Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-25

SYNOD OF BALTIMoRE-How THE PEOPLE
WITHIN ITS BOUNDS ARE DIVIDED DENoNI-
According to the report OF Rev. j. Garland
Hammer, synodical evangelist, submitted to the
Preshyterian Synod of Baltimore, at its recent
session in tn 3 city, there are within bounds of
the synod total population Of 1,095,Tf7. of
which 260T67 Is colored, leaving a white popu-
lation of S35.O42. For the supply of the gospel
there are 1,s27 churches OF all denominations
with 62i ~ sittings; of which the Presbyterans
have 1888 churches and 50 $50 sIttings; Reformers,
~ churches and 10, $50 sittings; Baptists 1Fj
churches and A, 005 sittings; Episcopalians 2iO
churches and 80 ,035 sitfings Lutherans IOI
churches and a;75o sittings; Methodists, ,O27
$50 churches and 1870 sittings; United
Brethren, Sc churches and Il, 100 sittings
IN TEE PREsBYTKRr OF BALTIMORE,
total population of 603,g77, of which ia O1O are
colored, and there are go churches of all demon
nations. Of which the Presbyterians have Sc
eburcles, Reformed a, Episcopalians 112, Bap-
lists 20, Lutherans So, MethodIsts All, Roman
Catholic 90, United Brethren Sc.
IN THE BOUNDS OF NEWCASTLE,
including counties of Delaware, there is A
population of 292, 269. There are $50 churches
OF all denominations, Of which the Presbyte-
rians have As churches, Episcopal 6S, Baptists
23, hethodists 400, Roman Catholic D.
IN THE BOUNDS OF THE PRKsBYTERY OF WASH
INGTON,
including the District of Columbia, Montgom-
cry county, Md, Alexandria, Loudon, Fairfax
and Prince William counties, Va, there Is a
population of 2i0, 403, of which 60 ,936 are col
oIed: In this boundary there are 25s churches
of all denominations, with l01 600 sittings They
are divided as follows: Presbyterians 90, Epis
COpal 80, Baptist 45, Lutheran Il, Methodist ion
and Roman Catholic Is.
MARYLAND.
In Baltimore there are II churches of All de-
nominations, with % 900 sittings; Anne Aruu-
del, 50 churches with II .725 sittings; Baltimore
county, 2SS churches with 169 ,72O sittings; Cal
vert county, Is churches with 1920 sittIngs;
Carroll county, IS churches and 26 32J sittings:
charles county, p churches and $500 sittings;
Frederick county, 1877 churches and A. 1886 sit
tings; Hartford county, 70 churches and IA 900
s1ttiDgs; Howard county, 81 churches and Z $50
sittings; Prince George county, 43 churches and
Washington county, 81 churches and % ,625 sit
tiDgs.
DELAWARE.
In this Presbytery there are in Newcastle
county 90 churches in all, with A, $50 sittings;
Kent county, 6S churches, Is lib sittings; Sns-
sex county, 100 churches, n $50 attings; Caro-
line county, % churches, $3.50 sittings; Cecil
county, AZ churches, II $50 sittngs; Dorchester
county, Sc churches, $500 sittings; Kent county,
Md, 81 churches, $50 sittings; Queen Anne
county, Md, 80 churches, Is, 900 sittings; Som
erset county, Md, SO churches, II 900 sittinRs;
Talbot county, Nd, 80 churches, 9,7OO sttings;
Wicomico county, Nd, II churches, 1850 sit
ungs; worcester county, Md, Al churches,
10 400 sittings.
WASHINGTON CITY PRRsBYTRRY.
In this presbytery there are Ill churches.
with &C G55 sittings. The Presbyterians have 13
churches in the District of Columbia, with Q, $50
sittings Episcopal l6, $3.50; Baptist, 16, SIS;
Lutheran, 10, $500; Methodists, 50, 20 $50; Ro-
man Catholic, IL, $3.50; COngregationalist, 1
church. In Montgomery county there are 81
churches, with 1885 sittings; LoudOun county,
Va, 80 churches of all denominations, and
10, 800 sttings; Fairfax county, Va, "A churches
u churches, 200 sIttiDgs; Alexandria county,
Va, Is churches and 100 sittings