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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.
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
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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 |
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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:—
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Synods. |
When
formed. |
Ministers. |
Congre¬
gations. |
|
New York Ministerian...... |
1785 |
59 |
55 - |
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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.
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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 |
|
|
|
|
|
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(Rochester, Monroe,! |
|
|
|
|
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Genesee............ |
-< Union, Wayne, L
1 Freedom............j |
38 |
30 |
3 |
1,666 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(♦Owego, Gibson,) |
|
|
|
|
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♦Susquehanna... |
J Spafford, ♦Wal- V |
37 |
29 |
8 |
1,262 |
|
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1 ton....................J |
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|
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♦New York and
Penn............. |
(Yates and Steuben, ]
J ♦Potter Co., Brad-1
1 ford and Tioga, ( |
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|
|
|
|
34 |
22 |
10> |
246 |
|
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[_ ♦Tuscarora.........J |
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|
|
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St. Lawrence..... |
Lawrence, Jefferson......
(McDonough, Che-1
1 nango, Otselic.....j |
16 |
7 |
3 |
488 |
|
Union.............. |
17 |
13 |
3 |
826 |
|
|
|
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[Whitestown, Os-1 |
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|
|
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Central N. Y...... |
J wego, Rensse- I
1 laer,_ ♦Otsego, j
[ Lake George......j |
40 |
36 |
2 |
2,163 |
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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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