Evening star., 1926-12-16
'RELIGIOUSBELIEF
GAINING IN POLL
Results of 1,7C0 Ballots
Show Percentage of 60
Per Cent in DC.

With The Stars poll of local religious
sentiment drawing to close tomor-
row, Washingtonians participating in
the balloting, with the first LOO ques
tionnaires tabulated. indicate that this
city is in fair way to be listed the
leader of large cities of the country
in the percentage of its residents hold
ing belief in God and religion.
When the poll started the ballots
showed that 81 per cent of those re-
turning them held belief i'm God
This ratio has been raised to more
than 93 per cent In the later returns
OF the LOO voting, 1,oS2 protested
belief in God, 1903 denying belief and
8 questionnaires showing blank spaces
for this question. In New York. the
worlds poll, which closed last night,
revealed that only 1919 per cent OF
the voters were believers in God, and
the Associated Press average for the
entire country in the national poll on
religious sentiment showed that the
voters protesting belief in God were
only SO per cent of the total.
Results to BE Given Sunday.
Answers to other questions in the
l'st also indicate that Washington
holds a similar advanced place among
the re,igiously inclined cities in so far
as belief in immortality and in the
divinity Of Jesus Christ is concerned
Almost SO per cent of the voters in
The Stars poll expressed belief in
immortality, while S4.5 per cent voted
ives" on belief in the divinity of
Christ
Another inference drawn from the
local poll is that early religious train
ing, despite the alleged manners and
customs Of the time. sticks Answer
ing the tenth question. as to the rear
ing of the voter In a religious home,
some ,54S answered 'yes," comparing
closely with the votes on the belief in
God, in immortality and in the neces-
sity of religion as an element of life
for the individual and for the COM
munity.
Tomorrow's Star will contain the
last ballot to be printed in the poll.
1t is expected that the complete count
will be finished Saturday and an
nounced in Sundays Star.
Totals to Date.
The totals to date are:
/. Do you believe in God? Yes,
1852; no, 109; not voting, 8.
2. Do you believe in immortality?
Yes, 1.511: no, 1876; not voting, "a.
3. Do you believe in prayer as a
means Of personal relationship with
God? Yes, 1907; no, 17S; not voting,
Is.
4. DO you believe that Jesus was
divine as no other man was divine?
Yes, 1,437; no, 243; not voting. 20.
5. Do you regard the Bible as in
spired in a sense that no other litera-
ture could be said to be inspired? Yes,
1.404; no, PIT; not voting. 10.
6. Are you an active member OF
any church? Yes, 1914: no, 36S; not
voting, IS.
Z. Do you regularly attend any re-
ligious services? Yes, 1928; no, 354;
not voting, Is.
s. Would you be willing to have
your family grow up in a community
in which there is no church? Yes,
175; no. 1896; not voting, 20.
o. Do you regularly have family
worship" In your home? Yes, 600; no
972; not voting. 1913.
10. Were you brought up in re-
ligious home? Yes, 1,543; no, 145; not
voting. IL.
IL. Do you send your children to
any school of religious instruction?
Yes, 743; no, 1885,. not voting, 76l.
II. Do you think that religion in
some form Is a necessary element OF
life for the individual and for the
community? Yes, 1856; no, 127; not
voting, II.
RELIEF IN GOD is STRONG.