In 1644, the present First Church in Newport, R. I., was organized. But whether the present First Church in Providence was constituted before this date is still a disputed point. Both claim priority. In 1656, the Second Church, Newport, was formed. Then followed in order of time the church in Swansea, Massachusetts, 1663; First, Boston, 1665; North Kingstone, R. I., 1665; Seventh Day Church, Newport, 1671; South Kingstone, R. I., 1680; Kittery, Me., 1682; Middletown, N. J., 1688; Lower Dublin, Pa., 1689; Charleston, S. C., 1690; Philadelphia, Pa., 1698; Welsh Tract, Del., 1701; Groton, Ct., 1705. Others, not mentioned, arose within this period in these and other colonies. With the increase of population, Baptists rapidly increased and widely spread over the country. _Edward's Tables_ gives the number of American Baptist Churches in 1768, as only 137. _Asplund's Register_ for 1790, reported 872 churches, 722 ordained ministers, with 64,975 members. _Benedict's History_ states that in 1812, there were 2,633 churches, 2,143 ordained ministers, and 204,185 members. _Allen's Register_ for 1836, puts them at 7,299 churches, 4.075 ordained ministers, and 517,523 members. _The Baptist Year-Book_ gives the following figures: Date Churches Ministers Members 1840 7,771 5,208 571,291 1860 12,279 7,773 1,016,134 1880 26,080 16,569 2,296,327 1890 33,588 21,175 3,070,047 1900 43,427 29,473 4,181,086 1910 49,045 33,909 5,266,369 1920 53,866 42,121 7,504,447 1930 53,888 49,907 8,915,785 _The Year-Book_ gives the Sunday school statistics for 1930, as follows: For the United States, schools, 46,132; total enrollment 5,143,056. The figures given in all these cases are probably less than the actual facts warrant, since full reports from associations, churches, and schools can never be obtained. OTHER BAPTISTS Besides the regular Baptist Brotherhood, there are in the United States very many other and smaller denominations, which practice immersion, but are not in fellowship with, or reckoned as a part of, the great Baptist family. The Seventh Day Baptists, so called on account of their observing Saturday, or the seventh day of the week, as their Sabbath, on the ground that the Jewish Sabbath was never abrogated. They are estimated at about 7,000. The Free Will Baptists, who take their name from their views as to the freedom of the human will and practice open communion, number about 66,000. In the North the Free Will Baptist churches have generally united with the Northern Convention, and their membership is reckoned with that of the regular Baptist body. The Six Principle Baptists, so called because their doctrinal confession is based on the six points mentioned in Hebrews 6:1, 2, are estimated at about 300.