The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01

SHOW reg uldI SIdudllOn from Sl,-
326 per minister for cities of the first
class to $3.50 for those of the fourth
class; for the Methodist Episcopal
Church, from slap for cities of the
first class to $1,1S7 for those of the
fourth class; and for the Presbyterian
Church in the United States Of Amer
lea, from $2,1G9 for those Of the first
class to $1,524 for those of the fourth
class
In the Southern Baptist convention,
the average salary ranges from ST.
1913 for cities of the first class to ST.
358 for those of the fourth class. and
among the Congregationalists from
$1,93S for cities Of the first class to
$1,512 for those Of the fourth class
but in the case OF both these denom-
nations the average for cities of tho
third class is a little larger than for
those of the second class
Among the Lutheran bodies there
is considerable difference; some, as
the General Council, show a regular
gradation; others, as the United Nor
wegian. show larger averages for
cities of the third and fourth classes
UNSALARED MINISTRY IN MIS-
SION 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 high
er class Of cities Of an unusually large
number Of weak or mission churches
Southern Baptist Convention, which
shows an average salary per minister
of S1,505 for cities of the third class
and only $1,49O for cities Of the Sec
ond class, the churches in the third
class have an average membership of
Az, and in the second class of only
362, indicating that the churches in
the third class are also financially
stronger on the average than those in
the second class.
In the Protestant Episcopal Church
the average is from $1,S73 in cities of
the first class to s1,517 in those of the
fourth, there being but little differ
ence in the figures for the second
third, and fourth classes of cities.
ROMAN CATHOLIC DEEOMINA-
TION PAY LIKE SALARIES FOR
CITIES AND RURAL DIS
TRICTS.
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 the
principal cities, the reason being that
in this denomination the salaries are
| fixed for the diocese, being in genera
the same for the rural districts as fol
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
| reported at Zion City, and are prob
ably connected with the headquarters
of the denomination at that place.
Among the denominations included
in the report with those not paying
regular salaries to their ministers, anC
hence not represented in the table or
| the subject, there are several, as, foi
example, the Freewill Baptists and the
German Baptist Brethren Church
| Conservative, in which a consider
able number Of the organizations pay
| stated salaries. although it is not q
general custom. Some of these de-
nominations, among which are the
ones mentioned, appear to be in the
| transitional state from the unsalariet
| to the salaried ministry basis.