The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-02
STATE STATISTICS.
nrnI.coral church, south.

..,.sois compiled irohh dic n's"VS. V"iO'"'
'.nseos for the DSpdtcn'
STATE STATISTICS.
,es,s, Episcopal Church, south.
xnmber Of churches, Lie; numeer Q,
,,,~e,ant prcachers, 49l numesr OF iocai
r"scscrs. 500; number OF nle"1e IT, w. w.
loc. valuc Of church prSpsrly, sI,ooy'ooyi
W. n,,;hu,ions during M LOT g.heraI ren-
S oSons purposes, Sloo,oVV; pa,a ior MINIS
s'O ,,, Innport IN 1851 local preachers re-
rl ,s" No sslary) Sl6o,coOi number OF par
een ,,,eS. $50; value OF parsohages, Sioo,-
ooo. rnmbcr Of sunday-schoo' SCHOLARS
$1,000. -, summary docs moi in.
o,aGc Northern Methodis's OF eo'ored
NeihOdists.
missionary Baptists In Virginia.
,,r,m the BAPTIST Yearbook for 1882 VIC
oomnile the following statistics OF the Zap
49, in virginia: Number OF Associations.
%. number Of church =, i,3i6; number OF
ordained ministers, rs; number OF Dal-
,,sm. during the year, S,S92; total mem
scrsbin in The State. 207, $50. These figures
;rrinde colorcd as well as white Baptists.
Contributions Ia the General Association.
o. 500. 20 ministerial support, church
huilding. and general religious objects.
s379,lIs.
PRESBYTERIAN Synod OF Virginia.
The following are the statistics OF the
synod for 1892 Presbyteries, 10; minis
ter. 292: liceniiates, 9; candidates. 80;
churches, $40; elders, 1889; deacons, GAG;
added on examination, 1895; added on
certificate. G7g; total commandments, pa
700: adults baptized, 345; infants baptized,
q5S: number baptized non-communicants,
e.5l5: mlmberin Sunday-school and Bible
classes. 1876. Contributions rs follows :
Sus,entation. Sl3,973; eyangelistic, Sf.IGl
invalid fund. S2,959; foreign missions,
s15.525; education, S5,50S; publication,
. g. gO2: prcxbyterial. s2,442; pastors sala-
ries actually paid, Si23.933; congregation
nj purposcs, SIG, SiS; miscellaneous, S9,332.
Total contributed, S2jS,lo3
Protestant Episcopal Church.
From the reports to the hist annual Coun-
ell 81 the Protestant Episcopal Church in
VIRGINIA we eondcnse the following ;
Bisnop, /; clergy in charge tf parishes
and missions. 12G; professors and teach
,rs.5: without charge, s; ordained since
Council, s: total clergy. 1913; lay readers,
81: baptisms-infantS, ,32l; adults, BOZ
total. 1923: commandments, 1881; sun
dsy-schooi teachers. 1881; scholars,
1866 teal, 12.0S1; combinations re-
ported by the Bishop, 1,033; contribu-
lions, s2lj,S37.S3.
TvanGelical Lutheran Church in Virginia.
Number OF disirc' synodS, 4; number
o. churches, 10; number OF commune
can't. about $4,000; number Of Sunday
school teachers, officers. and scholars,
5000.
Catholic DiOcess Of Riehosnd.
The annual record gives the following
figures in relation to the entire diocese:
Churches, SO chapcls and stations, 26 (;
priests on the mission, 81; clerical stu
dents. 10: female religious institutions. IL !;
female academies. 6 male porochial schools,
IL: male pupils. 1860; female parochal
schools. II: female pupils, l,52S; orphan
asylums. =; number OF orphans, l01; be-
neyolent and charitable institutions, A. OF
the charitable institutions in the diocese
Richmond possesses twO-St. JoSeph'S Or
pian Asylum, o. orphans, and ST. Sophia's
Home for the Aged, under the care of the
Little Sisters of the Poor, having 80 in
mates and Sisters. Norfolk has the other
two-an orphan asylum and a hospital
both under the care OF the Sisters Of
Charity.
Catholic population, $4,000; communions
during the year, 81 ,5J7; children attend
ing sunday schools. 2.G05; parish school,
1853: academies, IL; baptismS-adultS,
1856: infants, j93; combinations, G6l mar
rage,, 1872 membership Of cOniraterni-
tie>, $3.50; OF societies, l,02S; burials, 3l4.
DISCIPLES.
The Disciples in Virginia have 1i2 or.
ganzod churches and 1913 church build
ing. capable Of seating 30,SI4 people, ana
estimated 10 be worth in the aggregate
s1So.000. The membership in the State is,
according 20 latest report, 1900. There
are about 100 Sunday 0ols, with 55C
teachers ard officers. aud 1000 scholars.
virginia Bible Society.
Rev. r. y. Slcdd, ID. D., president; Rev,
d. W. Staples, secretary; Thomas Branch,
treasurer. IL ylcc-prcsidehls and Board
Of Managers represent all The Protestant
denominations IN the State. 1t has had in
is service % missionaries during the year
They labored 1863 digs, travelled l7.1S'
les. visited 1851 families, found 1855
mites destitute OF the Bible. and sup
nlied 2.220, besides Lila destitute indi
Niiuals. l4j Sabbath schools. They dis
tubuted 1l,OSS volumes of the Scriptures
valued at S3,090.27. The Depository issued
lo,S31 volumes. valued ut 1888. 10. Sine,
October 1872 207,714 families have been
visited, and 1J7, J2l copies OF the Word Of
God have been placed in the homes OF the
people OF the State, and about $4,000
volumes have been donated TO the poor and
destitute.