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comprehending altogether 76 cures, served by 60 clergymen.The number of their adherents is supposed to be about 19,000;which, including the children, may amount to 28,000 souls.
The Roman Catholics divide Scotland into two districts only,the Lowland and the Highland, in order chiefly to make a sepa-ration between the two languages, the English and the Gaelic.Over each they have a Vicar Apostolic, and a Bishop Coadjutor .In the Low country, they have about 30 officiating priests, and inthe Highlands about 18. Number of souls about 27,000.
The Seceders from the Scotch Presbyterian Established Church,(divide the country among them thus—
1. The Burgher Associate Synod, lay it out in 10 Presbyte-ries. They have in all 130 congregations in Scotland , with about66,000 hearers ; to which, adding children, the number of soulswill amount to about 100,000.
2. The Anti-Burgher Seceders divide it among 3 Synods, con-taining 11 Presbyteries_They have in all 131- congregations in
Scotland , with about 60,000 hearers ; to which, if the childrenbe added, will make them amount to perhaps 90,000.
3. The Church of Relief divide the country into 6 Presbyte-ries.—They have 76 congregations, with about 50,000 hearers ;which, including their children, may make them amount to about75,000 souls.
The other Presbyterian Sects , as the Cameronians, &c. mayamount to about 14,000.
The Separatists, of various persuasions ; as Baptists , Bereans,Glassites, &c. may amount in all to nearly 50,000.
The Methodists, of whom there are supposed to be about 6000members, or, including children, about 9000 souls, divide thecountry into circuits, 11 in all, served by 18 preachers.
The Friends, or Quakers , are so few in number, that they haveonly five places of meeting, viz. Glasgow , Hawick , Edinburgh ,Aberdeen, and Kinmuck, near Old Meldrum. Their whole num-ber does not exceed 200 souls.
The revival of learning, and both the riches and vices of theRomish clergy, produced the Reformation. The refusal of theScots Bishops to take the oaths to King William and Queen Ma-ry, occasioned the Presbyterian form of church government to besettled at the Revolution. The sects which have separated fromthis church, sprung up chiefly from opposition to presentation bypatrons, instead of a popular election of the established clergy;and they are thrice more numerous than both the Roman Catho lics and Episcopalians.