Show every clergyman will find should a preacher in the he question should labor for money a preacher labor for money meney a puzzling problem by y rev john T brabner smith editor of veteran the bayni laymen en will easily ana an preacher chicago j awer the query it is partly answered by changing cha ninne the question onto to should a moneymaker pr preach pach the answer would be no I 1 that would be the general answer but some richlen rich men have been preachers and some preachers have made money but bilt moneymaking money making and preaching are are clearly two different professions moneymaking money making may not be a profession bession and often preaching is far more than a profession and sometimes jar far less t the avendt average salary paid m ministers aisters in fhe he united states is the average salary f the street streW sweepers is ga the E episcopal P church one of the strong strongest and wealthiest pays its clergymen an average of k a year the last general assembly of the northern presbyterian church rc reported ported there are 2000 churches in this country pasto riess because 0 of poor salaries preachers with mith no mo salary anc and I 1 preachers with small salaries may be jm i tempted P tad lamake money The trouble seems to be that preachers are primarily troubled with their vast needs and not with their salaries A preacher does not expect to make money he is to 6 make men and ais is not called to moneymaking money making but to go preach the gospel but what of those responsible cpr the preachers salary prom from the age of thirty to thirty three christ the great preacher was cared for by those who believed the word the preacher should have a living wage D and i a should have a retiring competency when n he retires his widow and dependent orphans should be cared for and the preacher himself should be free from Hilli and with the church should have more of the spirit of john knox john wesley luther savonarola and christ |