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Tennessee 21,675 4,405 26,080 95
Indiana 52,208 407 52,615 156
Memphis 12,497 1,995 14,492 69
Arkansas 4,228 725 1,524 6,479 41
Holston 25,902 2,420 28,322 68
Mississippi 8,433 4,178 67 12,678 81
North 15,983 4,480 20,463 61
Carolina
Texas 1,623 230 1,853 19
Alabama 19,491 5,821 25,312 87
South 26,945 30,481 57,426 102
Carolina
Virginia 21,841 3,086 24,927 94
Georgia 28,868 9,989 38,857 127
Baltimore 42,789 13,904 56,693 182
Philadelphia 35,094 8,778 43,872 128
New Jersey 22,733 542 23,275 108
New York 36,284 405 36,689 215
Liberia 922 922 19
Mission
Total, 1840 748,442 102,158 2,318 852,918 3,587
Total, 1842 796,495 107,251 2,617 906,363 3,846

Presbyterians.

The Protestant faith was introduced into Scotland about 1527; and about
1592 Andrew Melville effected the introduction of the Presbyterian form of
church polity. This form, through much persecution, and even bloodshed,
has been maintained ever since. Its creed is Calvinistic. This church has
nearly a thousand ministers, and about one million five hundred thousand
church members. It is the established religion of Scotland, sustained by
law. There are also several bodies of dissenting Presbyterians in
Scotland.

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Presbyterianism was first introduced into England by those Christians who
returned from Frankfort, after the death of Queen Mary. For a time, it
flourished, but at length lapsed into Socinianism. There are, however, a
few churches in England still pure, which are in fellowship with the
Scotch Presbyterians.

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This denomination began its organized existence in America about the year
1700, and is the offspring of the chu