RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS IN THE CENSUS OF 1906.

The following table of statistics of the churches in the United States is taken from the special report of the Federal Census Bureau on the results of the religious census of 1906. It shows the number of religious bodies in each denomination, the number of organizations, the number of members and the increase in membership between 1890 and 1906:

The value of products manufactured in the cutlery and tool establishments of the

United States in 1909 was $53,266,000.

51,838

Exclusive of 26 organizations in Alaska. * Exclusive of 14,852 communicants or members reported for 26 organizations in Alaska. Exclusive of Jewish congregations. 'In 1906, heads of families only; in 1890, members as well as heads of families included. As the figures for the two censuses are not comparable, the increase cannot be shown.

DENOMINATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES-1911.

The following table of statistics of the churches in the United States, for 1911, was compiled by H K. Carroll, LIL. D., and is reproduced by courtesy of "The Christian Advocate."

Baptists (15 bodies)

Brethren (Dunkards, 4 bodies).

Brethren (Plymouth, 4 bodies)

Brethren (River, 3 bodies).

Buddhists (2 bodies).

Catholic Apostolic (2 bodies)

Catholics (Eastern Orthodox, 7 bodies)

Catholics (Western, 3 bodies)

Christadelphians.

Christians

Christian Catholic (Dowie)

Christian Scientists

Christian Union

Church of God (Winebrennarian)

Church of the Living God (col

ored, 3 bodies)..

Church of the New Jerusalem (2

The number of establishments in the United States engaged in the manufacture of

cutlery and tools in 1909 was 959.

DISTRIBUTION

OF

MEMBERS BY PRINCIPAL DENOMINATIONS.

The following table gives the number and per cent distribution, by principal families and separate denominations, of the total church membership reported for the different states and territories in 1906:

*Decrease.

Protestant bodies.

State or Territory.

Total.

4,296,706

Continental United States [20,287,742 5,662,234 1,142,359 2,112,49415,749,838|1,830,555

North Atlantic Division....

Baptist bodies.

Disciples Lutheran Method- Fresbyor Chris- bodies. ist bod

64,264

Vermont

842

Massachusetts

1,636

65,498

8,559

Rhode Island

Connecticut

1,741

New York..

2,425

New Jersey

313,689 199,923

Pennsylvania

24,147

122,511 79.912

27,

South Atlantic Division..

4,142,451 1,984,710

77,820

335,643 363,443 822,542

91,951 1,464,023 213,488

Of the Irish-born population of the United States-2,000,000 in 1911-New York had

425,553.

German East Africa produced 3,800 bales of cotton in the 1910-'11 season, an increase of nearly 100 per cent. over the preceding season.

NUMBER OF MINISTERS BY DENOMINATIONS.

The following table shows, by principal families and separate denominations, the number of ministers as reported for 1890 and 1906, together with the actual and relative increase since 1890:

Denominations.

All denominations.

Protestant bodies..

Independent churches.
Lutheran bodies..

Number of ministers. 1906. | 1890.

*54

7,841 4,591

Presbyterian bodies..

connection)

1,011

1,435

Reformed bodies..

Church of Christ,

Scientist

1,276

26

United Brethren bodies

2,435

2,798

The capital invested in the manufacture of malt liquors in the United States in 1909

was $671,158,000.

10,779

74,826,389

1,237,134 229,450,996

593,334