The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
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TIE volume 81 the United states census q
1890 containing statistics relating 30 rsliaioi
has net yet appeared. and. even when II
pubiishsd II will not supersede the book bases
On IT, materials which IL now put forth BY IN,
Christian Literature Company. The author
DR.. II. K oARRoLI. was placed By the Supsrin
esndsnt OF the Census In charge Of the division
Of churches and We owe Il TO him that tn,
nrst successful attempt Of the Government .,
obtain srtsnsivs n not exhaustive Information
On regard 10 religion was made. In the cen.
euses Of 10000 only three items were given
namely. churches. church accomm cd atoms
snd value Of church property In 1870 q dis.
tlnction was introduced between church so
cieties and church edlicss. In 1880 prep
aratons were made nfor a much closer
approach to thorouehness Of Investigation.
and vast mass Of details was OBJ
tainsd, but the appropriations were exhausted
before the data could be tabulatsd, and conss-
uuently the results OF the inquiry were wholly
lost When DR.. Carroll was called upon TO
manage the religious section Of the eleventh
census. he arranged TO make the scope OF the
Investigation on the one hand broad enough
20 embrace the needed items OF informs tion.
and. on the other. narrow enough to insure
success In collecting. tabuiatinR. and publish
Ina them. The scheme Of questions devised
BY him covers these points. namely. orgsnizs-
lions or congregations. church edihces. seat
l,g capacitv. otbsr piacss NJ vor.hin vItb
heir seating capacity; the value OF church
property. the number OF communicates or
members. and the number Of ministera But
how could answers to these questions be pro-
suredp II should be understood that the
census enutmerators who take the popula-
kion By domiciliary visitation are not allowed
20 ask individuals as to their religious connec-
h.c,ps. the constItntion.I nrovIsion a, ,ha
flr.t Amendment res,yaInino Cop0r... from
,o.k,ng arx Iov ro.,octi,o an at. hlI.hroont
NJ rslioion. or probibitipo IN. fr.s exerci.s
Hhsrsof IA interpreted as ,orbiddIno n. This
gs IN. r.aso,, No cannot b.x. In this oouptrv
what the census rcports OF Canada. Australia.
and certain other countries include. statistics
Of religious population. In the absence Of ex.
rlfcit returns from the enumsratora on tho
sub, ect, the method OF gathering statist,cs
ndopted by I,r. Carroll was 70 make IN. Pres
bytsry, the Chassis, the association, the synod
the diocese the conference. &c. the unit
in the division OF the work. and to ask
kbe clark or moderator or statisticaI ssore-
tary of each body TO obtain the desired infor-
nation. This otflcer received full in.tru ctions
how 10 proceed. and sufficient supplies Of cir
cuiars scbedulea Nc for tho nurnoae Of com-
munioatinr with each churcb in bia nrsa.
bytsry. association. or diocese. The method
proved efficient. and tho resuIt. are satisf.o-
tory. The lat Of denominations appears 70 be
exhaustive. and independent or unattached
conversations. undenominntIonaI chnpels-
missions. and similar unclassi,ed orpaniza.
tions have not been overlooked. No fewer
chan forty-tvo CHAPTERS nre devoted BIZ
the author to the principnl and most
fnterestinp denomination. and tbers In A
aupplem entarv cbap,er nllottod 10 indeoen.
dent congregations Tho Adventists have .
cbapter 70 them selves: 40 have the Cbr,sta.
delpbians: 40 have the Dunkards the after.
Day Saints. the Mennonites the scbwentfei.
dams. the spiritualists. tho Tbeosonhists the
saIvation Army md Tho Cbinasa t.mnI..
Most space IA naturally eiyen 70 tho Bantist,
the Metbod,sts the Catholics IN. pr..hvt..
rians. tho Iutberans ,bs Congrsoat,on.Ii.,s
the Reforme d Cburcbs, and The prot.stant
FpiscopaI Church. Tbere ia aIso a chant.r on
cha law. yeviowino tho s,atI.,i,s a, hoth IN.
Orthodox and Reformod Jawi.h Conorao.t,nn
The frs, iopression ona d.rixa. tror, IN. |
store. Of information coIIectad In tbia yoI,m.
"a that there IA nm Infinite ari.tv a, ,e,,e,ons
In the United states Tbsrs ara chnrohe.
.mall and churches great churcbas Whit. and
churches BLACK. ehurcbes high and low ortbo-
dox and heterodox Chri.ti.n and p.e.n
C.tholic and pro,.a,ont Iih.r.I "a g
.ervative CaIvinistic and ArmInisn n.tiv.
and fo,.ien trinitarIan and unitarian Cnr
eitizens have NOT a vider choice a 70 ra.,d.ncs
Than tbey have as 70 rsligIon. An Am.ric.n |
NAV be n Pagan n law or n Chr,stJ,n o. o.oh
IN turn. II ha ba PAGAN he NAV wor.h,n
Mobammrd In ono Of the psvIv organIz.s
Tslamie aocietles or hs NAV fraouant On. q,
rariety; II a Christian, he may select any one Of