Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
TIE HUMAN MINISTER.
How His Salary Is Mostly Spent by
Other People.

GtcentIy accepted call 10 : prominent
,jry Dulpit. II. isn't the look u spi--
icuallzs-i anxiety a minister gets when
his work ISM going We'll and ha IS
PRAYING a good deal about Il; II IS Just
u!ain woFTy OF nan who pu-s 2
Quarter in his pocket for car fare and
| luncheon and tucks beside i a dollar
l...I ~ case ~ - run over 81 = Ac.4
| " by somebody.
: minister's salary is mostly spent
Tor him by other people. and lis really
no wonder that when he gets an I'M
expected pil OF money from some We'd
ling Zee hc persuades his wife 10 lei
him buy rubber trees and gold mines.
or 10 have 4 volume OF his sermons
published u his own expense
Dther people. as every minister
knows. dictate his actions in no small
degree. suppose he gets q good salary
and in the ministry anything over $1,000
is good Then. being the representative
Of 50 large and prosperous I church,
he must first OF ali ike il q suitable
n.ichborhood.
/ knew : man i'll New York suburb
who Had $1,000 ana paid s5e0 house
rant. because there was no other pos
sibl, house for him IL hire. and orr
nom Episcopal churches never build
r4rSnnas-S un;ii they have parish
houses organs. Kitchens, kinderEartens
choirS and missions. Then what isn't
expended il r,u,ode!iug the church
or paving the debt Of the board is &C
>!onally put in The parsonage nest
egg i'll the presence Of the enthusiast
| tic infant class. - the suburban
minister gave over Z quarter of MS sal
| AIRY fo- rent. and iEa--So says his IA
vorite volume upon How 10 Live EIe-
saatly upoa $1,000 Year"-is dispro-
portio3at-.
But i is necessary TO save the pride
| o. the parish. that pride which 20 many
| ministers save by putting or good
money. -ha; pride which : g do-li
mani and = elusive az ihe famous
Ms Arts II :aot parishes haven't
much pride o- they would not II the
minister s1re j, - ott@n and - *
= ,.S:ve.y.
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