Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
Mu8ter R0ll Of MuliQrl8.
Evangelical Army Includes 100000 Persons.
Massed for Some Definite Reform,
Could March to Victory

ment. this is England being left to 60
bishops while the United States for about
one-third the number of communicate
has 107 bishops, including those who
work In missionary fields under the gus
pices of the American church. AS a part
of the great world force, the Angltcans
are smaller than the Methodists or Bap-
lists. but they feel that they have not
cause Of the free conditions under which
the churches work as compared With
what there is to face in England. where
every law favors the Eplscopalans, even
to the extent Of paternalism and financial
support. But the voluntary oHerings OF
the Anglicans annually show what real
force it u.s. for in this country and Great
Britain its members gave last year oyer
SEQ, 600 900, a larger sum than almost any
other two denominations of the evangeu-
cal church put together.
The Presbyterians in this country and
the United Kingdom number about 1.4OO.-
600. and of these only some 5000 are
abroad. Here again is a church with
numerous branches in this country. but
the northern section which recently join
ed with the Cumberland branch runs
ahead with about 100000 members. a
considerable decrease over the previous
year. In England. on the other hand
there has been small but steady growth.
averaging perhaps 1000 year for the
past three decades.
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The Congregationalists have a world
force of 1880 churches with 1.434. 900
members and 1915, 900 Sunday school off,
GERS and pupils. England has some 5000
churches with $4,000 members. the
figures for this country being 5000 and
70S. 600, respectively.
The Lutheran family of twenty-tbree
bodies in this country, there being practi-
cally none in England. comprises some
100000 members. the Universalists have
about 900 members in the United States
and the Unitarians possibly $4,000.
Recent movements in some quarters to
include the last two denominations In the
circle of the evangelical churches brings
together over 100000 English-speaking
Christians in this country and Great
Britain who have 1t in their power to
Interdenominational conferences are plan
ned for the next year, both In this coun-
try and abroad, that will bring the leading
men Of all the denominations together to
discuss the situation and determine what.
If any, steps can be taken to insure a
the end that the money given by the vari-
Gus organiza tons shall not be wasted
through an overlapping of effort. This
movement Is not confined to foreign fields.
however, for there Is work to be done
here at home.
1t is contemplated that within the next
few years there will be concentrated
effort here in New York through all the
churches to meet the Immigrants who will
shortly start focking back to the United
States. A large part OF the newcomers
are naturally Catholic, for they come from
the southern section of Europe. or else
Jewish through their residence IN Russia,
but there are equally as many to whom
the church now means nothing. It is
among these that the contemplated work
will be done. They will be tagged, so
to speak. as they come in and not lost
sight OF az they go away to find new
homes.