The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-14
SALARIES THEY GET
Comparative Pay Of the Pro-
LESSONS.
THE LAWYERS LEAD
WHILE THE PREACHERS ARE
CLOSE BEHIND.
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THE POOR PAY or AMERICAN TEACHERS
As Compared With Europeans Of the Same
Class Newspaper Men Well Paid On.
" in Exceptiona, Instances.

" in Exceptional Instances.
In offering DIR. Emil G. Hirsch $4,000
year for fifteen years to remain as it's
pastor, Sinai congregation of Chicago
will pay him as large a salary as is re-
ceived by any clergyman in the United
States. 1t is the same that is paid Bish-
op Potter of New York, who, however,
has rectory furnished heated and
lighted free Of cost, and is provided with
a private secretary. The late Rev. DIR.
Hall of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church of New York, during the last
years Of his life, received the largest
salary ever paid to clergyman in the
United States, which was $4,000 a
year. with a manse. Mr.. Beecher re-
ceiyed $4,000, without the manse. DIR.
Halls salary proper was $1,000 and
$1,000 additional was contributed by
Robert Bonner and two other wealthy
members of the congregation. His sue
cessor Mr.. Council, who comes from
Regents Park Presbyterian church of
London, is offered $4,000 and a resi-
dence That is the salary paid to DR..
Gregory, dean of st. Paul's cathedral,
and DR.. Bradley, dean of Westminster
abbey, London. Dean Farrar receives
$1,000 a 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 re-
ceived 100000 a year, but he needs
every cent of it to meet his social and
ecclesiastical obligations at Lambeth
palace, the home of the primate of the
Church Of England. The salary of the
archbishop of York and that of the arch
bishop of London is $4,000 year.
The archbishop of Ireland receives $12,-
500. The other bishops of the Church
Of England are paid from 1000 to
$1,000 year. The average pay of a
vicar in England is $500 outside the
large cities. In the cities the salary
varies according to the wealth Of the
parish, from $500 to $4,000.
The Episcopalians and Presbyterians
pay larger salaries than any other de-
nominations, 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 management and sup
ported from an endowment that is ex-
ceedingly rich. It's income is next to
that of Trinity church, and amounts to
several hundred thousand dollars year.
The pastors of the collegiate churches
are paid $4,000 for life and are allow
ed to retire from active pastoral work
when they reach the age of 90 years.
Trinity parish is the richest in the
world, and has an income of about $500
600 from buildings and other invest
ments. 1t supports five or six churches,
several schools, hospitals and other
charitable institutions and pays the man
ager of it's business salary of $4,000
year. The rector of Trinity church re-
ceives $12,50O. The same salary is paid
by st. Thomas and st. Bartholomew
! was informed by good authority that
FIVE clergymen in New York city received
that salary and at least twelve received
$4,000 year. The average pay of a
clergyman in New York city, excepting
the pastors Of mission churches, is prob
ably $1,000.
The editorial profession is not so we'll
paid. There are probably sixteen editors
in New York, not prOprietors of news
papers, who receive $4,000 year or
over. The Journal and World have four
each, the Herald two, the Times, Post
and Brooklyn Eagle one each. The
highest editorial salary paid in the
United States is $4,000.
Editorial writer's of recognized ability,
city editors, news editors and managing
editors on the large daily papers are paid
from $4,000 to $1,000 year.
A few physicians in New York make
very large fees. There are two or three
specialists whose incomes will exceed
$4,000 a year, perhaps ten make 5000
and perhaps twenty make from $4,000
to $4,000. Ten thousand dollars year
is considered large practice.
The salaries of our college professors
do not compare with those of Europe,
although public school teachers in the
United States are paid two or three
times as much. The teacher Of an ordin-
AIRY school in England. France or Ger
many, who makes $25 a month is doing
very well. but several chairs at Oxford.
Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow and
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$4,000 to $4,000 a year. The same
difference is found in the government
service. High officials are paid two or
three times as much in Europe as in this
country, but ordinary clerks enjoy not
more than one-third or one-fourth the
compensation that is received for corre-
spending service 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 in Edinburgh medical faculty
is probably the most valuable of any
professorship in the world, being worth
about $4,000 year. One of the pro-
fessorships in the University of Berlin is
worth $4,000. but there the popularity
of professor has a great deal to do
with his compensation. In the United
States the college faculties receive from
$3.50 to $4,000 year.
We hear a great deal about the
enormous fees charged by city.lawyers,
and many of the stories lbt
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