The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-31
PIOUS WRINKLES.
Interesting Religious Items Tor
SAINTS and Sinners.
Why The Jew Must LlVe-De-
nominational Statistics OF
Texas Christians,

The pope has abandoned the proposed
European congress on slavery.
The clergy of the Church of England of
all grades from archbishops to curates
number $4,000.
Preparations are being made for con-
ference in April of Mormons from all
parts of the world.
The Methodist book committee will
meet IN New York on February IL.
Doctor Knight, of Lar caster, Pa, has
accented the election of blshopric of Mil
waukee.
The Rev. G. G. Grafton has been elected
bishop of Fon du Lac, but the standing
committee has refused to consecrste him.
Doctor Judson, of New York, has sue
oeeded in reising over $4,000 OF the
amount required for his new church. The
entire sum needed is $239,5OO.
Holy Trinity parish, Brooklyn, claims
| 10000 Catholics.
The Catholic societies of Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, are making Prepa-
rations for grand public parade IN Fits
burg on Washington's birthday.
convent has been built adjoining st.
Teresa's church, Philadelphia.
The new Catholic seminary will be COM
m Fenced in New York as soon as suitable
site can be procured. 1t will cost $780,
900, and Archbishop Corrigan expects to
| lay the foundation stone this spring.
Doctor Alexander Kohut has, after
twenty-five years of nCes'ant labor, fin
ished his "Aruch mpletum," a Talmudic
| ayo nIn 10 in tEual
fifth and last volume, which has Just been
issued from the press, is dedicated to Mr..
Jacob II. Schiff, the philanthropist, who
has materially aided the learned rabbi in
the publication of this great work, whose
value is acknowledged by Christian as well
as Jewish scholars.
TEXAS STATISTICS.
The following statistics, relative TO the
church denominations in Texas, are from
Commissioner Fosters report.
M. L. Church South-Number of church
editiCes, 845; totel membership in the
state, 1856; number of travelling preach
ers, 564; number of Sunday schools, 965;
number of Sunday school teachers, 6,870;
number of Sunday school pupils, 56,744;
value of church property, $1,l43,004.
Episcopal Ohurch-Total membership
! (communicants), 1906; number of Sun
day school pupils, 2O97; number of Sun
day school teachers, PA; value of church
property, $304,250; contributions for all
purposes, 43,6S1.5O.
| Methodist church-Total membership.
including probationers, 12O,129; number
travelling preachers, SOS; number churches,
$40; value church property, $406,9S3;
number parsonages III; value parsonages,
$6l,092; number Sunday schools, 381;
number Sunday school teachers, 1,771;
number Sunday school officers and teach
| ers, 1906; benevolent collections for all
| purposes, 1914; amount paid for minis
terial support, $52,08S.
Baptist church-Total membership.
l73,645; number churches, 2,77S; ordained
ministers, 1,070; number associations, 49,;
contributions reported, $72,327; number
Sunday schools, SOL; number Sunday
school pupils in attendance, O,754; num-
Dor Sunday school officers and teachers,
1859.
German Lutheran-Total MEMBERSHIP
2,270; number churches, 40; number min
listers, 80; number Sunday school pupils,
1925.
Presbyterian church-Total member
q.
! SO; number church buildings, "a; total
value church property, $12S,3OO; number
Sunday schools, "a; number Sunday school
teachers, zoo; number pupils in attend
arce, 2,422.
Southern Presbyterian church-Total
membership, 1866; number churches,
255; number ministers, 1877; number sur
day school pupils, 1867; number Sunday
school ter cheers, 594.
| Cumberland Presby terian church-To.
tai membership, 10000; number ministers.
800; number churches, 25O; value church
property Including schools), $25O,OOO;
contributions for all purposes, $4,000:
number Sunday schools, 300; number Sum
DAY school teachers, 2,150; number Sunday
school pupils, 10000.
ioman Catholic church-Total mem
bership in state, 10000; number church
organizations, $50; number churches and
chappels, 1893; number priests, 11S; num-
Der Sunday schools, 100.
Christian church-Total membership.
22,OOO; number ordained ministers, 150:
number churches, 200.
Primitive Baptist church-TotsI men,
bership, 1000; number of chuches 90.
NUMBER OF ordained ministers, "a.
seven DAY Adventists-Total member
snip, 300; number of ministers, 2; number
of churches, 4. 'A
Universalists-Total membership OK.
ordained ministers, 7.
Dunkards - Total membership, 125:
number churches, 2; number minister. 3
,o free Methodists-Total membership,
lOO; number churches, s: number ro;n;s'
tiers, 7. "iniS-
&c 'eWs-total membership, 300; number
OF synagogues, z; number Of rahhis G
methodist Episcopal .colored2Totsl
membership, 1000; number of oburobes
Oo; number of preachers, 81.
-, Methodist Protestant church-Total
membership, $500; number of church
organizations, 40; value of church nron-
erty, $4,000 Aon Prop