The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-04
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There Are Many More Women Than
Men Included.-In the Larger
Cities Catholics More Than Dou-
BILE Protestants, but the Latter Is
Said to be Greatly Understated.
Church growth in the United
States has been greater than the IL
crease in population between the
years 1900 and 1906, according to
the special census report on the CEN
sus of religious bodies for 1905. In
the principle cities Of the country,
the growth both in the numba: Of
religious organizations and comIIua-
tiles was greater in the years men-
toned than the increase in popula-
ton, while in the area outside the
principle cities to 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
16O principle cities of the country
that is, those which had popula-
ton of more than 25,000-there
were 469 church members while for
the area outside these cities there
were 364, and for the entire country
there were 391. AS compared to 1890
the report shows a gain of ninety
communicates in each 1000 of pop
ulation for the principal cities and a
gain of fifty-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 ex-
cess of female members was pro-
portionately less, being 96O,526, or
23.5 per cent.
The aggregate number of $685.
445 communicates or members of all
religious denomination in continen-
tai United States was reported. Of
this grand total the various .Protes-
tant bodies reported 20,2S7,743, and
the Roman Catholic Church 12,-i
679,142.
For purposes of comparison the
census authorities divided the prin-.
cipal cities into four classes, those
having in 1900 population of 3OO,-
600 and over, constituting the first
class; those of from 100000 to 30O,-
900 forming the second; those of
from $4,000 to 10000 making the
third; those of from $4,000 to 5O,-
900 forming the fourth class.
of the protestant aggregate there
were f,47S,145 or 7.3 per cent. in
the first class cities; At per cent in
the second; and IA per cent. in
the third and fourth classes COM
bined, while sos per cent. were out
side the principal cities.
Of the Roman Catholic Church's
total membership there was $685.
453 or 27.9 per cent in first class
cities; 1,361,132 or 11.S per cent in
the second class; 1,570,944, or 13
per cent in the third and fourth
classes combined, with 5,771,613 or
48.S per cent. outside the principal
cities.
1t is seen, therefore, that the num-
Der Of members of the Roman Cath
Ollie Church reported in cities of the
first was considerably more than dou-
BILE the number reported by all the
Protestant bodies, while outside of
the principal cities the number re-
ported by the Catholics was only a
little over one third of the number
credited to the Protestants. 1t is
pointed out in the report that the
strength of the Protestant bodies, as
compared with the Roman Catholic
Church, is greatly understated.
Only two of the Protestant bodies
reported a majority Of their MEM
bership in the principal cities, |. e.,
the Church of Christ, Scientist, S2.6
per cent, and the Protestant Episco-
pal Church SIP per cent; while of
the membership Of the Jewish con-
gregations, SS.7 per cent are in the
principal cities, and OF the Eastern
Orthodox churches 70.7 per cent.
of the total number of communi-
cants or members reported for the
principal cities by all denominations.
6,307,529 or SO per cent. belonged to
the cities showing the largest pro-
portions of Protestant communicates
are Memphis, S4.4 per cent; Toledo,
70 per cent; Kansas City, Mo-, 66.2
per cent, and Indianapolis, 62.1 per
cent.
The cities showing the largest per-
centages of Roman Catholic COM
municants are Fall River. S6.5 per
cent; San Francisco, S1.1 per cent;
New Orleans, 1871 per cent; New
York, 76.9 per cent; Providence
76.5 per cent; St. Louis. 50 per cent;
| Chicago, 68.2 per cent, and Phila-
delphia. SIS per cent.
In the five leading cities the pro.
portion of communicates to popu.
lation was: New York, 44.7 pei
cent; Chicago, 40.7; Philadelphia
3S.S; Boston, 62.6, and st. Louis