Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-05

l usually somewhat less. moreover the average salary generally cores ponds to the grade of the cities. Fol all denominations to gether it ranges from $1 ,223 for cities of the first class to $1,110 for those of the second class; S1.063 for those of the third class; $972 for those of the fourth class and $573 for the area outside oi the principal cities
 In individual denominations the conditions vary.
 In the Northern Baptist convention the average for cities of the first class is $1.3S0 of the seccnd ciass $1,420 of the third class, $1,3S1; oi the fourth class, s1,24S; and for tie area outside ee the principal cities $630. The figures for the Disciples oi Christ show regular graduation from i $1.326 per minister for cities cf the j first class to S1,350, for those Of the 1 fourth class; for the Methodist Epis- copal church, from $1,422 for cities Of the first class 10 S1,1S7 for those Of the fourth class; and for the Pres hyterian church in the United States of America, from $2169 fer those of the fourth class.
 In the Southern Baptist conventian the average salary ranges from $1,- 793 for cities of the first class to s1,- 35S for those of the fourth class; and among the Congregationalists from $1.93S for those of the first class to S1,512 for those of the fourth class. but in the case of both these denomin- ations the average for cities of the third class in little larger than for those of the second class.
 Among the Lutheran bodies there is considerable difference; some, as the General Council, show regular gradation; others, as the United Norwegian, show larger averages for cities of the third and fourth clas- SeS.
 Unsalaried Ministry in the Mission
 Churches.
 The lower average salary shown by some denominations for a higher class of cities than for a lower is in most cases due to the existence in the higher class of cities of an unusually large number of weak or mission churches. For example, ill the case of the Southern Baptist convention which shows an average salary per- minister of $1,505 for cities of the third class and only $1,490 for cities of the second class, the churches in the third class.<have an average member ship of 472. and in the second of only 362, indicating that the churches in the third class are also financially stronger on the average than those in the second class.
 Tn the Protestant Episcopal church the average is from $1,S73 in cities of the first class to $1,517 in those of I the fourth, there being but little diff ference in the figures for the second, third and fourth classes of cities.
 The Catholic.
 In the case of the Roman Catholic church. the figures show but little difference between the general aver age and that for the various classes of cities or for the area outside of Il, hpinO that in this denomination the salar- ies are fixed for the diocese, being in general the same for the rural dis tricts as for the large cities. Of the "A ministers reported by the four organizations of the Christian Catholic church in Zion, for the area outside the principal cities, 21 are re- ported at Zion City, and are probably connected with the headquarters of the denomination at that place. Among the denominations included in the report with those not paying regular salaries to the ministers, and hence not represented in the table on the subject, there are several, as for example, the Freewill Baptists and che German Baptist Brethren church (Conservative), in which consider able number of the organizations pay stated salaries, although it is not general custom. Some of these de- nominations, among which are the ones mentioned, appear to be in the transitional state from the unsalarled to the salaried ministry.
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