Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
EQUIPPED FOR WORK.
Pastors Returning From Summer
Vacations Prepared to
PUT FORTH SOME EXTRA EFFORTS.
The Great Drain Of Vital Force Conse-
quent Upon Pulpit Labors.
aLEANINes FROM CHURCH FIELDS


The preachers are already returning from
their summer vacations, and by another
week no doubt all will be at their posts, re-
freshed and fully equipped for the fall and
winter campaign against the enemy Of souls.
The preaching OF September should be the
best of the year. Ministers who have en-
joyed the pure mountain air, the Atlantic
surf or travels in the old world, and escaped
the swe'tering dog days, which ordinary
mortals were compelled to endure in this
latitude, will certainly be able to furnish
their congregations something above the
ordinary fare for q month or two to come.
There is no calling in life that
makes stronger demands on vital forces
than that of the minister. In pulpit work
there is as much need of vigorous physical
powers as vigorous mental powers. The
preacher of low vitality and weak constitu-
tion is of all men to be pited. The drain on
vital force in the ordinary Sunday work of
minister is great and only the most robust
are able 10 do the work successfully.
InE IAOIOh . 0LOE NUN OAxs
A pastor who has been in the harness for
quarter OF century or more, said recent
ly: "The people have little conception of
the exhaustion which follows the Sundays
work off earnest preacher, Blue Monday
is subject OF ridicule and the majority Of
people imagine that the preacher has soft
snap.
The fact is, do not get over the ex-
haustion from Sundays work before
Wednesday. A man stimulated up to the
highest pitch of nervous excitement every
week as I am finds it hurts to get down to
the common level of being. was once at
ministers meeting on q Monday when q
general experience was given. One brother
said he always felt just as well on Monday
as any day of the week, as he took care to
keep cool and quiet in his Sabbath work.
He was the exception, and If his congrega-
ton had been interviewed it would have
been discovered that flock as we'll as shep-
herd were very little stirred by the preach
ing. Easy preaching generally proves hard
hearing.
RICH CHURCH.
The Church of England is certainly not
lacking in the sinews of war. Though the
rank and file of the ministry of that church
are put on short allowance, the favored few
who get to the top must fare sumptuously
every day. The following is from a late
English paper:
A return has just been issued showing the
property and revenue of the Archiepiscopal
and Episcopal Sees of England and Wales, the
Cathedral and collegiate churches of England
and Wales ecclesiastical benefices, the Ec-
clesiastical Commissioners and the Corporation
of Queen Anne's Bounty
The income Of the Archbishopric Of Canter-
bury from lands is e. $50 los. 3D., from the tithe
rent charges f7.777 las. 3D., from miscellaneous
items fl20. and from dividends and interest
dS iss a. The value Of the episcopal resi-
The Archbishoprio of York receives f8, ,9a7 l4s
from lands, f336 lis. Sd. from 1.-THE rent
charges. ESQ lis from house property, fl7 12s.
I'd. from miscellaneous items and f495 3s 4d.
from dividends and interest, while the rateable
ssA. - ' '''''A' '''N'N'' 40 ki''n 40
The Bishopric of Durham receives f8 63S los.
l0d. from lands. fl,Ol9 Is. 3d. from Inherent
charges, fll3 from house property. fl30 l5s.
Sd. from miscellaneous items, and f234 IS. 0]1d.
from dividends and interest. The rateable
value of the episcopal residence is f23l 5s
The Bishopric of Carlisle receives e., 406 6s.
lid. from land, f224 IS. I'd. from Inherent
charges, and fl0 lbs. from miscellaneous items,
while the rateable value of the residence Is
fS5.
The Bishopric of Newcastle derives 4400 from
land, and f2368 Is Cd. from dividends and in
terest. The rateable value Of the residence Is
f259.
Coming to cathedrals and collegiate churches
we find that Carlisle Chapter draws f3, 2S7 14s.
Cd. from lands, fa,6l4 las. lod. for Inherent
charges. ELS rs. for house property, fl53 2s. 3d.
for mineral property, ELF IS. Sd. for manorial
property, f6 IS. 3d. for dividends and interest,
while the rateable value of the residence
houses is E306. The Fabric estate draws fg06
Is. I'd. for Inherent charges.
The Durham Chapter draws f15, 100 les. I'd.
from lands. f552 12s. Sd. from the Inherent
charges, f870 los. I'D. from house property, f268
Is. lid. from mineral property, fl3l 9s. from
dividends and interest, while the rateable value
of the residence house is 1880 l5s. The Dean
and Chapter pay f3 600 annually for the main
tenance of the Durham Grammar School.
The York Chapter draws total of
"a 1913 from lands fI 2Sl las. from the Inherent
charges, fl, 600 from house property, and f401
dividends and interest, while the rateable value
of the residence house is ESQ.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners receive
from the County of York ELL 607 IS. from land,
fl95 Inherent charges, f794 lis. Sd. house
property, f3,3l3 15s. 3d. mineral property,
sl, ,347 6s I'd. manorial property. and s2 100 from
other sources.