STATISTICAL.

It is intended to publish in the Quarterly Journal, from time to time, the most accurate statisticalinformation which can be obtained, relative to the religious and literary condition of the United States. The documents, or sources, from which this information is derived, will commonly be mentioned, that the reader may judge for himself of the degree of eredit to which it is entitled. The following Tables relate to New England. In future numbers of the Journal, these will be enlarged so as to include other parts of the United States.

Williams Col.

Total.

Amherst Col.

Waterville C.

228

Brown Univ.

97

241

Wash. Col.

48

284

497

383

51

862605 167 72 15 85 24 6 1684

In Sword's Pocket Almanack for 1827, the number of Episcopal clergymen is given with greater accuracy. It is there stated that the number of Episcopal ministers in Vermont is 11, in Mass. 27, and in Conn. 52, making the total of ministers of this denomination in New England 99. A Baptist Religious Newspaper recently stated the number of ordained Baptist ministers in Mass. to be 119. The number may be somewhat larger in the other New England states than the Registers show; and the same remark will apply to the other denominations. Probably the whole number of stated ministers in New England educated and uneducated, orthodox and heterodox, engaged in actual labour is not far from 1800. The entire population is probably at this time 1,800,000. In 1750 there was in New England one educated minister to 6:24 souls. Now there is not more than one such minister to 1500 souls, and but one of any kind to 1000 souls.

130 131 146/431 196 696 115 12 1399 The students of Brown University are chiefly from Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut. Those of Washington College, for the most part, from Connecticut. The sum under each of these states, should therefore be increased probably from 20 to 40 each. From this table it appears that Massachusetts has in a course of education at the Colleges more than double the number of students of any other State. Connecticut has the next largest number, and Vermont the next. The same order prevails in regard to the number of ministers belonging to each State as appears from Table I. The total number of Students in all the Colleges in New England is 1,400. Of these 336, nearly one fourth of the whole, belonged to the classes which graduated the present autumn, which is not far from the number of liberally educated men annually sent into the world by this section of the Union; about as many as are sent by all the rest of the United States put together.

TABLE IV.

Showing the whole number of Alumni of some of the principal Colleges of New England.

1. Berkshire, 18 min. Rev. E. W. Dwight, clerk, Richmond, 2d Tuesday of June and October.

2. Mountain, 10 m. No information. 3. Franklin, 9 m. Rev. Benjamin F. Clark, c. Buckland, ad Tues. Feb. May, Aug. and Nov.

4. Hamp. Cent. 19 m. Rev. L. P. Bates, c. Whately, Ist Tuesday Feb. May, Aug. and Nov.

5. Hampden, 15 m. Rev. Dorus Clark, c. Blanford, 2d Tuesday June and February.

6. Brookfield, 9 m. Rev. Joseph Vaill, jr. c. Brimfield, Ist Wed. Jan. Oct. 3d Wed. April, and 2d Tuesday June.

7. Worcester Cent. 10 m. Rev. George Allen, clerk, Shrewsbury, Ist Tues. Jan. May, Aug. & Nov. 8. Harmony, 11 m. Rev. A. Pond, c. Ware, 3d Tu. Aug. Nov. and probably Feb. and May.

9. Worcester North, 9 m. Rev. R. A. Putnam, c. Fitchburg, 2d Tu. May, July, Sept. Nov. Jan. 10. Middlesex Un. 7 m. Rev. John Todd, c. Groton, 3d Tues. Jan. May, July, Sept. and Nov.

11. Andover, 12 m. Rev. S. Sewell, c. Burlington, 1st Tues. May, June, July, Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 12. Haverhill, Rev. John H. Church, c. Pelham, N.H. 2d Tues. June, August, and October.

13. Pasex Middle, 10 m. Rev. D. T. Kimball, c. Ipswich, 2d Tues. May, July, and Sept.

14. Salem and Vicinity, 14m. Rev. B. Emerson, c. Salem, 2d Tues. Jan. Mar. May, July, Sept. Nov. 15. Suffolk, 13 m. Rev. E. Beecher, c. Boston, 3d Tues. Feb. April, June, August, October, December. 16. Norfolk, 11 m. Rev. Josiah Bent, c. Weymouth, last Tues. April, July, and October.

17. Taunton and Vicinity, 8 m. Rev. E. Maltby, c. Taunton, Ist Tues. May, Aug. and Nov.

18. Old Colony, 9 m. Rev. D. Hemenway, c. Wareham, last Tues. Jan. April, July, and Oct.

13. Barnstable, 11 m. Rev. Nathaniel Cogswell, c. Yarmouth, last Tues. April and October.

* Not known.

CONNECTICUT.

1. Hartford North, 23 ministers, no information. 2. Hartford South, 15 m. Rev. Calvin Chapin, register, Rocky Hill, 1st Tues. June and Oct. monthly meeting of ministers 3d Tues. of every month except June and October.

3. New Haven West, 12 m. Rev. E. Scranton, r. Orange, last Tues. May, and 1st Tues. Oct.

4. New Haven East, 12 m. Rev. M. Noyes, r. Northford, last Tues. May and September.

5. New London, 15 m. Rev. A. M'Ewen, r. N. London, last Tues. May and September.

6. Fairfield West, 12m. Rev. W. Bonney, r. New Canaan, last Tues. May, Cons. 2d Tues. Oct. ministers' meetings 3d Tuesday each month.

7. Fairfield East, 9 m. Rev. A. Brundage, r. Brookfield, last Tues. in May, Ist Tues. Oct. ministers' meetings 2d Tuesday each month.

8. Windham, 19 m. Rev. D. G. Sprague, r. Hampton, 3d Tues. May, Cons. Ist Tues. October. 9. Litchfield North, 22 m. Rev. E. Goodman, r. Torringford, 2d Tues. June, last Tues. Sept. ministers' meetings 2d Tuesday each month.

10. Litchfield South, 14 m. Rev. C. A. Boardman, reg. Washington, Ist Tues. June, 2d Tues. October, min. meet. 2d Wednesday each month.

11. Middlesex, 13 m. Rev. A. Hovey, r. Saybrook, Ist Tuesday June and October.

12. Tolland, 15 m. Rev. A. Nash, r. Tolland, 1st Tues. June, Cons. last Tues. Sept. ministers' meetings Wednesday before 1st Sabbath in each month.

If any of the above statements are incorrect or incomplete, the Secretary of the Am. Ed. Soc. will be obliged to the Clerks or Registers of Associations for information. He will be glad also to be informed of any changes which may occasionally take place.

ORDINATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS,
from July to October, 1827.

Rev. Messrs. HIRAM ADAMS, JOHN W. CUR-
TIS, WM. A. CURTIS, SAMUEL FULL, &
GEORGE L. HINTON, to the order of Deacons,
in St. Thomas church, New York. July 1.

Rev. AARON GARRISON, as an Evangelist, at Chatham, N. Y. July 3.

Rev. BENJAMIN N. HARRIS, over the Baptist ch.

in Leicester, Mass. July 3.

Rev. BARNES SEARS, over the Baptist church, at

Hartford, Conn. July 11.

Rev. GEORGE C. BECK WITH, over the first con-
gregational church in Lowell, Mass. July 18.
Rev. ENOCH CONGER, over the Cong. chhs. of
Ridgefield and Lyme, Ohio. July 24.
Rev. JOHN BEACH, at Peru, Ohio. July 25.
Rev. CHARLES HOOVER, to the work of the Gos-
pel Ministry, in the 1st Presb. ch. Newark, N. J.
July, 31.

Rev. CORNELIUS VAN CLIFF, as an Evangelist,
by the Classis of Philadelphia. Aug. 2.
Rev. GEORGE C. SHEPARD, admitted to the or-
der of Priests, at Hebron, Conn. Aug. 8.
Rev. SAMUEL C. BRADFORD, over the cong. ch.

and soc. in Derby, Mass. Aug. 8. Rev. HOSEA BICKLEY, over the cong. ch. and soc. in Dummerston. Aug. 8.

Rev. MOSES CURTIS, over the Baptist church in

Canton, Mass. Aug. 8.

Rev. THOMAS DE WITT, as associate Pastor in the Collegiate Dutch ch. New York. Aug. 8. Rev. J. H. MARTIN, as an Evangelist, at Hanover,

Mass. Aug. 22.

Rev. PHILETUS CLARK, over the cong.church, in
Londonderry, N. H. Aug. 29.

Rev. NATHANIEL KINGSBURY, and EDWARD
W. PEET, ordained Deacons. Sept. 2.
Mr. ISRAEL AKINS, at the request of the Baptist
church in Southington, Conn. Sept. 5.
Rev. JOHN T. BALDWIN, as an Evangelist, at
Springville, N. Y. by the Presbytery of Buffalo.
Sept. 6.

Rev. AMASA CLARK, as an Evangelist, at Russell,
Mass. by the Westfield Bap. Assoc. Sept. 6.

church, Woodstock, Vt.

Rev. JOEL HAYES, æt. 74, Pastor of congregational church, South Hadley, Mass.

Rev. JOSEPH THAXTER, æt. 83, Pastor of congregational church, Edgarton, Mass. Rev. NATHANIEL BRADSTREET, æt. 57, Westford. Mass.

Rev THOMAS K. PECK, æt. 34, Paquetannak, Conn. Episcopal church.

Rev. FRANCIS G. MACCOMBER, sæt. 30, Pastor of Bap ch. Beverly, Ms. formerly patronized by the American Education Society.

Rev. CORNELIUS R. DUFFIE, æt 38, Rector of St.
Thomas church, New York city.

Rev. JOSIAH MOULTON, æt 52, Ashford, N. Y.
Rev. DANIEL BANKS, sæt. 48. Preceptor St. Law-
rence Academy, Potsdam, N. Y.
Rev. ENOCH BOUTON, æt. 48, Preble. N. Y.
Rev. CHARLES THORP, sæt. 48, Pastor Presb. ch.

Brighton, N. Y

Rev. FREEBORN GARRETSON, æt. 76, Methodist Episcopal church, New York.

Rev. JAMES M'LAUGHLIN, et. 59, Pastor of Baptist church. New Britain, New Jersey.

Rev. GEORGE C. STREIN, æt. 59, Pastor of Evangelical Lutheran church, Hamburgh, Penn. Rev. MAXAMILLIAN RAUTZAU, æt. 58, Fred

ericksburg, Maryland.

Rev. ROBERT LITTLE, æt. 58, Pastor of Unitarian church, Washington. D. C.

Rev. JOSEPH WILLARD, æt. 72, congregational
church, Littleton, New Hampshire.
Rev. ISRAEL KEMP, Baptist church, York co.Va.
Rev. BARZILLIA GRAVES, Caswell co. N. C.
Rev. WILLIAM H. WILMER, D. D. Prest. William

and Mary College, Va.

Rev. WILLIAM JONES, t. 23, Meth. Episcopal

church, Trenton, N. C.

Rev. MALICH! REEVES, Wilkes co. Ga.

Rev. THEOPHILUS PIERCE, æt. 60, Bap. church,

Twigs county, Ga.

Rev. THOMAS D. HOWELL, Meth. Epis. ch. Ga.
Rev. HARRIS POPE, set. 28, West Tennessee.
Rev. HORACE HOLLEY. D. D. late President of

Transylvania University, Kentucky.

Rev. JOSEPH P. HOWE, Montgomery, Ky.

Rev. JAMES DESIGRAND, late Prest. of St. Tho

mas College, Kentucky. Rev. THOMAS ODELL, Meth. Epis, church, Ohio.

Students in Theology.

Mr. JOHN INGALLS, æt. 28, a member of the senior class in Theol. Sem. Andover.

Died at Andover, Mass. Sept. 24, 1827, Mr. JOSEPH PECK, æt. 30; for several years under the patronage of the American Education Society. Mr. Peck was born at Amherst, Mass. where his mother, a widow, now resides. He became hopefully pious during a revival of religion in his native town, and made a public profession while a member of Amherst College. He possessed an amiable disposition, was

highly consistent and exemplary in his deportment, and gave evidence of being sincerely devoted to the cause of the Redeemer. His health had been failing for some time, when he was attacked with a violent fever which terminated his life in a few days. During his last illness he manifested a calm and submissive temper. His mind, even when labouring under delirium occasioned by the disease, dwelt much upon religious subjects. He was frequently engaged in prayer, for himself and others, and was observed to be thus engaged but a short time before he expired. Being seized with one of those paroxysms which frequently precede dissolution, he raised himself up and exclaimed, O death, death! And not long after. was permitted, we trust, to triumph over its sting, and to enter into rest. It is said to have been his purpose, had he lived, to devote himself as a Missionary, to the West.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Letter from a minister, formerly aided by the American Education Society, who has refunded all which he received.

The spirit which the following communication breathes, and the sentiments which it expresses, entitle it to a wider circulation than it can have is suffered to remain on the files of the American Edu

cation Society. The letter is highly honourable to the writer, and is worth a thousand speculations on the subject to which it relates.

To the Reverend Elias Cornelius, Secretary of the American Education Society.

Dear Brother,-I have this day received your Circular Letter, appealing for aid to those who were patronized by your Society and who have entered the ministry. It is a privilege and an honor to belong to that number, which I value more and more every year, but of which I should be undeserving were I not moved by the representations in your Circular. To me, indeed, the Society made its appropriations before its present judicious system of requiring notes without interest, came into operation, and therefore, in view of human law, it has no claim upon me; but it has a moral claim of a very sacred nature: such have been my views ever since I entered the ministry.

For this reason, and because I place a high estimation on this species of charity, I have been endeavoring to pay the Society all I ever received from it (including interest, as well as principal,) as fast as I could do so, consistently with the claims of other benevolent institutions and objects; and I have aimed to proceed just as if I had given such a written obligation to the Society, as is required by its present plan. Enclosed is dollars which added to what I have given the last year makes the amount of the bene

factions I received from your Society. My donations for several years previous, whether more or less, you may regard in the light of interest; and in the same light you may regard all my future donations, which I purpose to continue, annually, as long as I have any thing to give.

My salary is small; and though my family is also small, we have to consult the principles of economy and to deny ourselves many things, in order to have an agency in the various great departments of Christian charity. Our rule is, first, to economise; secondly, to give "bountifully," according to the Scripture maxim, 2 Cor. 9:6; and then, thirdly, if we have any thing to spare, to lay it up, until the Lord shall call for it;and we find so much enjoyment in this course, that we shall probably continue

it.

I hope vou will send your Circular to all who have received the bounty of the Society, and have entered the ministry, and are not actually laboring among the heathen, or in the desolate places of our own land. Surely there are few who cannot pay something, and none who will not gladly contribute what they can. In my judgment, those who have not given given notes for the money they have received, are as really bound to make payment, as those who have given them; and at the same time they have the singular privilege of making this payment as though it were a free gift.

Your brother and fellow-laborer.

October, 1827.

This same correspondent says in another communication, "I wonder clergymen are not more ambitious of the luxury of giving. Let them think that out of 100 dollars, fire handsome donations can be made of twenty dollars each, and from 60 dollars, five, of twelve dollars each. Let them give thus and insist upon it as their right and privilege of which no man shall deny them, and great would be their influence. People would complain less at their giving twenty dollars, than at their laying up that sum; and less of their laying up money than they do, if ministers only gave away as much as they laid up. A man with a salary of 600 dollars, ought, as it seems to me, to give 60 dollars a year, or one tenth of his income; and a man with a thousand dollars income, ought to give 100 dollars in charity; to do so only requires, calculation, economy, and decision."

ments, as a proof, that while the Directors of the American Education Society appropriate aid in the way of loans, they do it, however, upon principles purely parental and benevolent. Cases may oc

cur in which it would be unsuitable to require a young man to refund. The rules of the Directors make provision for such instances, and they have recently decided, that the case of the self denying missionary who devotes his life, and his all, to the service of Jesus Christ, among the benighted and destitute portions of our race, is of this nature. The certificate and letter have been forwarded to a missionary who is soon to embark for the Sandwich Islands. Similar certificates will be sent to several others, who were once patronized by the Society, and who have devoted their lives to the missionary work.

"This is to certify, that

having devoted himself to the service of Christ among the heathen, is by special vote of the Board of Directors, bearing date Oct 10, 1827, released, so long as he shall continue in this holy and self denying work, from his pecuniary obligations to the American Education Society." Signed in behalf of the Board of Directors.

The certificate was accompanied with the following letter, and with a copy of the life of David Brainerd, as a memorial of affection and interest. "My dear Brother,

I herewith enclose a certificate, by which you will learn that, in consequence of the high and holy service to which you have devoted yourself, your pecuniary obligations to the American Education Society cease to be binding upon you. In doing this, we cherish no doubt, that should Divine Providence hereafter place you in a situation to aid the Society by refunding the whole, or a part of what you have received, and should you meet with no higher claims upon your resources, you will be as happy to return something into this sacred Treasury, as we shall be to receive it.

But, go, my Brother, and let your first object be to win souls to Christ among the heathen; and, whether you ever render any other recompense or not to the Christian Church, whose son, I trust, you