Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-30
NEW YORK LETTER.
Tue PAY OF THE PRINCES OF THE
PULPIT IN GOTHAM.
A.. To,,,are Hsrns $4,000 per Annann--
Trinit, thc Pastors Persd'se-f'ot
20 kiduap Jaw Gould.
,corrospondoacc o. ne Richmond Dispatch.l

N NV YoKN. June %, 1889.
s.D,cs Pastor Talmage play the banjo!
Wei. that's an odd thing ~ ASH. Ne ne
Las various means OF smHsin2 nlti'sel,: ous
Se doesn't toase the bSnio-Strings, rs far az
Ibsvr brar5. nor j. he likely TO. 10 would
bc triae undigni0ed for a fashionable
cts-yyroao with an income OF $sO,0N year
80 ~ fouIsi ON his back stcop OF summer
evening picking ont plantStlon AIRS on
t.o-3ollsr haujO. wouldn't uf
m, sneaker was gentleman who has tor
.o,.orol yoars paat held very close relations.
clerical and otherwise with the famous
Fro,klvn preacher.
" has Dr. Talmagc. then, private for
tune. which gives him SO large an income
was asked
TArMA0T'S INCOME.
"Nctamt. lie earns a. every year. And
donf believe that any of the uptown
M. Norh churches an snow anything iike
g. Thc Tabernacle folks give hum salary
,f Sf2N1l YOm.uAllv. hut he does not got
sluurh. Ne probably gets about $1,000
from tlaf sourcO Then biS lectures net
r.a $50 each. and he delivers great
many every season. just now ne Is en-
rAcsl she entire season ahead. tuty lee
fur.> "a wear would make el250o, but he
Averages moro chan that Then HIS ser
mons .ra Svnlicaicd and there Is aproht OF
ht lcaSt $1,000 from that source. The ser
mons aud le-tureS are bound and sold IN
boob .Tf. hlN4 iTtiu tiht tuti VI 'tN as 90
thor extensive circulation here ana IN
fnrAnl lac crfs between $1,000 and SO
nll F. wear Re is the editor OF weekly
Yapav apl hsrs ha.ndso me sslary, too, the
duties bs,,nc largely nominal Then ne Is
puot infrcQucnt contributor 70 the weekly
or monthly press; and OF course ms name
commands "a good hgUre for any article ne
Nri-.. YES 81 600 Is the closest estimate
> vtu.aec ca LIS income.
otTSIpX WORK.
"p,e> not AN TINS great activity inter
(ero uith las paSturate duties
III 1,,,. decidedly, and Just there y
Vhere Oh. shoe puche>. The congregation
r.,-tfkoita hii. They have 10 objection
e. cine v.s.r- making all the money he can,
let the~e outsi,ielntercSts eoCroSs so much
a. BIS tame that very meay duties have %
+, fepat..d which be formerly used 20
perform himself No time Is iett Tor fVne-
~1is az vis,tatiCrs. There - q general
s-irr in the Tabernacle that the
c.'s. il, demands up'u the pastors
I'm. ayr altogether too numerous. and
o., ~lrmpsrug volcano viii break
N .'S,n- '.-n. u % way that cannot oc
mistaken. They l0vc and admire HIM. but
if should not 81 forgotten that when DE
Il ,sr, o. the Tabernacle twenty years ago
Il i -.-. rDt IS famous preacher and ali ms
Y.uuhrtr has dated from TIE time he came
=. lr,4ziyI. Hls lectures ON The Mar
r4-, Ring and other sensational topics
is.a brought and are stin bringing him q
rr,4t Zeal of money. Altogether ne IS
Probably che m0>i literally rewarded
,..r.eran iu fhis hemisphere, If not on the
co,.. 3D., Size present time
AS An rQUE~THAN.
| hAl It9 N~i-I ~ s"''e ~ .-'
c'l' I'D IT'S ~" '0' .'-- az 'N'' Az
N-uf course not. But they cannot help
Fsms-bing ttat the fridav-uicht lectures
--Fr t'tL ifsl MY "SN'l41l""t'i' "H"
-' ~,iie tt SUNDAY FORENOON service j.
e.. mastery ehgTi, tlA' oi J9e eNt niie
.ortat.rf Aaaii-a mere hoiuil az
= nt pulpit iaIh- Otuef Things. cocoon
t-euts g. occupy rs time Ills duties
naap.Nn oi me lhE -rea-l IrSEl- ht'
-. c7st corps OF ihe OltE ol NiGI ciit9,
.'.-9 i...- " '-'If '' '.'-'', wa t-'.,-.' .sH
ltfr is A' more 't.tIFtl e4u'-N1' .A1 u.-H
re t'.' ...~N pastor '-s H' AL S''N niVl--
M N'i-E 'ine4 ny "a pi,-1s'.t eA-
L .- i-7 10 1'~ ~ s'-. 49,. 49,,
F.Nef NA'lA5 lh me SOFA SUMMER WiiN'
i.e 'A4Fs are NllH over th' connie on
-. ~, -. 80, ,,l
f. -, -, a., IN, .,.'..,r ..-5
~ = 80, -, - ,I ina tf ,',,l
- - ga ''''' '-0 qua
THr roPCLAB CHORD.
Itc secret Of the whole matter j. that
3.-" Dominic. as his people usually call
Inn. D. q shrev-l man II business. with a
Keen exc to prospective profits. The SEN
ta-r,.al toptc Of the hour as ms theme and
every sermon ard lecture s. q piece Of
Qy Iic .arrles the newspaper instinct
iaf. 3D.. pulpit and loves u tiugle the
nerves .f ni~ audience. he Is comedian
en- trar-d.su hv turns. and hammers
Iaar ultu I'll tl- vim and pregnant Voc
s@.llarv ~ 10 trrt-ClaSs reporter. whether
jus TARGET be- the concert halls the
1-.r--ariaus. tho wicked variety shows
e. stage it>eif, or The very LATEST scandal
81 t'.4 'tr: Tie recognizes the fact that
ST.. I'm. .i-,i..l and tbar reaol4 ,rant
even tlr..orvi ~ ar entertaining form.
QUITE lately he was obliged through = tit
~ sickness t0 hrt-4k q lecture engarcruent
prtha ~..fsg ina small town iu P-nu~yl-
Naaa ord The managers minated that
1h., uo'.d she INN for $4,000 damages.
fIL. -1ltw Luicably settled: hutthe hint
f.rg..4.i ns ~ rh4 yaiDe of ms services
Va.. uut lost uuau the shrewi Tabernacle
preacher.
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s...f.f- r,i.,,t +.,.' ,,-,i,,,t...- o.. y,
- -. . .'' ~ 'i,. i-l P'''.'i as u
chant Some # tle fashionable pastors
-.. if.''1i's. equal - that OF The Presi-
cons IL soc tinted Stnfe,, and there are
ItF wt] would hesitate 81 exchanging
'...f --.Ar'ts .hd pr9ueates Tor those 81
''iT'S H--f7f. L~s than ten years ago
'- "-~s general shrng VI surprise when
"- '--/'. '''i --s1 ait. beecher mad an
I'- 20 "' year IRON ms /
US. a-i 4..i e' conpiurd !
i'''''- Nt7 tHt oouAoaflts
>-.'''S of nature, % IN |
wi th're are probably q !
Wlo come very !
-. -I'l. fo the Plymouth pas !