The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16

khckitat county is included in the.pres-
bytery Of East Oregon. Chehalis, Clarke,
Cowlitz, Lewis, Pierce and Thurston coun-
ties make up the presbytery OF Olympia.
Clallam, Jefferson, King, kittitas. Pierce,
San Juan, Skagit Snohomish. Whatcom
| and Yakima counties make up the presby-
terry of Puget sound. Douglas, Lincoln,
Spokane and Stevens counties are Included
in the presbytery of Spokane. and Nalla
Walla and Whitman in the presbyte5y OF
Walla Walla.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE United
STATES.
In 1858 the Southern churches Of the
new school general assembly separated
from the Northern churches becau5e of
differences on the slavery question. There
were four synods with fifteen presbyeeries
IN the South, and these organized the
United Synod, South. In 1861 there was
similar division in the Old School Pres
byterian church, resulting in the organ
ization of the Presbyterian church IN the
Confederate States Of America, with eleven
synods and forty-seven presbyteries: In
1864 this body and the United Synod,
South, were united, and soon aftes the
| name Presbyterian church in the Usited
States was adopted. On account of simi-
larity of titles this church is commonly
/ the Northern church.
When the union of 1854 took place the
| Southern church had $1,000 cOmn4uni-
cants. A number of presbyteries which
| had been connected with the Northern
| church Joined it after the close of the
| civil war and it has increased rapidly. 1t
| now has thirteen synods. seventy-two
| presbvteries, and 1850 communicates.
| In 1882 fraternity was formally established
between the Northern and Southern
bodies, and in 1888 the General Assemblies,
respectively, held joint meeting in Phil
| adelphia in celebration OF the centenary Of
| the adoption OF the constitution of the
| church.
The Southern church has 1891 orsani-
cations, with 2,2SS church editices, valued
at S., s12 152. The average seating capscity
| is 302, and the average value 1881. This
| church has no organization in the stase of
| Washington.
| THE WELSH CALvINIsTIC METHODIST CHUfsCH.
| Historically this body is part OF the
| general Methodist movement of which the
two Wesleys and Whitefeld were the
leaders in Great Britain. Doctrinallyjt is
| Calvinistic it's confessian of faith feing
similar to that of Westminster. Until
| 1911 the Calvinistic Methodists in Wales
were connected with the Church of En-
| gland, as the followers of Wesley in
!
| have been a distinct denomination.
The first Welsh Calvinistic Methodist
| church in this country was organized in.ls26
in Remsen, New York. Four years lager a
| presbytery was constituted. A general
assembly, which meets once in three
| years. was organized in 1869. The ch6rch
| system is very similar to that OF the Pres
byterian churches. with which it affilietes.
do f,n
| of New York and Vermont. Syno3 of
| Ohio and Pennsylvania, Synod of Wisron-
| sin, Synod of Minnesota, and the Western
| Synod.
There are nineteen presbyteries. The
| number OF organizations is l87, with
| I2,722 COMMITMENTS. The average seat
| ing capacity of the churches is 235, and
! their average value s., 303.
The Welsh are, of course, the consStu-
| ency OF the church, and the Welsh 5an-
| guage is used IN its services and in the
| proceedings of it's ecclesiastical iuCEica-
tories. This church has no orgapizafio
in the state of Washington.
THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHrgCH
(CoLoRED).
This body was organized in May, l<69,
at Murfreesboro Tenn, under the dI-ec-
ton of the general assembly of the Com-
berland Presbyterian church. Ii was
constituted of colored ministers and mem.
bers who had been connected with shat
church. Its first presbytery, the Huats-
vile. was formed in 1870 its first syizod.
the Tennessee, in 1871, and its general as
sembiy in 1874. 1t has the same doctrSnal
symbol as the parent body and the ssme
system of government and discipline, diff
fering only IN race.
1t has twenty-three presbyteries, an,4 is
represented in nine states and one teri
tory. OF Its 23S organizations. thirty-se:en
only worship in buildings which they do
not own. There are 13 439 communicates.
and the total value of the church property
Is S2O2@jl, making an average of 81. %. to
each editice. The average seating capacity
Is 80. This church has no organization
in the state OF Washington.