Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 259, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1922 — Page 12
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MILLION JOIN CHURCH WITHIN TWELVEMONTHS Federal Council Finds Americans Are Developing Habit. CATHOLICS ON INCREASE By International News Service. WASHINGTON, March 10— More than one million persons in the t nited States became church members last yeaer, according to the Federal Council of Churches. That America Is becoming more and more a Nation of churchgoers is revealed by statistics compiled by the ”*v>cil, which show that every day during the last five years an average of 2,173 persons became church members, an acreage of three congregations have been organized daily and an average of four and one-half persons per day have joined the ministry. The total church membership of the -United States is placed at 45,01)7,199, an increase of 4,070,343 over th 6 figures of 1916. 200.000 PASTORS ARE ON JOB. There are 233,104 congregations, manned by 200,060 ministers, in the country, ac cording to the council's figures, which is an increase of 5.617 congregations and 8.204 clergy over the Government figures for 1916. Commenting .on reports that a ministerial shortage prevails, the council pointed out the increase in clergy has been approximrtely 30 per cent more than the increase in the congregations, explaining that the difference of 33.014 between ministers and congregations does not indicate a corresponding shortage ol pastors, as many ministers, especially in the rural districts, have charge of two or more churches. Roman Catholics made a membership and adherents gain in the last five years of 2,163.831, and have 17,885,646 of the 45.997,199 persons In the United States listed officially as church members. There are >BO Roman Catholic churches, manned by 21,643 priests, in this country. HOW SECTS ARE DIVIDED. The total religious constituency of the United States, including all members and adherents, is estimated by the council at 95,858,096 persons, of which 74,795,220 are Protestants, 17,885,646 Roman Catholics, 1.120,000 Jews, 411,054 Eastern Orthodox (Greek and Russian), and 1,646,170 Ratter Day Saints, generally known as Mormons. For the first time on record, according to the council’s figures, the Baptists have passed the Methodists In total membership. the former’s membership being placed at 7,835,250 persons and tbe latter’s at 7,797.991 persons. The Lutherans, with a membership of 2.466.645, and the Presbyterians, with 2,354,653 members, stand third and fourth, respectively. FIGURES FOR METHODISTS. The Methodist Episcopal Church (North), the largest single Protestant communion, has a membership of 3.935,655. a gain in the last year of 62.595 persons and an increase of 220.870 over the 1916 figures. The Methodist Episcopal Church (South), with a membership of 2.346,067, gained 231,588 members since the 1916 census was taken, 93.315 of which came within its folds last year. The Protestant Episcopal Church, apparently recovering from its war loss, gained L 1,208 members in the last five years, and now has a membership of 1,104,029 persons, an lncreaee of 7,134 since last year. An In-
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teresting fact noted ‘ y the council la the apparent stagnatia of the Salvation Army, whose r< orted membership of 35,969 Is an lnr _ .se o' only 65 persons over the figures of five sears ago. BAPTIST BODIES SHOW © The Baptist bodies show a gain of 681.937 persons over the figures of 1916. Each of the major Baptist denominations show an increase for that period. The northern Baptist convention has a membership of 1,253,878 persons and the southern Baptist convention has a membership of 3,199,095. The latter body made a gain of 293.068 members, the largest made by any single communion. The national Baptists (colored) show an increase of 177,746 persons. Fourteen other Baptist bodies show a loss of 7.657. The Latter Day Saints (Mormons) reported a membership of 587,918, an increase of 113,000 over the 1916 census figures. Soviets Get Big Order From Italy MOSCOW, March 10. —Italian agents who had arrived here in expectation of a resumption of trade relations between Russia and Italy placed orders for $30,000,000 worth of raw materials as soon as the commercial pact was consummated. The Soviet expects these orders to be doubled within a year.
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