Total, 21 Conferences; 112 Districts; 548,593 members, of whom 472,364 are whites, 73,817 are colored, and 2,412 are Indians; 2,057 travelling preachers; 143 superannuated preachers; total preachers, 2,200; increase of members this year, 35,479; increase of travelling preachers, 190; number of deaths of travelling preachers reported, 13. The Conferences named below, hold their next annual meetings as follows: Maine, at Bath, July 3, 1833. New Hampshire, at Northfield, N. H. July 18, 1833. New England, at Boston, June 5, 1833. Troy, at Troy, August 28, 1833. New York, at Poughkeepsie, May 8, 1833. Philadelphia, at Newark, N. J. April 17, 1833. Baltimore, at Baltimore, March 27, 1833. Virginia, at Petersburg, February 27, 1833. The press of this denomination is located at the Conference office, 14 Crosby street, New York city, from which are issued the Quarterly Review, Rev. Dr. Nathan Bangs, editor; the Christian Advocate and Journal, newspaper, (from 25,000 to 30,000 weekly,) Rev. John P. Durbin, editor, Timothy Merritt, assistant editor; and various tracts and books. Beverly Waugh, and Thomas Mason, book agents.

Each congregation is provided with a church. We have no exact knowledge of the number of communicants. We suppose they amount to nearly 4,000. There are 33 min. isters of the United Brethren, stationed in the United States, of whom 4 have the charge of literary institutions. Besides these, a missionary and his assistant reside in the Cherokee country. The present number of pupils in the boarding-schools of the Brethren in this country, is about 200.

Total, 16 classes; 190 churches; 132 pastors; 28 ministers without charge and candidates; 15,689 families; 79,560 population; 20,186 communicants. Eight of the classes (those first named) belong to the Particular Synod of New York; the others to the Particular Synod of Albany. From the last minutes of the General Synod, we quote the following paragraphs relating to the state of the churches.

"Within the bounds of the Particular Synod of New York, the state of the churches generally is unusually encouraging. The reviving and refreshing influences of the Divine Spirit, have been extensively enjoyed. The number of those who have made a profession of religion during the past year, has been uniformly greater in all the classes than during the year previous. In several of the churches the work of the Lord has been most powerful-renovating their whole moral aspect.

"In the bounds of the Particular Synod of Albany, changes still more cheering have taken place. The Synod reports, that the experience of the past year has convinced

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them that the faithful use of means for the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom, so far as they are the means of divine appointment, have been, and will be blessed and sealed with the influence of the Holy Ghost.' One of the classes communicates the pleasing fact, That under the faithful preaching of the great doctrines of the cross, scarcely a church has been left without being watered from on high.' Another, that' It is evident that the Lord has blessed his heritage in our bounds, and we are called to sing more of mercy than of judgment. In most of the churches precious seasons of refreshing have been, and still are enjoyed; while in those not especially visited, there have not been wanting instances of hopeful conversion.

"Another, that Although, in past years, individual churches have been blessed with larger accessions, it has never been our happiness to witness so general a refreshment of the churches in our bound. It has truly been a year of increase in the spiritual vineyard committed to our charge. A year of jubilee to the friends of Zion.'

"Another classis states that, No previous year has witnessed a more pleasing and prosperous state of religion. Difficulties have been surmounted, and the cause of truth has been steadily advancing.' And the Synod remark, that the prospects of those portions of the church which hitherto have been most barren and desolate, are becoming more bright and cheering; and that there is manifest an increasing desire and effort for obtaining a full supply of spiritual culture."

The next meeting of the General Synod is to be held in the city of Schenectady, on the first Wednesday of June, 1833, at 10 o'clock, A. M. Rev. Thomas M. Strong, Flatbush, King's County, New York, is stated clerk of the General Synod.

ASSOCIATE PRESBYTERIANS.

This body of Christians are "devoted to the principles of the Reformation, as set forth in the formularies of the Westminster divines, and of the churches in Holland." The Religious Monitor, a monthly journal, published at Albany, N. Y. is devoted to the interests of this church. The next meeting (the thirty second) of the "Associate Synod of North America," is to be held at Canonsburg, Pa. on the first Wednesday of October, 1833, at 11 o'clock, A. M. The following is the state of the churches.

From the best information we can obtain, there are belonging, 1st, to the Synod of the German Reformed Church in the United States, contained in the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, about 90 ministers and 400 churches. 2d. To the Reformed Synod of Ohio, embracing the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Louisiana, about 40 ministers and 100 churches. 3d. To the Independent Free Reformed Synod in Pennsylvania, about 30 ministers and 70 churches. Total, 160 ministers and 570 churches. Of the Reformed churches in the United States, including the Dutch Reformed, there are about.

CALVINISTIC AND OTHER BAPTISTS.

For the following statements we are indebted to the Philadelphia Baptist Tract Magazine, for March, 1832.

"In the foregoing summary view it will be observed that the first column of figures gives the number of associations, the second the number of churches, the third the number of ministers including licentiates, the fourth the additions by baptism in 1831, and the fifth the total number of church members in each State. From this it appears that the entire additions by baptism in 1831, were over 31,000, being considerable more than double the preceding year. It further appears that there are 3,370 ministers, of which number 436 are licentiates, leaving 2,934 ordained ministers for 5,075 churches, which will leave 2,141 churches destitute of a pastor.

"It should be observed that the table of associations has been prepared with great care and labor, and may be relied on for accuracy, if the minutes are correct from which it has been compiled. It embraces a much larger number of churches than heretofore, and yet there are 31 Associations not included in the table, from which no returns have been received. The Six Principles' Baptists are for the first time added to the list, also the aggregate number of Free Will Baptists.

"Jamaica and the Conference of the Seventh-day Baptists have been on the list before. In the former there has been an increase of 8,583 members since 1829.

"The editor of the Christian Index, to whose attention we are indebted for several minutes of associations, was permitted to copy from our manuscript the summary view, to which some additions have since been made. In giving a comparative estimate of the increase in the several States, he well remarks, that New York exhibits a larger increase per centum than any other State. There the record of practical effort has been ample-missions are zealously supported, education well patronized, and other important objects duly regarded and promoted. The accessions in many other States have been

most encouraging; but it will be seen that these have been generally most remarkable where the churches have been most engaged in promoting the good objects connected with the welfare of Zion at home and abroad. The happy seasons of refreshing enjoyed in the churches in Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia, have been the means of adding largely to the per centage in those States.'

"By reference to the table, it will be seen that we have received but few returns for 1831 from the associations in Virginia, and some other States. Consequently these States exhibit a much smaller per centage than would have been the case had we received more ample returns."

NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.

From the Proceedings of Fourteenth General Convention of the receivers of the doctrines of the New Jerusalem, in the United States, held in Phillips' place, in Boston, Aug. 16, 1832, we make the following abstract.

The towns in which societies exist are the following. Bath, Gardiner, and Portland, Me.; Abington, Boston, Bridgewater, North Bridgewater, and West Bridgewater, Mass.; Baiting Hollow, Martin's Head, Danby, Henderson, N. York city, N. Y.; Newark, N. J.; Bedford, Frankfort, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Southwark, and Upper Darby, Pa.; Baltimore, Md.; Abingdon, and Wheeling, Va.; Cincinnati, Lebanon, and New Petersburg, Ohio; 26 towns in all. In addition, there are 93 towns enumerated, where there are receivers of the doctrines, but no church formed. The number of ordaining ministers is 8; of priests and teaching ministers, 8; of licentiates 15; total 31. The following persons are the ordaining ministers.

Rev. John Hargrove, Baltimore, Md. M. M. Carll, Philadelphia, Lewis Beers, M. D. Danville, N. Y. Charles I. Doughty, New York city, Holland Weeks, Henderson, N. Y. M. B. Roche, Philadelphia, Adam Hurdus, Cincinnati, Thomas Worcester, Boston. The following are the topics on which information is requested by the Convention.

1, whether a society be formed in the place or not;-2, and if so, when ;-3, its numbers;-4, the number of other receivers connected with it;-5, whether the society holds meetings for worship, publicly, privately, or at all;-6, whether it has an ordained minister, a licentiate, or other leader, and his name;-7, what numbers usually attend worship;-8, the kind and degree of regard for the doctrines manifested by the public;-9, what books have been published;-10, the number of additions for the previous year ;11, also of infant baptisms, adult baptisms, marriages, and deaths;-12, what exertions are making for educating children;-13, information and remarks relative to the interests of the New Church ;-14, information in relation to such places in the vicinity as the Convention would not otherwise hear from ;-15, the name of the person to whom communications to the society should be addressed;-16, the number of copies of the Journal desired for the society and vicinity.

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.

The following was the state of the Synods, as published in the Lutheran Observer, September 1, 1831.

Unitarians, 180 societies; 150 ministers, 160,000 population. Cumberland Presbyterians, 60 ministers; 100 congregations; 10,000 communicants; 130,000 population. Friends, probably 400 congregations and 200,000 population. Various sects of Baptists, 400 ministers; 700 churches or congregations. Shakers, 45 ministers; 15 churches or congregations. Universalists, 300 ministers, 600 churches or congregations, 3,000 or 4,000 communicants. Associated and other Methodists, 350 ministers, 35,000 communicants; 175,000 population. Roman Catholics, 500,000 population.

NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, | ties of the professors.

as published by the late Mr. Charles Taylor, with the fragments incorporated. The whole condensed and arranged in alphabetical order. Revised, with large additions, by EDWARD ROBINSON, Professor extraordinary of Sacred Literature in the Theological Seminary, Andover. Illustrated with maps and engravings on wood. Boston: Crocker & Brewster. New York: Jonathan Leavitt, 1832. pp. 1,003.

There is a valuable

appendix of notes attached to the discourse. We shall make some use of it in our next number.

Baccalaureate Address, pronounced on the seventh anniversary commencement of the University of Nashville, Oct. 3, 1832. By PHILIP LINDSLEY, President of the University, Nashville, Tenn. Hunt, Tardiff & Co., 1832. pp 20. This production is full of genuine, patri

eloquent. Little danger need be apprehended in respect to the union of the States, if all our liberally educated young men would breathe the spirit, and carry out the principles of this address. Its principal object is to show the influence of colleges in promoting the national union and welfare. Appended is a second edition of an address delivered on a like occasion in 1829.

It gives us sincere pleasure to commend to public notice such works as this Dictionary. In place of the etymological discus-otic feeling. Some passages in it are truly sions and fanciful analogies of the English editors, Mr. Robinson has brought forward a great amount of biblical illustrations, and of correct exegesis. The labors of the German scholars in this department of literature seem to have been nearly unknown to the English editors of Calmet. Mr. Robinson has drawn largely from this source. Many errors have been corrected. Several valuable maps and other illustrations have been inserted. We confidently and earnestly commend this book to all the lovers of the Bible. No single volume within our knowledge throws so much light on the word of God as this. Considering the amount of matter, one thousand large octavo pages, the price, which is four dollars and a half, is very moderate.

Letters to a Young Student, in the first stage of a liberal education. Boston: Perkins & Marvin. Philadelphia: French & Perkins, 1832. pp. 174.

A funeral discourse on the death of the Rev. George Burder, delivered June 10, 1832, by JOSEPH FLETCHER, D. D., with the address at the interment, by ROBERT WINTER, D. d. London: Westley & Davis, 1832. pp. 48.

The "Village Sermons" of the excellent Burder are so well known and so highly esteemed in this country, that many would, no doubt, be glad to see a reprint of this pamphlet, containing a faithful portraiture of his life and of his last days.

Journal of Travels in Armenia and the

neighboring countries, in the years 1830 and 1831, by the Rev. Messrs. ELI SMITH and H. G. O. DWIGHT, American missionaries. Two volumes. Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1833.

These letters are on the following subjects. Formation of Character; Health; Intellectual Habits; Moral Habits; College Life. President Lord, in an introductory Our readers will find that these volumes note, says of the volume, that "it is entirely unobtrusive in its character, constructed for possess uncommon interest. They have one the great purposes of utility; and its be- striking and most commendable featurenevolent and judicious author, will, for that strict historical and orthographical accuracy. reason, subserve the interests of Christian Very few volumes have been published education more effectually, than if he had upon which more implicit reliance may be written with larger pretensions and more placed. The regions, through which the ambitious aims." We fully concur in the travellers passed, were the ancient seats of recommendation of President Lord. The the human race, and are consecrated by advice, which the writer gives to his young many classical and sacred associations. We friend, is uniformly sound and judicious. It earnestly recommend these volumes to our may be profitably placed in the hands of all readers. We are confident that they will who are fitting for college, and even of col-receive much gratification and instruction lege students. in their perusal. We may notice them more at large hereafter.

Address, delivered before the Trustees, Students, and friends of the Newton Theological Institution, Nov. 14, 1832. By JAMES D. KNOWLES, Professor of Pastoral Duties. Boston: Lincoln & Edmands, 1832. pp. 24.

After some introductory remarks, the professor gives the reasons for the establishment of the Seminary, and details the du

Seventh Annual Report of the Society

for Promoting Christian Instruction in London and its vicinity. Presented at the meeting, May 1, 1832. London: J. Dennett, 1832. pp. 48.

Through the kindness of a friend in New York city, we have received a regular series of the reports of this valuable society.