The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-01-07
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Other churches.-(Continuedl

Other Churches.-(Continue
The General Conference Committee of the
Methodist Church has issued a call for a meeting
in Cincinnati, on May 9Th, 1880, of representa-
tives of all Methodist bodies throughout the
world, for the purpose of formulating call for
an Ecumenical Conference and to determine the
time and place of meeting.
Brooklyn is no longer entitled to the distinc.
tive name of the City of Churches" being now
far behind several other cities of this country
IN proportion of churches to population There
are at least ten prominent cities ahead of her.
She has only one church for every ,72l of pop
ulation, while Washington has one for every
932. Cleveland has one for every 1,O44; New
Orleans one for every 1916 Cincinnati one for
every 1850; Baltimore one for every Alp. and
Boston one for every l, 666. st. Louis is nearly
as well off for churches as Brooklyn, having one
for every 1852 of population. AS regards New
York city the proportion stands l to 2613. In
New York State the figures are l to sos.
Coming at last to the United States, we find
that there has been no event among the church
es, no religious controversy of Importance. 1t
has been very dull year, though not a year of
decline. No denomination reports any decrease
OF members; but all the churches have added
more or less to their numbers The growth of
the Protestant Episcopal Church is the most sio.
nlhcant fact, perhaps, in the line of church de
velopment. For 1877 it returned 2S1 977 COM
municants; for 1873, 314367; for 1879. 325.
900. The Presbyterian and Methodist Churches
report smaller additions than in some previous
years. The union movement of few wears 400
appears to have spent its force, although two
obscure bodies-the Evangelical and United
Mennonites--have become one. Some mis-
guided men in Philadelphia have formed new
denomination, which they call the Methodist
Church. movement utterly without excuse.
independent.
Since the American Board was organized.
seventy years ago, it has received and expend-
ed 9lHOOOOOO on foreign missions has organ
lzed 800 churches with $1,000 COMMITMENTS
has sent abroad $50 ordained missionaries and
25O unmarried lady missionaries The Road
through It's servants, has also reduced to writ
ing twenty-six languages, and has issued in
iorty-slT languages upwards of 23OO different
educational and religious publications. There
are 100000 pupils under instruction in its
schools, and its missionary constituency IS o.
timated at 100000 of heather. Twentv.siv
missionaries and assistants were sent ont dHrina
the current year
The PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE Sra or
New YORK.. Compared ,gaL the IDLo1.
ChVrch.-The number Of the communicate &c
our churches IN this State is 128, 228 the num-
Der of our ministers is ,O42. Nearly one.fourfb
OF the entire membership of the church connected
with our General Assembly is within the GEO
graphical limits of this State.
2. comPared NTH that Of other Deaon,ioa
to"s-According to the census of the State for
1870 the membership Of the Presbyterian Church
then exceeded that of the Baptist Church bv
lo1'4, and Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
by 33l45. The only Church in the State of
that time, Of larger membership, was the Metbo-
dist Church Adding however. TO the member
snip OF the Presbyterian Church those who be-
long to churches as closely allied to it in doc
tuneand polity as the Reformed Church the 70.
formed Presbyterian and the United Presbc.
terrain, this numerical superiority Of the Methodist
Church is only 1886.
.. Ihe Presbyterian Church the Wcaltl,esf in
the Sate.-The last census just referred Ia. shows
that our Church, in this State. holds LARGER
amount Of church property, with one execution
than any other Protestant denomination. That
exception is explained by the existence IF 4,
very large corporate fund. The census how,
ever shows only the value of church pro
Perty. If we could estimate the indivi3rs1
property Of church members, we think That n1cL
the largest amount would be found to be in con-.
nection with the Presbyterian Church A. a |
matter Of fact the aggregate Of its annual CON
ubutions to all church and benevolent pur
poses Is larger than that Of any other den6m- |
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