The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-10

TsIe census bureau has also given
oat interesting statistics an ministers
If tie gospel. including only those who
ara daily authorized IL administer the
ill traln.ntS and nerform al thefusuai
functions VI tie ministry. The bureau
estimates that in 1906 there were lsi.-
$50 ministers In the United States. an
Increase OF as.1s4 since 1880. The prot
estant bodies lead with 1851. Il gain
Of 4f.S46 during the period mentioned;
ana IN the Catholic church there were
15.f11 ministers. Il gain Of COIL during
the is years. In ministers the Eaptists
lead with "a total If A. 30. a gain of
over 5000 since 1890. The Methodist
ministers rank second, their number
being 2a,731. an increase ri s,1a7 dur
ing the II years. The number IT min
listers in tn" other denominations. all
save six Of which Shnw increases since
1880. are as follaws;
Eleven hundred and fIfty-tRa Aavcn-
. fists. 1,1ll Christians. 1876 Christian
Scientists, s.sGa cangregationalists.
sal Disciples or Christians. 2255
Dunkers ar German Baptists. ia5
ministers of evangelical bodies, 1419
Friends. So ministers If the German
Evangelical SYNOD. 7.sl Lutherans.
f.o1G Mennonites. I2.456 Pres y seriau$.
5.3fS EpiscnpalianS. 2.039 ministers of
reformed bodies. ID Enitarians, o.435
United Brethren. ~ Enivcrsa!istS. s.S3I
other Protestant ministers not spe-
Gifted, 1854 Jewish. l,774 Latter Day
Saints. los eastern orthodox. and 23f
ministers al all other bodies.
New York state leads in the num-
her of church members. 1851 ,9I4. and
in the value 0t church property. $2l5.-
16s.2si. representing 1853 churches.
pennsylvania has the largest number
of churches, H. 34. and follows New
York with 2.aI7.022 members and
church valuation Of si1S.605,lil. Illi-
nois has 49, churches, valued ut 500
222,5li. and 2sb77,la7 members: Ohio,
assa churches. valued ut S1is7a ia.
and 1.7a@Ss2 members: Massachusetts.
3nss churches. valued at ssi7as. lis. and
1.aG- 81 members: Texas 1854
churches. valued at s3a.gis,s76. and
l.a2s.eCs members: Missouri. s.e0e
churches. valued at sss 05a.a s3. and
l,laa.aaa members: Georgia. 1O0a7
churches, valued ut si5.sas.i ss. and
1.n2a.031 members: Wisconsin. 4.a0e
churches, valued ut s21.zI..ss7. and
1.oao,sa3 members; Michigan. 5.63s
churches. valued NJ s27.iii.250. and
as2.t19 members. These are the 10
leading church states in the matter of
number of churches, value of church
property aud church membership,
The statistics Of the church In Men
tana are interesting. showing that
there are 1851 church members in the
state. Montana ranks 4ith among the
states and territories in church mem
bership. and outranks Delawara's 7l,o00
church members. Idahu'ss 1900.
Wyaming's $4,000. Arlzona's 5000. and
Seyada's ii,00a. Nevada has the
smallest church membership. III al the
states
IT is also stated that there are u las
Protestants in. Montlna. divided as
follows; 2.o29 Eaptists. s5i congre ga
tinnalsts. zoos Disciples ar Christians.
a,osa Luthsrans. ..n2a Methoiists. 4.nss
Presbyterians. 3,.sn Episcnnaliars. 1aa
Reformed and 1.sss Al other of The
Protestant belief. Tho Catholic men,
beeship is ss.a5a. and leads the other
denomina tinns. There are also afn Lat
ter Day Saints I'm Montana and 1.asa
members af other bodies.
Montana is reported to have 5i6
churches. and in this respect exceeds
Rhode Island. who has IL churches;
Delaware. i6s: Wyoming. 22s. Arizona.
~. and Nevada, IS churches.
There are / coo more women holding
membership in the Montana churches
than men. the division being 4s.2S5
men and 4sssa women.
There are s0I places of Worship in