The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-10
CHURCH CENSUS IS
ALMOST COMPLETED
Mormon Faith Leads in Mem.
bership, and Roman Cath
olic Comes Next.

Estimated totals from tho nearly COM
plete returns from the canvass made Tor
the religious census committee or the
Associa ton of Bible Schools OF salt Lake
city give ts.075 for the Mormon church
and o045 for all other churches These
figures are no, declared by the commit
tee TO be accurate. In view OF The iac'
that a few blocks have been virtually un-
touched and that a large number OF
houses were visited by the eanvassers
when there was no one at home. but In
the opinion of c, II. Zimmerman, chair,
man OF the census committee, the iinal
and complete canvass VIII show these
totals 10 be approximately correct.
MIR, Zlmmerman's report was presen!su
last night at a meeting OF the Bible
School association held at the Thlrd
Presbyterian church. Eleventh South ana
Eleventh East streets. The Rev. b. T.
Bronson, president OF the organization.
presided and there were present repre-
sentativcs OF fifteen evangelical chnrches
OF the city.
II was announced that the census re-
turns so far as received were a source OF
much qualification TO the COMMITTEES; that
the information gained would be OF mucn
value In the furtherance OF rehgioHs W9tk'
and that Harold W. Pratt OF this city,
a representa- tive OF the American Tract
society OF New York, had voluntarily un-
dertaken the work OF picking up the
loose e0CS ana CDnl1lletlng lne C1IHa
Volunteers from the various churches VIII
assist In this work. and IL is believed that
another month OF effort Will result in the
completion OF a comprehensive tabulanon
that Will thoroughly cover The desired
field.
The leading denominations aside from
the Mormon church, as shown by the
census returns so far received. are sum
married. as follows: Roman Catholic, 25l6;
Methodist 1862; Congregational. l9l2;
Presbyterian, 1872; Baptist, 1900. Scien-
fists, 1917; Jewish. 537; Episcopal. 170b;
Christian, sol; Lutheran, 500; Unitarian.
l6i.
Leading in numbers were those who
expressed no preference for any denomi-
nation. these numbering 1916, greater In
number than any denomination except the
Mormon faith.
The report also showed that at GAG
homes Information was declined those
making the canvass. and that 2195 places
we're visited where no one was at nome
The canva ssers found only seventy-three
vacant houses In the course OF their
work
the minority follow; Agnostic. ]. Apos-
tolic Faith, .: Atheist, /: HardShel
Baptist, 4; Calvary Evangelical. 2; Cal
whist. |: Greek Catholic, q; Church OF
formed, 4 Free Thinkers. 81: German Re,
formed, ], Golden Rule, 1; Harmonic
Science, l; Iniidel. l; International Bible
School association, s; Japanese church. l
=
Mental Science, .; New Thought. Il. Non
Sectarlan, II; Occult. /. Progressive, J
Quaker. 8; Russellite, 2; Salvation Army
II: Seventh Day Adventist, 10: Spiritual
lst l6, Swedish Free church. %; Syriar
church. 3; Theosophy. Z: Volunteers OF
America, 6: United Brethren, l3; Univer-
salist, 3.
The congregation applauded when at.
tentlon was called 10 the fact that the
canvass showed only one each for tho
tnfidels. Atheists and Agnostics.
After the devotion exercises which
opened the meeting and prior to the
reading of the census work, Mrs. Harold
j. Stearns read an excellent paper OF
the Home Department with specific
reference to church and Sunday schoo
work. The Keynote OF her address car
be summarized I'm the sentence: I'VE may
send money to keep a girl In school II
far-off India, while just beyond tho fence
OF our yard the soul OF a poor girl erie!
out In vain for needed help and oppor
tunity TO grow"