Church Attendance in New York City
Church attendance in New York City is a matter of considerable interest as showing the religious aspect of the city. On the first three Sundays in November the congregations at all the services in 365 Protestant and Catholic places of worship were counted, and the results of the three countings were averaged in order to obtain the normal attendance. The total membership of these bodies is 695,942, of which 173,812 are Protestants, and 522,130 are Roman Catholics. The average attendance for each Sunday was 451,631. Of these attendants 134,177 were Protestants, and 317,454 were Roman Catholics. This shows something of the enormous gains Catholicism is making in the metropolis of this country. A similar condition obtains in Chicago, and these are indications of what is taking place in all the large cities.