Denominations.

Summary for 1903.

Ministers.

Churches.

Communicants.

Adventists (6 bodies)...............................

1,556

2,377

89,476

Baptists (13 bodies)..............................

35,829

51,492

4,725,775

Brethren (River) (3 bodies).........................

151

108

3,605

Brethren (Plymouth) (4 bodies)..................

314

6,661

Catholics (8 bodies)...........................

13,422

11,185

9,891,869

Catholic Apostolic.................

95

10

1,491

Chinese Temples......................

47

Christadelphians......................

63

1,277

Christian Connection...............................

1,348

1,340

101,597

Christian Catholics (Dowie).......................

104

110

40,000

Christian Missionary Association.....................

10

13

754

Christian Scientists......................

1,118

559

60,283

Church of God (Winebrennarian)................

460

580

38,000

Church of the New Jerusalem. .....................

143

144

7,969

Communistic Societies (6 bodies).................

22

3,084

Congregationalists..........................

6,213

5,891

659,704

Disciples of Christ......................

6,567

11,157

1,235,798

Dunkards (4 bodies)..............................

3,231

1,171

115,194

Evangelical (2 bodies)..........................

1,415

2,642

162,998

Friends (4 bodies)...........................

1,354

1,093

116,555

Friends of the Temple.................

4

4

340

German Evangelical Protestant.....................

100

155

20 000

German Evangelical Synod............................

945

1,213

209,791

Jews (2 bodies)....................................

301

570

143,000

Latter-Day Saints (2 bodies)..........................

1,525

1,324

342,072

Lutherans (22 bodies)...................................

7,343

12,275

1,715,910

Swedish Evangelical Miss. Covenant...........................

291

307

33,400

Mennonites (12 bodies)...............................

1,138

673

59,892

Methodists (17 bodies).............................

39,634

57,572

6,192,494

Moravians................................

127

115

16,095

Presbyterians (12 bodies)...............................

12,393

15,452

1,661,522

Protestant Episcopal (2 bodies).............................

5,150

6,867

782,543

Reformed (3 bodies).............................

1,919

2,491

390,578

Salvation Army..........................

2,361

696

25,009

Schwenkfeldians..................................

3

4

306

Social Brethren......................

17

20

913

Society for Ethical Culture..........................

4

1,500

Spiritualists....................................

334

45,030

Theosophical Society........................

70

1,900

United Brethren (2 bodies)........................

2,368

4,861

280,114

Unitarians............................

540

452

71,000

Universalists..........................................

734

786

53,538

Independent Congregations.............................

54

156

14,126

Grand total in 1903..........................................

149,963

196,719

29,323,158

Grand total in 1902...........................................

147,732

194,072

28,840,699