The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-12
PREACHERS PAID
WELL IN GOTHAM
Salaries Ranging From $500
to $4,000 Not Uncommon in
American Metropolis.
SALVATION ARMY AND
CATHOLICS EXCEPTIONS
Some Say Ministers Do Not Re-
ceive Enough and Others
Believe Too Much.
BY D. v. FRANCIS.

BY Leased Wire 10 sThc Tribune
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE recent
calling of the Rev. Or, Jewett 70 the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church in New
York and The fact that the Rev. DR.. Aked
OF the Fifth Avenue Baptist church has
accepted Il call TO San iran
cisco church despite the fact that lie
recently received 4 $1,000 raise in salary.
has started IL rather Interesting discus
sion as to the proper pay for preachers
New York is II city of high salaried
preachers. Salaries of from S'ooD 10 Slo,-
900 arc by no means uncommon Ill the
city.
The majority OF churchmcn do not be
licVc these salaries arc excessive. Inc
kcV Er David Wylic. pastor OF the
Scotch PRESBYTERIAN church, fairly cv-
presses the opinion OF this majority wEcn
he says: -
pcnscs OF II minister in this great CITY
and the constant calls that are made upon
him for gifts and subscriptions. These
calls arc often Of personal nature. ana
simply cannot be declined. To me IL IS
Il modern miracle that most OF our min
listers arc able TO live comfortably ana
at the same time make provision FOR the
future. Indeed, ii is u hard fact that
many ot them are not able TO do 50 even
with strict economy.
"1t Is known 10 everyone that Ne"
York is an expensive place IN which To
live. One clergyman told me some time
ago that he was able 10 live better and
10 save more money on Il salary OF SlSOu
in New England parish than on SipOo
in New York, and another minister qnlte
surprised me by saying "Ne day that tic
WAS better off on $4,000 salary In an
other city Than OH $4,000 IN New York.
Secs Dccadonce OF Times.
There are few things which more
clearly show the gradual evolution OF the
question ri salaries. remarked one OF
those who regard IL us Il sign OF the
commcrciallZatlon OF the church. was
reltiag the other day the autobiography
Of that splendid old frontier preacher. the
Rev Peter Cartwright. He tells of ono
circuit where he had frequently TO ride
forty or fifty miles from one APPOINTMENT
io another through virgin forests. ford
Ing deep streams sleeping frequently III
the open. preaching and travelling WITH
out rest or let up. his only vacation the
narks after the description OF n year OF
such work that his salary that year was
sumcthln. less than $50.
Conditions, of course. were different
IN those davs. but question II the Chris
t!snity taught and lived by Cartwright
was any less vlrilc and effective than
That taught md lived by any OF these
$4,000 ~ $4,000 Il year dominies,
Two Pay Low Salaries.
''rncrc arc higher examples vet When
the Master sent forth his disciples to
preach The gospel hc savo these instruc-
lions: provide neither gold. nor silver.
nor DfdSS IN YOUR DDEScS. no. SSEip iot
YOUR Journey. neither two coats. neither
shoes. nor yet slaves 9rd the Son of
Man had not place To lay his head
Different times. different customs
IS as lluc ~ the church as of other
things but one may be pardoncd If he
doubts tho ucw customs. so far as tie
church Is concerned, arc an Improvement
There are two great bodies OF Chris
tiuns who do not pay great salarieS-thr
Salvation Army and the Catholic church
and yet their ministers do effective
work.
Wall Street Bows in Prayer.
But there are other signs of the times
from which all may draw hope. For ex-
ample. even Wall street is not entirely
ivcn over 10 the worship Of the almighty
dollar.
The record OF attendance NJ the noon
day services In Old Trinity church.
which Is kept with great care from year
to year. shows that during Lent and In
clu,ling Easter day OF last year the
service attended by little more
than $1,000 people. an average of more
inan 1000 at each service, The usual
weekday Lentcn services for business
people at Trinity commenced March ],
and will he held every day but Saturday
throughout Lent. The Ri. Rev FREDERICK
Burgess. u. D., bishop OF Long Island
was the first preacher He preached
from Ash "Wednesday. March I, TO Fri