This eminent scholar, Christian, and divine, departed this life on the seventeenth of March, 1714.
Theological Schools.
| Name. | Place. | Denom. | Open. | Prof. | Stud. | Total. |
| Bangor Theol. Seminary | Bangor, Me. | Cong. | 1816 | 3 | 43 | 139 |
| New Hampt. Theo. Inst. | N. Hampt., N. H. | Baptist | 1828 | 2 | 36 | 75 |
| Gilmanton Theol. Sem. | Gilmanton do. | Cong. | 1835 | 3 | 26 | 21 |
| Theological Seminary. | Andover, Mass. | Cong. | 1808 | 5 | 142 | 785 |
| Divinity Sch. Harv. Univ. | Cambridge, do. | Cong. Unit. | 1816 | 2 | 27 | 191 |
| Theological Institution | Newton, do. | Baptist | 1825 | 3 | 33 | 137 |
| Theol. Dep. Yale College | N. Haven, Ct. | Cong. | 1822 | 3 | 61 | 245 |
| Theol. Inst. of Conn. | E. Windsor, do. | Cong. | 1834 | 3 | 29 | 37 |
| Theol. Inst. Epis. Church | New York, N. Y. | Prot. Epis. | 1817 | 5 | 74 | 186 |
| New York Theol. Sem. | do. do. | Presbyt. | 1836 | 4 | 129 | |
| Theol. Sem. of Auburn | Auburn, do. | Presbyt. | 1821 | 4 | 71 | 344 |
| Hamilton Lit. and Th. Inst. | Hamilton, do. | Baptist | 1820 | 4 | 27 | 124 |
| Hartwick Seminary | Hartwick, do. | Lutheran | 1816 | 2 | 3 | |
| Theol. Sem. As. Ref. Ch. | Newburgh, do. | Ass. Ref. Ch. | 1836 | 3 | 11 | |
| Th. Sem. Dutch Ref. Ch. | N. Br'wick N. J. | Dutch Ref. | 1784 | 3 | 36 | 179 |
| Theol. Sem. Pr. Ch. U. S. | Princeton, do. | Presbyt. | 1812 | 5 | 113 | 714 |
| Sem. Luth. Ch. U. States | Gettysburg, Pa. | Evang. L. | 1826 | 3 | 26 | 130 |
| German Reformed | York, do. | G. Ref. Ch. | 1825 | 2 | 20 | |
| West. Theol. Seminary | Alleghany T. do. | Presbyt. | 1828 | 2 | 31 | 175 |
| Theological School | Canonsburg, do. | Asso. Ch. | 2 | 22 | 47 | |
| Theological Seminary | Pittsburg, do. | Asso. Ref. | 1828 | 1 | 19 | |
| Mercersburg Theol. Sem. | Mercersburg, do. | |||||
| Epis. Theol. School of Va. | Fairfax Co., Va. | Prot. Epis. | 1822 | 4 | 43 | 126 |
| Union Theol. Seminary | Pr. Ed. Co., do. | Presbyt. | 1824 | 3 | 20 | 175 |
| Virginia Baptist Seminary | Richmond, do. | Baptist | 1832 | 3 | 67 | |
| Southern Theol. Seminary | Columbia, S. C. | Presbyt. | 1831 | 3 | 18 | 62 |
| Theological Seminary | Lexington, do. | Lutheran | 1835 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Furman Theol. Seminary | High Hills, do. | Baptist | 2 | 30 | 30 | |
| Lit. and Theol. Seminary | Eaton, Ga. | Baptist | 1834 | 10 | ||
| South-West. Theol. Sem. | Maryville, Ten. | Presbyt. | 1821 | 2 | 24 | 90 |
| Lane Seminary | Cincinnati, Ohio. | Presbyt. | 1829 | 3 | 61 | 43 |
| Theol. Dep, Ken. College | Gambier, do. | Prot. Epis. | 1828 | 3 | 10 | |
| Theol. Dep. Wes. Res. Col. | Hudson, do. | Presbyt. | 3 | 14 | 6 | |
| Theological School | Columbus, do. | Lutheran | ||||
| Granville Theol. Dep. | Granville, do. | Baptist | 1832 | 2 | 8 | |
| Oberlin Theol. Dep. | Oberlin, do. | Presbyt. | 1834 | 4 | 58 | |
| Indiana Theol. Seminary | S. Hanover, In. | Presbyt. | 2 | 10 | ||
| Alton Theol. Seminary | Upper 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 century | 500,000 |
| 2d | 2,000,000 |
| 3d | 5,000,000 |
| 4th | 10,000,000 |
| 5th | 15,000,000 |
| 6th | 30,000,000 |
| 7th | 25,000,000 |
| 8th | 30,000,000 |
| 9th | 40,000,000 |
| 10th | 50,000,000 |
| 11th | 60,000,000 |
| 12th | 70,000,000 |
| 13th | 75,000,000 |
| 14th | 80,000,000 |
| 15th | 100,000,000 |
| 16th | 125,000,000 |
| 17th | 155,000,000 |
| 18th | 200,000,000 |
Since the commencement of the nineteenth century, the number of Christians has increased, with great rapidity, in all parts of the world.