The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . by 8,612 unpaid agents, as localpreachers, Sunday-school teachers, etc. The number of Church-mem-bers on these missions is 108,191, besides 5,500 remaining on number of scholars in the Sabbath and wTeek-day schools is 80, localities of missions are indicated in the preceding table. Theincome of the Society for the year was £105,382 ($510,000), its ex-penditures £110,337. The Primitive Methodist Church, next t
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . by 8,612 unpaid agents, as localpreachers, Sunday-school teachers, etc. The number of Church-mem-bers on these missions is 108,191, besides 5,500 remaining on number of scholars in the Sabbath and wTeek-day schools is 80, localities of missions are indicated in the preceding table. Theincome of the Society for the year was £105,382 ($510,000), its ex-penditures £110,337. The Primitive Methodist Church, next to the Wesleyans, isby far the largest body of Methodists in Great Britain. In June, 1852,there were reported 303 circuits and stations, a few of which are inBritish North America ; 560 travelling, and 9,350 local preachers;1,723 chapels belonging to the connexion, and 3,595 rented chapels andother preaching places; 6,632 class-leaders, and 109,984 church mem-bers. They had also 1,463 Sunday schools, 22,398 teachers, and118,468 scholars. The New Connexion Methodists, (often called Kilhamites,) asociety which originated nearly sixty years since, have in Great. 39 609 Methodist Episcopal Church. 611 Britain 16,545 members ; in Ireland, 821; and in Canada, 4,034;making a total of 21,390. The Wesleyan Association, which originated in 1835, have inGreat Britain and Ireland 92 preachers, and 21,484 members; in theBritish Colonies 6 preachers, and 932 members. The Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada has two bishops—John Reynolds and Philander H. Smith ; and two conferences—theNiagara and Bay of Quinte. It has 7 districts ; 67 circuits and sta-tions ; 120 travelling preachers, of whom 12 are superannuated ; 144local preachers, and 8,850 members. They publish a weekly paper—ihe Canada Christian Advocate,—of which the Rev. Gideon Shepard iseditor.
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