The average annual increase of the denomination during twenty-five years has been as follows:

Ministers.Churches.Members.
In 25 years9415813,796

20. The "Free-will Baptist Connection" made its first organized appearance in this country in 1780. In 1827, a General Conference was organized to represent the whole connection. The statements of their numbers have been as follows:

Ministers.Churches.Communicants.
18428981,05754,000
18501,0821,25256,452
18599471,17056,600
1862——58,055
18631,0491,27757,007
1865——56,783
18661,0631,26456,288
18671,1001,27659,111
18681,1611,27961,244
18691,1411,37566,691

The average annual increase of the denomination during the last twenty-five years has been as follows:

Ministers.Churches.Members.
In 25 years89204

21. The "Seventh-Day Baptists" are so-called because they differ from all other Protestant denominations in their views of the Sabbath. They have gradually spread in the Eastern, the Central, and some Northwestern and Southern States.

Little is known of their numbers, but they have been stated as follows:

Ministers.Churches.Communicants.
184240506,000
185043526,243
185850566,736
186377666,686
1865——6,796
186673687,014
1867—687,038
1869—757,129