,
| together with numerous complaints OF
lack of ministers to perform funeral serv-
ices IN the summer months, has called
! forth discussion on the proprlety OF
ministerial fees at funerals The Christ
! IN. at Work takes the affirmative on this
! question and puts its case IN this wise -
| ministers are expected TO visit the sick
anu attend the funerals OF members OF
| Their own congregations without extra
'omPeLs"Iioh' Hou mon
! pew III churcu ne oeco'no' 'II'i''9 s. To'
/ only 10 What SaIisIaCI'on ""u Oo"'u' H0
may receive from the serv ces OF the
.snC.Iary, but TO the pastoral visits and
offices of his minister. SUmetlm parish
/ toner's are thoughtful and ku d enc h to
/ show their appreciate. I@.'nlu'
! pastors services AZ the o'S.do aHu '.e
grave by present expressive Oh 'He'F
grateful regard, OUT such S'IIS are never
offered as compensation nor received rs
pay. II Is the recoenl"eu uu'y VI u
! CHRISTIAN pastor 10 NIsi' inc sIcN anu O'i''-
tort the stil'ated, ana II Ihose VINO eA-
! perIeuce the oeneht OF MS hlhls'EH''o"s
respond by GIT or aC1' 'u'l' HPHItC'a'''"
cheers his heart aEG their rehemo ORANGE
strengthens the ties that blnd MN TO MS
people; ard it IS pleasant to think that
| the custom OF remembering pastor IN
| this way is steadily increasing. Al the
present time the number OF people VINO
have no church connection Is very large,
az when one of these people dies ms
friends are usually anxious thst ne snoulu
have 3 Christian burial, and DO not hes-
itste 10 call on clergyman TO perform
the service. The services OF many clergy
man, especially in our cities and i"rge
own, are IN constant demand by people
who do not belong to any PARISH ana
whose only cialm on a clergyman Is that
which sympathy gives II Is 10 'ne GreuI'
OF the clergy that these Calls are Always
promptly responded 10, anu soiiiet'lil.S
n al y.
Most cltt SS men reSHIu II "s S",isI
privilege 10 cOuhIor' 'io nIo"il'9' , "nu
speak WORDS OF trust anu uoPS ""u ne
to theses, ana pray WIN anu LOT tne ~,
ing Ana the 'hougu' % reniu,ieI'.,''l
fer these scared othces sei'oW enters .t mo mo
their calculations. olIen times tney are
rendered TO those VINO are 100 poor W
make any return save InSI q! isr'eh'