Ministers. Members. 1843 250 15,000 1859 -- 33,000 1862 -- 46,000 1863 386 47,388 1365 405 50,000 1866 473 54,875 1867 478 58,002 The average annual increase of the denomination in twenty-four years has been 1,791. 9. The "Christians," or "Christian Connection," profess not to owe their origin to the labors of any one man, like the other Protestant sects. They rose almost simultaneously in different and remote parts of this country, without knowledge of each other's movements. The new organizations of this denomination held their twenty-third annual convention in June, 1868. The number of organizations was one hundred and sixty. The numbers of the denomination have been stated as follows: Ministers. Churches. Members. 1844 2,000 1,500 325,000 1866 3,000 5,000 500,000 The average annual increase of members has been as follows: In 22 years 7,594 members. The "Church of God," as it exists by that name in the United States, is a religious community, who profess to have come out from all human and unscriptural organizations, and to have fallen back upon original grounds, and who wish, therefore, to be known and called by no other distinctive name. This denomination exists in Ohio and Pennsylvania and the Western States, and their numbers have been stated as follows: Ministers. Churches. Members. 1843 83 125 10,000 1860 140 275 14,000 1866 -- 360 32,000 The average annual increase has been as follows: Churches. Members. In 23 years 10 960 11. The denominations thus far noticed are chiefly of German origin. The next class contains those of Scottish origin. Among these the Presbyterian holds the first place in age and numbers. The first organization here was made in 1706, and known as the Presbytery of Philadelphia. Their first synod was convened September 17, 1718. The first General Assembly met in 1789, and a more efficient and extensive development ensued. In 1810, a division arose, and the formation of the "Cumberland Presbyterian" organization. But the most extensive division took place in 1838, by which a body was organized and known as the "New School," while those who remained were designated as "Old School" Presbyterians. The split thus made has continued for thirty years, but is now ostensibly removed by measures of reunion. The statistics of the "Old School" Presbyterians for the year 1863 first show the effect of the separation of the Southern portion during the war. The report of numbers has been as follows: