The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
@ HONESDALE AND ENVIRONS.

central MeJnOU1SC EplSCOpdl
church, Will H. Hitler, pastor. Ser
vices next Sunday as follows: 10:30
a. ma public worship and sermon,
subject, "A Kingdom in the Camp; !;
IL M.-Sunday school; $50 p. m.-
Epworth League; 1880 p. m.-"Peo-
pies Service" the second in the SER
les on the Shepherd Psalm, subject,
Our Leader"
Mrs. Reed Burns, Scranton, is the
guest of her sons family, DR.. and
Mrs. Edward w. Burns.
Miss Marjorie Watson, Scranton,
is the guest of her uncle, Judge
Henry Wilson.
Rev. Geo. S. Wendell will conduct
public services and preach at the
Berlin Baptist church on Sunday af-
ternoon, at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Lottie NJ. Mantle, Thursday,
received from the Order of Macca-
bees through w. H. Varcoe, record
keeper of Honesdale Tent, No. 255,
a check for $1,000, being the amount
for which Mr.. Mantle was insured in
the above order. The money was re-
ceived within eleven days after the
proofs of death were filed.
Judge A. 7. Searle, Andrew
Thompson and H. q. Russell attend
ed the annual dinner of the Minisink
Historical society at Port Jervis on
Washington Birthday, where Judge
Searle made an eloquent address.
The Tri-County contest will be held
in Carbondale Friday night. A spec
ial train will leave from Honesdale
Union station about p. m.
The United States Circuit Uourt
for the Middle District of Pennsyl-
vania adjourned to meet March 27,
owing to the election of new
Judge.
S. L. Spicer, Deposit, n Y, was a
business caller in Honesdale, the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pelton, De-
posit, N. Y, spent Sunday in Homes
dale, being called here by the death
of their nephew, Harry Simonson.
E. A. Loomis, New York City, is
spending several days in town.
Mrs. w. H. Seward, Scranton, is
visiting friends in town.
C. L. Lord, Equinunk, was a We'd
nesday Maple City business caller.
An electric mailing machine is be-
ing installed in the Honesdale post
office, which will greatly facilitate
the rapid handling of the mails.
Clam chowder, fried cakes, rolls
and coffee will be served at the First
Baptist church on Friday night,
March 3.
Ralph Claude, Scranton, is trans
acting business in town.
Miss Lesch and Miss Helen Murtha
left for Scranton, Pittston, Carbon
dale, Saturday, to spend few days,
The Wiltzius official Catholic di-
rectory of the churches in American
published last week states that there
Catholics in the United States. The
figures given does not include the
Catholics in the Philippines, Port
Rico, or Hawaiian Islands, for if
these were added the number of
Roman Catholics under the Stars and
Stripes would be nearly twenty-three
million.
Although the United States religi-
Gus census of 1906 credits the Ro-
man Catholic faith with only 49,
O79,142, the Wiltzius figure is not
exaggerated, as the Census Bureau
deducted Is per cent. of its total
count for children, counting only
communicates.
According to the directory, there
are in the United States 17,0S4
Catholic priests and 13, ,461 churches.
OF this number 9,017 have resident
! pastors. Catholics also control 4,972
parochial schools with an attendance
of 1,270,131. In addition to this
there are 225 colleges for boys and
696 academies for girls and 80 &C.
| clesiastical seminaries.
The states of the union having the
largest number of Catholics are:
New York, 2,75S,171; Pennsylva-
mia, 1,527,239; Illinois, 1,446,40O;
Massachusetts, 1,3SO,921; Ohio
694,271;; Louisiana, 557,431; Wis,
consin, 540,956; Michigan, 536,107;
New Jersey, $4,000; Missouri, 452,.
703; Minnesota, 41,OS1; California
391, 800; Connecticut, 37S,S54;
Texas, 295,917; Maryland, 100000;
Rhode Island, 251, 900; Iowa, 242,
100; Indiana, 223,97S; Kentucky
147,607; New Mexico, 1877. 900; New
Hampshire, 126,034; Maine, 221,
SAT; Nebraska, 112,106; Kansas
11O,10S; Colorado, 99,485.
These figures are regarded as of
fetal in Catholic circles, as the in
formation is furnished direct from
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