The problem of religious progress . f different people. The samething is also true of the Protestant Churches, thoughnot so largely. The per cent, of the whole number of the churchedifices owned by each of six leading bodies of Evan-gelical denominations is a topic of some are as follows: 1850. i860. 1870. 1890. Baptists (all bodies) Congregationalists Episcopal, Protestant Lutherans (all bodies) Methodists (all bodies) Presbyterians (all bodies)....


The problem of religious progress . f different people. The samething is also true of the Protestant Churches, thoughnot so largely. The per cent, of the whole number of the churchedifices owned by each of six leading bodies of Evan-gelical denominations is a topic of some are as follows: 1850. i860. 1870. 1890. Baptists (all bodies) Congregationalists Episcopal, Protestant Lutherans (all bodies) Methodists (all bodies) Presbyterians (all bodies).... In 1850 the Evangelical Church edifices per cent, of the whole number of churches. In i860 they per cent, of the 1870 In 1890 * Calculating again in the same way, we find theRoman Catholics had percent, of the wholenumber of the church organizations in 1850: iDX-A-cs-iEe-A-^r 2Z25:ixi. Church Accommddai ions in Umtkd States in iSgo. Total Population, «<!,«,^5<).. Not provided for 30 per cent. Evangelical sittings 63 Roman Catholic and Non-Evan. 7 Total 100 Statistical Exhibits. 567 In i860, per cent, of all the church edifices. In 1870, In i8go, Let the total churches be represented by 100per cent, and we have the following exhibit: 1850. i860. 1870. 1890. Evangelical 0945 Roman . Church Sittings or Accommodations. By referring to Table XIV the capacity of thechurch edifices will be seen. Of this provision forthe public need we make a brief analysis: 1850. i860. 1870. 1890. Evangelical 13,173,179 17,276,103 Non-Evangelical. 374,812 413,802 18,371 Roman Catholics. 667,863 1,404,437 Other Catholics 19,112,515 39,414,250 488,768 693,250 14,234,825 19,128,754 21,665,062 43,621,841 The church accommodations for the whole peo-p


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