The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-26

churches in other States In the Western States the
proportion OF small churches s greater than In most
Of tho Eastern States, but the proportion Of ministers
- nearly as large. IN OHIO there are dls Baptist
churches aud 7es ministers; III Illinois v4s churches
and 69S minister's; IN Wisconsin, los churches and
l27 ministers, aud Iowa. 1913 churches and $50 min.
listers In all those States the proportion OF small
churches - believed to be than In the state OF
New York. IN Pennsylvania the Baptsts have 525
churches and 4S7 ministers, and in Massachusetts
200 churches ana 327 ministers But the great want
Of the Home and Foreign Mission Society Is not
men but means. In Massachusetts there are 200 Bap
nst churches and 327 ordainea ministers and msm-
bcrship numbering 40, 4l0, and yet l3l Of these
churches less than Que hundred members each,
aud 40 nave less than atty eacn. tho number added
TO these churches by baptism during The year now
closing Is $780, with q net gain Of l,esl: Georgia
by Virginia, with lS4.026. North Carolina. with
l5s.o75i Kentucky, with l56, os6. OF the Northern
contributions New York leads, 81 o5S. ISL, io
lowed by MASSACHUSETTS, whose 49,4lo 5ap-
lists gave S642, 425 Illinois does very well Win
sos. 7d3 but does not quito come up to Connecsicu
which reports Sl67,3Sl. Arkansas, with 446l8 Bap-
are only tour Baptist churches with over 500 mem
bers Three OF these Zone coored arc in Chicago and
ono in Bloomington. u the GAS churches IN the
State 1913 have membership Of 30 and under and
quite arge number have less than 90 The average
membership is74 In Wisconsin there aro l9S Bap-
list nurches lS5 ministers and IL $50 members who
paid tor the support OF tho Gospel during the past
year $ll1,57a Michigan's S24 Bapts. churches and
1880 members contributed slS6,446 Tor similar
work among them. Pennsylvania Baptiss
arc con- priscd in 544 churches. aud mum
Of a are DO eocy. woas
Throughout the country sner. are 048 associations.
23 Dos churches 800 ordained ministers ana PA
church mcmbers. This Is au increase all along tue
line the STATISTICS OF the preceding year. In their
10 92 Sunday schools thcy gather 9o3 1857 teachers
2 600 600 members last yeur 49, SIS, 3SS.
THIS Is 81 500 o0U less than contributed the year
as asccrane sS'a' ana Estimated as closely
can be, u 2,472 100 members, gathered into
2S 5ls churches and served by 1881 MINIS
tcrs. These associated In 1882 associa-
lions. America, including Canada and the West
Iudia Islands, claims OF these l.07I associations.
"a. 602 churches, 1913 ordai0cd ministers, ana
2 6,0B9 members SO that the numerical strength
OF the Baptists is this side OF The Atlantic. Ia
England, Notwithstanding That Baptist principles
have been more or less taught Tor 1000 years,
tho Baptists are comparatively few. They are
CREDITED with Al assoca.ons including Wales, 1870
300 $50 members anu $40, go sunday scholars. Why
should there be ten times as many cAprcnes and mom-
bcrs IN North America as IN Eugandf
DOMESTIC
Among the bensvoent enterprises or the Bapttsts,
among other denominations, the missionary stands
nrst. Their missions arc at home among tho Indians
and Germans. SCANDINAVIAN and English speaking Tor.
eiancrs and tho freedmen, and abroad among the
heathen and somi.Christian, semi-c,viizsd peoples.
They have among the American Indians 90 churches.
los native pastors and 5.29s church membora rho
additions 70 these chnrches by baptism last year
numbered 49, Six different wild tribes are begging
the Christian Indians Tor missionaries and mission
schools. There As Baptist Indian sunday
schools with 139 officers and teachers, and 1,345
schors which have contributed 1878 ~ 20 benevolent
objects tue past year ss, H"s year ago 1noss
the Indians, to-day there arc eight aocieties.
TO sustain native preacher for year among tho
Indians costs tut $l5U to 500 per year. To build
chapel $400 win what aid aud .uaterai tho Indians
can furnish. There seems very general desire
part o many tribes Tor Christian or mission board
ing schools where Christian home influence OF white
women can DO secured, the girls taught to sew
ana of h 1nu Wnc ous
tians thrcc-iourhs are yet In degraded eathenis.
Never. since the great Gothic ana Germanic migra-
irons Into Western Europe, havo such gigantic movo-
nents Of population occurred as those which settled
tho Western States. Take, as examples, the 1.-Two
States embraced in the Northwestern territory OF
l7S7-Oh,o Michigan, Indiana, illinois and wscon-
sin. In tho decade cndiUg 1880 tho population OF
these States from 7y2 40 70 l,l7o.o lStho
decade. sndins 1850, i5ss,5sa moro crowded
these thirty years $780, t4l. nearly million
moro than Tho population Of the original thirteen
three millions Of men, women and children from
tho East and Europe have marched into these wiids
and forests and planted cities and towns which to-day
arc thrifty strong call loudly Tor tho ministry
oil The Word. In 1886 SIX Baptist churches OF tho
slato Of Maryland aud OF tho District Of Columbia
delegates 70 tho CITY OF Baltimore 10 consult In
reference 10 the organization VI perma-
ncnt convention or association. These six
churches then numbered AIS mcmoers. A.
the sns!~ Of Tho Irst decade the number Of
churches in the association was IL, and tho
pu 10 Dor Of members was l. 760 showing an increase
next ton years tho number Of churches was 10 and
the members 1921. At Tho end Of tho next decade,
4S4a From 1865 TO 1876 tho numUcr Of churches IN.
creased 10 - aud The members 10 1921; whites,
$3.50: coorcd, 4,3l2 The Number OF churches Ia tho
Dlstric belonging 10 the association 1876 II,
xix White and Blk c0lored, and the number VI men,
bers 3,379; whites, 49, aud colored, l,sS0 So
mat the growth OF tho denomination southwark a
well az westward has been remarkable. Tho Homo
Mission Society and the Woncn's Board 10 part look
utter the religious needs Of baptisss In tho dcsoate
uIaces own land.
CONDITION or FOREIGN MIssIoxs
In their foreign the Baptiss have missions In
Mexico tMontcmorelosl IN Italy, IN China. IN Burmah
and IN Japan. They are nov sending missionary
expedition Into the interior OF Africa, and alter con-
suitAon with experienced traders Of The Congo River
district they intrustsi tho enterprise TO Rev. W.
ColnDcr aud G. Grenlsl, who are 10 proceed by WY
San Salvador into Central Airca route ny which,
according to Mr.. Stanley, they Will meet With much
larger population than IN any other direction. La
Italy aud Mexico tho Baptists nave been only mod.
controlled tho movements OF thor IN ission-
ariss IN Italy. Thcy have built chapel IN Rome
on the sito OF tho house Of Pudc0s, tho
Roman Senator and friend Of tho apostle Paul,
and have oponcd Bible aud day schools under tno
tho shadow Of tho Vatican. Tho Southern Baptists,
who have lately closed their Aiiana
Ca, nave also mission Ia Rome. They have pur-
chased property Ut cost OF $4,000, on which they
havo paid $40, 900. una the balance, together with
"a, 900 repairs, they arc now lustty calling Tor
At their convention they took up subscrp
tious amounting to 81 QUO Tor this chapel. The BaI
list Missionary Union and Tho Womsp's Boards, IN
part look after the foreign work. The womcns scot
s.os raised during uho year lrss ss,o,
receipts tor tho ycar were $2ls3 against $40 123
Tor 1861 Tho appropriations Tor the year anouuscd
to S2ti SU7 that the Union closes up The year IN
dsbt $40, 400 TO thor reccipts however, should DO
added sol raised ~ quidato too debt OF the pre-
ceding year.
The late Gardiner Gibson, Of Boston, has left
$12O 900 10 tho American Baptist Homo Mission
society, OF which 500 900 Is TO DO paid The death
OF his son; $4,000 10 tue Missionary Union, s25, 900
whica 70 DC paid now; $4,000 90 mo PuDcation
society. to DO paid nov. these .hrce societies have
been mis- resduary lcgnteos aud the balance OF
the estate IL TO DO equally divided among them on tho
death OF his There also requests Of $4,000
70 the Society tor the Relief OF INDECENT Baptist
Ministers anu $4,000 10 tho MaDshelu Church. Mr.
Chison's estate is estpatod AT about 100000 sums
but not transmitted 70 the treasury at the tmc
the reports were maoe up, Ia hoped, VIII reduce II
altogether wipe out tho deficiency indicated above.
Iu tbeir Chinese mission AZ swallow tho Baptists
have 5l3 church members, 1GD OF whom were adaed
ny baptism during tho year past. But shoir greatest
success Is IN Durmah, whore Christian individuals
and families, 10 not churches may DO found Ia every
town aud village Of tnat land. rho soutncrn Bip-
lists expended 49, 9l0 ON foreign missions lat year
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