The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

see the other side. When you see Q man
with his boots q little broken and his coat
somewhat rusty, you may at least infer that
ne Ism overwhelmed with cash. Out of the 800
ministers in New York l don't believe there
are half dozen who can save q cent from
their salaries. They have to live in respect
able style; they have to give continually,
and they are quite as likely TO be taken sics
as anybody else, and then where are they?"
What IS your salary?'
"Nominally S., 600; but il 1t were not for
my work l couldn't live. don't get it. and
suppose others are in the same box
Dr.. Hepworth bears his troubles like a
man, and his church gives evidence of
growth.
DR.. sroRRs.
DR.. R. S. storrs, of the Church of the Pill
grims, has SIC, 900 salary. He has lived over
80 years in fair house in Pierrepont street,
in Brooklyn, and Keeps very modest estab-
lishment. He visits great deal among his
people, who are generally'men of means, and
make him valuable presents, send him to
twice on Sunday. although he frequently
exchanges OF introduces q brother, who
| pleads for one or other of the several
causes" in which the church Is interested.
He also lectures, attends the regular prayer
| meetings, the social gatherings, the Sunday
| school. and the church committees, of which
| he Is chairman.
- DIR. cUYLER.
DR.. Cuyler. Just now prominent as one of
/ DR.. TAlmage's bette noires, is one of the oldest
| pastors in Brooklyn, where he has SIS, 900
per annum. He is really a pastor. He
breaches regularly, and attends to all the
sessioual demands OF the Lafayette Avenue
church; but his forte is PASTORAL visitation.
! He goes from family to family, making
himself help in season of trouble, and
literally leads his flock like sheperd.
DR.. HALL.
DIR. Hall earn his SIC, 600 in q similar man.
ner. His preaching is but small part of
| his work. This he does twice on Sunday
| but he is as well known on the avenue as
any promenader there. His people are
avenue people, and he visits them. He has
young ladies' classes, and attends them. He
makes his church building attractive to his
congregation and they delight to go there.
services, at which DR.. Hall attends, and he
devotes all his time to the people and the
interests of his parish.
OTHER cLERGYMES.
DR.. Potter has SIC, 900 and his house; Dr.
Tiffany, $4,000. DIR. Tying is credited with
| So 900. A number of New York and Brook
| lyn ministers get from So 900 to $4,000 In
San Francisco DR.. Stone has $4,000. Occa-
sionally clergymen hire a hall, like the
Music Hall or fremont Temple, in Boston,
and depend on Sunday collections for their
income. Oftentimes the congregations ieI e
| are from Z,UoU 10 ,UUU IN NUMBERS. out IL IS
doubtful if the collections would average
| $50 each service. All the year DIR.
Hepworth preached in Steinway Hall
he received nothing in the way of salary.
DIR. Chaplin has from IS 900 to $40 900;
| DR.. Morgan is reported at $4,000, Fash
ionable" clergymen sometimes receive q
good salary in the guise of fees. Mr.. Beech
er was given check for $500 for making q
couple man and wife. OF late years it has
been the custom to pay clergymen who at
tend funerals, particularly when the dead
were not members of their congregation.
Small salaries are occasionally eked out by
free trips to Europe; but as rule to them
who have much is given, and those who have
not have to get along as best they can.
The pastor of the Summerfield Methodist
church has 81, 600 and parsonage, and
his trustees think they will give him a
present of $1,000. Methodist cIergymen
in cities range from $1,000 to So
600; Presbyterians from 81, 200
to &c. 600, majority being $1,000; Congre
gationalists from 81, 500 TO $40. 00o-the lat.
ter figure being found but once, and S., 000
being fair average; Episcopalians average
So 900; Baptists are not overbnrdened with
600; Unitarians average 81, 600. In old times
parsonages went with the churches but now
a-days there are few of them-only In the
country, where So, 500 would be large sal
AIRY, parsonage is generally provided, and
the average salary is under 81 900. Boston
| pays few big salaries-four Of $40, 900, and
quite number of Sc, 900 to S., o00 Popular
preachers make more money than simple
pastors, and, if DIR. Hepworth is correct in
saying that churches as rule do not take
care OF broken. down clergymen, ID is obyiou:
that whatever savings the average psrson ha,
| must be treasure laid up in Heaven; he GER
tainly has none to lay out on EARTH