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CHAPTER VI. 

Statistical Table No. 2.

It will be seen by this table that the number of churches are the same in 1883 as in 1872 when the Conference was set off. While there was an increase of four churches in 1875, the year of 1878 shows a decrease of one, and the year of 1880 shows a loss of four churches. It is to be regretted that no record of the circumstances attending the loss of any of these (Orange church excepted) has been kept in the minutes. There is evidently need of more correct reporting. When the valuation column and church extension are considered, it certainly is mysterious.

Year.	Members.	Local Preachers.	Exhorters.	Churches.	Value.	Indebtedness.	Parsonages.	Value.	School Houses.	Sabbath Schools.	Superintendents.	Teachers and offi- cers.	Scholars.	Dollar Money.
1872	2,457	66	42	49	$121,000 68	$9,548 00	5		5	46	37	271	7,860	$994 77
1873	2,340	65	42	50	54,950 00	3,415 40	4		5	48	64	287	5,423	846 01
1874	2,675	64	39	53	62,296 50	4,585 04	9		5	48	59	274	2,288	735 41
1875	2,410	60	37	51	1,393 00	8,659 00	10		3	48	41	282	2,468	900 58
1876	2,448	57	39	49	1,364 00	19,497 97	9		4	46	58	310	2,516	916 65
1877	2,494	58	35	48	1,250 00	14,800 66	8		3	45	63	297	2,560	840 46
1878	2,417	56	31	49	111,475 00	17,522 69	7		2	44	50	262	2,418	960 14
1879	2,166	53	53	45	102,815 00	12,199 00	7		2	43	53	293	2,270	905 70
1880	2,222	55	34	54	103,230 00	18,184 00	10		4	46	61	277	2,336	795 65
1881	1,850	54	32	50	123,500 00	19,166 07	12		5	56	58	276	2,216	858 19
1882	2,433	50	37	49	117,819 00	17,853 92	12		1	49	67	285	2,245	919 00
1883	2,533	56	39	50	119,600 00	8,161 96	8	3,200 00		51	40	273	2,235	822 15
1884	2,893	61	35	51	165,600 00	31,747 22	8	1,700 00		44	30	428	2,359	1,100 00
1885	2,673	65	36	54	120,700 00	34,588 23	8	2,600 00		38	38	434	1,966	1,000 00
1886	2,373	57	25	50	121,922 00	21,984 80	9	2,380 00		54	54	492	2,174	1,417 55

REMARKS ON TABLE.

Will some good mathematician tell how, after fourteen years, we have fallen behind in membership eighty-four, and during that time we have reported four thousand three hundred and eighty-nine probationers - more than double the amount of members reported in any one year? In the light of all that is being said of our advancement, how does this sound? How can these things be? We have gained one church and lost or fell behind in Sunday-school members five thousand six hundred and eighty-six. We would not dare to say that some of these reports are false, but we do say the truth has been handled very carelessly.

Rt. Rev. Richard Allen,

First Bishop A. M. E. Church.

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