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to the reader than a lengthy tabular statement, 
which, in the nature of things, must be very 
imperfect up to the year 1861. 
THE bishops’ ADDBESS 
To the General Conference in 1861 contained the 
following statistics: 
Preaching-places 5 , 1 66 
Classes - 3, 900 
Members 94,453 
Itinerant preachers 417 
Local preachers 1,041 — 1,458 
Meeting-houses 1,041 
Sabbath-schools 1,513 
Increase in four years of classes 1,284 
Increase of members 33,o54 
Increase of meeting-houses 267 
Increase of Sabbath-schools 504 
The quadrennial report of the corresponding 
secretary contained the following statistics : 
Expenditures for Sherbro Mission in four years $ 7,349 67 
FRONTIER WORK. 
Por Canada Conference in four years 3,550 00 
Por Michigan Conference 500 00 
Por Wisconsin Conference 900 00 
Por Minnesota Conference 2,020 00 
Por Nebraska Conference i,755 00 
Por Kansas Conference.. 2,750 00 
Por Missouri Conference. i,350 00 
Por Tennessee Conference '..... 731 25 
Por Parkersburg Conference 873 03 
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