The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-04


schooleys Mountain, n j., was dedicated on wednss,
the Phillips Society ORTHODOXY Of WATERFOWL Mass,
laid with appropriate ceremonies the 31st ult.
new Congregational church is to be erected in Thomp-
The house Of worship recently erected by the First
Ward Presbyterian church Syracuse, dedicated ON
On the 25,h ult, st. Mary's church, in HILLSIDE
rough, Highland county, Ohio, was censecratod to the
service Of A% GSd BY the sAa Right ksv g Neil
MISCELLANEOUS.
new O. s. Presbytery has been formed from the Pres
bytery of New York embracing all the churches OF Long
Island II Is entitled the Presbytery OF Nassau, con-
tains fifteen churches and twenty ministers. Another
o. s. Presbytery has been formed in Iowa, entitled the
crpsaee has been commenced against Me thodism, in
the lower part Of New Jersey, by Rev John Quincy
xorinx to show its American spirit and tendency,
and the similarity between Romansm and the Methodist
Episcopacy in managing the temporal affairs Of the
church; also, as dangerous foe to repubicansm in its
influence and avowed PRINCIPLES.
The difficulty between the Bishop Of Illinois, (Rev DR..
Whtehouse and his flock relative to salary, actual
residence among them &c. has been amicably settled At
last The convention OF the diocess has taken such action
as shall secure him residence. The other difficulties
al in train Of adjustment.
Rev Kendall Brooks late Professor in watervie Col
lege has become pastor Of the Baptist church In Fitch
The Third and Fourth presbyteres of Philadelphia have
msde re-adjustment Of their constituencies, to
render the two bodies equal in numbers and the
pats Ct each accessible. The churches Of both
BODIES have been divided by geographical line running
along Ninth street to Master, thence west to the
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHURCHES IN THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.
a.h"a a. M omobastor 1e 20 r 1nns
the following table Of the churches to the various re
gous DENOMINATIONS Of the State It the entire
State with the exception Of the county OF Ulster and two
districts in the city Of New York.
Those yersed in UNCONVENTIONAL affairs will suppose,
criticize the classification for it undoubtedly enumerae
in ship and government But the classification Is
given as returned by the Marshals
From these tables il will be that there y-six
differ Christian denominations in the State numbering
492 churches In the districts not returned there are
probably twenty more making the total 4941.
The sects having the greatest number Of churches are
FIST, the Methodist Episcopal 1855 second the Close
Cor msnlon Sap S hprS the Ffssenn s
fifth Congregational sol; sixth, Roman Catholic, 200
and seventh, Reformed Protestant Dutch, 24s
The tables Of communicates and attendants are not
yet compleed:-
go
nutch .ES arceiist Enisccpa
Union churches, two or sects ................ IL
nehei and Free ..,.............. 90
lniyersalist Lou
cn!ailan rS
Raas r.el rrn,eat,nt I,,;c ot3
S'a true oa'en ooo
roman ,alh9hc -
EVQngelcet
Friends, Orthodox and Hiclsite. 1@
Menonites. .........................
shakers, .......................
disciples Of Christ, or Campbeliite Baptist II
Evangelical Association German Methodist ..... u
Moravians ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Jews IL
new saiem.
hide pendent Congregation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. !
Close Communion Baptist 7ss
Free.Vin 9 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS
Essngslsaf Seventh Day Baptist 2
Reformed :" 80. ............... 4
Calyinstic ..................
Old School i" ...,.............. 10
African Methodist Episcopal. ................ ~
African Hcn Methodist ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
wesleyan .................... 90
Protestant g 80. Observation-Disclosures. -
SalvaDsuc ............ ............... 10
HeioiHed - ...,....'s......... ......
PresbyteIian, Old and New School ............ Cos
Associate Presbyterian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %
Associate Reformed Presbyterian .............. "a
Reformed Presbyterian Is
Reformed, or COyenanters. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
French Evangeiic Presbyterian. ..................
NaiNihls'ic....
German United Evangelical. Observation-Disclosures. 6
GVabeeIicai rroes'ant..
Swtdenborgnns ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Herman hefoi med.. ................-.....
Whitfield Ca!yiDistic.
lrotestant 'ommunty....... .....................
German Evangelical Reformed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
Total Observation-Disclosures
Total number OF Protestant churches ..... a, 631
Total Number Of Catholic churches. 900