. Ohio rural life survey. "Southeastern Ohio" .. . following the leadingof the Spirit of God. 5. Sectarianism. There are at least 40 (Icnomiiialions rc])resented in the six counties,listed as follows: Denominations. No. of Churches. Apostolic Holiness 7 Baptist: Missionary Baptist 47 Free Will 14 Union 5 Colored 4 Regular 3 42 Primitive Baptist 1 Separate Baptist 1 Brethren 2 Brothers Society of America 1 Catholic (Roman) 10 Christian 19 Christian Order 1 Christian Union 15 Church of Christ in Christian Union 2 Church of God (Saints) 4 Come Outers 1 Congregational 11 Disciples, Non-Progressive
. Ohio rural life survey. "Southeastern Ohio" .. . following the leadingof the Spirit of God. 5. Sectarianism. There are at least 40 (Icnomiiialions rc])resented in the six counties,listed as follows: Denominations. No. of Churches. Apostolic Holiness 7 Baptist: Missionary Baptist 47 Free Will 14 Union 5 Colored 4 Regular 3 42 Primitive Baptist 1 Separate Baptist 1 Brethren 2 Brothers Society of America 1 Catholic (Roman) 10 Christian 19 Christian Order 1 Christian Union 15 Church of Christ in Christian Union 2 Church of God (Saints) 4 Come Outers 1 Congregational 11 Disciples, Non-Progressive 7 Disciples, Progressive 40 Emanuel Mission 1 Episcopal 1 Evangelical Association 3 Evangelical Protestant 3 Friends 3 Latter Day Saints 4 Lutheran 7 Mennonite 2 Methodist: Methodist Episcopal 175 Methodist Protestant 33 Free Methodist 6 Wesleyan Methodist 2 German M. E 1 African M. E 1 Nazarenes 1 Presbyterian: Presbyterian U. S. A 36 United Presbyterian 5 United Brethren: United Brethren, Liberal 51 United Brethren, Radical 6 Universalist 4 43. A DVIXG CIIURCn. THE RESULT OF SECTARIANISM Southeastern Ohio has suffered greatly from sectarianism. Whereecclesiastical selfishness exists and each denomination looks after it-self, without any reference to what the other denominations are doing,there is bound to be over-churching in some communities and under-churching in others. In Adams County, one township with 36 squaremiles and 976 people, has seven churches, while an adjoining town-ship with 40 square miles and 1,332 people has but one church organi-zation of 35 members, and one other preaching place. One townshipin Lawrence County with 1,639 people has ten church buildings, oneof which is abandoned. Another township, with 33 square miles andwith a population of 950, has but one church building, and anotherorganization meeting in a school house. Considering the six countiestogether, there is one church to every 268 people. Vinton and Mor-gan Counties have each one church for
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