The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-10-30


do Lutherans 100000.
The average number of people for
whom church is proyided--ln France
l.l5o; Scotland 800: Hungary, Cath
olics $40; Spain LOCO; Portugal LOCO.
Hungary Calvanists $50; Hungary Lu,
therans i,5oo.
The average number for whom
clergyman is provided: In France $50.
Scotland l,5oo, Hungary, Cath. $50 +:
Spain 7oo; Portugal 700; Hungary
CALVIN. $50; Hungary, Lutherans 500.
We arc next presented with the eSti
mated expenditure on the clergy Of these
United States the hearers are said to be
$500, 900, places OF worship 5000, cler-
gymen 5000, annual income i576.ooo,
equal to 100000 per million Of people.
The church Of Italy Is next, its hear
ers are S,S9l, 200, all Roman Catholics
places Of worship 1910 clcrgymen, 90 :.
400, whose annua, inc ono is i776, 600, e.
quail to 10000 per million of hearers.
The estimsied expenditure on the cler.
gy of Austria is thus given hearers lS,
9is,s00. places Of worship $500, cier
symen 5000, whose income is 1850, 900.
equalto 10000 per million OF hearers.
The clergy of Switzerland are said to
have 100000 hearers, they are abou,
two thirds Calvanis,s and one third Caiho>
lies, l,4S0 places ofworship, ZOO, cler.
gymen, whose annual income is iS7, 900.
equa! 10 10000 per million Of hearers.
In Prussia the hearers are estimated
at 1856. 57l, places of worship $500,
clergYmen 9,57S whose annual income is
$4,000, equal to 10000 per million OF
hearers Ofthcse :here are Lu,herans
6'O64,S $40, Catholics 4,OeS,5lS, reform.
ed or Calvinisuc S00,l0I, Jews l27, S45,
Menonites, &c &c. ,2S5.
The German STATES. exclusive of Aus.
,ria and Prussia, are said to have I2,76S
500 hearers $500 places of worship. H.
600 clergymen, with an income Of E65,
600 annually, equal to 10000 per mil.
lion Of people.
The kingdom OF the Netherlands is
said to have 100000 hearers, of these
there are 100000 Catholics, 1000, 600
OF Calvanists, and SOC, 900 of other sects.
They have $3.50 places Of worship, q, $40
clergymeD, with an annual income of
1865 900, being at the rate Of 10000
per million, for two millions of Dutch,
| and tS5, ZOO per million for three millions
| of Flemish.
The clergy in Denmark have 100000
hearers, all Lutherans. / 500 places of
worship and I 1886 clergymen, whose an
nual income is lll9,00O, at the rate OF
| 10000 per million OF hearers.
In SSveden and Norway there are sup
posed to be 100000 hearers, $3.50
places of worship and $500 clergymen,
whose incomes are estimated at 1888 coo
at the rate OF nc, 900 per million of hear.
ers.
In the Russian Enhne the hearers
arc said TO be 20OO,OOO-of these there
are of the Greek church 100000
Catholics 5,5O0,O00, and Lu,herans
9,50o,000. Places ofworship 24,5OG,cler-
gymen 74,270 whose yearly income is
! 100000. S4OOO,O0O Greek church at
$4,000 per million Is 10000. 5000 600
Catholics and Lu.herans at 10000 per
million 100000.
The Greek Christians in Turkey are
calculated at 5000 600 who pay at the
rate OF 10000 equal to 100000.
| In South .4mrrica the hearers of the
gospel are estimated a, 100000 who
pay at the rate Of 10000 per million,
which gives an annual income of 100000
In small Christian communities dispcrs-
ed over the world, il is believed there
are 5000, 900 Of hearers who pay at the
rate OF $4,000 pound per million, equal to
| H5o,ooo.
| England and Wales, our author caicu-
lates to have 6,OO0,O00 of hearers Of .fhe
| church esfabAShment-t there are ll,745
] places of worship and 10 900 clergymep
whose annual income is estimated al
! 7596.000 pouDds,ai the rate OF ,266,O00
pounds per million.
In ireland il is assumed that there are
not more than 400 COO hearers Of the
established church, they have 74O places
OF worship and LOO clergymen, who's
annual income is ~ 100000 at the rate Of
3.25O000 pounds per million Of hearers
The people who are NOT hearers OF the
established church in England and
Wales are estimated at 6 100000, who
have 5000 places Of worship and 5000
clergymen who receive annually $50, 600
at the rate Of $4,000 per million H.
Scotland the hearers who do not belong
to the kirk,art estimated al 100000, who
have SIS places of worship and 4oo cler-
| gymeD. whose yearly income is t4j,ooo
at the rate OF 10000 per million. In
Ireland The hearers of the gospel not Of
al shoI cL,, l. IL