39
Missions 96
Churches 285
Probable value of church property $823,000.00
Number of Sunday-school teachers and officers, 21,000
" " volumes in libraries 17,818
" " members 50,000

The amount of money expended to assist the widows and orphans was
$5,000. The amount paid this year for the support of the pastors was
$83,593. The amount expended for Sunday-school work was $3,000.

The receipts of the Church in 1876 were as follows:

Amount of contingent money raised $2,976 85
Amount raised for the support of pastors 201,984 06
Amount raised for the support of presiding
elders 23,896 66
Amount of Dollar Money for general
educational purposes, etc. 28,009 97
Amount raised to support Sunday-schools
for the year 1876 17,415 33
Amount raised for the missionary society, 3,782 72
Amount raised in one year for building
churches 169,558 60
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Total amount raised for all purposes, $447,624 19

STATISTICS OF MEMBERS.

_Ministers._

Number of bishops 6
" " travelling preachers 1,418
" " local preachers 3,168
" " exhorters 2,546
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Total ministerial force in 1876 7,138
Ministerial force in 1816 8
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Ministerial gain in 60 years 7,130

_Members and Probationers._

Number of members 172,806
" " probationers 33,525
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Total number of members and probationers 206,331

SUMMARY OF MEMBERS.

Total number of ministers 7,138
Total number of members and probationers 206,331
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Grand total membership 213,469

CHURCH PROPERTY.

Number of churches 1,