The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-09
WHO ATTEND THE CHURCHES
MEN OUTNUNBERJD ny UOMEv IN RE
LIGIOUS OBSEET.fNCIsS.
Representative Ciergymen Give the Proper
tion of the sexes In their several Denoni.
nations and Give theIr Views of the Causes.

churches is in the ratio " three women to one
man, and that on week days this disparity Is
greatly increased. Preachers lave complained
from their pulpits Of the porversity Of the male
worshiuprrs. who only como one day ir seven.
and then too often Doe away tho precious min
utcs in cushioned rcws. obliyious To- the exam
pie Of their more punc,ual better halves
flood ~ correspondence has reached THE
SrN upon this subject. the largo majority Of the
writer's holding that women constitute the great
bulk ofthc church-going classcs. and that but for
this fact Il largo proportion Of the churches
would he comparatively deserted. In order
to obtain accurate information from those
most Interested. the following questions have
been propoundrd to come one representative
Clergyman Of each religious denomination in
the city:
First-lIow large a proportion OF your actual
membership are women?
Sccond-llow largo proportion Of your aver
as' congregations ar' of tho same scx?
The following arr the replies received:
The Rev. DR.. WIN. +. Morgan % 81, Thorn
mss Protestant Episcopal Church. Ffty-third
street and FIN avenue. says: In our parish
the sexes are neirly evenly divided. In rcspcot
to COMMUNICATES there is probably an excess
though not large oncl Of females Among
our regular attendants are many young bust
".
especially the Eulirrios. At both morning ana
oNrnin: 'rvir". Tho lerro g..e Of lenigle com
munlcnniS IN th" Protestant Episcopal churches
nl lAls CIV should Judge 10 DE about sixty. or
~ me proportion of thrse.iliths women To two
mus MN. IN tho smaller parishes. where the
r'i1rS arc Wen OF moderate Htaiumrnts. lit
We known outside of tleir respective lpealijios.
the Proportion uf women mdy be-. and probably
i- still larger Then there are ctrgymcn
whose preaching rs mot 81 a character 80 attract
mon. cs 49, 'laliv men 81 the world and those pf
irHti fI cist pi mind. and u Is among these !
~ 4| |Hff ..I
shippers really arises. II must be remembered
thui thor" are many women who have lils else
IN. 10 aUr,6' ,','!S t,'i
tN" unmarried ludics vino attend the large up
town CHURCHES have vastly more leisure than
10 mn "I cnfr'spunding position, and 10y
their nature. bfug iuurc devotional. they
Wrone To- church Ia nu'h iGrgcr numbers. 1t
should also b. remembered that the men have
THOR business. their clubs. th-ir social centres
ui ruI 1t flNui. nut always 81 tho best kind from
which women are shut out The nvrriige mn
married wonun ha- only one thing 10 take the
l'N'' ol ava iil aud that ls religion. II her
.rIm' 'l mind h' 90 al aNotiouH.. or IL she DO
pu-tf a-'t - am emotional temperament. shecu-
lrf7 N."n i'iigiuus work VITA constdncy and
urN"I "a WAfh 10 men APPEAR SOM ttmrs mex
i"th, AMI t ~ upon their influence. as mothers.
ssti an vs. Ns, that the church in aii ages
Ilr q IS. William T. Tucker. - the Madison
SVuure Pros yi'rian Church Oute th. Key. nr.
Aiuiu- '-l sad thut hi~ average number 90 COM
muh.rtGi- was ui3, 81 whom. .ly. 800 were wu-
non AMI l3J wNu. Among "a" younger Glass
81 converts. from II to Is year. Of age. there
were NOR girls t4an boys. although tIe excess
WIS not irsr. His congregation WAS about
tne MAJORITY. The Pres ytsrlun Church iu tiis
country arlruhcI largely upon woman. mi,u-
prou.iurut ulgt allowed hy The M.taodi~ts nrl
cher religious bodies. ipon this am kintrcd
question:. Irsbyeraus wore dccld"dly COM
s"isuttr. lut tA - dld NOT iui - rrco ..u!- the
lnr.." shure of women. wotS n eXtoullng
and mnkin. permanent church influences. In
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