FROM ENGLAND TO ICELAND. 63 fifty or sixty persons. Here we meet our Iiust. the praestur, Sira Paulsen, who speaks English fairly wall, and whom we find to be an exceedingly pleasant well-informed gentleman. Subsequently in conversation with our guide I learn that churches are built by. subscription, and that land (the best in the country) generally' comprising from three to four farms, is set apart by the Stale in every case as an endowment. These farms, which of course vary in value, are called “Kirk farms ” and are let to tenants, with the exception of what is called the “ home farm ” which surrounds the prsestur’s house,and is cultivat- ed by himself. The praestur receives marriage fees, rents of Kirk farms, and tithes on live stock and produce. A house is also provided for him which he is bound to keep and leave in good repair. On induction, or ordination, he is presented with from one to four cows, and from six to twenty- four sheep, according as the living is a poor one or a rich one, and on leaving is required either to restore these in good condition, or to provide satis- factory' substitutes. The average income of a well- paid clergyman from all sources does not probably exceed a thousand kroner, and he is therefore “passing rich” on barely “sixty pounds a-jear.” In many cases the stipend is not half of this sum. As regards his qualifications for his sacred office, he must have attended the Latin School for five or six years, and subsequently spent two years at the Theological College. If approved on examination he is appointed to a church either by the Bishop, or by the Governor with the sanction of the Bishop, according to the conditions of the presentation. There are, however, more churches than parsons at present, and it is not uncommon for a praestur

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