The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-03

Gsnseal View Of the Presbytsrsaa ch.rsl
In tho United states Of Amsrica, May, 1854
From the Presbyterian
During the year ending May, 1852, seyen No
Prcsby teries were organized. viz;-Talla lea, RI
chester City, Chicago, Des Mones, D me, sll
wnukie, ana Winnebsgo.
| Synods in connection with the General AS
| sembly
| frosbyterfe5 Ia
Candidates for the Ministry. IS
Ilcentiates. ....,................ ~
c e'n,s'sss KS sss
IIicensures .'........ .............,..... r.
Ordinhtions. 49,. $50. ........ u
| INSTALLATIONS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ill
| Pastoral relations dissolved. ............ I0t
| Churches organized. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
1 Ministers received from other Churches.
Minlsters dismissed to other Churches. g
ministers deceased. .............. 81
Church received from other connections. 2
CDurches dissolved .......... =
members added on examination ......... OPS
memoers ADDED on certificate. ........... 7.54I
Adults baptized. .,.................... 2,5l9
!niants Daptl2ed ..,..................... 1000
mole numoor OF communicates reported, 2l0, Al
Amount contributed to Congregational and
Presbyternl purposes 1910 96I
Amount contributed for the four Boards, $2H lag
The following ten Presbytores failed Ia ranort
viz:-Canton, Cincinnati Maumee White Water.
Rock River, Potosi, Palmyra, Grcenbrier, Ouachita
and Allahabad
Thirty. four ministers have died during the year
PRESBYTERIAN STATISTICS.
We publish, this week, the general view of the
Presbyterian church for the year ending May, 1882
as made out by the Stated Clerk of the General
Assembly, from the reports from the several Preby-
teres Ten Presbyterles, will be perceived, have
failed TO report and very large number ofohurches
even in those Presbyteres which have reported
have not furnished their statistics; so that after all
1t is matter for much regret that Church sessions
and the Stated Clerks of Prcsbyterics cannot
be prevailed upon to do their duty in this regard SO
that We might arrive at something like satisfactory
as 70 the relative condition. numerically.
of our own denomination from year to year Tho
increase in tho number of ministers and churches
over last year, is not so large as it has boon for
several OF the previous years; but the aggregate gain
since 1882 the year after the DIVISION shows that
God has been blessing our Zion with q remarkable
degree Of prosperity. We have now very nearly
attained to tho size Of the entire body previous to
the separation The increase since tho year 1889 may
be seen from the following comparison -
1889. 1852
iresbyreries,. ............... So llO
Ministers. .................. Lab 2O39
LlcehtlatcS, l92 Z29
Candidates, It's 353
OhurcneS, l,ST3 2.7S
Total communicates, ........ 123O43 2lO,4l3
Funds for four Boards, $1I7 1913 63 $34l Ii6
Showing increase of A Presbyteries, 796 minis.
ters, $40 churches, and of more than $l23, 900 in
the annual amount given to the boards.
The present state of the church, compared with
what it was in 1887, when what constitute the new
and Old school were united as one body, may be
seen from the following:
Irespyterles,. .............. 10 I1O
Minister'S. ..................... 2,14O 2,O39
lacentiates,' .................... 2SO 229
CanOluateS, .................... ZA 303
ChurcheS, .............. 2S65 z 1913
Total commandments, 220.557 2l0,44
1t will thus BIO seen that we have five presbyteries
and lOS candidates more than under the care
of the Assembly previous to the division and that
we lack but l01 ministers, 1872 churches and about
1910 communicates, Of being fully equal in num-
bers to what the whole body was before the separa-
ton. We doubt whether, all things considered,
greater prosperity has ever attended religious body
of the same size, within the same length of time,
and having to struggle during several Of the first
ysy % Rso y' 1s1 u s o b Ss ss
things for u.s., whereof we are glad"
tive condition of the New and Old School bodies,
New School being taken from their minutes of this
year.
old School. Ne,o School
IresDytereS 49,. LAO 100
ministers. .............. 2039 l527
Idcentlates .............. 22J 40
Candidates. 353 70
~ LUZ ienes. =. 200 l,GDs
Total COMMITMENTS .2lO,i14 llO,6J2
The excess in numbers in favor of the Old School
being 81 Presbyteries, SIP ministers, 80 icentatcs
us candidates, l,l3l churches, and 60, 762 COM
munican's The comparatively small number of
licentiates, and particularly of candidates in the
New School, argues unfavorably for their pros
pective prosperity.
Had there been no division, taking the aggregate
statistics Of the two bodies Us what the one undi-
vided church would nave attained to, the compar-
ison at this time, with what ii was in 1897 would
have been MS follows
Ministers. Observation-Disclosures. 2,140 1866
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