Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . THE CENTURYS RELIGIOUS PROGRESS 153 and under one hundred and forty-three denominational names, they are, never-theless, massed largely in a few denominations and in a comparatively few-States. Competent authorities estimate that the five largest denominationscomprise fully GO per cent, of the en
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . THE CENTURYS RELIGIOUS PROGRESS 153 and under one hundred and forty-three denominational names, they are, never-theless, massed largely in a few denominations and in a comparatively few-States. Competent authorities estimate that the five largest denominationscomprise fully GO per cent, of the entire number of communicants; the tenlargest, 75 per cent. With respect to communicants, the Catholic Church isfirst, with 7,510,000; the Methodist (all bodies) second, with 5,405,076; the. YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA. Baptist third, with 3,717,373; the Presbyterian fourth, with 1,278,332 ; theLutheran fifth, with 1,233,072. With respect to population, reckoning the Catholic population at 7,510,000— which figures include children under ten years of age — and adding to thecommunicant strength of the four other bodies mentioned the adherentsallowed for each communicant, we have the following: Methodist population,18,918,466; Baptist, 12,990,805; Presbyterian, 5,525,162; Lutheran. 4,358,-752; total Protestant population, 50,000,000; Catholic, 7,510,000. With respect to value of church property, the Methodists are first with 154 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY $132,000,000; the Catholics second, $118,000,000; the Presbyterians third,with $95,000,000; the Episcopalians fourth, with $82,835,000 ; the Baptistsfifth, with $82,390,000. The total value of church property, reckoning alldenominations, reaches the enormous sum of $670,000
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