The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-27
for the area outside Of them.
Unitarians Show Highest


23S, the General Convention of the
New Jerusalem in the United States
of America, $1.233; the Jewish CON
gregations, s1,222; the Presbyterian
church in the United States of Amer
ica $l,177: the Reformed church IN
America, S1,170. the United Presby-
te ian church OF North America, ST.
096; the ongregationaltsts, $1,042;
the Christian Catholic church in Zion,
$1,0S7; and the Synod OF the Reformed
Presbyterian church of North Ameri.
ca, S1,00S.
Among the denominations showing
an average salary considerably lower
than the general ave age tor the
United States are the Advent Chris.
tian church, all the Baptist bodies ex.
ccpt the North Baptist Convention;
the Christian unon; the Christian
tChristian ConnectionD the Church
OF Christ Scientist; the General Ell
dership of the Churches of God Il
North Anne lea; the Society of Friends
(Orthodox) the colored Methodist
bodies, the Methodist Protestant,
Wesleyan Methodist, and Free Meth
odist churches; the Salvation Army;
and the Volunteers Of America. In
the case Of most OF these last-named
bodies as shown by the report, many
of the organizations reporting are out
side of the principal cities, and many
Of them are doubtless in rural regions
and this fact accounts lragely for the
comparatively low average salary.
The low average shown for the
Church Of Christ, Scientist, is said
TO be due to the fact that most oil
those who serve as ministers, or read
ers, are persons having other voca-
tions and not dependent on the sal
aries paid by the churches. In the
case OF the Salvation Army and the
Voluntee S OF America the allowance
made for the officers serving at the
various posts is usually based upon
their probable expenses, and is prac-
tically United to these expenses.
The average salaries shown for the
large cities is considerably higher as
rule than the gene al average for
the denominations, while for the area
outside of the principal cities it is
usually somewhat less. Moreover, the
average salary generally corresponds
10 the grade OF the cities. For all
denominations together it anges from
Sl,223 for cities of the first class tC
S1,1l0 or those of the second class
81 ,063 for those of the third class;
1872 for those of the fourth class; ant
S573 or the area outside of the prin
cipal cities.
In individual denominations thu
conditions vary.
In the Northern Baptist Convention
the ave age for cities of the first class
( is $3.50; of the second class, $1,420t
of the third class, Sl,3Sl; of the fourtl
class, sl,24S; and for the area out
side of the principal cities, 1858. Tn,
! figures Tor the Disciples of Chris
show regular graduation from ST.
326 per minister for cities OF the frs
class to 81 $50 for those of the fourtl
class; and for the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of Am
erica, from s2,169 Tor those of tn
first class TO $l,52i for those of tn
fourth class
In the Southern Baptist convention
the average salary ranges from 81
1893 for cities of the first class to 81
35S for those Of the fourth class, an
among the Congregationalists fron
s1,93S for cities of the first class {
S1.512 for those of the fourth class
but in the case of both these demon
matt the ave age Tor cities of th
third class is little larger than fo
those OF the second class.
Among the Lutheran bodies ther
is considerable difference, some, a
The General Council, show regula
graduation; others, as the Unite
Norwegian, show la ger averages 10
cities of the third and fourth ciasse,
unsalaried Ministry in Mission
Churches
The lower average salary shown b
some denominations for a higher elias
OF cities than for lower is in mos
cases due to the existence In tn
higher class of cities of an unusuall
la' &c number of weak or misslo
churches. For example, in the cas-
of the Southern Baptlst Convention
which shows an average salary pc
minister OF 81 .505 for cities of tn
third class and only $l,i9O for cite
of the second class, the churches i
the third class have an average men
bership of 472, and in the secon
class OF only 1862, including that tn
chu ches in the third class are ais
iinanc ally stronger on the averag
than those in the second class.
In the Protestant Episcopal churc
the average is from Sl,S75 in citie
of the first class, to sl.5l7 in those G
the fourth, there being but little d.
ference in the figures for the secon
third and fou tn classes OF cities.
Roman Catholic Denomination
Pay Like Salaries for Cities
and the Rural District
In the case OF the Roman Catholi
church, the figures show but littl
difference between the general ave
age and that for the various classe
! OF cities or for the a ca outside {
the principal cities, the reason bein
that in this denomination the salarie
are fixed for the diocese, being j
4 general the same for the rural dil
7 { lets as TOR the large cities
-Qf the. q minlste S reported by tn
eS1 flgahhatfons bi, the itasSstia
Catholic Chuch in Zion, for the are
outside the principal cities, II ar
reported at Zion City. and are proba'
~ connected with the headquarter
Of the denomination at that place.
Among the denominations include
In the repot with those not payin
regular salaries to their mfntsterl