23. Loia's Supper The supper of the Lord Jesus was in-
f tit u ted by him, the same night wherein he was betrayed, to be observed in his chinches unto the end of the world, for the perpetual remembrance and showing forth the sacrifice of himself in his dt ath.
24. The Reiurrection.—The bodies of men after death re- turn to dust, hut their souls, which neither die nor sleep, hav- ing an immortal subsistence, immediately return to Cod who gave them ; the souls of the righteous, being then made per- fect in holiness, are leceived into paradise, wl e:e they are with Christ, and behold the face of Gi d, in light and glory, waiting for the full redemption of their booh s ; aid the si uls ef the wicked are cast into hell, where (bey remain in torment rnd utter darkness, reserved to the jucgnient of the gr.Kt day.
25. The Judgment — God hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righti ousness,by Jesus Chiist. to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father , then shall the righteous go into c vei lasting life, and receive the fulness of joy and gloiy, with evei lasting reward, in the presence of tha Lord; but the wicked who know not God, and obey not the Gospel ef Jesus Christ, shall be east into eternal torments, and i uni.-hed with everlasting destracti' n, from the presence of the Lord, and from the gloiy of his pi wer.
The American Br.ptists differ clso from the Pritish in a mere general adoption of ''elese communion." See Communion.
III. statistics: 1. United States.— According to the Baptist Almcnac for I860, there were, in 18G5, 502 asso- ciations, 12,7C2 churches, 7807 ordained ministers, end 1,040,31 3 members. Of the latter, E244 -were members in German and Dutch, 600 in Swedish, end 1400 in Welsh churches. The number of Baptist colleges in 1859 was i'4. The oldest is Brown University, at Provider.ce, l.hcde Island, which was founded in 1704. The next in age, Madison University, at Hamilton, New York, was founded in 1819. Fifteen were organ- ized from le55 to 1859. The oldest theological school was organized in connection with Madison University in 1820. The whole number in If- 59 was 12. 'lhe Baptists, in 1859, published 28 weekly papers, 14 month- j lies, and 2 quarterlies — the Christian Review, at New ! York, and the Southern Review and Eclectic, at Nash- ville, Tenn. Two of the monthlies were published in ! foreign languages — one in German, one in Welsh. . During the Civil War (from 18C0 to 1£64) nearly all ! colleges, seminaries, and papers in the states 1 eh ng- j ing to the Southern Confederacy were suspended, but after the close of the war were gradually revived.
The general benevolent associations are (1.) Amer- ican Baptist Missionary Union, established in 1814. The receipts in 18G5 were $169,792. The Board has , under its care 19 missions: 3 among the Indians of i North America, 2 in Europe, and 14 in South-eastern | Asia. The Asiatic missions have 15 stations, and more than 400 out-stations. There are now connected with the missions, including tlmse in this country and exclusive of Europe, 84 American laborers — 41 males and -!3 females— together with over 500 native help- | ert, of whom about 50 are ordained.. Of native labor-
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ers in Europe there are 200. According to incomplete returns, there are about 36,000 members. Sec Mis- SIOKS.
(2.) American Baptist Publication Society, estab- lished in 1824. In 1865 its receipts amounted to $158,954 93. Twenty-eight new publications were issued during the year, making 99,997,150 pages 18mo. The total uumber of pages printed since the society's organization is about 531,000,000. The Reaper has a circulation of over 100,000. Twenty-six colporteurs were in commission, distributed in the different states and in Sweden.
Connected with the American Baptist Publication Society is the American Baptist Historical Society, which was established in 1853.
(3.) American Baptist Home Mission Society, estab- lished in 1832. Total receipts in 1865, $122,519. Mis- sionaries and agents employed during the year, 24G.
(4.) American and Foreign Bible Society. See Bi- blb Societies.
(5.) American Baptist Free Mission Society, estab- lished in 1843. Total receipts for the year 1865, $26,631.
(6.) Southern Baptist Convention, established in 1845. It holds biennial meetings. Its Foreign Mis- sion Board is located at Richmond, Va., and reported in 1859, receipts, $39,824 38 ; expenditures, $31,024 63. The Domestic and Indian Mission Board is located at Marion, Ala. Receipts, $47,698 27 ; expenditures, $41,369 70. There have been under commission dur- ing the year 35 missionaries : 19 among the Creeks, 10 among the Choctaws, and 6 anions the Cherokees. The Bible Board is located at Nashville, Tenn.
(7.) Southern Baptist Publication Society, estab- lished in 1847. Receipts in 1858, $9794 25 ; expend- itures, $9159 69. The amount of volumes issued by the society from the first is 222,175, containing 82,775, 666 'pages.
2. Great Britain. — According to the English Baptist Manual for 1858, there were in Great Britain and Ire- land 33 associations of Particular Baptists, 1917 church- es (of which 1132 were associated), 101,397 members, 137,524 pupils of Sunday-schools. The annual report of the secretary of the Baptist Union in 1865 contained the following statistical statements: "All the coun- try and district associations in England but one were now affiliated with the Union, and in all Great Britain and Ireland but four. Twenty churches had joined the Union during the year. The total number of churches in connection with the Union is 1332, the number of Baptist churches in the kingdom (England and Wale-) being about 2400. Returns had been ob- tained from 1898 churches, and these showed a total Of 198,295 members, or an excess of 22,063 over the preceding year.'' In Scotland there were, in 1865, 97 Baptist churches, 95 ministers, and 5000 members. In Ireland, 37 churches, 24 ministers, 950 members. The Particular Baptists have 6 colleges: Bristol (founded in 1770): Horton College, Bradford (1804); Regent's Park, London (1810) ; Pontypool (1807) ; Haverford West (1841 I; and Edinburgh. The first five had to- gether, in 1859, 103 pupils. The General Baptists li ive a college at Nottingham (since 1798), with 7 stu- dent- ; the New Connection of General Baptists a col- lege at Leicester. The religious and benevolent so- cietiea arc very numerous: the Baptist Year-book for itions 17. The Baptist Missionary Socu fy had in 1859 an income of £26,518, and missions in India, Ceylon, the West Indies, Africa, and Trance. The trives to be a bond of union for the independent churches, to obtain statistical information on Baptist churches and institutions throughout the world, and to prepare an annual report on the stale of the denomination. I ]„■ General Baptist Missionary Society of the New Connection of General Baptists sus- tains a mission in India. (A complete list is also given in Schem'a Ecclesiastical Year-book for 1859, p. 110.) According to th ./„„,/■, the period-