Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-05
A RELIGIOUS CENSUS.
Healthy Growth of the Presbyterian
Church During the Year.
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF SO6,796.
The Contributions for the Year Aggregate
$14,062,356.
FIGURES ON THE FIVE LEADING SYNODS

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
NEW York, Aug. 4-The census of the Pres
byterian Church, as compiled by DR.. WILL
lam Henry Roberts, Stated Clerk of the Gem
eral Assembly, is to be officially published
tomorrow in the religious papers of the
country. The DISPATCH has been furnished
with advance proofs of the census, and
summary of the tables is here given:
The Church shows a growth in numbers
during the past year, Notwithstanding the
doctrinal controversies that have disquieted
it. The whole number of members Is s06, ,796,
an increase of 10000 for the past six years;
whole number of churches 7,070, increase 7s9;
whole number of ministers 6,223, increase 67;
whole number candidates for the ministry
l3l7, increase All; Sunday school scholars
ss3, increase 15O,l62. For the year 1891
these additional items appear in the census:
Pastors ordained, 245; pastors deceased, 13l.-
elders. 24,475; churches organized, 2os;
576; infants, 26, l2l.
SOME BIG CONTRIBUTIONS.
The contributions for the year are given
as follows: Home missions, ss95, ,625; foreign
missions, $7s4, ,406; education, $l54 ,5lS; Sunday
schools, sl3l,sI5; church erection, $3.50, ,944;
ministerial relief, sl16,57s: freedmen, sl24,-
sl4; sustentation, s63,ll7: aid for colleges,
sl63 s2O; General Assembly, s75, AS; congrega-
tional, SO, 9,764.S7s; miscellaneous, sl,S26,696;
total, 81, 062 S56.
The total of this year has fallen Off over
s3o1OOO. Two items show large decrease,
while the others are larger than the year
before. The sum contributed by the con-
gregations for the support of their churches
was in 1890 $40, ,009, 500; for the Board OF Edu-
cation, 1880, $470S56 in aid of colleges, 1880,
s24S l07. The donations to home and for
eign missions were increased nearly $2OO,OOO.
The increase @ during the past SIX years y nss nas
cent: for home and foreign missions, % per
cent.
THE FIVE LEADING SYNoDs.
The census for the five leading Synods for
1891 is as follows:
New York State-Members, 1851 addi-
tions, Is, ITO: baptisms, Sis; minister's ,l26;
churches, s74.
Observation-Disclosures I72367: additions,
19, S26; baptisms 9, ,7lS; ministers, ,9s2 churches
LIZ.
Ohio-Members, s4.714; additions, 9,52s
New Jersey-Members, O,5s4: additions,
66i0; baptisms, $3.50, ministers, 397; churches,
303
Illinois-Members, 54,als additions, 7,lo1;
Contributions from the same Synods for
New York state-Home missions, s3l2, 1866
foreign missions, $20Sss2; congregation, 81,
ennsylvania-Hom missions, $l94, ,s9s;
foreign missions. $500, ,746; congregation, ST.
04s, 7s3; total, s., ,932, $40.
Ohio-Home missions. 1856; foreign mis-
sions, $62s60; congregation, $SS6, ,475; total,
g. 962, ,606.
New Jersey-Home missions, sos, ,1o7; for
eign missions, s194, 4,o2o; congregation, $ss7,ss2;
total, 81 245, ,7s9.
nlinois-Home missions. ss0,95s; foreign,
S57, 724 congregation, s7l2,270 total, s., l,2Os01o
THE INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES.
Averages for the five synods: Contribu-
tions to all causes per capita of membership
New York State, $25 60; Illinois, s22 80; New
Jersey, $50 IS; Pennsylvania, $l7 90; Ohio,
s14 20.
Contributions to all causes per church:
New Jersey, 81, Ill; New York, sS656: Penn
sylvania, $2.6O2; Illinois, s2,4ls Ohio, s2,O25.
Cost per church: New Jersey. $500; New
York, s2,4eo; Pennsylvania, sl,soo; Illinois,
81, ,475; Ohio, O, $50.
Ohio gi, es the largest sum to education,
sum for its Sunday schools $40, ,997 for l63, ,527
while Pennsylvania, with lS6,9S3
scholars, spends but SO 739 for schools. In |
the other items, church erection, ministerial |
relief freedmen, ETC., Pennsylvania leads.
The smallest synod of the United States is |
that of New Mexico, with .S45 msmbers, 81
churches and % ministers. These contribute |
to all causes $losl6, and to the support of |
their own churches, S., ,993
Two foreign synods are given, India and |
China China has: Ministers, 76; churches, |
80; members, 4,754; contributions, home mis- |
sions $780, foreign Missions $49S; congrega- |
tions. 81, ,S35. India: Ministers, IS; churches, |
sions, SSOs; foreign Missions $s46; congrega- |
lions. 81 1856