Statistics Of Churches.
Baptists.
The following table, from the Baptist Register of 1842, exhibits the statistics of the Regular or Associated Baptists in a perspicuous light:—
Churches, Ministers, &c.
| States. | Churches. | Ministers. | Baptized. | Members. |
| Maine | 261 | 181 | 2249 | 26490 |
| New Hampshire | 104 | 77 | 1042 | 9557 |
| Vermont | 134 | 94 | 784 | 10950 |
| Massachusetts | 209 | 179 | 2355 | 25092 |
| Rhode Island | 32 | 25 | 348 | 5196 |
| Connecticut | 98 | 92 | 559 | 11266 |
| New York | 814 | 697 | 7533 | 82200 |
| New Jersey[13] | 55 | 53 | 961 | 6716 |
| Pennsylvania | 252 | 181 | 2370 | 20983 |
| Delaware | 9 | 8 | 326 | |
| Maryland | 27 | 18 | 661 | 1710 |
| Virginia | 477 | 238 | 3086 | 57390 |
| North Carolina | 448 | 193 | 1543 | 26169 |
| South Carolina | 367 | 192 | 1434 | 34092 |
| Georgia | 651 | 276 | 1043 | 44022 |
| Alabama | 503 | 250 | 908 | 25084 |
| Mississippi | 150 | 64 | 615 | 6050 |
| Louisiana[14] | 15 | 9 | 288 | |
| Arkansas | 43 | 21 | 105 | 798 |
| Tennessee | 666 | 444 | 938 | 30879 |
| Kentucky | 627 | 300 | 5842 | 47325 |
| Ohio | 502 | 284 | 3594 | 22333 |
| Indiana | 437 | 229 | 1794 | 18198 |
| Illinois | 351 | 250 | 1227 | 11408 |
| Missouri | 282 | 161 | 817 | 11010 |
| Michigan | 130 | 82 | 668 | 6276 |
| Iowa | 14 | 9 | 10 | 382 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 9 | 58 | 385 |
| British Provinces | 225 | 125 | 4414 | 37127 |
| Total | 7898 | 4741 | 46958 | 573702 |
Publications.—Quarterly: Christian Review, Boston, Mass.—Monthly: Missionary Magazine, Boston, Mass.; Sabbath School Treasury, Boston, Mass.; Mother's Monthly Journal, Utica, N. Y.; Sabbath School Gleaner, Philadelphia, Pa.; Baptist Memorial, N. Y.; Michigan Christian Herald, Detroit, Mich.—Semi-Monthly: The Register, Montreal, Ca.; Baptist Library, Lexington, N. Y.—Weekly: Zion's Advocate, Portland, Me.; N. H. Baptist Register, Concord, N. H.; Vermont Telegraph, Brandon, Vt.; Vermont Baptist Journal, Middlebury, Vt.; Christian Watchman, Boston, Mass.; Christian Reflector, Boston, Mass.; Christian Secretary, Hartford, Ct.; N. Y. Baptist Register, Utica, N. Y.; Baptist Advocate, New York, N. Y.; Baptist Record, Philadelphia, Pa.; Religious Herald, Richmond, Va.; The Truth, Morristown, Pa.; Christian Index, Penfield, Ga.; Banner and Pioneer, Louisville, Ky.; Cross and Journal, Columbus, Ohio; Christian Messenger, Halifax, N. S.
Free-Will Baptists.
This denomination of Baptists have in their connection nine hundred and eighty-one churches, six hundred and forty-seven ordained ministers, one hundred and seventy-two licensed preachers, forty-seven thousand two hundred and seventeen communicants, eighty-seven quarterly and fourteen yearly meetings. Of this number of members, thirty-five thousand two hundred and eighty-seven reside in New England and New York. They are most numerous in Maine and New Hampshire.