The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-08-12

lions on this subject in Part | of a
special report on the Census of Re-
ligious Bodies for 1906, which is now
in press preparatory to its submission
by United States Census Director Du-
rand to Secretary Nagel of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor.
The report was compiled under the
chief statistician of population in the
Census Bureau, and the statistics
were collected partly by correspond
ence and partly by special agents.
First Official Statistics Concerning
Pay of Ministers.
1t Is pointed out in the introduce
ton that this is the first time an at
tempt has been made in a United
States census to secure official statis-
tics concerning salaries paid to min
listers. 1t is stated that the results
OF the census are not entirely salts
factory on account of the failure of
some ministers to report their sal
airy and of others to report with suf-
ficient clearness. OF the grand total
OF 1876 denominations in continental
United States, the report states that
10 have no regular ministry and 60
either pay no stated salaries or made
returns which were not sufficiently
complete to warrant tabulation.
OF the 201,351 organizations COM
oi,,;, 4
lions, there were 164,229, or Sic per
cent, which made returns to the CEN
sus inquiry, and the report states
there is reason to believe that these
are substantially complete and accu-
rate, and it is thought that they en-
brace sufficient number of organiza-
lions of the respective denominations
to be fairly representative of condi-
lions as to the average salaries paid
to ministers. The figures in the ia
bles are for continental United States,
for each of the four principal classes
of cities-that is, those having a pop
ulation in 1900 of $4,000 to $4,000,
of $4,000 to 100000, of 100000 to
100000, and of 100000 and over,
and for the area outside of them.
Unitarians Show Highest Average
Salary.
The denomination showing the
highest average is the Unitarian, with
$1653, while the denominations next
in order are the Protestant Episcopal
he TIytt tefc
$123S; the General Convention of the
New Jerusalem in the United States
of America, $1233; the Jewish con-
gregations, S1222; the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of Amer
lea, $1177; the Reformed Church in
America, $1170; the United Presby-
terrain Church of North America, ST.
O96; the Congregationalists, $1O42;
the Christian Catholic Church in Zion,
$1037, and the Synod of the Re-
formed Presbyterian Church of North
America, $100S.
Among the denominations showing
an average salary considerably lower
that the general average for the Uni
ted States are the Advent Christian
Church; all the Baptist bodies except
the Northern Baptist Convention the
Christian Union; the Christians
(Christian Connection); the Church
of Christ, Scientist; the General FL
dership of the Churches of God in
North America; the Society of
Friends ORTHODOXY; the colored
Methodist bodies; the Methodist Pro-
testant, Wesleyan Methodist, and
Free Methodist churches; the Saliva
ton Army; and the Volunteers of
America. In the case of most of these
last named bodies as shown by the re-
port, many of the organizations re-
porting are outside of the principal |
cities, and many of them are doubt
less in rural regions, and this fact &C
counts largely for the comparatively |
low average salary. The low average
shown for the Church of Christ, Sci
enlist, is said to be due to the fact |
that most of those who serve as min
listers, or readers, are persons having |
other vocations and no. dependent on |
the salaries paid by the churches. In |
the case of the Salvation Army and |
the Volunteers of America the allow
ance made for the officers serving at |
the various posts is usually based up
on their probable expenses, and is
limited to these expenses.
The average salary shown for the
large cities is considerably higher as
a rule than the general average for
The denomination, while for the area
outside of the principal cities it is
usually somewhat less. Moreover,
the average salary generally CORE
spends to the grade Of the cities. For