The independent-reporter., 1910-09-15
AVERAGE SALARIES MINISTER'S
Census Shows That Average In Am
erica Is $683.

Census Shows That Average In Am
erica Is 1888.
"The average minister gets all the
salary that he is worth"
THE reason some ministers do not
get more salary Is that they are too
full OF mannerisms which are draw
backs to their success"
at Is not always the brightest man
that gets the best pulpit. 1t Is often
the man who attends to details"
Many ministers have their hobbies
and add to their income by crafty
ing them. Rev. DR.. Asher Anderson.
secretary of the Congregational
churches in America.
Census reports showing that the
average salary of American ministers
Is 1868 have renewed agitation for
an increase In remuneration and re-
vived stories of struggles against
poverty.
"The country parson gets all the
salary he Ia worth" said the Rev.
Dr. Asher Anderson, secretary of the
National Council of Congregational
churches In America, at his office. No.
"a Beacon street while there are
exceptional cases where ministers
should receive more, think that one
can safely say that all agitation
about ministers not receiving suffi-
cient salary is unnecessary.
The average salary of Congrega-
tional ministers In this State is
$1274. This upon its face value Is
good and indicates that ministers oi
our body are doing quite we'll In
salaries.
There are many who deserve to
get more salary. but l think thai
many of the country parsons are get
ting all that they deserve and that
the people are generous with their
respective pastors.
CHURCHES PAY ALL THEY CAN.
at is very hard for many churches
to increase the salaries of their min
listers, and they are doing all that
they can In this direction. Some min
listers wonder why they do not get
churches. The reason Is not far to
discover. They have no pulpit man.
ners. | have seen ministers get into
the pulpit full of mannerisms. They
are either pulling unnecessarily at
their collar or constantly adjusting
their cuffs and sometimes they have
some facial blemish which is unat-
tractive to the ordinary congregation.
II more ministers had better pulpit
manners they would get better pay.
Some of these are men of ability, men
but they are defective in their pulpit
manners and are only able to get some
little church In the country where the
salary Is small and then the COM
plant goes out that they are poorly
paid.
ut is not always the brightest man
who gets the best pulpit, but the man
who attends to details In his personal
appearance.
WILL GET WHAT HE DESERVES.
IF a man really deserves a good
salary In the Christian ministry to-
day he will generally get 1t. Many
ministers have their hobbies and add
to their incomes In this way. l know
of one who is interested in the tour
Ing business and takes parties abroad.
Another spends much time upon pho
tographing. Another raises chickens
and gets good prices for his broilers.
others take to writing. Now. all these
have spare time to follow these out
and some make a good success with
their avocation."
Rev. Lewis G. Wilson, secretary of
the Unitarian Association, was very
confident that the average minister
did not get In the way of salary all
that he deserved. "Why think how
much is demanded of the modern
minister" said he. HE must keep
up his reading and get into touch
with all modern movements in order
that he may intelligently talk upon
them. He has to go yearly to many
conventions and take an interest in
them. He has also to become famil-
lar with, other things. and these In
volve time and expense"