Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The Moravians in this country number 11,7S1. They have IA churches and four halls, occupied by ninty-four societies. The value of their church property is estimated at s6S1, ,250.
 The Greek Catholic CUniates) church in. the United States is larger than might be supposed, having fourteen organiza- tions and 10S50 members They own thirteen churches, the value of which is $6S, 300.
 There are seventeen different branches of Methodism in this country, each haV- ing a distinctive name, it's own church property it's own organization, it's own places of worship and it's own body of membership.
 One of the smallest denominations in this country reported to the enumerators of the eleventh census is the Reformed Presbyterian (Covenanter) It has four societies, one church, three halls and thirty-seven members.
 The Methodist Episcopal church, south, claims 15017 societies, with a member ship of 1,209,976. This denomination owns 12,6SS churches, seating 3,359. .466 persons. The value of the church prop erty is stated to be $1S775362.
 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 HOO and a value of $66050. The mem bership numbers 1894.
 The regular Baptists. north. have 1902 organizations and membership of S00,- 000,025. They worship in 7066 churches seating 2,1s0,45S people, and in 1165 halls. seating 49,524504 Their church property is valued at $49, 524, 504.
 The regular Baptists, south, claim membership of 1,276,4 491 and own church property valued at SIS, ,152 599; their soci- cites occupy 13,472 churches, seating A. S40,657 people. They occupy 26S9 halls, with seating capacity of 325,S65.
 The Protestant Episcopal church in this country has 5019 societies, with 532,- O54 members. They own 5019 churches, seating 1,33695 people, and rent 312 halls, with a seating capacity of 28,007 The value of their church property is $S1,- 066,317.
 The Advent Christian church has 5SO societies, which own 294 churches, seating S0,2S6 persons. In addition to this number they worship in PSI halls, with seating capacity of 34705. They have 25,S16 mem bers, and own property valued at $465,- 605
 The Unitarians in this country have Al societies; they meet in 421 churches and fifty-fve halls, the former having seating capacity of 165, ,090 and the latter of 10,370. The Unitarian membership is given at 67,749 and the value of their church property is $10.3S5, 100.
 The Salvation army in this country had, at the last census, 329 organizations. They own twenty-seven churches, having seating capacity of F 2,055, and worship in 300 halls, seating S6.S01 persons. Their membership is S662, and the value of their church property is $37,350.
 The Roman Catholic church in the United States claims a membership of 6,250,045, and owns property valued at SllSSSl ,516. This denomination holds S765 church buildings, seating 1866 6J3 people, and, in addition, worships in 1469 halls and other places, having a seating capacity of 69,159. The Church of the New Jerusalem has l54 organizations, which worship in eighty-seven churches and seventy halls. The seating capacity of their places of worship is collectively 270O0; the value of their church property is S1,3S6, 455, and the number of their communcants is 7095.
 The Presbyterian church in the United States of America has membership of 7SS22f. This denomination claims CITY organizations, and worships in G663 churches, seating 2,225044 people It also utilizes 556 halls, seating 57, ,SO5 peo- ple. The value of the church property is S74,455.2O0.
 The Presbyterian church of the United States claims membership of 179, 721, and holds church property valued at S8S12152 The number of societies in this denomination is 2391, which hold services in 22SS churches, seating 69O. .Sf3 people, and occupies also 143 halls. with a seating capacity of 1885,