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the other real and alleged cone comitante of evil, is a church-going nation and we have as authority for this statement no less an auth= ority than the annual census ¢om= led. by the "Christian Herald," Membership in churches of the United States now totals approxi mately 47,000,000 which represents a gain of more than 800,000 during 1925. Of this total, the Cathol number 16,156,014. The Methodist Episcopal denomination is second with 8,020,190. There ave listed in the census only 357195 members of Jewish congregations but this is not to be taken as a total a thoke members are chiefly heads The Catholics show a gain of 203,090 during the year, The Mo-thadists, including the South and North divisions and other variations have a total membership of 8,920,190 and their gains of 220,183 were the largest recorded for any family group of denominations, Dr, H. K. Carroll, compiler the figures in the census, says "The Roman bodies, including the ldest Christian. organization which claims St, Peter as its first Po has a smaller increase than usual, Two things ought to be mentioned in explanation: the restriction immigration from countries which. fare strongly Catholic, as Italy, Spain and other European nations and Latin-American countries to the south of the United—Statet Fecond, returns do not come in fro archdioceves and dicceres annually, Lut in some notable cases only at long intervals, "Boston has not rent in a new report for the last 15 years. Even ow York, the greatest of all, does hot furnish returns annually. Our tables try to present probable communicants for this Church as the United Stater eenroy used "There figures are obtained by deducting 15 per cent, from Catholic population for unconfirmed children, and there not admitted to the communion, The returns are from the Official Catholic Directory.
The Negro Organization he large Baptist total of 8,098,000 communicants is made up chiefly of the great conventions; the northern, the southern and the national. The Inst consists of Ioured people (negro) and is the largest coloured organization in the, hho southern convention is by far the largest body in the South and is characterized by. vigorous "The northern convention, the oldest of the three, is also making good progress, The Nezro ganization or organizations—there fare two of them—suffered in re= cent years by the heavy migration to. northern, No. official figures ave issued of the Christian Science denomination in accordance with 2 provi Manual of The Mother First Church of Christ Scientist, in Boston, Mass. land the Flag officer-Commanding will hoist his white ensign in Novembe The necessary complement of shi are also being arranged and good progress has already been recorded towards completion of the scheme. now complete and the Commission will meet India in November. Meanwhile, the Government of India will address the geal governments on the points raised by the enquiry and require ments of the Royal Commission The preliminary brief will thus reed for the Mavguesd of Liniths [gow before the end of the rains:
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