| Ministers. | Churches. | Members. | |
| In 18 years | 74 | 89 | 7,874 |
The average annual increase of the whole denomination (North and South) to 1868 has been as follows:
| Ministers. | Churches. | Members. | |
| In 25 years | 70 | 78 | 6,958 |
12. The division of the Presbyterian Church was entirely consummated in 1840, by the meeting of a General Assembly representing the seceders, or "New School."
Subsequently, the loss of the Southern churches by the "Old School" denomination, and the increase of the anti-slavery sentiment in the Northern portion, suggested a reunion with the "New School" soon after the outbreak of the recent war. At length, in 1868, one General Assembly met in Albany, while the other was in session in Harrisburg, Pa. A plan of union was mutually prepared, which, on being approved by the local presbyteries, went into effect in 1870.
The statistics of the "New School" Presbyterians have been as follows:
| Ministers. | Churches. | Members. | |
| 1839 | 1,171 | 1,286 | 100,850 |
| 1860 | 1,527 | 1,483 | 134,463 |
| 1861 | 1,558 | — | 134,760 |
| 1862 | 1,555 | 1,466 | 135,454 |
| 1863 | 1,616 | 1,454 | 135,894 |
| 1865 | 1,694 | 1,479 | 143,645 |
| 1866 | 1,739 | 1,528 | 150,401 |
| 1867 | 1,870 | 1,560 | 161,538 |
| 1868 | 1,800 | — | 168,932 |
| 1869 | 1,848 | 1,631 | 172,560 |
The average annual increase in twenty-eight years has been as follows:
| Ministers. | Churches. | Members. | |
| In 28 years | 24 | 10 | 2,167 |
13. The "General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church" is the title of a denomination which claims to be a direct descendant of the "Reformed Presbyterian Church" of Scotland.