The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-09-01
BEEcHER,s REVENUE.
The Many Sources From which He De-
rivss Fortune.


Near Fork Star. August l3h.
One of the questions that 10 uften asked In
Brooklyn aud 10 not generally satisfactorily
answered n, "What is Beecher worth ?''
How much has he earned by his brain ?" 10
another query that Is frequently put. One Of
the statistical brethren of Plymouth Church
was met the other day 1t Lung Island cum.
mer resort by Star reporter, who asked the
questions given above. @a
/" How much has Bescher coined from the
mint Of bis mind = echoe l the brother. al
should say not less than $1,000 900. II
Beecher had the faculty Of taking care of his
money he would be one Of the weahhiest
men In the county, ars .z g.as.ss
"What 10 the grest preacher worth to-
day ?" was asked. #aa.s#. s
"I don't believe he would foot up To s50,-
600. No man has ever earned money 20
easily and spent 1t so royalty as Bsecher. He
10 no business man and does not really know
the value NJ money. Take m instance. On
one of the excursions II the Congreg galional
Association, TO which he belongs. he desired
TO pay ali the expenses. On heing remon-
straied with he said that half an hour after
he had paid the money he would not =. menu
ber how much he had expended"
You say Mr.. B-scher has made two mil
lions with his brain? Will you give me some
details ?" =+- asaa.
"When Mr.. Beecher was nrst made pastor
Of Plymouth Church in ls47. he was paid
Sl.2O0 year. His salary was shortly after
raised To Sl.50e and then to 5000. Before
ten years had passed away Beechsr became
the most popular pulpit orator In the coun-
try, and Plymouth Church fund that IL
must pay him good salary. Boston wan.
him for The old Psrk-stree. Church, aud an
offer came from New York To build MI i'm
mense tabernacle In . central location for
the popular Brooklyn preacher. Shortly be
FIRE the War of the Rebellion broke out
Bsrchef's sslary wss raised to $1,000; n
the close of the war he wss paid $4,000 |;
aud for the past ten years his salary has heen
$4,000. After the great trial IL vas raised
10 100000 for one year, to meet the ex
penses II the litigation, the largest salary
ever paid to auv minister anywhere. The
so, 900 now paid 10 him Is the largest salary
given TO any clergyman In the two cities, ex
cept Rev. Dr. John Hall, Of New York, who
10 paid the same" ~
"What would be the average OF Beecher's
salary Pr rs..M.r r--. zam#--#
"The avrras" for each year of the thirty-
ave since NJ. Brecher CAME to Broskiyn l.
over $l2.n00, making Eli a2aregste Of nearly
half u million. Then there are his lectures.
Beginning with $50 q night. his rs,er ad-
vanced To SO and 500, aud for sprcisl oc
casions To $500 aud even 1900. Each year
Mr.. Beecher lakes six or Eight weeks from
pulpit work To lecture IN the West, beside
frequent nights In the vicinity Of Brooklyn,
So rs not to be absent from his pulpit"
"Abnut what sum do the lectures net Mr.,
Beecher ?"
A moderate average would be fifty lee
lures year, which would round up a total
of 100000. Then there is his literary woik.
For more thar twenty years he has contrib
uted constantly to the Independent and ttr
Chrfstian linton. For this work h- has re-
ceved about 5000 year. To th- -diiA,Iia
income mnst BE- added lhe profits ffom his
hymn book compilations, the collections af
sermons, volumes Of the .Star Papers,.
!. Lectures " Young Men, etc, which may
be roughly estimated u $4,000. In addition
u, all this, Robert Bonner paid Ar B~echsr
s25 900 for the novel, !" Norwood" He also
received $4,000 for the copyright of the
/" Life of Christ" VI which only the first vol
ume was ever written. These may be put
down at 100000. To SUMMARIZE Mr..
Beechsr's earnings from his brain the figures
wculd be about as folio oss: Pulpit salary,
s5OO.0O0; iectnrrs. $500 400 /; editorial work
Si0O,OO0; from books, $i00,0O0; making
500. 900, to which add the 100000 paid him
sfter the great trial and you will find the
grand total To be . million. To these earn
ings for himself must he added the amount
accruing to Plymouth Church from Mr..
Beecher's services. The annual income Of
that church Is now $4,000. The aggregate
for the thirty five years will thus be anathrr
million, making In all s2,00O,O0o coined by
the busy brain Of one man."
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