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NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.

Tlie Christian Connexion1 divide the State into the New York Eastern, New York
Central, New York Western, Northern, Black River, and Tioga Christian Conferences, each having
distinct boundaries. They have in the U. S. and Canada over 1,500 ministers and commu¬
nicants. The census reports 85 churches in this State and 9,825 persons usually attending them.

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The Congregational Churches of the Union number about 2,900, with 2,400 ministers
and 240,000 members. Of these, 425 churches, 400 ministers, and 25,000 members are claimed
within the State of New York.2

The Congregational Methodists3 were first composed of seceders from the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in 1820. They have 3 churches in the State.

The Disciples Of Christ have in the Union over 1,700 churches, 1,100 ministers, and

130,000 members.4 In'New York they reported, in 1855, 28 churches and 2,015 members. The
New York State Convention embraces, besides the State, parts of Connecticut and Vermont.

The Evangelical Eutheran Church embraces 35 synods in the U. S., of which 25 are
connected with a general synod. It numbers 1,083 ministers and 1,920 congregations,5 and has of
general societies the Parent Educational, Home Missionary, Foreign Missionary, Church Extension,
Lutheran Historical, and Lutheran Publication, for the purposes indicated by their respective titles.
It has within this State a Theological Seminary and Academy at Hartwick, Otsego county, and
Martin Luther College, with a theological department, at Buffalo.

The Free Will Baptist Church in the U. S. has 28 yearly and 129 quarterly meetings,
1189 churches, 957 ordained and 164 licensed preachers, and 55,209 communicants.6 This State
comprises 5 whole yearly meetings and parts of 2 others. As no attention is paid to State lines

The Fifty-First Annual Report of the Baptist Missionary
Convention of the State of New York (Oct. 1858) gives the fol¬
lowing statistics of this denomination in New York. The dates
of organization are from the Baptist Almanac:—

Associations.

"g

53

o

Churches.

Ordained

Ministers.

Members.

Black River.......................

1808

32

35

2.958

Broome & Tioga.................

1823

25

19

2,755

Buffalo..............................

1815

21'

21

2,512

Canisteo River..................

1835

10

9

381

Cattaraugus......................

1835

23

18

1,534

Cayuga ............................

1800

19

17

2,106

Chemung River.............—

1842

20

17

1,856

Chenango..........................

1832

29

21

.2,571

Cortland...........................

1827

19

18

2,188

Deposit............................

1854

15

11

992

Dutchess....!......................

1834

20

19

1.738

Erie.................................

1847

19

13

1,344

Essex & Champlain............

1834

14

7

1,079

Franklin..........................

1811

17

12

1,702

Genesee............................

1811

17

16

1,908

Genesee River....................

1828

15

13

1,435

Harmony.........................

1838

20

16

1,868

Hudson River North..........

1851

29

21

4.985

Hudson River South...........

1851

41

57

9,013

Lake George.....................

1809

11

10

646

Livingston........................

1812

10

8

693

Madison...........................

1808

19

18

2,290

Mohawk River..................

1837

10

9

731

Monroe.............................

1827-

24

19

3,056

New York........................

1791

35

33

5.532

Niagara...........................

1824

14

12

1,563

Oneida.............................

1820

23

28

2,549

Onondaga..........................

1822

21

17

1,866

Ontario.............................

1814

19

19

1,544

Orleans.............................

1843

11

9

1,061

Oswego............................

1832

16

13

1,670

Otsego..............................

1795

17

16

1,398

Rensselaerville..................

1799

12

11

1,372

Saratoga....................t„....

1805

23

25

3,258

Seneca ..............................

1821

15

13

1,797

Stephentown.....................

1832

12

10

1,139

Steuben.............................

1817

19

21

2.149

St. Lawrence.....................

1813

. 23

20

2,168

Union...........,..................

1810

15

15

2,282

Washington Union............

1834

23

18

3.691

Wayne..............................

1834

16

13

1,728

Worcester .................

1830

17

12

1,286

Yates...................,.....t.....

1842

8

6

804

Island, New York & Brooklyn, Ontario, Susquehanna, Albany,
and Puritan of Wyoming & Allegany Associations. The Ameri¬
can Congregational Union has for one of its objects the aid of
feeble churches. In the year ending in 1858 it expended
$6,154.05 for this purpose.

3 Otherwise known as ‘-‘Stilwellites.”

4 Sometimes known as “ Campbellites,” from Rev. Alexander
Campbell, the founder.
—Fox <& Hoyt’s Quad. Reg., 1852, p. 253.

6 From the Lutheran Almanac, 1859. The synods embraced
in New York are as follows:—

Synods.

When

formed.

Ministers.

Congre¬

gations.

New York Ministerian......

1785

59

55 -

Hartwick Synod..............

1830

25

33

Franckean Synod............

1838

24

30

Synod of Buffalo...............

1839

16

16

Of these the last two are not connected with the General
Synod.

These synods have no definite boundaries, but overlap each
other, and in some instances extend into neighboring States.

The Kirchliches Informatorium and Historische Zeitblatt, of
Buffalo, and Der Lutherischo Herold, of New York, are the
official organs of this denomination.

6 The Free Will Baptist Register for 1859 gives the following
statistics. To those extending partly into neighboring States
a star is prefixed; and those entirely out of the State are in
Italics.

Quarterly

K

’P £

'S' t;

g

ANNUAL

■I'Js

3

Meetings.

Meetings.

5-

S

6"

'I §

§ §

1 -2
II

f Cattaraugus, Catta-l

Holland Pur¬

raugus Center,

chase ............

-j Chautauqua,Erie, f
I ♦French Creek,

43

43

7

2,170

| and Genesee.,.....J

(Rochester, Monroe,!

Genesee............

-< Union, Wayne, L
1 Freedom............j

38

30

3

1,666

(♦Owego, Gibson,)

♦Susquehanna...

J Spafford, ♦Wal- V

37

29

8

1,262

1 ton....................J

♦New York and
Penn.............

(Yates and Steuben, ]
J ♦Potter Co., Brad-1
1 ford and Tioga, (

34

22

10>

246

[_ ♦Tuscarora.........J

St. Lawrence.....

Lawrence, Jefferson......

(McDonough, Che-1
1 nango, Otselic.....j

16

7

3

488

Union..............

17

13

3

826

[Whitestown, Os-1

Central N. Y......

J wego, Rensse- I
1 laer,_ ♦Otsego, j
[ Lake George......
j

40

36

2

2,163


1

Otherwise named “Unitarian Baptists.” They originated
between 1793 and 1801, in secessions from Baptists, Methodists,
and Presbyterians. Each church is independent in government;
and full statistics are not accessible.

2

The General Association of New Tork includes the Oneida,


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