The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-01-23
A Statistical Sketch Of the Meth
OdEst Episcopal Church in the
United States.

To the Editor Of The AHeghonidn:
The first Methodist Society in the United
States was formed in the city of New York,
A. d. l766, under the labors of Mr.. Philip
Embury, who preached the first sermon IN
his own private dwelling.
In the year 1853, the first NJ E. Church
eGifice was erected on John ST., in the city OF
New York. which still stands there as a sa-
cred memento of the rise of Methodism
in America. Now there 9,754 churches,
worth $50, coo, 900.
The first regular annual Conference held IN
America, was held in Philadelphia, July 4th,
1913, composed of 10 ministers, who reported
lI6O members Now the NJ. E. church North
holds 81 conferences, annually, composed OF
6937 itinerant ministers, who reported for
the year 1861, 988, 1888 lay ministers, 1882
local ministers-an aggregate of 1,0O3,67l
communicates. Then, taking into account
the nine distinct additional branches of the
Methodist church in America, have
grand total of ,9l2, IO2 Methodist communi
cants in America Add 3non-communicants
to its congregations for each communicant,
and there is population of more than seven
and half millions attending its mfnistrations
upon this continent.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
The first adventure in the work of educa-
ton inauspicious. Cokesburg College,
founded in 1889, was burned to ashes 1875.
The next college was founded in 1924; since
that period l54 institutions Of learning have
risen up, classed as follows:
Universities and Colleges, 24
Biblical Institutes.
Semnaries, Female Colleges and Acade-
mics, l2S
PUBLISHING INTERESTS.
In 1889, Book Concern was established at
Philadelphia, on a borrowed capital of 5000.
On the 18th of Aug, 1889, the first book was
published. In 1896, the building, machinery,
and most of the stock were destroyed by fire.
The Book Concern is now divided into The
New York and Western Book Concern This
Book Concern is the foundation of a denomi-,
national publishing interest of immense mag
nitude and resources, and issues the most
extensive catalogue of religious books in the
world. During the last years the New
York Concern alone printed $500, 800 bound
volumes, making $50, l25 volumes a year, and
27,s02, ,000pages of tracts, making $3.50, 500
per year. This gives the astonishing result
of over 1900 bound volumes and i 9,OOC pa
ges of tracts per day, and about one and four
ffths volumes per minute, and II and four
fifth pages of tracts in minute.
PERIODICALS.
The first Methodist newspaper was publish
ed in 1928. After a lapse of 80 years an
enviable list of l6 wceklies, monthlies and
quarterlies are finding their way to the homes
of the rich and the poor.
SABBATH SCHOOLS.
Under the auspices of the N. f. Church,
there are I3, Ait schools, I48, ,632 teachers,
807,96S, scholars. In the libraries of these
schools there are 2,275,373 volumes composed
of 800 different kinds of books The amount
paid the styear for the II. E. Sabbath School
Union was l,490.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
There are 100 Missionaries in foreign fields,
viz, % in Africa, in South America, ; in
China, 35 in Germany, % in India, 3 in Bull
garia, ard in Scandinavia. 34l missiona-
ries supply the domestic missions For the
year 1861, the church contributed S225. DOB
FOR missionary purposes. All this is the re-
suit of less than a century.
VICTOR
Wilmore, Jany Il, 1862.
Seneim ent OfEEon.E Nj, Stanton.