The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-06
During Course Of Religious
Census About Barre
FINDINGS ARE TABULATED
The Returns Are Not All Complete, Be-
cause Some of the HouseholdeTs
Were Away and Others Re
fused to Divulge.,

The religious canvass of the homes
Of Barre, Websteryille, East Barre,
South Barre and Graniteville, conducted
by the state Sunday school association
in the interest Of the churches and sun
day schools within the city and its pre-.
cincts, was nearly completed Tuesday
night, although several OF the ward su-
perintendents were unable to report un-
til early Wednesday morning.
The Baraca room OF the Congrega-
tional church was busy place all day
yesterday, when two local pastors, Rev.
f. @. Thayer aud Rev ]. w. Barnett,
five Of the ward superintendent and
several volunteers devoted the larger
part of the day and evening to the tabu-
lation OF the figures secured in the CEN
sus From the returns it was found
that 12j eanvassers, chosen from the
several churches, had assisted in the
work and that tota. OF 1862 homes
had been visited Tuesday.
Following are the findings of the can
vassers. the first group representing the
statistics OF Barre City only, as many
members came from Barre Town and do
not represent the accurate church mem
bership:-
Total number of families visite-,
1852; number Of canvassers at work,
l25; Protestant individuals registered,
4, SIG children under 8 years of age,
327; of this number 55 are in Sunday
school; children between 5 and Is years.
LIDS; of this number 946 are in Sun
day school; men between is and IS
years OF age, 720, of whom l76 are in
sunday school; denominational prefer
enees, Baptist 457. Congregational 1850,
Episcopal 344. Methodist 660, Presbyteri-
an l.0S4, Universalist 772, all other de-
nominations I49; total Protestant
church membership. l,5l7; total number
giving no preference, 10; number preyi-
ously in Sunday school, l420; number
promising to join Sunday school, lis.
Thirty-four families were away from
home when the visitor called so that
the information was incomplete. A few
homes were missed, although an attempt
viii be made to revisit these homes, in
order that correct report may be Sc
cured. A few families refused informa-
ktlti- III AMN NAHtAANAn tue WIZ n was
not quite completed, Tn almost every
instance, the canvassers were pleasantly
received. 1t is the purpose OF the local
pastors, whose congregations participat
ed in the work, to continue the visits
and to give a welcome TO the many
strangers with whom they have become
acquainted through these Introductory
calls. The work of the enumerators has
been given much time and attention,
and il is thought that careful revision
of the statistics would hardly reveal
any errors
Following is the result Of the tabula-
ton for South Barre; Number of dis
triets, two; Protestant families, 100;
Roman Catholic, 90; no preference, 3;
total, 1913; population, Protestant 34l,
Roman Catholic IS, no preference 10;
children under ) years. 80, of whom
are in Sunday school, children between
5 and Is years, 81, OF whom 35 are IN
Sunday schools men between Is and As
wears, 49, of whom 10 are in SundaS
school; denominational preference, Methy
odist ll6 Baptist 35, Congregational So,
Presbyterian l3, Universalist 81, all 9TH
ers 40, total number giving church pref
erence BAL; total church membership,
II; total number giving no preference,
10; number previously in Sunday school,
AZ; number promising to join Sunday
school, g.
The figures for Websterville tinelud-
ing East Barre and Granitevillel, COM
prising three districts. are as follows;
Number Of canvassers, 6 number or
Protestant families, so; number of Ro-
man Catholic families, I2a; total, 204;
Protestant population, 402; Roman Cath
Ole population, 62s; no preference, %;
total, l,l52; children under 5 years, 81,
OF whom , are in Sunday school; chill
dren between and is years, "a, Of
whom 40 are in Sunday school; men be-
tween Is and - years, Sc, OF whom is
are in Sunday schools UNCONVENTIONAL
preferences. Baptist n, Methodist Z,
Congregational Is, Universalist II, Iu-
theran SIS, Presbyterian l07, Episcopal
92, Adventist 4; total giving church
preference, 1858; total giving no prefer
enee, p; number promising to join
Sunday school, 20.
The work OF taking the census has
been prosecuted under the direction of
Miss Edith NJ. Balch, field secretary OF
the state Sunday school association,
while Rev. 4. o. Thayer, pastor of the
Hedding Methodist church, had acted as
general superintendent Of the work.
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SOUND THE PIBROCH.