The daily sentinel., 1910-05-30
CENSUS CHURCH STATISTICS.
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the gospel is but S663. in all tine
denominations represented in the
compilations on this subject in Part |
of a special report on the Census OF
Religious Bodies for 1906. which is
now in press preparatory to its sub
mission by United States Director
Durand TO Secretary Nagel of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
The report was complied under the
supervision of Mr.. William C. Hunt,
chief statistician of population in the
census bureau. and the statistics we're
collected partly by correspondence
and partly by special agents.
n is pointed out in the introd uc-
tion that this Is the first time an
attempt has been made in a United
States census to secure official sta
tistics concerning salaries paid to
ministers. II is stated that the re-
suits of the census are not entirely
satisfactory 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 lS6 denominations in continental
United States, the report states that
> have no regular ministry and 90
either pay no stated salaries or made
returns which were not sufficiently
complete TO warrant tabulation
OF the 201,35l organizations com
posing the fO2 remaining denomina-
tions, there were I64,229, or 81.
per cent, which made returns to the
census inquiry. and the report states
there is reason TO believe that these
are substantially complete and accur-
ate, and it is thought that they en-
! brace sufficient number of organ
I izations of the respective denomina-
/ tions to be fairly representative of
conditions as to the average salaries
paid to ministers. The figures in the
I tables are for continental United
/ States, for each of the four principal
/ classes of cities-that is, those hay-
/ ing population of 1900 or 25, 900 to
$4,000. of $4,000 to 100000, of
/ 100000 to 100000, and of 800, 600
and over. and for the area outside of
/ them.
The denomination showing the
/ highest average is the Unitarian. with
Sl,G53, while the denominations next
in order are the Protestant Episcopal
church, sI242; the Universalists,
/ Sl,23S: the General Convention of
/ the New Jerusalem in the United
States of America. S1,233; the Jew
ish congregations. .222: the Pres
byterian church in the United States
of America, s1,177; the Reformed
church in America. $1.17O;- the I'm
/ tied Presbyterian church of North
America. s1,O96; the Congregation
alists, sl,042; the Christian Catholic
| church in Zion, s1,037; and the Sy-
nod of the Reformed Presbyterian
ar.b -
| Among the denominations showing
an average salary considerably lower
/ than the general average for the Tn
/ tied 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 Ed
ership of the Churches of God In
North America: the Society of
Friends (orthodox) the colored
Methodist bodies; the Methodist Pro-
testant. Wesleyan Methodist, and
Free Methodist churches: the Saliva
ton Army, and the Volunteers of
America.
The average salary shown for the
large cities is considerably higher as
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 cores
ponds to the grade Of the cities. For
all denominations together it ranges
from sl,223 for cities of the first
class to Sl.llG FOR those of the sec
ond class; Sl063 for those of the
third class. $972 for those of the
fourth class; and S573 for the area
outside of the principal cities.
In individual denominations the
conditions vary.
In the Northern Baptist Conven-
ton the average for cities of the first
class is S1,5S0; of the second class,
81 ago; of the third class, s1,3S1: of
the fourth class. S1,24S: and for the
area outside of the principal cities
S6s3. The figures for the Disciples
of Christ show a regular graduation
from sl,326 per minister for cities
of the first class to $1,25O for those
of the fourth class; for the Method ist
Episcopal church, from s1,422 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 America. from $2.169 for
those OF the first class to s1,524 for
those of the fourth class.
In the Southern Baptist Conyen-
ton, the average salary ranges from
1893 for cities of the first class to
,35S for those of the fourth class.
and among the Congregationalists
from Sl,93S for cities of the first
class to Sl512 for those of the fourth
class. but in the case of both these
denominations the average for cities
of the third class is a little larger
than for those of the second class.