Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 300, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1928 — Page 5

APRIL, 12, 1928.

CHURCHES SHOW 573,723 CAIN IN RANKS FOR 1927 Age of Mergers Results in 1,470 Fewer Pastors; Catholics Lead. B■! l imes Special NEW YORK, April 12.—With the churches of the United States showing a net gain of 573,723 members in 1927, their situation is decidedly more encouraging than at the close of the preceding year, when their net increase fell a little short of the 490,000 mark, The Christian Herald announced today ! in issuing its annual census of religious groups in the United j States. The larger denominations par- j ticularly have accelerated their rate j of gain. The Roman Catholic group shows the largest single gain for the year—l33,Bß9—but the Methodist group is not far behind with a total gain of 150.910 for its sixteen bodies. The twenty organizations which j make up the Lutheran group rank j next with a gain of 67,879. while the fourteen Baptist bodies show j an aggregate gain of 41,712. Churches which are given to 1 evangelism have encouraging net increases in membership. Small denominations which make evangelism their chief work are growing rapidly. Assemblies of God, with a membership of 72,143, in 1927, added 10,101 members. The Church of the Nazarene seems to be concentrating upon evangelism. It has j 68,612 members and its additions i last year were 4,789. The Church of God, Reformation 1 Movement, which had its start in 1880 and has gathered since nearly 35,000 members had gains the last year of 4.659. The returns for ministers and j churches both show, noteworthy decreases. There is a net loss of 1.387 in the number of ministers, which now stands at 217,204, while the number of churches has decreased to 235,991—0 r 1,470 fewer than last year. This would indicate that the! process of consolidation is assuming larger proportions. Figures as given in the census follow: Groups Communicants Gains Catholics, Roman, Polish and American Old Catholic 16,854,691 183,889 Methodists, 16 groups.. 3,119.575 150.910 Baptists, 14 groups ... 8,712,60 7 41,712 Lutherans, 20 groups... 2,656.158 67.879 Presbyterians, 9 groups 2.597,136 —13,580 Disciples of Christ, 2 groups 1,799,313 44,801 Catholics, Oriental, 10 groups 762.425 8,245 Latter-Day Saints, 2 groups 645,158 8,769 Reformed. 3 groups 553,641 6,617 United Brethren in Christ. 2 groups 413,818 3,187 Brethren (Dunkards). 4 groups 162,034 5,266 Adventists, 5 groups.... 151,862 971 Friends, 4 groups 113,605 —1,847 Mennonites. 12 groups.. 97,544 7.234 There are no other groups having as many as 50,000 members. Second, here are the individual

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churches from sixteen and three- j quarter million members down to 1 200,000 : Denominations Communicants Gains i Roman Catholic 16,735.691 174 889 Methodist Episcopal ... 4.592.094 46 138 Southern Baptist 3.765.001 571478 National Baptist < Coi. • 3,253,359 —57,600 Methodist Episcopal 'South i 2.567,962 29.63! Presbyterian U. S. A... 1,885.727 17 672 Disciples of Christ 1,481.376 44.801 Northern Baptist 1,392.820 18 132 Protestant Episcopal .. 1,190.938 17 259 Ccmgregationalists 914.698 United Lutheran 890,671 30.038 African Methodist Episcopal 781,692 60.658 Lutheran, Missouri . Synod 645.345 7,230 Latter-Day Saints 567,319 8.856 African Methodist Episcopal Zion 500.000 10,000 Presbyterian in U. S. „ 'Southern! 439.621 —22,556 United Brethren in Christ 396,946 3.213 .Jewish Congregations. . 357.135 Reformed in U. S 351,926 2 21 j Evangelical Synod of N- A. 336,118 3,451 Colored Methodist Episcopal 333,002 1,981 Churches of Christ ... 317.937 : Norwegian Lutheran . . 294,227 4.905 Greek (Hellenic i Orthodox 285,000 15,000 Lutheran Augustana Synod 224,529 4,257 Evangelical Church ... 217,935 9.764 Russian Orthodox 200.000 New Earlham Building Named By Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., April 12. Carpenter Hall is the name given the new administration building of j Earlham College here, honoring | Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Carpenter ! who served the college as superintendent and matron from 1858 to 1863 and from 1868 to 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter were the parents | of Mrs, D. W. Marmon, Indian- 1 apolis. Utilities Sold for $97,500 By United Press SEYMOUR, Ind., April 12.—The ! properties of the Clevenger Elec-, trie Company and allied concerns, j have been taken over by the Inter • j state Public Service Company, at a cost of $97,500, according- to an announcement by Earl Murley, manager of the Columbus utility department of the Interstate company.

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