The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-25

sent their spires skyward; that
males formed considerably less than
half the total church membership;
that a larger percentage OF Catho-
lie males than Professionals males
were members; that in 16 states the
majority OF the total church menu
bership were Roman Catholic; but
that of the grand total of church
members reported for the United
States 61.6 per cen We're Protestants
and 36.7 per cent Roman Catholics;
these are the salient and conspicuous
facts appearing in the proof sheets
of a United States census bureau
bulletin, prepared by Chief Statician
william G.. Hunt of the division of
population, of the United States
bureau.
The bulletin will be issued this
month. 1t is in the nature OF an
abstract of the comprehensive re-
port, now in press, giving the results
of the fifth census of religious bodies
in the United States.
1t is stated that United States
census statistics of church member
shin by sex were collected for the
first time in 1906. OF the total num-
Der of members reported by the
various religious bodies and classi-
fed by sex 43.1 per cent We're males
and $50 per cen females. Among
the Protestants the difference was
greater, only 1913 per cent being
males. In the Roman Catholic
church there were relatively more
males, the number forming 1913 per
cent of the total membership.
Fewer males than females were
found among the Latter-day Saints
the Lutherans, Disciples, Methodist,
Baptist, Presbyterians, and Protes-
tant Episcopalians, the percentages
of male members decreasing in the
order shown, and there being but
35.5 percent male among the Episco-
palians. Among the Christian
Scientists, only 27.6 per CEN were
males; and the Shakers but 21.3 per
cent; but. in the Greek Orthodox
church, 93.9 per cent were male, as
practically all Greek immigrants
been males.
OF the total estimated population
of continental United States in 1906
per cent, as against 32.7 per cent
for 1890, amounting to GA per cent
in 1906 than in 1890. OF this
increase, the Roman Catholic
is credited with A per cent.
and the Protestants with Is per
cent: the remainder being divided
among all other denominations.
1T is stated in the bulletin that the
total number of members reported
by the various religious bodies for
906 was 3~2,936,445, of which num-
Der the Protesuants were credited
with 2O,2S7,742, and the Roman
Catholics with 1~2.079.142. OF the
Protestant bodies the Methodists
numbered 5,749,S3S: the Baptist,
a.662,234; the L%utherans, 2,112,-l
i94; the Presbyterians, 1.s30,555;
md the Disciples or Christians, IL
42.359.
OF the total of 32,936,445 church
els per cent were Protes-
3e.7 per cent Roman Catho-
lies: and IL per cent, members of
other religious organizations. The
ate of increase shows for the
Roman Catholic church is 93.5 per
cent. which is more than twice that
for all the Protestant bodies COM
bined. The Methodists reported
l7.5 per cent of all Protestant
members, the Baptists, 17.2
per cent.
The total number of local re-
Iigions organizations in 1906 is given
as 212,230, an increase since 1890
Of 1909, or 2S.5 per cent. The
Protestants are credited with an in
in this particular amounting
o 27.S per cent; the Roman Catho-
ic church, 21.9 per cent; the Jewish
congregations, 231.9 per cent; and
he Latter-day Saints, $50 per cent.
The M%ethodists reported the
number of local organiza-
ions. 64,701: the Baptists reported
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