The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-09
TlLMIGE AND BEEcHER.
some Facts About the Money They Make Tn
aud Ont of Their Pulpits.

some Facts a bout the Money They Make In
and out of Their Puipits.
Ofall the woll-known clcrgymen Talmage
and Boochor have found their popularity most
profitable. from pccuniary point Of view. or
the two. Bcechcr has made the most money.
Money enough has passed through his hands
to have made the fortunes Of dozen men Of
closer grip. but dollars tumble from his pos
session in several ways. The prodigality of the
notorious preacher has been used as an argu-
ment against his moral soundness. With his
known income and the ordinary expenses Of
~ minister living in good style. no should. II Is
averred. according to tho ordinary rules Of life,
he worth at least half n million but the whole Of
his possessions do not. II Is believed. exceed
$50 600. II the mortgages on his property arc
considered. The hey-day Of Bcecher's money
making was before his name was clouded with
scandal. He had 100000 from his church.
some thousands from Mr.. Robert Bonner. edl-
tor and proprietor Of the New York Ledger. u
heavy income from his Star papers, his
Norwood" and his published sermons. good
certificate parchmcnts. two or thrcc hundred
dollars any night that he chose TO run oyer
interior Of New York Stnto to lecture. He had
five or six thousand dollars as editor OF the
Christian Unjoa. and then he got HANDSOME nd.
vance pay on his contract for writing a Lie OF
Christ"-a work which he never completed nnd
left half finished on tho hands Of J. b. Ford
n Co., whose financial ruin II wrought
Tho scandal greatly diminished Bcccher's in
como from outside sources. The Christian
Union ceased to pay. and was saved from total
eclipse by the efforts and capital OF Beccher
himself. Thomas c. Shearman, Henry W. Sage
and others. Tho sale Of his books came 10
full stop. The scandal cost him 900. $780,
600 Of which n years salary INCLUSIVE. his
church RID beGchers present, SALARY Is
house In Peckskill on hand. and II Is said that
tradesmen and architects proved upon him
press himself in house" and that whom the
bills rolled up far beyond his calculation, he
had 70 forego q summers revel IN TIC White
Mountains and go TO lcc,uriug out West. He
came back ten ortwclvc thousand dollars richer
and then announced his retirement from the
lecture field. This ycnr has probably afforded
Brechcr AN income Of $4,000. His income for
the next year depends largely upon the sale 81
the pews in January. His salary will be 500 900
il the receipts at that time warrant IT, Bccchrr
has q mortgage OF $4,000 on his house NJ l2i
Columbia Heights which. although due romans
unpaid. The United States Trust Company are
the mortgages.
Talmagc has made his efforts pay well and
he knows whore to put his money so that II
will be handy on rainy day. He has
fine four-story house. capped with n tower
ut South Oxford street and Dc kalb avenue. but
II Is in the name Of Susie G. Talmnge, his wife
Helen A. Knowles, wife Of Emerson Knowles.
and the price paid was $4,000. The cost was
high but Talmnge wanted the house. He left u
mortgage Of si1.5Oo on II which he went to
Se cSnc"oa Nv !, win iii DO in cash and new low
mortgage of $1,000. which exists now. aud be-
comes due in September. 1850. After Mr.. Tai
buck with pockets crammcd with checks sum.
Gent 70 reduce MS mortgage he. too announced
his retirement from the lecture Held; but he
occasionally lodges out Of Brooklyn to make
an extra $50. and snys nothing about II.
. Tamage Is not now connected win any re.
ligious paper, having found that the different
papers he tried needed more money than thcir
legitimate earnings 10 keep them ailoat. His
sermons, however. are printed by newspapers
from St. Johns 20 san Francisco. and from
Toronto 10 Cape Town. " Do you want to hear
list OF ,r lhs papers 2 Eald MAJOR Bi IL; cnrwln'
lowing: Tho London Signs of he Times the
London Ctr'Stldn Age, the Oldham England
England Guardian. the Glasgow lScotlandl
Herdh paper in Cape Town. III" New I"alapd
Toronto Guo,d,o,. tho. s.. Johns T,legrapL and
journal, the Chicago Inter- ocean. the Indian
anos journal. the Boston Herdh the Boston
| ioSf; paper ~ Reading. one IN san FrHnciseo.
the Cincinnati Enquirer. and the New York Er-
press, These papers print his sermons in full.
| Then you know that the New York papers print
snniches OF his sermons. Now. want TO say
| positively that Mr. Talmage does not receive
cent for thes" sermons. once negotiated the
sale of official reports OF his sermons a. the
London Christian Age for 1900 year in gold.
before some other papers began 10 complain.
and Mr.. Talmage refused 10 receive any more
mo mons. OF course. When book Of his sermons ser
Is published he gets his royalty"
II Is believed. however. that Talmage gets
| from tho different papers 10 which he supplies
| manifold copies Of his sermons sufficient 20 pay
! his stenogrqpher He has revenue from Two
| Western publishing houses. which publish his
! sermons IN book form. and u royalty on tho
| sales OF his Crumbs Swept Up Abomina-
| tons ~ Society and Sports that XIII D." which
| the Harpers publish. He has anew book In the
! press. from which large returns are expected
| None 81 his friends know his revenue from his
| literary work. His present salary 10 1000. An
| estimate Of his entire income for this year
| is between 81. 900 and $4,000. Next year how
ever, his salary will be sl2 600. and his income
| will be probably from SljOOO 20 $4,000. Tai
| mage has good conception Of values and II is
| predicted that he will be a rich man in ten years.