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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 9, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 15.

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Religious Statistics for 1907

The following statistical table prepared by Dr. H. K. Carroll, the well-known statistician, presents an interesting study. A comparison of these figures with those presented last year shows that the gain in churches for 1907 was more than double that of 1906, and yet it was 2,000 less than for 1905, while the total increase in the number of communicants was over 300,000 less than for 1905. The following table shows the number of ministers, churches, communicants, and the relative gains or decreases. Where there has been a decrease it is indicated by a star:—
Denominations Summary for 1907 — Ministers Summary for 1907 — Churches Summary for 1907 — Communicants Net Gains for 1907 — Ministers Net Gains for 1907 — Churches Net Gains for 1907 — Communicants
Adventists (6 bodies) 1,569 2,544 99,298 4 45 3,861
Baptists (14 bodies) 38,279 55,294 5,224,305 259 676 103,358
Brethren (River) (3 bodies) 173 98 4,239 .... .... ....
Brethren (Plymouth) (4 bodies) .... 314 6,661 .... .... ....
Buddhist (Chinese) .... 47 .... .... .... ....
Buddhist and Shintoist (Japanese) .... 9 .... .... .... ....
Catholics (9 bodies) 15,891 12,731 11,645,495 622 282 266,000
Catholic Apostolic 95 10 1,491 .... .... ....
Christadelphians .... 63 1,277 .... .... ....
Christian Connection 1,348 1,340 101,597 .... .... ....
Christian Catholic (Dowie) 104 110 40,000 .... .... ....
Christian Scientists 1,336 668 85,096 10 5 4,899
Christian Union 201 268 17,500 .... .... ....
Church of God (Winebrennarian) 499 590 41,475 .... .... ....
Church of the New Jerusalem 130 144 8,200 2 5 116
Communistic Societies (6 bodies) .... 22 3,084 .... .... ....
Congregationalists 5,923 5,941 699,327 23 18 2,604
Disciples of Christ 6,673 11,307 1,285,123 *480 197 20,365
Dunkards (4 bodies) 3,337 1,159 121,705 96 59 511
Evangelical (2 bodies) 1,503 2,666 173,641 48 25 2,564
Friends (4 bodies) 1,466 1,075 122,081 .... .... 3,329
Friends of the Temple 4 4 340 .... .... ....
German Evangelical Protestant 100 155 20,000 .... .... ....
German Evangelical Synod 974 1,262 237,321 10 35 8,901
Jews (2 bodies) 301 570 143,000 .... .... ....
Latter-day Saints (2 bodies) 1,952 1,328 398,000 300 .... 1,646
Lutherans (23 bodies) 8,040 13,169 2,022,605 168 135 65,172
Swedish Ev. Mission Covenant 355 351 46,000 10 .... ....
Mennonites (12 bodies) 1,240 701 61,690 .... .... ....
Methodists (17 bodies) 41,893 61,518 6,660,784 381 1,946 101,696
Moravians 129 119 17,199 *1 .... 276
Presbyterians (12 bodies) 12,723 16,478 1,821,504 18 556 49,627
Protestant Episcopal (2 bodies) 5,197 7,779 830,659 *61 212 *15,833
Reformed (3 bodies) 1,999 2,596 430,458 *45 33 8,099
Salvation Army 4,765 1,016 28,000 992 33 *500
Schwenkfeldians 6 8 740 1 .... 9
Social Brethren 17 20 913 .... .... ....
Society for Ethical Culture 10 5 2,142 10 .... 442
Spiritualists .... 748 150,000 .... .... ....
Theosophical Society .... 72 2,607 .... .... ....
United Brethren (2 bodies) 2,168 4,359 289,652 *79 8 3,414
Unitarians 594 473 71,200 5 9 200
Universalists 728 910 52,621 8 *67 *3,210
Independent Congregations 54 156 14,126 .... .... ....
Grand Total in 1907 161,731 210,199 32,983,156 2,301 4,214 627,546
Grand Total in 1906 159,430 205,985 32,355,610 4,201 1,901 931,740