Genesee—Buffalo, Niagara, Genesee, Wyoming, and Olean. Oneida—Oneida, Chenango, Cortland, Auburn, and Cazenovia. Troy—Troy, Albany, Saratoga, Plattsburgh, and 3 in Vt.
Slack River—Rome, Syracuse, Oswego, Adams, Watertown, Ogdensburgh, and Potsdam.
Erie—Fredonia. The remainder in Ohio and Penn.
East Genesee—Geneva, Rochester, West Rochester, Bath, Corn¬ ing, Elmira, and Lima.
New Tork East—New York, (E. district,) Long Island, and 2 in Conn.
Wyoming—Binghamton and O.wego, in part; the remainder in Penn.
The offices of the several Missionary Societies and of the Book Concern are at 200 Mulberry St., N. Y. The periodicals issued from that establishment are the Christian Advocate and Jour¬ nal, a weekly newspaper; the Quarterly Review, the National Magazine, and the Ladies’ Repository, octavo magazines; and the Sunday School Advocate, The Good News, and the Mission¬ ary Advocate, small newspapers. ' The Northern Christian Ad¬ vocate, at Auburn, is also an official publication of this denom¬ ination. Under the auspices of this Church are the Genesee College, at Lima, Livingston co.; the Amenia Seminary, Dutchess co.; Ashland Collegiate Institute--Greene co.; Char¬ lotte Boarding Academy, Schoharie co.; Falley Seminary, Ful¬ ton, Oswego co.; Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, Livingston CO.; Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary, St. Lawrence co.; Jones- ville Academy, Saratoga co.; NewYork Conference Seminary, Charlotteville, Schoharie co.; Oneida Conference Seminary, Cazenovia, Madison co.; and the Susquehanna Seminary, Bing¬ hamton, Broome co. Besides these, a large number of institu¬ tions, including several of the incorporated academies, are owned and patronized mainly by members of this denomination.
1 The names ofpresbyteries and statistics of churches of this branch in the State are reported in the Old School Presbyterian Almanac for 1S59 as follows:—
Synods. |
Organized. |
I'resbyteries. |
Ministers. |
Churches. |
Communi¬
cants. |
Albany........ |
1803 |
Londonderry, Troy, Al¬ |
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bany, Mohawk............ |
99 |
64 |
7,756 |
Buffalo......... |
1843 |
Ogdensbui'gh, Gfenesee R., |
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. Buffalo City. Michigan, |
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Rochester City............ |
60 |
62 |
5,028 |
New York.... |
1788 |
Hudson, North River, |
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Bedford, Long Island, |
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New York, New York |
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2d, Canton, Ningpo, |
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Connecticut, Nassau, |
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Western Africa............ |
169 |
130 |
17,495 |
The Board of Domestic Missions has 610 missionaries and 990 churches and missionary stations. Receipts for the year ending March 1, 1858, $105,277.52. Its offices are located in Philadelphia and Louisville. |
The Board of Education is divided into ministerial education and education in schools, academies, colleges, and parochial schools. Under the auspices of this denomination are 22 col¬ leges, 60 academies, and 100 parochial schools. The receipts for 1857 were $56,492.06. Its office is at Philadelphia.
The Board of Foreign Missions has 69 ministers, 30 male and 90 female assistant missionaries, and 23 native teachers. The receipts for 1857 were $223,977.79. Its office is at the corner of Center and Reade Sts., N. Y.
The Board of Publication issues tracts, books, newspapers, and other periodicals in great numbers. Its receipts for 1857 were $126,960.28. Its office is at Philadelphia.
2 The following summary of the New School Presbyterian Church in New York is from the American Presbyterian Al¬ manac for 1859, and other authentic sources:—
Synods. |
j Organized. |
Presbyteries. |
Ministers. |
§
s.
s
§ |
Communi¬
cants. |
Albany....... |
1803 |
Champlain, Troy, Albany, |
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Columbia, Catskiil....... |
84 |
70 |
8,257 |
Utica.......... |
1829 |
St. Lawrence, Watertown, |
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Oswego, Utica............. |
65 |
72 |
7,106 |
|
1812 |
|
100 |
03 |
9,725 |
|
1855 |
|
80 |
70 |
7,769 |
Susqueh’nna |
1853 |
Otsego, Chenango, Dela¬ |
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ware.......................... |
42 |
51 |
3,989 |
Genesee...... |
1821 |
Genesee, Ontario, Roch¬ |
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ester, Niagara, Buffalo, |
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Angelica..................... |
125 |
108 |
12,371 |
N. Y. & N. J. |
1788 |
Hudson, North River, |
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Long Island, New York |
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3d, New York 4th, |
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Brooklyn, and 4 others |
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not in the State........... |
226 |
155 |
24,905 |
The various societies under the care of this denomination are in charge of the Presbyterian Publication Committee, Foreign Mission Committee, Permanent Committee on Education, and Church Extension Committee. Young men preparing for the ministry are educated at the Union Theological Seminary, of New York City, and Auburn Theological Seminary, of Cayuga co. The newspapers of the denomination are the Evangelist, of New York, and the Genesee Evangelist, of Rochester.
■ 3 Its institutions are the “ Society for the Promotion of Re¬ ligion and Learning,” the “ Corporation for the Relief of Widows and Children of Clergymen,” the “ Prot. E. Tract Society,” the “New York Bible and Common Prayer Book Society,” the “New York Prot. E. City Mission Society,” the “ Prot. E. Chris¬ tian Mission Society for Seamen in the City and Port of New York,” the “ Prot. E. Brotherhood of New York,” the “Northern Missionary Convocation,” the “Bible and Common Prayer Book Society of Albany and its Vicinity,” the “Brotherhood of St. Barnabas,” (Troy,) “ Columbia College,” “ Trinity School,” (N. Y.,) “St. Luke’s Hospital,” (N. Y.,) “St. Luke’s Home for Indigent Christian Females,” the “Church Charity Founda¬ tion,” (Brooklyn,) and the “ Pastoral Aid Society.” |