,627

Ministers.
1. In Great Britain 1,545
2. In Ireland & Irish Missions 181
3. In Foreign Missions 285
4. South African Conference 93
5. French Conference 28
Total 2,137

On probation.
1. In Great Britain 91
2. In Ireland & Irish Missions 16
3. In Foreign Missions 98
4. South African Conference 74
5. French Conference --
Total 279

Supernumeries.
1. In Great Britain 284
2. In Ireland & Irish Missions 42
3. In Foreign Missions 9
4. South African Conference 10
5. French Conference 3
Total 348

Ministers and full members in the Australian Wesleyan Methodist
"Church," and in the Methodist "Church" of Canada are under their
respective Conferences, and consequently are not enumerated above.

Whitaker's Almanack for 1883 gives the following statistics for
Wesleyan Methodism in Great Britain. It will be seen that its
figures are slightly larger than those given above.

Ministers. 2,170
Lay Preachers. 15,450
Members. 418,229
On Probation. 40,653
Chapels. 6,978
Sunday Scholars. 829,666

The finance of Wesleyan Methodism for 1880 was nearly as follows:--

Missionary Fund L138,346
Home Mission Income 34,210
Education of Minister's Children 22,036
Chapel Building 292,599
Training Candidates for Ministry 12,130
Total L499,321

During the past four years the Wesleyan Methodists have raised a
"Thanksgiving Fund" amounting to L303,600.

METHODIST ASSOCIATION. In 1834 a controversy arose among the
Methodists as to the propriety of establishing a Wesleyan
Theological Institution; and a minister who disapproved of such
a measure, and prepared and published some remarks against it,
was expelled from the Connexion. Sympathizers with him were in like
manner expelled. Hence the formation of the _Methodist Association_,
which differs from the parent Society in a few particulars of Church