Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-09
Ct

There are 5,1ii Presbyterian churches in
this country.
The Wesleysns of England during the
last twenty Years have added more people
to their church than joan Wesley did in
fifty years.
The Methodist church of Canada is con-
sidering the proptiety of having bishops
after the manner of their brethren in the
United States.
Tle Methodist Episcopal church has
very sensibly given mp the practice ut in.
GLIDING ''prubationers' in the statistics Of
it's annual increase.
One in every five persons in the United
States is n member vt some evangelical
church, and one IN every ~tilty.six is a Sab.
bath school te ,cher.
The Protestant Episcopal church in
Massachusetts, proposes to introduce the
iree.pew system i'll all their church eiilices
throughout the state.
The Baltimore News concludes that
there are in that city l52, 900 persons out
of a population of $40, 90 VINO are not
members Il any chur, h.
The church membership in Baltimore Is
said to be larger in proportion to the pop
u~latton than any other city ot It's size in
the Union; III $50 of the 100000 people in
the several churches,
The diss ,tisfied and beaten party in the
United Presbyterian church propo. es to
observe a day of fasting and prayer in
view OF the attitu q taken bv tn last gen.
eral assembly Of that church favoring iu-
strumeutal music.
1t has been proposed to hold q national
religious con gress in Kansas City, with
delegates from every evangelical church,
the purpose being n joint meeting of every
denomin Ntion in order to intuse new life
and vigor into the cause of Christi unity.
The Methudists of Indiana intend in
October next to celebrate the semi.centen-
NAL of the conference organization in that
commonwealth ny a state convention at
indianapolis.
The Bsptists of the Maritime provinces
1t Canada recently met in convention 1T
st. John, New Brunswick The provinces
have 3iS churches, with o membership of
"a, 423. The missionary efforts of the de-
uOmins iion were reported to be in an en-
coura ging state,
At a meeting Of the Pittsburg synod of
the Lutheran church, held last week, reso-
lutions were introduced mendinp the
general celebration of the 400th anniver-
sary # Luther's birthday, which will &C.
cur on the 10th of November.
The Reformed church in Brhokville, N.
Y, will celebrate its one hundred and
tfJleth anniversary on the Both inst. The
church has had within the past thirty
eight years nine pastors, all of whom are
still living, and expected to give addresses
on the occasion.
In the state of Michigan there are only
thirteen installed Congregational pastors
out of POS in the active ministry. The
new statistics show n decrease Of Ito in the
total membership, and an increase of sixty.
five in the additions by confessions, which
numbered 695. OF the 255 churches 1874
report not II solitary addition by confession
during the year.
The Protestant Epi copal diocese of In.
diana presents the following statistic
Clergy, 30; parishes, 4S; baptism, l05, of
40 churches, $3.50; contributions in "a
churches, S57, l22. Diocese of Pittsburg:
clergy, 80; parishes. 55; communicates,
6 040; combinations, 4 L; Sunday school
teachers, 495; scholars, 4,749; contribu.
lions. 1882, 4S9.
The official report Of the 16}d annual
meeting of the Congregational General as.
ISOLATION of Connecticut gives the follow.
ing statistical There are 2g7
churches of this denomination in the state,
Of which 1872 have settled pastors, ITO are
presided over by acting pastors, and 10
have no stated supply. One hundred and
fourteen churches have added no members
by profession OF faith during the year, and
lost 2i2 by death. The church making
the largest number of additions is the Cen.
tire church of Meriden. which has recei yed
an additional membership of 50. This
church il under the passionate of the Rev
Alfred Fl. Hall.