Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1860-07-12
The Religious Statistics OF LitcIn-
field County.


aware, engaged in the work Of canvassing thu
state with view Of ascertaining the moral ant
religious condition Of the state at large A re
port Of this work, which the Hartford Pres
truly characterizes as an elaborate and instruct
i've document, rejecting great credit upon his en-
ergy, his thorougness and SKILL has lately beer
printed in a pamphlet Of about one hundred pa
ges, and was read before the General Consocia
ton of Congregational ministers held at Rock
vile on the 18th of June last, and by it accepted
and approved.
One hundred and ten of the one hundred and
sixty towns of the state have been more OF 1889
thoroughly canvassed "and facts gatnereu % ~
the estimated population, the total numoer OF
church sittings of all denominations the aggre-
gate ordinary congregations in all the churches,
and the distribution of the population into vari-
GUS classes Of church-goers of different denomi-
nations and attendants on public worship
Below will be found brief analysis of this
work performed in our own county, which we
give as of general interest to our county readers.
BARKHAMsTED, with an estimated population
of 1925 has houses of worship, 2 Cong1, 2
Methodist, Baptist, Universalist. Total sit
tings 100. Two disused churches, Episcopal
and Methodist. Two stated meetings, l Ad-
ventist, Spiritualst
BErmEM-Estmated population us. Three
churches, Congl, l Methodist, Episcopal.
Aggregate ordinary congregation 25l. Sittings
reported 665. No Bibles for sale in town (?)
BR1DaEwArER.- Estimated population 1000.
of which about $50 are foreigners, chiefly Irish
Papists the rest American farmers. Three
churches, Congl, Episcopal, l Methodist.
Sittings e35. Average ordinary congregations
434
CASAAS.-Population l,547. -Four churches,
2 Congl, Methodist and l Roman Catholic
sittings 1,os5. Average congregations 465.
CoLEBRooK. - Estimated population 1916,
mostly agricultural and 9-l0th native. -Four
churches, l Cong1, 2 Baptist, Methodist. To-
tai sttings s75. Average attendance 43O
" Only two infants baptized in six years."
CoRNwALL.-Population about 1000. Seven
churches, 2 Congl, Methodist, 2 Baptist,
Roman Catholic. Total sittings $780, Aggre-
gate ordinary congregations 6s2.
GosHEN.-Estimated population l ,457. -Four
churches, Cong', 2 Methodist, l Roman Cath
Ole. Total sittings zoos. Aggregate ordinary
attendance 480.
HARwINToN. population l,l76. l
church Congregational at the centre. Sittings
$40. The Episcopal church is close. The Ad-
vcntists meet in private houses. Aggregate Or
binary congregations 1876.
KENr.-Estimated population 1,84e. Two
places of worship, Congregational and Episcopal
Total sittngs 800. Besides which, the Metho-
dsts meet in the various school-houses, and
have Westinghouse in East Kent. Aggregate
ordinary congregations, Congl and Episcopal,
| 80.
Observation-Disclosures population 5000.
Litchfeld Pu'ish.-Contains at the centre 4
churches, Cong1, Episcopal, Methodist, Roman
Catholic. At Bantam, 3 miles distant, 2 church
es, Episcopal and Baptist. 6 churches. Total
sittings about 1900. There is also a disused
Methodist church on ilount Tom near the west
crn border of the town. Aggregate ordinary
congregations about 800.
Norh.feld Pm'isa.-The population, chiefly
New England fG s.a isrs. A cutlery establishment
lately set in ,aS.eIhp, employs few English
f families ianor Tx and - 80 Aggregate ordi
Milton Parish.-A merely agricultural parish
Small and thinly peopled. Two churches, Cong
and Episcopal. In the latter, service only on al
ternate Sabbaths sittings not reported. Ag-
gregate ordinary congregations 40.
| Inconsistencies population 800. Almost
exclusively American farmers. One church,
Congl. Sittings $50. Aggregate ordinary con-
gregation 225.
NEW Observation-Disclosures population 5000.
The foreign population of the town exceeds 500.
The church edifices are the North and South
Congl, (2), Pine Meadow and Baskerville, this
Westinghouse is occupied irregularly by Bap-
lists, Methodists and Episcopalians,) Episcopal,
(2). Total sittings 1850. Aggregate ordinary
congregations 1875
NoRFoLK.-Estimatedp population 1850. Three
church ediices, Congl Methodist, Roman Cath
olic, besides disused Baptist church.) Total
sittings l,O3O. Aggregate ordinary congrega-
tons sos.
NORTH CANAAN.-Estimated population l $50.
A nat We agricultural population. Three church
es, Congl, Episcopal, Methodist. Total sittings
&c., Aggregate ordinary congregations 5l4.
PLyMouTH.-Estimated population 2,76s. Con-
foreign element in the population. l25 foreign
families. Churches, 8 Congl, l Episcopal, l
High Church Episcopal, l Methodist. Total
sittings 2, 525. Stated or occasional meetings
of Adventists, German Momvians and Roman
Catholics. Aggregate ordinary congregations
1870.
RoxBuRY.-Estimated population liza. Two
churches, Congl and Episcopal. Total sittings
595. Aggregate ordinary congregations 32l.
SALISBURY. - Estimated population 1850
Four churches, Congl, Episcopal, 2 Methodist
Total sttings l,505. Aggregate ordinary con-
gregations 500.
SHARoN.-Estimated population 2,al7. No.
of churches in the town six, to wit in Sharon
Parish four, -Congl, Methodist, Episcopal, Ro-
man Catholic. Sittings 1850. Supposed to con-
tain about two-thirds of the population. There
is considerable Irish element in the popula-
ton, employed partly in agriculture, and partlv
in the iron works. In EHs,corM Parish two,
Congl and Methodist. Sittings 45S. Aggregate
ordinary congregations, Sharon, SIS; do, Els
ToRRINGToN. - TORI ingtord Parish. - One
church, Congl Sittings 300. Ordinary con-
gregation l25.
WotcottciNe.-A manufacturing village, con-
tanning considerable mixture of Irish, Scotch
English and Germans, as usual in such places
Four churches, Congl, Episcopal, Methodist,
Roman Catholic. Total sittings 1902. Aggre-
gate ordinary congregations 600.
WARREN.--E Estimated population 73l. Two
churches, Congl and Methodist. The latter is
open only on alternate Sabbaths. Total sittings
675. Aggregate ordinary congregation 500.
JuDEA PARIsH.-Two churches, Congl and
Episcopal. Total sittings $50. Aggregate or.
binary congregations $50.
New Preston PARlsH.-Three churches, 2
Congl, Episcopal. Total sittings l,l55. Ag-
gregate ordinary congregations 366.
~, Observation-Disclosures population 1888
Three churches, Congl, Methodist and Episco-
pun. Total sittings 900. Aggregate ordinary