The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
BIG Pay Of PREACHERS.
New SALARY 81 Chicago Pulpit Ora-
ter Equals That 81 Any Other
Vnatea States Clergynan-Csn-
penalties In other Professi~us.

~N offering Dr. Emil G. Hirsch SIS. 0o
81 year Tor 0fteen years TO remain as
w fs pastor. sinai congregation Of
chicago will pay him as large a SAL
- ary a. 10 received by any clergy
man In the United States. II In the
same that II paid Bishop Potter Of New
York, who. however has a rec,ory fur
nsshed, heated and lighted free OF cost,
ana II provided with a private secretary
The late Rev. DR.. Hall of the Fifth Ave-
nue. Presbyterian church OF New York
during the last years Of his life received
the largest salary ever paid TO a clergy
man in the United States. which was $ss.-
~ year. with manse. Mr.. Beecher re-
cetved S9.oQ0 without the manse, DR.
HAIRS salary proper was ti5.oOo and 35l0e
additional was contributed ty Robert Bon
ner and two other wealthy members Of
the congregation. His successor. Nj.
Conneii, who comes from Regents Park
Presbyterian church u London Il offered
$l00o and a residence Thai is the SAL
ary paid to DR.. Gregory, dean of West
minister abbey. London. Dean Farrar re-
cefves N.oo year. The hierarchy OF the
CHURCH of England enjoy enormous sal
aries. which are necessary to maintain the
large establishments required OF them
The archbishop OF Canterbury received
$5oooO year. but he needs every cent OF
II TO meet his social and ecclesiastic OBJ
legations at Lambeth palace. the home OF
the primate OF the church OF England
The salary of the archbishop of York and
that OF the archbishop of London Ii xsaeO
year. The archbishop of Ireland re-
ccives 1880. The other bishops Of the
church OF England are paid from $4,000
20 $4,000 year. The average pay OF
vicar in England is $3.50 outside the
large cities In the cities the salary
varies according to tho wealth OF the
parish. from g, 500 to $4,000.
The Episcopalians and Presbyterians pay
larger salaries than any other denomina-
tons but the pulpits most envied In the
United States are those OF the Collegiate
Reformed Dutch church Of New York
city. There are seven or eight churches
OF that denomination under the same man.
agement and supported by an endowment
that Is exceedingly rich. Its income Is
next TO that OF Trinity church, and
amounts TO several hundred thousand dol
lars year. The pastors OF the Collegiate
churches are paid $1,000 for life and are
allowed to retire from active pastoral
work when they reach the aga OF IS years.
Trinity parish is the richest In the world
and has an income % about $4,000 from
buildings and other investments It sup
ports Ave or six churches. several schools.
hospitals and other charitable institutions
and pays the manager OF Its business q
salary OF $1,000 a year. The rector OF
Trinity church receives sl2.500 The same
salary Is paid by ST. Thomas and ST. Bar
tholomew's. l was Informed by good au.
thority that Eve cersymen In New York
City received that salary and q, least
twelve received $1,000 year. The aver
age pay OF a clergyman in New York city
excepting the pastors of mission churches.
IL probably $500.
Tho editorial profession Is not so wei!
paid. There are probably sixteen editors
In New York. not proprietors Of newspa-
pers. who receive SO. 900 a year or over
The Journal and World have four each.
the Herald two. the Times. Post and
Brooklyn Eagle on. each. The highest
editorial salary paid In the United States
Is $1,000
Editorial writer's Of recognized ability.
city editors. news editors and managing
editors on the large daily papers are paid
from 5000 to $500 year.
A few physicians in New York make
very large fees. There are two or three
specialists whose incomes will exceed $50. =
600 a year: perhaps ten make IS 600 and
perhaps twenty make from SIS go to 3d.
O0o Ten thousand dollars a year Is con-
sidered a large practice.
The salaries OF our college professors do
not compare with those Of Europe. al
though public school teachers In the
United States are paid two or three times
as much. The teacher OF an ordinary
school In England. France or Germany
who makes IS a month Is doing very we'll
but several chairs a, oxford. Cambridge
Edinburgh. Glasgow and Aberdeen univer-
sites are worth from $4,000 TO $l2p1 a
year. The same difference Is found In
the government service. High officials
are paid two or three times as much in
Europe IA In this country, but ordinary
clerks enjoy not more than one-,hird or
one-fourth the compensation that Ii re-
ceived for corresponding services in the
United states, The university professors
In Europe often enjoy hereditary grants
and dues from students which are not
customary In the United States. The
chair OF anatomy I'm Edinburgh medical
faculty Is probably the most valuable Of
any professionally In the world being
worth probably 81. 90 year. One of the
professorships in the University OF Ber-