Great Britain. General register office.

[BY AUTHORITY OF THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL.]

SKETCHES

OF THE

RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS

OF THE PRESENT DAY.

WITH THE NUMBER OF SECTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES,

AND AN INTRODUCTORY SKETCH OF THE PROGRESS OF RELIGIOUS OPINIONS IN
ENGLAND TILL THE PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTION OF 1688;

WITH PARTICULAR NOTICES OF THE FOLLOWING DIFFERENT CHURCHES:

COMPRISING THE NUMBER OF EACH DENOMINATION,
ABRIDGED FROM THE OFFICIAL REPORT MADE BY
HORACE MANN, Esq.,

(OF LINCOLN'S INN, BARRISTER-AT-LAW,)

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GEORGE GRAHAM, Esq., Registrar-General.

TWENTY-FOURTH THOUSAND (REVISED).

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LONDON:

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND CO., 2, FARRINGDON STREET.

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Necessity for explaining their history and peculiar principles

Introductory sketch of the progress of religious opinions in Eng-

land till the period of the Revolution of 1688

PARTICULAR NOTICES OF THE DIFFERENT CHURCHES:

Church of England

Presbyterians

Independents

Baptists

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Estimate of the number of persons able to attend worship
Estimate of the number of sittings required for these persons
Actual provision according to the Census

Effect of unequal distribution in diminishing the value of
existing accommodation

Comparative provision in town and country districts

Rate at which the supply is increasing

Extent to which the existing accommodation is available

Proportion of the accommodation which is free

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