Methodists.
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The population of all denominations of Methodists in the United States exceeds three millions.
Publications.—The Christian Advocate and Journal, New York city; Zion's Herald and Wesleyan Journal, Boston, Mass.; Northern Advocate, Auburn, N. Y.; Christian Repository, Philadelphia, Pa.; Richmond Christian Advocate, Richmond, Va.; Southern Christian Advocate, Charleston, S. C.; South-Western Christian Advocate, Nashville, Tenn.; Pittsburg Christian Advocate, Pittsburg, Pa.; Western Christian Advocate, and the Christian Apologist, a German paper, Cincinnati, Ohio.
There is also published by this denomination, the Methodist Quarterly Review, New York city; Ladies' Repository, (monthly,) Cincinnati, Ohio; Guide to Christian Perfection, (monthly,) Boston, Mass., Sunday School Advocate, (semi-monthly,) New York city; Sabbath School Messenger, (semi-monthly,) Boston, Mass. The Methodists have ten colleges, and thirty academies.
In the Methodist church in Canada, are two weekly newspapers viz., Christian Guardian, Toronto, U. C.; The Wesleyan, Montreal, L. C.
From the “Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, for the Year 1840,” we copy the following table:—
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Conferences, Ministers, &c.
Conferences.Whites.Colored. Indians.Total Com.Trav. Prs.
Troy24,48878 24,566144
New England22,319235 22,554157
New Hampshire20,084 20,084151
Pittsburg35,276474 35,750136
Maine22,359 22,359145
Black River15,90827 15,93596
Erie17,86050 17,910107
Oneida22,90965 22,974142
Michigan11,3081287 11,40774
Rock River6,5192145 6,58575
Genesee27,93150 27,981162
North Ohio23,59491213 23,89895
Ohio53,621662 54,283168
Illinois24,60780 24,687103
Missouri12,3861,224382 13,99266
Kentucky30,6796,321 37,000114
Tennessee21,6754,405 26,08095
Indiana52,208407 52,615156
Memphis12,4971,995 14,49269
Arkansas4,2287251,524 6,47941
Holston25,9022,420 28,32268
Mississippi8,4334,17867 12,67881
North Carolina15,9834,480 20,46361
Texas1,623230 1,85319
Alabama19,4915,821 25,31287
South Carolina26,94530,481 57,426102
Virginia21,8413,086 24,92794
Georgia28,8689,989 38,857127
Baltimore42,78913,904 56,693182
Philadelphia35,0948,778 43,872128
New Jersey22,733542 23,275108
New York36,284405 36,689215
Liberia Mission922 92219
Total, 1840748,442102,158 2,318852,9183,587
Total, 1842796,495107,251 2,617906,3633,846