Presbyterians.-This body previously consisted of two synods, the New York and Philadelphia, but in May 1758, they were united into one, called the New York and Philadelphia synod. The following were the presbyteries. Dutch Reformed.-One coetus, or synod, 20 ministers. Lutherans, in New York, 2 ministers; in Philadelphia, about 4. French Protestants, 2 ministers in New York city. Independents on Long Island, 3. Baptists in New York, 3; in New Jersey, 5; in Pennsylvania, 4. Episcopalians in New York, 7; in New Jersey, 5; in Pennsylvania, 4. Total, 159 clergymen. English Missionaries in America, 1762. The Society for Propagating the Gospel, employed the following number of missionaries. The amount of salaries for 85 persons in service during the year, was £3,727 10s. Province of New York in 1771. The number of inhabitants in the colony was estimated at 150,000.-Dutch Reformed. There were 23 Dutch Reformed ministers who had congregations, all of which were considerably large. Most of the ministers had two, and some three churches. There were besides 24 vacant congregations, some of which were of respectable size, and well able to support the gospel, could they have obtained ministers.-Presbyterians. There were 45 Presbyterian clergymen in the province, most of whom had fixed charges, and three of whom had none. Many of the congregations were large. There were 15 vacant congregations. Considerable numbers of Presbyterians were scattered in the new settlements, and were not collected into congregations.-Episcopalians. There were 21 clergymen in the colony, some of whom had large congregations. The then churches in the city, "as a corporation, had a very great estate in lands in and adjoining the city, granted them by lord Cornbury, the greatest part of which, however, some persons still claim as their right; besides a large tract of land lying in Gloucester county, and which they have free of quit-rent. This tract consists of 25,000 acres, and was granted March 31, 1770.”—Lutherans. There were 3 Lutheran ministers in the colony, and there were 10 vacant congregations.-Anabaptists. There were 12 Anabaptist ministers in the province, and 4 vacant congregations. There were 2 French Protestant congregations, 3 Moravian, 17 Quaker meeting-houses, one congregation of Jews, and a number of separate or lay preachers. There were no Roman Catholics, as the public exercise of their religion was prohibited by law. Many people attended no place of worship. IMPORTANT WORKS PUBLISHED ON THE CONTINENT OF Evangelical Church Journal of Hengstenberg. 12 Nos. 4to. Berlin, $4 44. Seventh edition. 8vo. Halle. Leipzig, $10 67. Rhenish Museum of Jurisprudence. 4 Nos. 8vo. Göttingen, $4 44. Turin, $46 45. Mercey's Travels in Tyrol and North of Italy. 2 vols. 8vo. $4 44. Simondi's History of France, 16th vol. 8vo. $2 36. Historical Account of the Destruction of Janissaries of Mohammed, 8vo. $1 76. 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We insert by Counties, attainable by gradual approximation. Whole number in the preceding list 101, 29 of whom are natives of Boston. 7 were educated in England, 2 in Scotland, 64 at Harvard, 12 at Yale, 5 at the college of New Jersey, 1 at Union college, 2 at Williams, 1 at Middlebury, 1 at Dartmouth. 32 have had the degree of doctor in divinity, 8 have been presidents of colleges, 2 are professors in theological seminaries. Of about 40, accounts may be found in Pres. Allen's dictionary. Of the whole number 64 have been ordained, 37 installed, and 32 have taken a dismission. There have died in the ministry in Boston, 48. There are now 20 houses of public worship for Congregationalists, besides 1 for seamen, all supplied but Pine street church. Of the churches, 12 are Unitarian, and 8 are Orthodox. Those in the list, whose names are printed in italics, are the sons of clergymen. The ministers of Chelsea, we shall include in the list for Middlesex county. |