4. The "Moravians," or United Brethren, are a distinct denomination from the preceding one. As known in this country, they descended from a colony of dissenters, who were first gathered on his estate in Upper Alsatia, in 1772, by Count Zinzendorf.
Their numbers have been stated as follows:
| Ministers. | Members. | |
| 1842 | 24 | 6,000 |
| 1867 | — | 6,655 |
| 1868 | — | 6,768 |
Their annual average increase of communicants has been in twenty-five years 26.
5. The "Dutch Reformed Church," as it was known until 1867, when the name was changed to "Reformed Church in America," is a descendant of the Dutch Reformed Church of Holland.
The following table shows the growth of this denomination since 1820:
| Ministers. | Churches. | Members. | |
| 1820 | 71 | 105 | 9,023 |
| 1830 | 132 | 197 | 15,579 |
| 1840 | 230 | 245 | 23,782 |
| 1850 | 293 | 292 | 33,553 |
| 1860 | 387 | 370 | 50,427 |
| 1862 | 419 | 429 | — |
| 1863 | 446 | 422 | 53,007 |
| 1865 | 436 | 427 | 54,286 |
| 1866 | 447 | 434 | 55,917 |
| 1867 | 461 | 444 | 57,846 |
| 1868 | 469 | — | 59,508 |
| 1869 | 493 | 464 | 61,444 |
The average annual increase of the denomination at different periods has been as follows:
| Ministers. | Churches. | Members. | |
| In 47 years | 8½ | 7 | 1,039 |
| In 7 years | 10 | 10 | 1,060 |
6. The Mennonites derive their name from Menno Simon, born in Friesland A.D. 1495. He was contemporary with Luther, Bucer, and Bullinger. He obtained a great number of followers. In 1683, the first of them came over to this country, others soon followed.