Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1882 — Denominational Statistics. [ARTICLE]

Denominational Statistics.

The following statistics in regard to the various religious denominations in the United States are from the New York Observer. Figures preceded by an asterisk are estimated: CAwcA Orgwni- Minh- Cmmuzatum*. ter*. nicantn. Adventtata 060 181 1*,1« Baptista— Regularo6o 18,60 S 2.206,327 Di.cip1e.2,866 2,000 *850,000 Freewill 1.471 1.29* 74,851 Ahtt-Mlmion *»oo *4OO •*o,ooo Tunkerw 710 1.656 ’90,000 Winnebrennarlanu.... *4OO 850 *BO,OOO Mennonite*.. *A2O *9O *20,000 Seventh Day 84 HO 8,548 Six Principle 20 12 2,000 Congregation alls t» 8,745 8,577 384,332 m» •.<« «».«> Friends”!?!"."’*Boo *loo*ooo Lutheran.6,B66 3,299 738,302 M M?e!' Northl7,lll 11,636 1,700,302 M. E. South • -■<- 8,807 828,301 African M. E 1,«8 214,808 M. E. Zfon, African.. 1,600 190,900 Methodist Proteatanta 1,31* 113,406 M. Evangelical Amoelation 1 893 112,197 Concord M. E «38 112,800 American Wealcyan... Free Method!.!. 271 12,642 Independent MethodtatT. 31 12,560 Primitive Methodl.ta, 196 8,210 Union American M. E. 101 2,560 United Brethren in Moravian *75 9,491 New Jerusalem *9O *4,278 Presbyterian.— Northern 5.598 5,086 581,401 Southern 1,957 1,061 121,945 Cumberland 2,570 1,386 118,988 United 814 704 82,987 Reformed.. 153 128 10,478 Annotate Reformed.. 106 89 6,688 Reformed (Dutch).... 507 658 80,572 Reformed (German),. 1,403 763 161,002 Unitarian. 3*6 *OO UniveraaU.ta 789 786 88,048 The Boman Catholic church reports 5,866 churches, 6,471 priests (Bishops .included), and 6,377,330 population. Bomb one who has taken the trouble to look the matter up says that Kansas contains as many people of foreign birth as do the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and West Virginia combined.— Leavenworth Times,