Theological Schools.
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Name.Place.Denom. Open.Prof.Stud. Total.
Bangor Theol. SeminaryBangor, Me.Cong. 1816343139
New Hampt. Theo. Inst.N. Hampt., N. H. Baptist1828236 75
Gilmanton Theol. Sem.Gilmanton do.Cong. 183532621
Theological Seminary.Andover, Mass.Cong. 18085142785
Divinity Sch. Harv. Univ.Cambridge, do. Cong. Unit.1816227 191
Theological InstitutionNewton, do.Baptist 1825333137
Theol. Dep. Yale CollegeN. Haven, Ct.Cong. 1822361245
Theol. Inst. of Conn.E. Windsor, do.Cong. 183432937
Theol. Inst. Epis. ChurchNew York, N. Y. Prot. Epis.1817574 186
New York Theol. Sem.do. do.Presbyt. 18364129
Theol. Sem. of AuburnAuburn, do.Presbyt. 1821471344
Hamilton Lit. and Th. Inst.Hamilton, do. Baptist1820427 124
Hartwick SeminaryHartwick, do.Lutheran 181623
Theol. Sem. As. Ref. Ch.Newburgh, do. Ass. Ref. Ch.1836311
Th. Sem. Dutch Ref. Ch.N. Br'wick N. J. Dutch Ref.1784336 179
Theol. Sem. Pr. Ch. U. S.Princeton, do. Presbyt.18125113 714
Sem. Luth. Ch. U. StatesGettysburg, Pa. Evang. L.1826326 130
German ReformedYork, do.G. Ref. Ch. 1825220
West. Theol. SeminaryAlleghany T. do. Presbyt.1828231 175
Theological SchoolCanonsburg, do.Asso. Ch. 22247
Theological SeminaryPittsburg, do.Asso. Ref. 1828119
Mercersburg Theol. Sem.Mercersburg, do.
Epis. Theol. School of Va.Fairfax Co., Va. Prot. Epis.1822443 126
Union Theol. SeminaryPr. Ed. Co., do. Presbyt.1824320 175
Virginia Baptist SeminaryRichmond, do.Baptist 1832367
Southern Theol. Seminary Columbia, S. C. Presbyt.1831318 62
Theological SeminaryLexington, do.Lutheran 183521020
Furman Theol. SeminaryHigh Hills, do.Baptist 23030
Lit. and Theol. SeminaryEaton, Ga.Baptist 183410
South-West. Theol. Sem.Maryville, Ten. Presbyt.1821224 90
Lane SeminaryCincinnati, Ohio.Presbyt. 182936143
Theol. Dep, Ken. CollegeGambier, do. Prot. Epis.1828310
Theol. Dep. Wes. Res. Col.Hudson, do.Presbyt. 3146
Theological SchoolColumbus, do.Lutheran
Granville Theol. Dep.Granville, do.Baptist 183228
Oberlin Theol. Dep.Oberlin, do.Presbyt. 1834458
Indiana Theol. SeminaryS. Hanover, In. Presbyt.210
Alton Theol. SeminaryUpper Alton, Il.Baptist 1835
Carlinville Theol. Sem.Carlinville, do. Presbyt.1838
Theol. Dep. Marion Col.N. Palmyra, Mo. Presbyt.1
For a notice of the Roman Catholic seminaries, see page 325.
Progress Of Christianity.
M. Laffon de Ladebat, of France, computes the number of Christians, in each century, since the Christian era, as follows:—
1st century500,000
2d 2,000,000
3d 5,000,000
4th10,000,000
5th15,000,000
6th30,000,000
7th25,000,000
8th30,000,000
9th40,000,000
10th50,000,000
11th60,000,000
12th70,000,000
13th75,000,000
14th80,000,000
15th100,000,000
16th125,000,000
17th155,000,000
18th200,000,000
Since the commencement of the nineteenth century, the number of Christians has increased, with great rapidity, in all parts of the world.