The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-27
CLERICAL SALARIES.
The Liberal Remuneration Ro-
ceived by Noted Djvines.
Handsome Incomes from Dispensing the
Gospel of Jesus Christ Among
the Citizens of New
York City.


larger sum to anyone that can fill his
place; but, alas! such men are not to
be had for money. lie had handsome
inheritance which enabled him to graft
fly his unusual bcnevolencc, says n New
York correspondent of the Troy Times.
Parlxhurst and Booth (also Prcsbyte-
rians) each receive the same amount,
which seems large, but these mon have
SO many ways for money that they do
not get rich very fast. They have n
long summer vacation, which costs q
great deal, and then it is so easy to
spend money. They can readily point
to other Presbyterian clergymen who
are still moro favored in point of
salary. Paxton is paid $4,000, while
John Hall has $4,000 n year and n
house worth $4,000 in addition. Taylor,
of the Broadway tabernacle, receives
$4,000, but pays his own rent. His
congregation however, carries $50, 1000
life insurance for his family, which is n
very handsome addition, and he may
certainly be considered ''wcll-to-do in
the world"
Rector Rainsford of ST. Georges re-
ccives $4,000 and house, which is such
handsome pay that Father Ignatius cx-
pcctcd q liberal fec for preaching in ST
Georges pulpit. Rainsford, however,
rendered him only $50. which he re-
turned as being too small for the occa-
sion, aud in this manner Rainsford
came out $50 ahead. Rector Satterlec
of Calvary is not SO we'll paid, for,
though he has house, the salary is
only $4,000. We reach bigger figures
~ prt1 IL II
Green is paid $4,000 and house. Ills
congregation includes the Vanderbilts,
whose father (William) was buried
from that church, on which occasion
admission was by ticket. Rector
Brown of st. Thomas also receives
$4,000 and house, with the satisfac-
ton of having the most fashionable
congregation in the city. Rector Hunt
ington of Grace is paid $4,000, but the
rectory is the most spacious in the city
except Bishop Corrigan's palace.
Grace church wns Mt one time the cen
ter of fashion, but it is now compelled
to live on the memory of the past
Morgan Dix, the rector of Trinity
church, has large staff of assistants.
His salary is $4,000 and an allowance
for house rent equal to $4,000 year.
The assistants who serve Trinity chapel
and ST. Paul's receive $500, which is
large pay for small work. Trinity
estate is the greatest in America and is
really worth 500, 1000, 0CO but it's income
may not be SO large as that valuation
naturally represents. At the lowest
estimate, however, it is from 81, 900, 900
to S3,O00,000 The cashier or comp
troller' is Stephen V. r. Cruger, who
receives $4,000 q year for signing
checks, the real work being done by
his clerks. He is rich by inheritance,
while his wife is noted as clever au-
thor, her pen name being Julien Cor
don.
The efforts of the Protestant Episco-
pal church in this city src now directed
to the construction Of IL grand cathedral.
Trinity, however, can do the whole
work alone out of the advance in real
estate during the next decade. TO
prove this refer TO The recent sale of 4
plat containing less than an acrc) to
the government for the appraisers
warehouse. The locality is in what
once was Greenwich village, once con-
sidered Trinity's poorest property, but
it brought $500, 900, being an estimated
advance of double in ten years, and all
of Trinity's property is advancing at
the same rate. TO return to salaries,
Bishop Potter receives $4,000 and his
house rent, which is SIS, additional.
The Potters are rich family, and How
ard Potter, brother of the bishop, is ND
among the millions, all made in the
banking house of Brown Bros, of
which lie IS now senior partner. Their
wealth, however, has always been
identified with good purposes.
Heber Newton and Robert Collycr
are among the $4,000 men, but the lat
ter makes handsome addition by
lecturing. lie does not, however, hold
the same distinction here that he did
in Chicago, nor does Kittrcdgc, which
shows how easily New York dwarfs
Chicago mon. Eaton, who succeeded
Chaplin in the Church of the Divine
Paternity (Universalist), is also a Sc, 600
man. The rich reformed Dutch church
pays each of its pastors $4,000, with a
retiring pension of moro than half pay.
The latest pcnsioner is Orlniston, whose
voice and health have utterly failed,
and yet his intellect is in normal condi-
ton, rendering his retirement very
painful. Tho most independent or
rather unrestricted preacher is Charles
+. Deems. Commodore Vanderbilt be-
qucathcd him $50, 900 in money and tho
life use of large church. Deems has
10 board of trustees and all he needs is
a sexton, choir and some one to at
tend to pcw-letting and collecting rents.
He is indeed the most autocratic
preacher of the present age; but this
privilege will die with him, for the
church will then revert to the Wander
bilt estate. 1t is the only church in
the world whose existence rests on one