Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-10
CHURCH STATISTICS
Most of the Religious Tenon ma tIons
show decreased Members ZIP.

Moat of the Religious TenOm ma s1Ons
show decreased Mem bership.
The religious statistics for lSau snow
that every Protestant DENOMINATION ~
tho Tinted States, except the DMtcn he
formed Church. the Cumberland fres-
ta,;an. fine German Baptist, the Ses,
antb-Day Baptist, the Universahst' anu
tha Free-Will Baptist, has made consul.
arahle gains in membership In the iasl
ton wears. The Seventh-Day AdyenllstS
show am increase in ten years OF % MN
listers, Ats churches, and 2o,sszo lhenDei .
The Northern Baptist Chufcn sno" Se1
erair in tan years Of 100 ministers, l,4o1
chnrches. and 1880 members Inc
Colored Baptists show gam III ,en ,,d
of 1888 ministers, 3,l21 chufcnee' "AiN
st5,611 members. ;, =,
The Roman Catholics report gau ~
rem wears Of 2,4T0 minister's i'olo
churches, and 2,367 1853 members, count
ing all Of the Catholic popuiation DO
church members. The Christian seen
fists number 991 900, and there mas Deen
gain in church membership IN ten years
of 900 900. The Congregationalists nave
made q gain of $50 ministers 100
churches. and III, JOB members, or gam
of % per cent in ten years.
The Protestant Episcopal Church mas
gained in ten years So ministers, l'oo'
Churches, and 184, 337 members, or gam
az 341h per cent. The Reformed Eplsco-
nal has made gain of 10 per cent.~lne
orthodox Ouakers have gained IN zen
Years lfl; ministers, 26 churches, ana IL
213 members, but in the last year report
decrease in membership OF 40. Inc
Greol, Orthodox Church reports a gain IN
ten years of 10000 members anu lne
Russian Orthodox 81 1876. VI the 0feeA
Church $4,000 members were aoaea IA
the year 1900. i
The Jews report gain in ten years o.
1O1 ministers, 81 churches, and 9zt,oo9
members counting Jewish population as
church members. The Mormons report
gain in ten years of ,151 ministers, 81
churches. and 155,64S members. The re
organized Mormon church reports a gam
of 700 ministers, 100 churches, and 10
727 members. The Methodist Episcopal
church reports a gain in ten years OF
zoos ministers, 3,177 churches, and 49,
OS3 members; the Northern Presbyterian
Church gain of 1,4O1 ministers, loz
churches, and 1S5.2O9 members. Inc
Cumberland Presbyterian reports de-
crease of 127 ministers, 166 churches, ana
1922 members.
The Salvation Army reports gam III
ten years of 424 churches and 3l,2o0
members The Unitarians report an in
crease Of 1921 members and the unlyer-
salists a decrease Of 76S members. The
Lutherans report a gain in ten years OF
2,119 ministers, 1928 churches, and 434,-
SO6 members. The Morayians, Mennon-
mites, Swedenborgians, Shakers, and
Christadelphians report perceptlble
gains.
The Baptists report total member
ship in the Northern church of 1880;
in the Southern church of 1,60S, Alb, and
in the Colored church Of l ,S64,SOO. The
Congregationalists have total member
ship in the United States Of 629,S74; the
Disciples Of Christ, 1, 1905 S2; the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, 716,431; the
Reformed Episcopal, 9,743; the Metho-
dist Episcopal, 2,716,437; the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, ,4o7 ,S64; the
Presbyterian Church North, 973,433.