Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-12

bishops In the Established chureh
Their incomes aggregate SSSl, 300 whlunl
works out an average OF over S-o'Vvyy
each rer nnnum. The Archbishop "
Canterbury gets $4,000 year NV
Archbishop OF York $4,000 ana ~, NV
Bishop OF London a Ike amount, a. o6n
the rest tho salaries range from ssSVvV
10 s. 600. but only two get less tnhn
$500 q year Within the chuioh u,sIp
are 1900 bcnenccs, OF these no less
than one-half are grimly known ~
"staryation l.vings." the pay OF the
parsons being Under S5o O year ~"
contrast between the financial cnuui-
ton OF tho few NJ the UP aiu NY
many M The bottom IS almost rs starl,
-nr MS that found IN the commerclp'
world. IT is certain that me occu'
nancy Of q uulace does not IN theSe
DAYS enhance the popular respect TOT
the Office Of bishop. .A
Generous as are the salaries whleh
most of the peer preatea are pnlu,
many of them who are without priNeNu
means complain bitterly that they are
no longer able TO derray the expense
~ living In the style which they are
compelled TO maintain. They say they
cannot make both ends meet ana are
threatened with bankruptcy
Under these circums .nnces II Is NY
surprising that some OF them hhFe ~ ~
come converts to the simpler ire, ~
Biehop OF Norwich, whose episcoph'
Wallace ,s situnted In that city. franNv
ncknowledged recently that he has neV,.
or been able 10 live within his oihclnl
income OF so. 500 year He afows ms
conviction that In these days or cleI~
Zeal impecunioslty ard widespread poV'
erty bishops would be able 70 hCeo,uT
plish more good among the noeH NJ
trusted to their care u they We're ~
longer required to dwell IN Ne''ei""''
but costly palaces" 80,
IT is no, improbable that nh may
be introduced In parliament some uhy
FOR the relief. of those reverend tstnerH
In God who no longer desire TO pc M
numbered with those worldly pomps
and vanltes which the eriscophSy
thrusts upon them. Nothing coulu
more strikingly illustrate the anotuN1
lous condition OF the Estabnaneo
Church than the fact that men nlinR
It's highest Offices who honestly desire
10 live plain. transformations Christian
lives TO practise what they preach
are not permitted TO do It.
THREE YEARS POORER"
DIR. ingram. bishop OF London, mas
pubIished curious document showing
how his three years tenancy OF tne
see has left him s2b,OOO poorer tiaH
when he entered upon It's possesslpn =,
and through no fault OK his own re 10
n bachelor, and man of frugal tastes.
When he was appointed a oishop no
found himself saddled with Fuihain
Palace which contains no less than ~
bedrooms, and another large resiuei'te
IN st. James square adapted only 10
man of large fortune. lie wouiu nav
greatly preferred living IN a small nat
and whackipg up with some OF WV
could save out OF his income TO char
ity but the rules and traditions OF tne
church do not admit of such beneh-
cent arrangement. He has had to
waste pile of money things he does
not need and for which lie has no use.
lie finds himself growing poorer every
day on $4,000 year.
THE Archbishop of Canterbury. Win
lambeth Palace to maintain, declares
pItifully that he cannot save n cent OUT
of his salary OF $4,000 year--half as
much again as the president OF me
United States gets. But he had Il sun
harder time of Il getting along on SaT,-
500 year when Bishop OF VIII
chester. His official residence VI
that see was Farnham Cnstic. mug
nile. originally built by Henry de Bios.
n has moro than mile OF stair car
pcts. The archbishop managed to es-
cape bankruptcy while there only by
ignoring the Scriptural Injunction to
he .eIven 10 huspitality"--at least so
far as concerned his church brethren
whom his predecessors were wont 10
entertain al their visitauons HOW
the present bishop, DR.. Kyle, continues
to Keep up the hig castle and satisly
his creditors st the same time NOBODY
knows
The bishop OF Durham receives $780,
600 year ana would be comfortabiy
off II Auckland Castle were not thrown
in with II as The episcopal residence
The bishop OF Bristol, who gets less
than half as much ilnds his palace n
sore burden. He frankly acknowledges
he Is In debt to his bankers. II the
bishops We're permitted TO take In
borders In their palaces II would go
far to solve the financial problem for
them. But that would involve a great
sacrifice of dignity Almost rs much
as would follow their abandonment
of ieggins, which admit OF such an In
and the substitution for them OF the
trousers of the everyday man.
CRY OF POVERTY.
The cry of poverty among the bish-
ops has been raised only since the
ecclesiastical commissioners insisted
on revising the apportlonment Of the
revenues of the church. In the hall
cyon days that preceded that reform
the income of the bishop OF Winches-
ter was more than six times what 1t is
now. For 40 years the see paid Bish-
OPP Sumner 100000 year He lived
In first class style In Farnham castle,
laying down new carpets whenever he
felt like II and leaving behind him
100000 to console his family for his
death, An investigation which cover
ed a period OF 80 years prior to the
application OF the ecclesiastical prun-
Ing knife TO the bishops emoluments
showed that those who died during
that time left behind them treasures
on earth OF an average value of S27O,-
GOO Bishop Monk OF Gloucester left
100000, and three other bishops left
100000 each. And some OF them
still manage 10 keep the wolf from
the doors OF their magnificent resi-
dences and at the same time lay up
goodly sums for their heirs. The bish-
or of Truro. who died the other day,
left fortune OF S201 900 or $500, 900.
and did not bequeath II cent OF II 10
charity.
LITTLE SYMPATHY.
There Is little popular sympathy felt
with the cry of poverty raised by the
palace-houscd bishops. The masses OF
the people feel that they owe them
nothing. AS legislators they have done
their best TO onnosc Cinl and political
reforms. IN the long struggle Of Ro-
pnun ruthp1fpq Ia,pg and Nnprnu.