of our own, but
by the Lord Christ, whose blood we desire may sprinkle this our
covenant, made in his name"

"The above is a covenant," says a learned divine, "to which all good
Christians, of every denomination, to the end of time, will be able to
subscribe their names,--written in a style of touching simplicity, which
has seldom been equalled, and containing sentiments which are felt to be
eloquent by every amiable and pious heart,--and should form the bond to
unite the whole church on earth, as they will unite the church of the
redeemed in heaven. This Covenant might well be adopted by all
Congregational and Protestant churches; and it will forever constitute the
glory, perpetuate the fame, and render precious the memory, of FRANCIS
HIGGINSON, the first minister of Salem."(12)

STATISTICS OF CHURCHES.

Baptists.

The following table, from the Baptist Register of 1842, exhibits the
statistics of the Regular or Associated Baptists in a perspicuous light:--

Churches, Ministers, &c.

States. Churches. Ministers. Baptized. Members.
Maine 261 181 2249 26490
New Hampshire 104 77 1042 9557
Vermont 134 94 784 10950
Massachusetts 209 179 2355 25092
Rhode Island 32 25 348 5196
Connecticut 98 92 559 11266
New York 814 697 7533 82200
New Jersey(13) 55 53 961 6716
Pennsylvania 252 181 2370 20983
Delaware 9 8 326
Maryland 27 18 661 1710
Virginia 477 238 3086 57390
North Carolina 448 193 1543 26169
South Carolina 367 192 1434 34092
Georgia 651 276 1043 44022
Alabama 503 250 908 25084
Mississippi 150 64 615 6050
Louisiana(14) 15 9 288
Arkansas 43 21 105 798
Tennessee 666 444 938 30879
Kentucky 627 300