The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-16
Interesting Church Statistics.

The report Of the Rev. Lansing Burrows,
secretary of the Southern Baptist COnyen-
lion. /, the most valuable contribution ever
made 10 the history Of the Southern Bap-
fi,f Church 10 is perfect encyclopedia
Of statistical information, and is prepared
with a neatncss and fullneSs of detail alto
getber remarkable. The report shows the
contributions by states during the past ten
wear, 10 foreign and domestic missions, the
officer. Of the State organizations that are
constituents Of the Southern Baptist Con-
yention. the mission work in the different
State, for 1881, the benevolent contributions,
the UNCONVENTIONAL statistics, the colleges
in The bound, Of the Southern Baptist
Church. and q historical table Of the Con-
yeption since its organization. The total
contributions Of the Southern Baptist
churches to foreign missions has been
S3S7.1 OG.9T. OF This amount Maryland and
the District Of Columbia contributed $685.
$3.50. Virginia S69,3lj.l0, West Virginia
Sl.997S2. North Carolina s21,11S.2l,
south Carolina S42. 1861. Georgia Sj4,-
ggS.1j. Florida SSS1.4G. Alabama Sl5,-
23277 Mississippi s21 ,S93.j3, Louisiana
Sf.553.37. Texas S13.43G92, Kentucky
Sj9.71O.S5, Tennessee 12,0S2.G3, Arkansas
S2.31j.2S, Missouri SlS,S1l.9l, other
sources S2S,lj9,Gj.
The total contributions TO home missions
during the same period amounted TO Sl97,-
5ig.3S. OF this sum the churches in Mary
land and the District OF Columbia contri-
buted SlS,006.S3, Virginia Sl3,6Sj.11,
North Carolina SS,S2l97. South Carolina
SlC,G1S.3o. Georgia SO, s0l.47, Florida 81
%. Alabama S2l,20C.S2, Mississippi
StS4S.33, Louisiana Sl,44j.Sl, Texas ST.
2SG.0S. Kentucky 21.310.S9, Tennessee
Sl,S1j.1S, Arkansas Sl,2jS.Gl, Missouri
Sl,4s3.G2. other sources 81, 3Sy.41.
The State missionary work during 1881
was conducted at an expense Of 97,5SS.3J.
During this period 3j4 missionaries were
employed. 1909 mission stations in opera
ton, 5,il, persons baptized, 80 churches
and ji2 sunday schools organized.
The benevolent contributions for 1881
amounted altogether TO SjG7, 020. u: For
State missions, S96,3SS.6j; for association
missions, Sjl ,OjG.j2; for foreign missions,
Sjl,l9s.0I; for home missions, S2S,31O.0S (;
for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
S1j.OSL7O; for education, Sl,S53.45; for
Smday~chool work, $40, 1882; for min
ifcrial relief. Si,1j1.Ol; for orphanage and
l''t'+t's HHfH'fsrts iNt Ntll'l Nb.fNt'f RAAff
S327j.
The denominationa statistics for 1881
show that there are in the Southern Bap-
list Church jGGassociations,l ,j27 churches,
and COOS ministers. The Baptlsts in the
south number altogether Lib 94, OF
whom9If, l00a are white and al ,G9i colored.
There are Il universities and colleges, %
female seminarics, academies, &c, and 10
educational institutions for the colOred
people, making 40 institutions Of all grades.
These schools have $50 professors, G,62O
students, and are preparing 727 candidate,
Tor the ministry.
The total value Of the endowment and
special funds Is Sl,l2G.2 POS; Of buildings
and apparatus, S2,075,000. The receipts
from all sources in 1881 amounted to $500.
4Gl. The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary was established in 1853, has five
professors, ninety-one students, an endow'
ment Of $3.50, 900, aud Il library Of 10000
volumes. - Charleston N6irS.