Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-29
Greater Portion of Money
Paid by Mission Boards in
N. Y. Without Which Par.
iSheS Could Not Manage.

Much has been said and written
of the proverbial insufficiency of
ministers salaries, but the condi-
ton in the ecclesiastical district OF
New Mexico and Texas west OF the
Pecos river, which includes nine
counties, as revealed by figures
obtained recently, show an average
which is truly appalling in these
days of H. c. l.. particularly.
An estimate of the salaries of all
the ministers of the various denom-
nations, shows that the average
amounts to not over 1894 in the
majority Of cases, with maximum
of 50, 400 and minimum of about
$1,000 with house rent There are
exceptions to this, ranging from
the salary of the Episcopal bishop
OF this district, which is by far the
highest paid, at $4,000 and house,
and the lowest on record, which is
$500 year without house rent,
Missionary Funds Needed.
If it were not for the missionary
funds it would be impossible to
keep workers in the field but with
the aid of the thousands annually
furnished from New York mission
airy boards, New Mexico is able to
maintain some outposts for the
gospel. A story of sacrifices is at
tested to in the figures revealed by
interchurch surveys, and by the an
nuals of the various denominations
themselves. In many cases preach
ers have several charges 10 take
care of and only manage by super
human effort to accomplish their
work, while others are forced to exc
out their salaries by outside work.
The NJ. E. Church, South, has
three presiding elders at a COM
bined salary of S7,60S, making an
average of about $2,524, while there
are fifty-six preachers in charge
who receive $47,325 from the
church and an additional S11,1l0
from the missionary board, a total
of s59,035 and an average of
S1,054.
NJ. Il. Church Spanish Work.
The Methodist Episcopal church
has given to its Spanish district a
total of S2,06S in cash salaries, for
fourteen preachers. with an addi-
tional S16,930 from the missionary
board. The Spanish district has
paid only $50 in its own behalf the |
past year. while the English church !
has paid $3.50. Twenty-one hum
cred dollars is to be added this |
year from the mission fund. A sal |
ary of $1,000 is paid to one of the !
Spanish teachers who also resides |
at the college in which he is in |
structor. without which assistance !
he could not live.
Twenty English speaking teach !
ers have received a total cash sal
airy from the home field of $2O,25o, /
supplemented by $4,000 from the
missionary field.
Among the Congregationalists the
superintendent of all the missions
receives $1,000, while four preach
ers receive an aggregate approx /
nation of $1,000. of which $1,000 |
is missionary money.
The United Brethren.
The United Brethren, small but |
active denomination, has district !
who gets q salary
estimated at $500 while six
preachers receive S6,224 in a total
cash salary. $4,979 of this being
provided by the mission fund. This
includes the missionary schools at
Santa Cruz with the salaries OF
three teachers to be taken out. OF
course the school provides rent,
without which it would be impos-
sible for the teachers to exist.
The Baptist annual shows that
there are fifty five charges APP
portoned to about forty-five min
listers, with an aggregate salary OF
S13,360. The highest salary paid is
$4,000 and house rent, the next be-
ing $500 and house rent, which
different ministers.
The Presbyterian record shows
three ministers receiving salaries of
$4,000 and house rent, while seven
home missions received 81. 400 and
house rent apiece. The Presbyte-
rian home missionaries receiving
81 400 number from eighteen to
twenty; many Of them pay their
own rent.
The bishop of the Episcopal
church here receives a salary of
about $4,000 and house. while five
priests of parishes receive an aver
age salary of $2,34O and house; ;
eleven priests in charge of mis-
sions have an average salary of
81 200 and house. These latter fig-i
ures are not quite certain, as in .
many cases the mission priests I
have received aid from the parish !
es, while in others they have had Y
to support themselves with the aid {
Of outside work On the whole they ,