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BAPTISTS. 



It appears from this table that about four- 

 fifths of the Baptist associations, their churches, 

 ministers, and members, are in the United 

 States. The total number of baptisms reported 

 in 1873, in all countries, was 77,767. 

 . I. EEGULAK BAPTISTS IN. AMERICA. The 

 American Baptist Year-Boole, for 1874, , gives 

 the following statistics of the Baptist churches 

 in the United States : Number of associations, 

 890; of churches, 20,520; of ministers, 12,598; 

 of members, 1,633,939. 



The number of baptisms reported during 

 1873 was 70,162. The number of Sunday- 

 schools was 9,222. The total amount of be- 



nevolent contributions of the churches and 

 Sunday-schools, reported in 1873, was $3,988,- 

 909.31. Ten theological seminaries reported 

 for 1873 : instructors, 45 ; students, 441 ; value 

 of property, $1,125,000 ; amount of endow- 

 ments, $1,001,000; volumes in libraries, 43,000. 

 Thirty-five colleges and universities reported : 

 instructors, 291 ; students, 5,056 ; total value 

 of property, $5,519,688 ; amount of endow- 

 ments, $3,012,000 ; volumes in libraries, 149,- 

 634. Sixty academies, seminaries, institutes, 

 and female colleges, reported : instructors, 

 339 ; students, 5,478 ; total value of property, 

 $2,029,000 ; amount of endowments, $262,135. 

 According to the American Baptist Year- 

 Boole for 1875, the statistics of associations, 

 churches, ministers, and members, were in the 

 preceding year as follows : 



The anniversaries of the Northern Baptist 

 societies of the United States were held at 

 Washington, D. 0., beginning with that of the 

 Bible and Publication Society, on May 22d. 

 The occasion was the completion of the fif- 

 tieth year of the society's existence, and was 

 marked by the observance of special jubilee 

 services. The Hon. James L. Howard, of Con- 

 necticut, presided. The report of the board 



