The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-08
CHURCH GROWTH
Larger in Proportion Ihan the Increase
in tbe Population.
INCREASE VERY GREAT

Cities Catholics More Than Dou.
BILE Protestantx, but :he Latter l.
Said to be Greatly Cnder<tated.
| Church growth IN the United
States has been greater than the il
crease in population between tie
years 1909 and 1896. according 10
the special census report on the CEN
Sus Of religious bodies for 1906. In
the principle cities OF the county.
the growth both ic the num-. o.
religious organizations and comCiu =
tiles Has greater io the years men
toned than the iacTeas: in Dopuia-
ton. while IN the area outside the
! principle cities 10 the rate OF in
crease In the number OF new chur-
ches established was approximately
the same as the rate Of population
increase. although in the number Of
communicates the increase in the
! outside area. as in the cities. was
In excess Of that in population.
Out OF every 1000 people in the
$50 principle cities Of the country
that is. those which had a popula-
tioa OF more than 25.000-there
| were 4ss church members while foc
the area outside these cities there
! were 364. and for the entire country
there were 39l. AS compared to 1890
the report shows a gain Of ninety
communicates in each 1000 OF pop
ulstion for the principal cities and i
gain Of ffty-one outside OF them.
Female members in 1906 outnum-
bered the male members by 80 per
cent in continental United States.
while IN the principle cities the e1-
cess Of female members was pro-
rrortionately less, being 960.526. or
235 per cent
The aggregate number OF 1885,
AS communicaHts or mem oers OF all
religious denomination in continen-
tai United States was reported. or
this grand total the various Protes-
;ant bodies reported 2o.2S11.743. and
the Roman Catholic Church H.
679.l42.
For purposes OF comparison the
census authorities divided the prin-
cipal cities into four classes. those
having in 1900 population Of S0o.-
900 and over. constituting the first
class: those OF from 100000 to 800
900 forming the second: those OF
from 10000 10 10000 making the
third: those of from $4,000 10 So
900 forming the fourth class
OF the protestant aggregate there
were l.i7S.l45 o. IS per cent. in
the first class cities: - per cen: in
the second: and "a per cent. in
she third and fourth classes COM
b!ned. while sos per cent. were out
side the principal cities.
OF the Roman Catholic Chu:ch's
total membership there was 3.3 1o.-
4a3 0: 279 per cent in frst class
cities: l.3el.i32 or ll3 per cent in
the second class: 1.51s.s44. or IS
per cent in the third and fourth
classes combined. with 5.17l.6l3 or
4S.S pc. cent. outside the principa!
cities
/; is seen. therefore. that the num-
Der Of members OF the Roman Cath
o!ic Church reported in cities Of the
FRS, was considerably more than dou-
ole the number reported by all the
Protestant bodies. while outside OF
the principal cities the nrm5er re-
rorted by the Catholics was only
little over one third Of the number
credited to the Protestants. II is
pointed out in the report that the
strength OF the protestan; bodies. as
compared with the Roman Catholic
| Church. is greatly unde' stated
Only two Of the Protestant bodies
| reported a majority Of their m NJ
| hership in the principal cities. |. @.
| the Church G. Christ. Scientist. s. .
per cent. and the Protestant EpiSco-
pal Church ST. per cent: while OF
the membership Of the Jewish con-
srega;ionS. SIS. per cent are IN the
| principal cities. and Of the Eastern
Orthodox churches 20. per cent.
or the total number OF coinmuni-
can,s or members reported ;or the
principal cities by all denominations.
s.3eI.5c9 or so per cent. belonged to
the cities showing the largest pro-
portions o: Protestant communicates
are Memphis. S4I per cent: Toledo
20 per cent: Kansas City. Mo. 6s.2
per cent. and indianapolis. 62.l pei
cent
The cities showing the largest per
cen,ages Of Roman Catholic com
municants arr Fall River. sos per
cent: San Francisco. Sill per cent:
New Orleans. 81 per cent: New
York. ,6.a per Cent: Providence
1s.5 per cent: ST Louis. 50 per cent:
Chicago. eS.2 per cent. and Phi!a
dslphia. SIS per cent,
In The five leading cities the pro
portion OF communicates 10 popu
latior was: New York. 49, PEI
; cent: Chicago. iA1; Philadelphia
5S.S: Boston. so6 AMI ST. Louis
.s.s rer cent, I: IS stated that. II
general. cities which have rela
,iyelv larc. Roman Catholic popu
la,ion show hi-her percentage e
: church members than cities ii: ~a;cs
This body has comparatively small
: representation IN Fall River So:
per cent Of the total number o
, members reported were Roman Cath
olics and me church mem bership rep
resented SIS per cent OF the 1o1
ula,ion. while in Memphis. wher
S..4 per cent OF thn conmunican'
reported belonged 10 Protesian