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BAPTISTS. 



the Side of a Fountain." This artist obtained 

 a third medal in 1837, a second medal in 1838, 

 and a first medal in 1840. 



BAPTISTS. I. REGULAR BAPTISTS IN THE 

 UNITED STATES. The following are the sta- 

 tistics of the Baptist churches in the United 

 States, as given in the American Baptist Year- 

 Book for 1875 : 



The number of additions by baptism during 

 the year was 70,162 ; number of Sunday-schools, 

 9,222; of officers and teachers in the same, 

 78,819 ; of scholars in the same, 623,383 ; total 

 amount of benevolent contributions by the 

 churches, $3,988,909.31. 



The Baptist educational institutions in the 

 United States include ten theological institu- 

 tions, with 4o instructors, 441 students, prop- 

 erty valued at $1,125,000, and endowment 

 funds amounting in all to $1,001,000 ; 35 col- 

 leges and universities, with 291 instructors, 

 5,056 students, $5,519,688 worth of property, 

 and $3,012,000 of endowment funds; and 60 

 academies, seminaries, institutes, and female 

 colleges, with 339 instructors, 5,478 students, 

 $2,029,000 worth of property, and $262,135 

 of endowment funds. 



The Year-Boole, gives the following statistics 

 of the Baptist churches throughout the world : 



The following more detailed statistics of 

 the churches in Asia, Africa, Australia, and 

 the West Indies, are also given in the Year- 

 Book : 



