A theological seminary, for the purpose of educating young men for the gospel ministry, was established in this place, in 1812, by the General Assembly of the Presbyteri an church in the United States. There are, at present, two professors, one of didactic and polemic theology, the other of ecclesiastical history and church government ; and between 50 and 60 theological students. A handsome stone edifice, 150 feet long, and 50 wide, and four stories high, capable, when completed, of accommodating 100 stu dents, has lately been erected. The two lower stories are finished, and the upper part is expected to be finished short ly. The college and theological seminary are institutions entirely distinct from and independent of each other ; though the most ft iendly intercourse exists between them, and they are mutually advantageous to each other.
Queen's College, at New-Brunswick, was founded by ministers of the Dutch church, for the education of their clergy, and was incorporated in 1770. Within a few years past a handsome stone building has been erected for the use of the professors of the college, and to furnish apart ments for recitation rooms, and a grammar school. The
exercises of the college, however, have, for some time past, been entirely suspended. There are, at present, no pupils, except in the grammar school. The new building has been granted by the trustees of the college (to be resumed at their option) to accommodate a theological school of the Dutch church, in which there ate two professors, and about 17 pupils.
There are a number of different religious denominations in New-Jersey. The English Presbyterians, who are most numerous, have 74 churches, and 59 clergymen; the Dutch Reformed, 31 churches, and 20 clergymen ; the Episcopa lians 24 churches, and II clergymen ; the Baptists 30 churches, and 23 clergymen ; the Congregationalists 9 churches, and 5 clergymen ; the Friends have 44 meet ing houses in the state. The Alethodists are numerous ; the number of their communicants was about 6739 in 1811.
The inhabitants are a collection of Low Dutch, Germans, English, Scotch, Irish, and New-Englanders, or their de scendants. In 1810, the population was, Males 115,357 Females 111,511 Total population in 1810, 226,868 The militia, in 1810, amounted to 33,710 men.