Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-02
ECCLESIASTICAL STATISTICS.

The following statement Of the
numbers Of the different churches in
the United States has been gathered
from the Anserican Ecclesiastieal and
Educational almanac for 1869, by Pro-
fessor Alexander J. Schcm. It ap-
pears to have been prepared with care,
and perhaps, as nearly accurate as a
report of their numerical strength, as
can be made from their records. We
copy from the New York Methodist J:
The United States contain popula-
tion of 34,560,000, of HON 27 900, 600
are Protestants, 100000 Roman
Catholics and 10000 Gn Alaska) of the
Greek Church.
Of Protestant Christians, tho Epis-
copalians have 43 dioceses, AZ bishops,
2,736 ministers, 2,472 parishes and
194, ,692 commandments.
The Presbyterians of the United
States are divided into ten bodies.
The Old School Presbyterians have
+ l42 presbyteries, 2,737 churches, 1880
minister's, 223 hcentiates and 2b2,b55
communicates.
The New School Presbyterians haze
Ill presbyteries, 1880 churches,
1,8O0 ministers, 121 licentiates, 29O
candidates for the ministry, 16s, ,e32
commandments,
The United Presby yterians have 81
presbyteries, 401 pastors and e5,e12
members. - Z
The Presbyterian Church (south)
has 4s presbyteries, 7s6 ministers, 81
licentia:es, SO candidates. 1898
churches and 0,949 communicates.
The Cumberland Presbyterians have
SO presbyteries, 1900 ministers and
$1,000 communicates. go" 41-$
The Reformed Presbyterian Churcfr
(Old SCHOOL, has " pastors and sAs7
communicates. -. ... ssx
The Associate Synod Of North
America consists Of 4 presbyteries, IL
ministers. 40 congregations and 1901
members. -. Ill.
The Associate Reformed Synod of
New York consists Of .16 ministers and
1881 members. .!.,-... 20.
The Associate Reformed Presbyte
rian Church (South) has 6s mi. isters
(members not given,0 and; the Re-
formed Presbyterian Synod has Ga
ministers and &, ,e21 Notwithstanding
an aggregate Of 1853 ministers and
704,77e members Of the Presbyterian
churches. -" - X iStF'
There are ten Methodist bodies III
the United States. The Methodist
Episcopal Church has s,451 travelling
preachers of whom 49i are supernu
merary, $50 are suporaunua.ed) 9,s99
local preachers and 1885, ,l16 4mem.
bers, of whom 194s50 are probation
ers. The Methodist Episcopal Chasch
(south) contains 2,bsl trayeling
preachers, 1852 local preachers and
b35. .040 members aud probationers.
The Methodist Protestant Church has
about $4,000 members. The nstho-
dist Church has 624 travelling ind 444
local preachers, with about $4,000
members. The Wesleysn Connsxion
has about Id, ,0oe'~members. The
Evangelical Associatiousha shast0eitiuer-
ant preachers, and 81, ,s1A tmemhsrs
and probationers.xs The ss4Afsiean
Methodist Episcopal Gharshsousists q
Of 600 Otravelingprsaeh and2 900
members. The Afticaua4ethaeiist
Episcopal Zion Chnrohs 69A prasph-
ers and 1000 Rsmberaa The Free
Methodist Churches hases94pssashsr
and about6 600 ncsn berss Ths Psim-
tive Methodistss have .aboat srayel-
ing preachers, sand 2000. .emambsrs-
footing 'upF for alL disisionsaef Mssho-
dism, ass faraas! has abesnaeashsrsd,
IA. .6SA Atfavsaing ministsrsa and 4 ,sss,.
os9 nesnbsrs.sSr 4Ssa 5iasss;aspe. Q.szs
: The Reguias Baptastsiushs United
States havse ,a4e inis4sSsswnaa;e94.-
so6 members. The Free -WiliH Hsusssts
have 1854 ordained preachers and
'el; ;2A4e nenbsRa Ihs s4epsist
denominations ssraporA Azs<ahenk. 1900
minister's and zQ7 s16a meubsrs-nak.
ing ansayeFAge.ofsa8&e7 Baptsss. min.
istArsa andia ,sllA oQ8 sasmbers~xsa
EasrheQ QopgEsaa ya17o
ministers snd dS2 M n saafAterSs -