The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-21
cieties and owning 1875 churches, valued

Inc GVduSeilCai AQVentlStS nave
membership of 1,147. They claim %
churches. and have church property val
ued at SCI, 400.
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
OF Latter-Day Saints claims 21,773 mem
bers and owns 1872 churches, valued at
$226,285.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church in
the United States and Canada has one
society, one church, valued at $4,000, and
600 members.
The Brethren or Drunkards (Conserva-
tive) number 61,1O1. They claim 720 So
cieties, worshiping in S54 churches and
180 halls, having a joint seating capacity
OF about 36S,000, and their church prop
erty is valued at $1,121,541.
The Reformed Catholics claim eight
societies, with 1000 members. They Wor-
ship in eight halls, with a seating capa-
city of $780,
The Christian Scientists claim mem
beship OF 1874. They own seven
churches and 213 halls, and claim church
property valued at $4O,666.
The Life and Advent Union, religious
denomination, has 20 societies and a
membership of LOIS. They worship in
seven churches valued at $16,79O.
The Orthodox Jewish congregations in
synagOgueS and also use 1913 halls. They
claim membership of 1881
The Reformed Jewish congregations in
the United States number 217. They owe
179 churches and use 80 halls. Their
membership is set down at 1889.
The German Evangelical Synod of
North America has $40 societies, with a
membership of 187,432. This denomina-
ton owns TBS churches, valued at $4,-
614,69O
The Spiritualistic societies of this coun-
try number 1874 They own 80 churches
and in addition use 307 halls for their
services. They claim a membership of
As, O30
The Congregationalists of this country
number 512,771. They have 4,736
churches and 456 halls The value of
their church property is estimated at $4,-
1854
The Greek Orthodox church is one of
the smallest organizations in this country,
claiming but one organization, with 100
members. They have church valued at
SIS, 900.
The German Evangelical Protestant
church of North America has a member
ship OF 36,156, divided into fifty-two So
cieties, and owning fifty-two churches.
valued at $1,1S7,45O.
The Moravians in this country num-
Der 11,781. They have ia churches and
four halls, occupied by ninety-four socie-
ties The value of their church property
is estimated at $685.
The Greek Catholic Uniates) Church
in the United States is larger than might
be supposed, having fourteen organiza-
lions and 10,S5O members. They own
thirteen churches, the value of which is
$50 ,30O
There are seventeen different branches
OF Methodism in this country, each having
distinctive name, it's own church prop-
erty, its own organization, it's own places
OF worship, and it's own body of mem
bership
One of the smallest denominations in
this country reported to the enumerators
OF the eleventh census is the Reformed
Presbyterian (Covenanter) 1t has four
societies, one church, three halls and
thirty members
The Methodist Episcopal Church south
claims 1907 societies, with member
ship, of 1,209,976. This denomination
owns 1858 churches, seating 1858, 466
persons. The value of the church prop
erty is stated to be $1S,775,362
The Catholic Apostolic Church, a dis
senting body, has ten organizations in
this country, with three churches and
seven halls, all having a joint capacity
of 100 and a value of $66,O5O. The mem
bership numbers 1894.
The Regular Baptists, North, have T.
9o2 organizations and a membership Of
SCOOPS. They worship in 1905 churches.
seating 2,1S0,65S people, and in 1,165
halls, seating 49,524,5O4 Their church
property is valued at $49,524,5O4.
The Regular Baptists, South, claim a
membership of ], 176, 491, and own church
property valued at SIS, 1852, 500; their So
cieties occupy 1912 churches, seating
4,S4O,657 people. They occupy 1853 halls,
with seating capacity of 1926 1865.
The Protestant Episcopal church in
this country has 5,019 societies, with
532,O54 members. They own 5,O19
churches, seating 1,336,952 people, and
rent 312 halls, with seating capacity
of 2S,0O7. The value of their church
property is $S1 ,O66,317.
The Advent Christian Church has $50
societies, which own 294 churches, seat
ing S0,2S6 persons. In addition to this
number they worship in 281 halls, with a
seating capacity of 34,7O5 They have
25.S16 members, and own property valued
at s465,6O5
The Unitarians in this country have
AL societies; they meet in 424 churches
and SIS halls, the former having a seating
capacity of 165,090 and the latter of TO-
$40. The Unitarian membership is given
at 67,749, and the value of their church
property is 1885, 100
The Salvation Army in this country
had, at the last census, 329 organizations
They own q churches, having seating
capacity of 12,055, and worship in 300
halls, seating 86,S01 persons. Their
membership is 1852, and the value of
their church property is $37,35O.
The Roman Catholic Church in the
United States claims membership of
6.25O.O45, and owns property valued at
$l18,3S1 SIG. This denomination holds
8,765 church buildings, seating 1856, 633
and, in addition, worships in 1,469 halls
and other places, having a seating ca
pacity of SO. 159.
The Church of the New Jerusalem has
154 organizations, which worship in 81
churches and 70 halls. The seating ca
pacity of their. places of worship is col
lectively $1,000, the value of their
church property is $1,3S6,455, and the
number of their comunicants is 1905.
The Presbyterian Church in the Uni
ted States of America has membership
of 1882 This denomination claims g.
III organizations, and worships in 6,663
churches, seating 2,225,044 people. 1t al
so utilities $50 halls, seating 57,SO5 peo-
pie. The value of the church property is
STA, 455, 200.