Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-05-19
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The population in Wales, including
Monmouthshire, lis nearly a million and
a quarter. The position oflthelyarious
religious denominations is as follows: !:
The Established Church has 4, ,l36
churches and rooms used as faces Of
worship. Some Of these churches in
lthe towns are well attended, butthe ay-
erage attendance on three: foprlhs Of
these eleven hundred churches and
rooms. seldom exceeds ten: or Twelve I've
persons, and 1 am sorry to state that
hine.teaths ofthec clergy are either big.
Io,ed P useyites or irreligious sworldlings!
The number Of the Episcopal clergy
who preach the Gospel of Christ inits
tpurity; ana exemp,iiy its holiness aud
charitable spirit in their lives and con-
duct towards their brethren Of other de-
nominations, is exceedipgl small.
The Congregationalisls have rs I 7Ill's'
places ofworship,3 2mipisters, $50 the u g !
illogical students and assistant preae hers sl1
and about 10000 communicates; one
theological college at Brecon in South
Wales, and preparatory institution at
Bala. In North Wales. Five or six of
| the twelve students at the Presbyterian
l-Unitarian-C College at Cayrmarlhen
are Congregationalists, and the divinity
tutor in that institution is q Congrega;
tienal minister. NJ, $3.50, n 81,
The Calsiinnistic Methodists have $40
places of worship, 207 ministers, l234
liay preachers, 5s,577 Communicates,
and two theological institutions, one at
Treye cca, in South Wales, and one at
| BaIa, in orlhWTaless eg1 Is1ossiSk
1.-THE different sections ofthe iBaptists
have $50 places ofworsliip, @o,heolog-
lical isemiharies, and about AZ 900 comr
municants. 4 have not been able 70 as as
certain the number Of their ministers
and preachers. The Wesleyan Metho:
dists have 4s7places ofworship93 min
listers 44l local preaehers, and about l5.-
900 commuhicanis. There are also
nearly Two hundred places Of wor-
ship ii the principality, belonging loithe
smaller evangelical denominations
such assthe Primitive Methodistss Lady
|.Hunlingdon's Connection, the Society
Of Friends, ect., and eighty-one chapels
and preaching rooms bslenging to lhe
I,Unitarians. and Roman Catholics, The
Mormons, and the Jews. .,,.s
The ,otalInumberofpl of worship
in the principality amounts TO, $3.50. .
and these are generally well attended
excepting alafge numberof churches
belonging nto The Establishment. Ac-
cording 10 tile statistics ofreligious wor.
ship in England and Wales. collected
undersgovernment direction in 1851. a.
bout eight hundred thousand attended
public worship OH the 30th Of March in
tthar -yaaT; thatSis; rdtIy i.i.de e1f tile
whole population. 4 ~ !. 81.
d Thopeople ofWales areswellifafnisn-
Eed1with religious literatnte 10 then own
Language. Wsbave two original com
lmestaries ON thelwhole Bible, and an
uuabriged translation Of the c9mmsttt.aa' me !.a
|ries Of Matthew Henry aud pt, Coke Y g
Two original commentaries on ne Ne@ y 9
Testament, and translations Of Tie, Y. \, re- e,
spe,c,iys works Of Gill, aaise, Adam dan
4 Clarke, aud Davidson, and your CORES 2 !s
lnondent i;sgnow engaged in translating
1 Barnes Notes. Four volumes are al
ready published. We hayealso q g99o'
Enuhber Of Biblical and Theological 9 alc
iionaries, Bodies Of divinity, ecles',!ast'cea g y
Ibi,,ories,. elc. An encyclopedia is nov
Hin course 4 Of publication, to be complete
/ lin twelve large volumes, II y s,ls als
.|proper Il, mention Uncle Toms eahi
!, has found four different, but very aol
|. ,ranslators in Walesi
! Tom Carlyle says: Make yourself
! good man. and then you may De sur !,
x ona yastDl less In tile WOl Id.