New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-10
RELIGIOUS.
CHURCH STATISTICS.

the masses with the Gospel:
Ieayenworth Kansas has population OF about $4,000
The members of Protestant churches are 1928 AT most
not over 5000 persons OF Leayenworth attend fIoteSe
places OF worship regularly leaving Souls or en-
eChths Of the population, not regularly reaeheu ny tno
ST. oseph Mo- has population Of 1900 1t has ton
profesfS1P hnrches with total membership Of 600,
and church stngs for 5000 LEAVING loVog NM
could not be accommodated in the Protestant churches
81 Ionis Mo has n population OF 2Oi,S27 OF these
III 743 are oyer five years OF age me stgs IN te evan
eelical churches number 1882 leaving lslOi persons
over five years OF age who could not be accommodated In
the evangelical churches and yet those churches are sell
dom fully occupied. The number present, by actual
count in all those churches ON pleasant sabbath IN
October 1864 was: morning service i5o99 second ser
vice. s376; leaving morning service zo' vacant SEATS
second service 14,96 go ,,,- -, 60 ooo , 49,,
1000 church goers; leaving 5000 twothirds of the
population unreached by the Gospel
are over six Years OF age Total number OF church
members in the County, 5o9l leaving 2767 or at least
threetf9s Of the population over d years OF age n0'
one hundred and fifty thousand persons in Chicago are
without the influences Of the Gospel as preached from the
plpit Forty thousand Of these spend the Sabbath IN
BOSTON. Mass. has population of $4,000 1t has 100
places Of worship ayeragng COO sitting va bS SG
there is II 10 place In the house Of God. .
families who never attend church. -, ooo
New-Brunswick, with population OF 1,ccO' mas 0V'
families who utterly neglect the sanctuary - -, ,oD
thinning 1926 families G25 families were found professor
iy attending Evangelical churches, ALA attending un
evangelical churches, while esq families by their own
confession. attended no church whatever ..,ooo r,
New-YoTk CITY has population Of about 100000 ~
has SIS Protestant Churches, with sngs for 10000 ana
total membership Of 1900. 1t has3jO eufcnes chhpe
and missions of all kinds with accommodations loI Ssoy
leaving about 100000 In NewIork CITY on the SaPDstI
who could not attend religious services IN the %
they desired and yet those churches are sedo III lung
The population OF Cleveland Ohio e927s The mum
her OF sittings In all the churches, Protestant Eont
ist and Jesh is "a 200 leaving i2Os persons Ia the city
ON the Sabbath whom there Is no room IN inc ous o
God and vet those churches show many vacant seats
There ara In that city 1900 persons over i've ye1hj ~
age who found IN any place OF puDhe wolsP
I29i families no member Of which attends any ehufch
Mr. Amasa Walker Of Massachusetts has taken 'hs
trouble ascertain the salaries OF lp pcache1s VI
various denominations living IN is different states Iny
vary In amount from $40 10 $500 Ia,, , 49,
paid In and in 1865 were taken by nm Tor inc pur
OF The returns go were sufficiently definite and full TO
enable him 90 give the following results
1855 ssO 2 average gratuites per year. $40 ~ average
advance salaries for 1850 10 1865 l per cent average
n u Ssnry one hundred since the rise Of Unlyer
sasn in America II is probable that ~ Centenary
will be celebrated In 1870 which year Will complete
century from the landing in tins country OF John Murray
the father of the denomma0n 10 now comprises ABOUT
ministers aud about 800 organized societies OI these
considerably moro than twothlrds are found In New,
TO be strongest arc the order named NewYork. Mas
sachusetts, Ohio, Maine, vermont, anu lllnOs In
ing" there are but four societies and three preach
More than million OF dollars was raised by them
and the erection OF church edinces seven ngwspa,
iTSe ana Sa society Sas II nsS
tions in this country, some OF them vel endowed .,
formed Dutch Church In this country Is i2 OF whom 0I
are without pastoral charge. The whole number % per
mast wear "a 2sI or an average Of about 10 TO church
The contributed for purposes or general ChrlsuAh
I6e eeeps Of the American board for
s Las; ysaT 9T ahG faG pe S OFF II about tie
month For the ton months OF the year up 70 July Tue
receipts have been t95o Last year for the same pc
Rod they were SI2on The donations however. have
fallen s2lsss while there has been gam Of tgsi , IN
legacies We learn that the receipts for the month Ot July
put no favorable aspect upon tho matter.
MISCELLANEOUS CHURCH NEWS.
The Church Union, which IS TO be enlarged
20 twice It's present size Will hereafter puDHsh 1r
Beocher's sermons at noon on Mondays
Zion Church in Montreal, in which the Young
Mems Christian Convention was lately held was burned
last week Loss $4,000
The next annual meeting Of the American
Board Of Missions Is TO be hold In Buffalo, commencing
the oath OF September next to continue Ia session n
til the 2Ith.
The Rev. Andrew Pollard, D. D., 19 years
an appointment as District Secretary OF tho Baptist
Home Missionary Society
The congregation of the Reformed Dutch
Church at Clayerack N " will celebrate the one hun.
dredh anniversary OF the erection OF their church edce
| on Wednesday the 18th Inst
/. The Rev. L. o. Haven, d. D., President of
quest 10 take charge OF the theological seminary about
| TO b. established near Boston by the Methodists.
The Congregational Church and Society in
from $500 70 5000 Ht It's last monthly meeting the
church
Oh the oath Of September next,
A new Church organization of the Methodist
denomination was formed In New Orleans on the 2lst %
July with 10 members under the pastoral charge Oh me
members had been organized three weeks previously.
The new society anticipate RAPID increase OF nenpers
a church or buy lots and build
The corner stone of the new South Baptist
Church was laid at the int OF BrG9dwIy and
Driver and f. A Rand participating In the interesting
March next OF brick with freestono trimmings
and In area 6 by 100 feet The spc Is TO be 65 feet high
| The estimated cost is $4,000
| The Jews have resolved to establish n UIe-
brew college In Philadelphia 1t is not, however. TO DO
iG conn e to 70 Their own people, but to be 70 Chris
Of Its students any pledges but will be devoted to giving
al who please to avail themselves Of It's ,rlyigo.s
ydgas or congregations are invited TO provide scholar
ships AT the rate OF 500 year FOR tuition 800 for tut
The Young Mems Christian Association Of
Boston is doing good work the wharves ever Sab.
bath morning; band Of their number meet At her
IN prayer They then divide themselves up into little
good religious reading and in addition little pr%ed
notice ofregous services TO be held on Lewss Whariat
lOi o'clock They board tho vessels at each wharf md
invite the to the service by leaving their notSes
| and giving them tracts ..
The Bates Freewil Baptist College, at
Cheney has ss students in the college department and Is
have Just graduated from the preparatory deparmmt
Week eight students graduated The degree Of Vss
conferred upon the Rev U. Balkham Of lewiston end
from Of Booa wb has
been its liberal 9 9. This deY9mpeOn has ono
manent fund Of Bates College amounts to $1,000 The
buildings and grounds cost 10000
John Baldwin, esq, in letter to the Rev.
,EU ba p d. NsE9Tea1s says have
st. Iarys Parish La i've mSs aScyo .'r fssnR X
n on tns inc Snsy HSt the b lS1 sS lave