The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-14

Total .1922 20o4 40Z .lS 13i It is interesting to note certain other facts. Sixteen Bibles have been given to the destitute. There are 6S churches represented in the ward; 55 are Protes- tant, Catholic and Jewish. Of these 55 Protestant churches, 16 are Congre- gational, 13 Methodist, 9 Episcopal, Baptist, 5 Lutheran, each of Presby- terian, Adventist, Universalist and Uni tarian.
 The Salvation Army, Christian Scien- list, Spiritualist and English hall are also represented.
 Of these 23S4 families, 1905 subscribe themselvesas connected with some par ticular church in city or suburbs, either by membership in church or Sunday school or congregation or attendance and preference.
 Fourteen hundred and thirty-three of these families are Protestant, 450 Cath olic and g Jews.
 One hundred and seventy-four fami- lies have expressed denominational preference, but to no definite church, including Congregational 5S, Meth. Epis 61. Episcopal 2S, Baptist 1S, Lu- theran 16, Presbyterian ?, Adventist 1, Universalist s, Roman Catholic 5, and Jew f.
 Two hundred and fifteen families have membership out of the city, while not connecting themselves with any special city church. including, Congre- gational 37, of .OS5 per cent. of all Con- gregational families; M E. B, or .07 per cent; Episcopal g, or .0SS per cent; Baptist 21, or 076 per cent; Lutheran 30, or .19 per cent; Presbyterian 4, or .36 per cent; Adventist 1, or .12 per cent; Universalist 8 or IS per cent; Roman Catholic 50, or .097 per cent; Few 4, or IS per cent.
 Seven Catholics were found attending Protestant churches; SS families hav- ing no preference.
 Of these 1905 church connected fami- lies, 361 are Congregational, 393 Metho- dist Episcopal, 3O5 Episcopal, 241 Bap- tist, 113 Lutheran, Presbyterian, 3 Adventists, 5 Universalist, 450 Roman Catholic, g Jew and z other.
 Of the 1433 Protestant families thus denominationally divided, the 361 Con- gregational families assign themselves as follows: Taking the two churches represented in the district first, The Taylor church 6S, Dixwell avenue 72, and the churches out of the ward, the Center church, 3S families; United, Il; Dwight Place, 23; College, 1T; Hum phrey street, 14; Plymouth, il; Daven- port, Il; Church of Redeemer, 8; How ard avenue, 2; Whitneyville, 8; Swed- ish, r; Westville, 4; West Haven and Grand avenue, 1 each.
 The 393 Methodists include those in the ward: Summertield, 1S7; Zion A. M. E., 101; Union, 26; M. B. mission, IF, and of those out of the ward, First M E. with B, Epworth 9, Trinity 9, Grace 4, Hamden Plains 3, Bethel 29, German 3, Swedish ?, Westville l.
 The 241 Baptists include the Olivet with 96, the only church in the ward; the First with 13, Calvary 69, Hope 2, Howard avenue 1, Emanuel 5, German 4, and Swedish 1.
 The Episcopal, including St. Andrews, with 27 families, the only church or mission in the ward; Christ church with 50, Trinity 72, St. Pauls 53, St. Thomas s, St. Johns F, Church of As- cension ., All Saints l, St. Luke's 49.
 Eleven families also are more or less connected with the English Hall work.
 NrSOISe SlEGGI phrey street 19, Davenport avenue 7, Swedish Il, Danish 1, Total, 113.
 Roman Catholis: St. Marys parish, S-2, the only church in the ward. High wood 46, St. Boniface 3, St. Johns ?. St. Patrick's 1, German 15, French 1, ItaI- ian l. Total, 4o0.
 Jewish. Orange street synagogue 6, Polish ?, Russian on Rose street 3,Tem- ple street ,, Factory street 6. Total, g.
 We find the average church member ship to a family to be as follows: Con- sregationalist, 1.50; Methodist, 1.2O; Episcopal, 1.70; Baptist, 169; Lutheran, 2.o2; Presbyterian, I; Adventist. 1.33; Iniversa1ist, 0SS; Roman Catholic, 4.34; Jew, 2.6S; other, 1.20; no preference, ,0.19
 We find there are of families having two denominations represented in them
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