The Methodists

According to tho latost Btntistie of th Methodist Episcopal Church, as , ! printed in the Christian Advocate, j thera are now in the world 4,489,877 Methodist mombers and pvoWiontrs nd 74,969 local anti 29..206 itinerant preachors, distribnted asfollows: Itin-ernnt Local Isii; PréOChtft, Preachws. StbT9 Ttaitod Stutte, inc. for. mia 88.1W 20.M2 3.3%.!KKI ■ Oanad. lnr. for. rnta..'. 1.WÍ ."-M7 1(T.S57 Gat -Britain, do. do... X.K 888 His.'Xyi Irfland. Franco. Aus'lia. W .2,742 '.Xi.USO The total Methodist popnlation íb cstimated at 20,000,000. In the United States the Methodist Episcopal Chtirch , t has 1,688,788 mombers and probation' ers, against 1,671.608 last year, indicating an inerease of 17,180; 11,308 itiner: ant preachers, a gain of 39, and 12,560 I local preachers, & gain of 23. In the I pwjvious year in lof-al prlirs tïir ff ft loan of 120.