The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-30
Den0minatiOnal Statistics.

The Methodists in the United States,
including hs:-Ehurch North and South,
and those denominated Protestant, number
in their body, one million one hundred and
seventy eight thousand six hundred and
twenty-six members. The Protestant
portion number but eighty-three thousand
OF this large aggregate. The number of
Methodist churches is not reported in the
tables from which these statistics are COM
piled. The number of ministers in the
Episcopal portion of this body is five
thousand and eighty. The Baptis,s, in
Guiding the Regular Anti-Mission. Free
Will. and others, have eleven thousand two
hundred and sixty-six churches, six thou
sand five hundred and ninety-eight minis
ters, eight hundred and thirteen thousand
nine hundred and twenty-one members.
The Prasbyterians, Old School and New,
have one thousand and twenty-seven
churches, three thousand two hundred and
sixty-four ministers, and three hundre
and twenty-tour thousand four hundred and
fifty three members. The Congregation.
alists have one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-six churches, one thousand nine
| hundred and twelve ministers, and one
! hundred and ninety-three thousand and
ninety three members. The Episcopal
f! lians have one thousand one hundred and
NINETY 1.-TWO u ches, one thousand four
hundred and IOur ministers, and sixty
seven thousand five hundred and fifty
members. The Lulherans have one.
thousand four hundred and twenty five
churches, five hundred and ninety-nine
ministers, and one. hundred and forty mine
thousand SIX hundred and twenty five
/ members. The Associate Reformed,
/ Cumbe rland and other Presby yterians, to-
gether with Reformed Dutch and German
/ reformed Churches, have two thousand
and fifty two churches, two thousand and
ninety-one ministers, and two hundred ana
forty -one thousand seven hundred and forty
members. The Roman Catholics have
nine hundred and seven churches, nine
hundred and Seventeen ministers, and one
million one hundred and ninety thou
sand seven hundred members. The Uni
! tlrians ave two hundred aud forty -four
/ cLufches' The number of ministers and
members are not reported, but the number
of ministers is doubtless as large as the
number of churches, if not larger. If the
Churches contain, on an average, as many
as the Ortho dox Congregational churches
the aggregate number would be twenty
seven thousand i've hundred and thlrty-two
The number of churches Of these several
/ denominations, exclusive of Methodisis
winch are not reported, is wenty-one thou
sand niue hu adred and eighty-one. Al
7 lowing The Methodists ten thousand church.
es, the whole number would be abOu
thirty-th rec thousand. The wole numbe!
OF min listers in these denominations Is
twenty-five thousand eight hundred and
eight: and the whole number Of members
OF churches four millions one hundred and
ninety-seyen thousand one hundred anc
forty-one. Supposing the population o
the United States to be twenty millions, 1
would give one professor OF religion &c
every five of the populatlon--not including
the childr, H. one 10 three and fractiOn.--
How many OF these professors of religion
are not pOssessOrs we may not presume
to say, but undoubtedly the Omnisclen
One would make very material reduc
ton. The Baptisis have the largest nam
!, Der of churches and ministers. The Cath
olics have the largest number OF members
The Methodists have the largest numbe
among the Protestant denominations. Th
Old School Presbyterians have seven hun
dred and twenty-five more churches thal
! the New School, one hundred and sixty
two more ministers, and twenty-five
. thousand nine hundred and fifty-ihree mos
J memsers. The Old School and NeH
: School Presbyterians together, have wv
: thousand one hundred and sixty NOR
!, churches Than the CongregatlonaiIsts' on
thousand six hundred and fifty-two NOR
, ministers, and one hundred and forty-on
l thousand three hundred and sixty NOR
: nembers.-Presbyterian .4drocafe
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