THE LATE DR. PARKER'S INCOME.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11482, 15 January 1903, Page 5

THE LATE DR. PARKER'S INCOME.

Dr. Parker made a Urge income, over and P* tlxnm tike £1500 or £2000 that b* received feiwm the Oirty Temple aa minister, or from aale of his books and sermons (writes f^ 1 tlw London oomespondent of the Meibourne X- "Argon"). Hβ ab*rg«d> heavy fees lor iec-. JkV lam, •enaone, ox tor the opening of bazaars W?f etttetde hi* own pkee of worship. "The p, .Times" biographical notioj hinted at hie merM'jomny side try aavmg:—"Among tlbose feifeoni in exalted momenta ihe trouLd call pedaotLc, preeumptuoue there is none, from the Primate a year) downwards, who can oom>M<>vmd aoything like the personal pront* Dr. Parker drew from bi« ministry." remarks have been strongly reeehted Wkfa ti» Nonconformist newspapers, and it is » pointed out that Dr. Parker often returned mj- -Whatever fee he charged. Since his wife's |f, tottk he has refunded to the City Temple jiR mrrpenaxy he reoeived assakxy. He wae E.aotilwaye so generous. The Manchester people <vbo worahipped at ha chapel, over i 0 ymn ago, never ioxgave Dr. Parker for ||L«avtjpting their gift of £700- He annoumcmZvi from the pulpit that ihe had had a "call" ||? to tlbe Poultry Chapa., London. Hie conwere grieved at the prospect of pfVJoeag bm, and presented 'him with a teetimenial «nd £700. But a few months afterIrarde be had another "caul" from London, M L sod he accepted it. bub ihe did not refund i«'ll»s£700.