, 1880-02-01

to better berth, and it muStnot be wondered
at If the Bible societies decline to give up the
superior. Meanwhile itmay be wise to allow
translators, i'll few passages about which
there is no reasonable doubt, to append the
better reading in brackets.
I. CHURCH STATISTICS.
I; ENGLISH RELIGIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS.
: The following statistics with reference to
the leading religious denominations in Great
Britain are published by the Manchester
GUARDIAN:
! The Established Church in England Two
Archbishops, Is Bishops, 4Suffragan Bishops,
50 Deans, Il Archdeacons, 61o rural Deans
$4,000 clergy Of all classes (about one-fifth Of
which number have no parochial charge).
One Archbishop and q of the Bishops have
seats in the House Of Peers. The incomes
Of the prelates range from ELS, 1000, paid to
the Archbishop of Canterbury, to E., 400, re-
ceived by the Bishop Of Sodor and Man. The
incomes Of the Deans vary from $4,000. re-
received by the Dean of Durham, to e2o5,
the income of the Dean of St David's,-
81, 600 is the general average. The number
of benedces now exceeds 5000. The total
number of churches is about 5000. It is
proposed to increase the episcopate by the
creation Of four more Bishoprics. The gross
income Of the Established Church from all
sources is, as nearly as can be ascertained,
100000 per annum. The Church popula-
ton is estimated on trustworthy data at
about 900, and 1000, 600 ehurch-sittings
are available for them.
In Ireland there are 70 Archbi shops, 10
clergy. The estimated number Of church
going population is under -three~Quarters Of
million.
ms Scotland thereare7 Bishops, a1s churches,
4a n IL fhe fSf6 Bli9yh Colonies and dependencies
and on mission-stations there are 63 Bishops
and about 900 clergy.
The Free Church Of England has 10 churches
and as many ministers. -.--
The Established Church; of Scotland-Six-
teen Synods, 81 Presbyteries, 1,639 ministers
and'licentiates engaged in ministerial work,
and about 1,530 churches and preaching sta
tons. The church population equals that Of
all the other Presbyterian bodies united, and
is estimated about one-haf tl1e whole popu-
lation Of Scotland.
The Free Church of Scot1and-Fourteen
Synods, 73 Presbyteries, 991 congregations, 80
preaching stations, and 1.026 ministers. Dur
ing the past year e600, 900 has been raised
for church purposes, Including foreign mis-
sions.
The United Presbyterian Church Thirty
Presbyterfes, 544 churches, 5S3 ministers, and
membership in Scotland, England, and lIe-
land of 175,066. Total amount raised for
church purposes daring the past year, 98o7'-
The Presbyterian Church Of England-Ten
Presbyteries, 278 congregations. and $1,000
communicates, 267 ministers, 13 foreign mis-
sionaries, with four medical missionaries ag ss;,
scholars. There are also in ireland, under
the esupcrintendence Of the General Assembly,
36 Presbyteries, 635 ministers, 500 congrega.-
tions, 1908 families, $500 Sabbath-school
teachers, and 4, 2SS scholars.
The Roman Catholics in Great Britain:
There are 81 Archbishops and Bishops, 2,2l
priests, 1,4S6 churches and public ,chapels.
In addition, there are domestic and private
chapels In the houses OF noblemen "a ana gen
There are 38 Roman Catholic Peers and IS
Baronets. It is estimated that the total NUM-
ber of Roman Catholics in Great Britain is
o,0o0, 900. In Ireland there are 5 Archbish:
ops, 5G Bishops, 3,1S6 priests, and upward OF
The Congregationalists is Congregational
ministers in England, I,aS3; in Wales, 490; in
Scotland. 123; in Ireland, rs; IN the colonies
SOL; and in foreign lands. 499 (lncllusnly,e l n, OF
mel Islands, 6. There are 76 county and other
ASSOCIATIONS at home and in the colonies, with
1856 churches, 1,639 preaching stations, 800
being mission churches The total number
of ministers aud missionaries Is 5'zoo; lhele
aiG asu Colie,Aes.s;I sss -; IreiarI fo7 nb,,roLacN
lol churches) and ID Mela!la ~ GnuictteS3'
The number OF menDers a per- IN, N me Rrltlsn 20 20
minions Is apout sogo .ne od rot1l n1hars nnIlDei
CONNECTED with the oooy III tounu hu1noelS'
The Baptists---ChuEches in Great @ Brltadq dq
and Ireland, 3,451 ministers, l,o!9 many OF
whom IN {eea smbeps Of
churches, 27U, 338; Sabbatil-school Schotars.
S9e,317. There are 10 colleges, employing n
tutors and professors Baptist chq1gass aT n
throughout the ~ Morld' $500; PASTORS 1885,
The MethodIsts- Wesleyan Methodist clr-
cults in Great Britain and Ireland. s47; min
sts6S and @ sa PR e6nfcb
membership. M,7n5; chapels and other
Preaching places, 6,?57; sabbath;school
teachers, 1850; scholars, 56S, 757' In for
eign missions members llnclud9g tnose On
ers, 4s1,
Methodist New nection-Eleven dis