The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-03-09
CHURCHES ADVANCE IN 1915.
Gain 64S,193 in Membership.-Sun
day-schools Have 100000.

Gain 648,193 in Membership.-Sun-
day-schools Have 100000.
Decided progress made by churches
during 1915 is shown by the reports
of the federal council of churches and
the Church News association, says an
exchange. The federal council will
soon issue year book of all
churches, with statistics compiled by
DR.. H. K. Carroll, census expert OF
the council and of the home missions
council.
These figures show that of the
10e,0Oo,O0O people in this country
39.375,271 are members of Protest
ant, Roman Catholic or Jewish
churches. This is gain of 64S,1
as compared with a gain of 1925
the year before.
Growth Shown by Figures.
Following are the federal coun-
cips figures for important churches,
with the growth or loss of each:
Baptists, North, membership, l.
e52.631; growth in 1915, 1870.
Baptists, South, membership, g.
705.121; growth in 1915, 122,S04.
Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, mem
bership, 4e7 500; growth in 1915, 81
900.
Catholics, Roman, membership
IA (4q O68: growth in 1915, 25S,-
42S.
Congregationalists, membership
771.se2, growth in 1915, 1924.
q Disciples of Christ, membership
1868, 100; growth in 1915,
Eyangelicals, membership, 2O5,-
255: growth in 1915, 1862.
Friends (Quakers), membership
s120.712; growth in 1915,
Lutherans, membership, 2,4a4,-
1873; loss in 1915, 10,7SS:
Methodists, North, membership, 81
657; growth in 1915, 54,s29.
9s Methodists, Protestants, member
ship. 2o1, ,11o; growth in 1915, TO-
Se72S.s
Methodists, South, membership, q
657 5s4; growth in 1915, 54,329.
! . presbyterians, United, member
ship. 15s,s51; growth in 1912 o.
431.
Presbyterians, South, membership
332. .3ss; growth in 1915, 21,7S7.
Protestant Episcopal, membership
i o4o, 500; growth in 1915, 25,64S.
Reformed in America, membership
1864 growth in 1915, S,7o4.
{ Reformed in U. S., membership
B 320,459; growth in 1915, 7,77s.
Unitarians, membership, 7O,S42;
growth in 1915,
United Brethren, membership
$50, ,ss7; growth in 1915, ss,34s.
Uniyersaists, membership, 55'ooe'
growth in 1915, 5000.
These statistics cover the territory
of the United States and its posses
sions exclusively. ministers
churches and communicants of va
rfous denominations in foreign coun-
s. tries are deducted from the denomi-
national totals.
Where official denoninational re-
fnrns are to be had they are used
Where such returns are not available,
3 the best denominational sources OF
information are sought for approx
mate figures, In some cases the cen
sus returns Of 1906 are the latest and
Z only ones available. It is chiefly the
very small bodies which report no
statistics.
Estimates, generally by denomina-
tional statisticians. are given in a
/ few cases for the, increase of the year,
where denominational reports are not
ready.
The order of arrangement follows
the alphabet, and classification is &C
cording to name or to historical rela-
ton. The non-C Christian bodies are
few and easily separable from the
Christian. A great body of evangel-
ical churches, embracing II S-4 mil
lions communicates, is found in the
table Of the constituent bodies of the
B federal council of the churches OF
: Christ in America.
It is necessary to give again a
word Of explanation concerning the
figures for the Roman Catholic
church in the column Of communi-
cants. The Official Catholic Direc-
tory reports only population %
which includes with communicates
the unconfirmed baptized; that is,
children who have not been admit
tod RI their fret 6Ommuni0n The