Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-03
'"- '-- DENOMINATIONS

The aggregate numbef OF 81
ess. 445 COMMITMENTS or members
in All the religious denominations
in continental United States was
repor,ei for 1866, according TO the
II : CENSUS of regilious bodies Tor
tho same wear. as detailed in part
~ the census OF religious bureaus
special report on the subject now
in press.
Of this grand total the various
Protestant bodies reported 2O'2oL-
742 and the Roman Catholic church
1863. I42.
For purposes Of comparison mo
consps authorities divided the prir-
! cinal cities into four classes, those
having inilsOo apopulation OF 3oV'-
600 and over, constituting the hrs'
class. those OF from 100000 to
9oo. 600 forming the second class
those of from $4,000 10 ron,
making the third; and tho fo,,rtb
5 1000 to so, 900 To-
class. -~rotestant aggregate
OF re LAYS, l45 or 10 pe,'
tn IN the first class cities: III.
per cent in the second; AMI "a per
cent in the third and fourth classes
combined, while 500 per cent we're
outside the principal cities.
OF the Roman Catholic churcb's
total membership there were $780,
453 or 27.9 per cent in first class
1911 or Il.3 per cent
the second I,57O,944 or-l3 per
cent in the third and fourth classes
combined; with 5,77I.6I3 or 47.sI.
Der cent outside the principal cities.
1t IS seen, therefore, that the
number Of the Roman Catholic
reported in the cities of the ,
irst class was considerably mvIv !
han double the humber reported by
III the Protestant bodies, while
the principal cities the :
lumber reported by the Catholics
vas only a little over one-third of
he number credited to the Protest '
nts. 1t is pointed out in the report !
hat the strength of the Protestant r
as compared with the Ro- I
nan Catholic church, is greatly
lnderstated. y
Only two of the Protestant bodies J
eported a majority Of their mem d
.ership in the principal cities, j.. e.. b
be Church of Christ, Scientists. $40 n
er cent, and the Protestant n
Episcopal Church SIP per cent: n
lille Of the membership of the g
.wish congregations, 88.7 per cent 5
re in the principal cities, and of I
he Eastern Orthodox churches 7O.7v
cent.
Of the total number of COM Y
nunicants or members reported for r
ne principal cities by all denomi- c
6,307.52 or 60 per cent
to the Roman Catholic I
lurch, and 1885, 34l, + 37.4. to S
rotestant bodies. fl
Comparison with the report for n
$50 shows that in general there fl
as been IN increase in the pro- C
of communicates or men,
.rs in the principal cities as COM a
AIRED with those outside of these a
tiles. In 1906 the percentage of a
total number OF communicates $
these cities for all denominations c,
as 31.9 as compared with 25.7 in p
800. Ie
OF the total number, lO,51l,I78, t.
7 communicates or members in the is
rincipal cities in 1906, there were
343,4O3 or 500 per cent re- fl
'rtcd by the SO cities of over st
population, and. of these M
1925 or 33.1 per cent, belonged re
Protestant bodies and d,736.- fo
30 or CAS- per cent to the Ro- 81
Catholic church. The latter tn
nomination had in these cities al
'out ISL per. cent of its entire sa
embership in cities of over %. 600 ca
habitants.
In thirteen of the cities more tn
an one-half of the COMMITMENTS pc
members reported belonged TO dc
otcsant bodies. while in % the to
belonged TO the Roman
church.
The cities showing the largest
'portion Of Protestant COM
nicants are Memphis, S4.4 per