Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-03-07
CHURCHES CAIN +!
ATS EVERY DAY
Federal Councils Statistics Show
War Losses Being Steadily
Overcome.
45,997, 1893 CHURCH MEMBERS
Various Religious Bodies Report 1885,
1O4 Congregations, Headed by 20o,-
coo Ministers-Total Constitu-
ency 81, o0o. 900.

Washington. u. every day dur
ing the last five years an average 81
2,l73 persons joined the various
churches of America. An average ~
three congregations have been organ
izcd daily and the average number
joining the ministry has been four
and "He-haf persons day.
The figures are furnished by DR. +.
O. Watson. Washington. secretary Of
the Federal Council of the Churches Of
Christ IN America. The statistics show
that the churches are steadily over
coming their war losses. Total church
membership of the country Is placed At
1887 1870. an Increase of 4.01O,34J over
TIA. 1916 census figures and indicates
gain ~ more than million members
Ter the preceding twelve months. The
various religious bodies report 233. loi
congregations. headed by 3O0U0O min
listers This * - gain Of l.617 cunSrc-
gallons and S.2.4 clergy over the gov
cr!mcnt figures Tor 1916
Increase in Ministers Total.
Will" there has been much talk II q
shortage az ministers the increase in
clergy has been approximately ~ per
cent more than the Increase ina the con-
-srr2aiiou> The 33Ol4 difference he
tween ministers and congregations
does hot indicate corresponding
shortage Of pastors.
church members. The Roman Catholics
have l7.SS5.GlG. The Catholic figures
represent estimated population. inrlUd
ing all baptized persons. Protestant
ho,lirs count only commandments.
The ~ h"'IirS related 10 the Federal
Council "f Churches have l9.9S3. l.
members. They have total Of il3.iI2
congregations manned by ll%.IGl clrr-
~. Their gain ~ membership over
rh,. preceding i've years * I.2lJ..i.:.lt
Their total constituency is 55.S12.522
gYiu W 3.44S.6tS over the 1916 cr:'-
sis figures.
Total Constituency" e5. 100000
The total religions constituency ~
th. country GuclGdinE all members
auI "adl"rgutS") i estimated 10y Du'-
tor Watson ~ 9J.SIS.V96 persons. CIV
iu- Io different statistical methods o.
Ihr variuuS churches these figures arr
e~tiua;pd ia accordance with StHii".
made by sistisiicians. On this has.
the constituency of various bodies :
Irours,aai. Ti.I95.226; Roman Cath
Ollie. Il. SSjSIG: Jews. l.12n.o0: Latter
Day Saints (MoTm"ns). 1.6lG.1To
The Jewish b"dies have dil'rren,
meibodS of reporting Volume - "i
the American Jewish Year Book c>ll.
mates the Jewish population Of the
United States ut 3.:iOOUp1.
For :he first time the combined Eap
fists have passed The combined Meth
odists in total membership. now hay-
Ing :. S:;SI.3:Ip members. against q Meth
odiSt membership Of T.T9T 1901. The
Lutheran bodies stand third with a
membership 81 2,46S.645 persons and
the Prrsbytcrians are fourth with =
3Si.GS2 members.
Largest Protestant Denomination.
The Methodist Episcopal church
(North) reports an increase iu mem
berShip of IN. $40 over the 1915 figures
and G3.591 members over last year T.
is tile largest single Protestant com
muniun. The Methodist Episcopal
church (Suuth) shows gain az a.
3l5 members for the preceding year.
lis total now being 2.346OG7. The Prot
cStant Episcopal church shows - gain
Of Illus ever the 1916 figures and To-
tai membership of i.i0I.029.
The Salvation Army. with report
eel membership 81 3j.9'i9. shows an in
crease of only 60 persons over five
years ago.
Latest available figures regarding
membership cf principal denominations
and gains during the last five years
arr us follows:
congregational Sla.22l. gain % OIL :;
Prc>hytcrianS L. $. a. (NortiD. l.722.
3,il. gam tll.11U: PreshyterianS 4. :
(Suih). 39T .05S. gain 39.2S9; United
Pre>hytrrians. l60.5.S. gain l9S; Soci.
ETY. Of FrinctlS ORTHODOXY. 96.135. gain
31i6: Disciples Of Christ, l.2i0.023.
gain lGmJ: Evangelical Syngd OF
North Anrerica. 2TI.sGO. gain 64.mr' /;
Evangelical association. 10000. gain
9.2ll: Christian chruch (American
Christian convcution). 97.0S4, gain FL
61S United Lutheran church 50l. lOO: .
MoraylanS tuniias fratrum). ~. 5GT.
gain 5.3gl: Reformed Episcopal. -.
~. gain 1877 Reformed Church ln
Amcrica. l3s.G3I. gain 9.29S; Reformed
Church im the United States. 3}i .369.
gain l3.O1. Christian Reformed
church. $500. gain 5.a34; United
Brethren. 3GI.22g. gain l5.IOl; United
Evangelical. 9O.V96 gain 81: Nation.
al Baptist convention (colored). 3.ii6..
32a. gain 111,146; African Methodist
Episcopal church (colored). SOL .5G5.
gain 3,4ii; African Methodist Eplsco.
pal Zion. 4i2.32S. gain 155.i59; Colored
Methodist Episcopal Church of Ameri-