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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
E. DANA DURAND, DIRECTOR

SPECIAL REPORTS

RELIGIOUS BODIES: 1906

PART I
SUMMARY AND GENERAL TABLES

WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1910

Page verso

THIS REPORT IS PUBLISHED IN TWO PARTS, AS FOLLOWS:

PART I--SUMMARY AND GENERAL TABLES.
PART II--SEPARATE DENOMINATIONS: HISTORY, DESCRIPTION, AND STATISTICS

Volume I.

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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS OF COLORED ORGANIZATIONS.

This summary includes statistics for all colored organizations reported, whether these organizations were connected with denominations consisting entirely of such organizations, or with denominations in which colored organizations represented only a part of the membership. The term "colored organization," as used in this connection, signifies an organization whose membership is composed wholly of negroes or those of negro descent. Including the National Baptist Convention (a branch of the regular Baptists), 17 bodies are reported which are wholly made up of colored organizations, as against 10 given in the report for 1890. Of those given in the report for 1890 two--the Congregational Methodist Church and the Evangelist Missionary Church--have disappeared, while the following 9 appear for the first time in the report for 1906: Colored Primitive Baptists in America; United American Freewill Baptists; Church of God and Saints of Christ; Churches of the Living God (3 bodies); Voluntary Missionary Society in America; Free Christian Zion Church of Christ; and Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church. The denominations composed in part of colored organizations are 26 in number, as against 18 in 1890. For these denominations the general and divisional officers were requested to indicate either the divisions (associations, conferences, etc.) that were made up wholly of colored organizations, or the scattered organizations that were composed wholly of colored members, and this method was supplemented, in the case of several denominations, by special correspondence, through which additional lists of colored organizations were secured. In this way an attempt was made to secure a substantially full report of colored organizations, although it is probable that some distinctively colored churches have been omitted. This effort was restricted, however, to churches comprising colored members only, and no attempt was made to ascertain the number of colored communicants belonging to local white churches.

GENERAL SUMMARY FOR 1906.

The general statistics for all the colored organizations at the close of the year 1906 are given in Tables 11, 12, and 14 (pages 538, 540, and 564). The total number of organizations reported for 1906, as shown by these tables, is 36,770. The total number of communicants or members, as reported by 36,563 organizations, is 3,685,097; of these, as shown by the returns for 34,648 organizations, 37.5 per cent are males and 62.5 per cent females.

According to the statistics, these organizations have 35,160 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 10,481,738, as reported by 33,091 organizations; church property valued at $56,636,159, against which there appears an indebtedness of $5,005,905; halls, etc., used for worship by 1,261 organizations; and parsonages valued at $3,727,884. The number of Sunday schools, as reported by 33,538 organizations, is 34,681, with 210,148 officers and teachers and 1,740,099 scholars.

Compared with the report for 1890, these figures show increases of 13,308 in the number of colored organizations, 1,011,120 in the number of communicants or members, 11,390 in the number of church edifices, and $30,009,711 in the value of church property.

COMPARISON OF ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, FOR 1906 AND 1890.

The next table shows for 1890 and 1906, by denominations in detail, the number of colored organizations, the number of communicants or members, 1 and the value of church property.

Of the total number of organizations reported for 1906 as shown by this table, 31,393, with 3,207,307 communicants and church property valued at $44,673,049, belonged to the denominations made up wholly of colored organizations, while 5,377, with 477,790 communicants and church property valued at $11,963,110, were connected with denominations made up only in part of colored organizations.

Including denominations made up either wholly or in part of colored organizations in 1906, 6 Baptist bodies reported 19,891 organizations, with 2,354,789 communicants, and church property valued at $26,562,845; and 10 Methodist bodies reported 15,317 organizations, with 1,182,131 communicants and church property valued at $25,771,262. These 2 denominational families reported 35,208 organizations, or 95.8 per cent of the total number of colored organizations

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reported; 3,536,920 communicants, or 96 per cent of the total number of colored communicants reported; and church property valued at $52,334,107, or 92.4 per cent of the total value of church property reported by colored organizations.

Denomination. Number of Colored¹ Organizations. Number of Communicants or Members Reported. Value of Church Property Reported.

1906 1890 1906 1890 1906 1890

All denominations consisting in whole or in part of colored¹ organizations 36,770 23,462 3,685,097 2,673,977 $56,636,159 $26,626,448

Denominations consisting wholly of colored organizations 31,393 19,158 3,207,307 2,321,313 44,673,049 20,525,141

Baptist bodies:

Baptists--National Convention 18,534 12,533 2,261,607 1,348,989 24,437,272 9,038,549

Colored Primitive Baptists in America² 797 323 35,076 18,162 296,539 135,427

United American Freewill Baptists 251 . . . . . 14,489 . . . . . 79,278 . . . . .

Church of God and Saints of Christ 48 . . . . . 1,823 . . . . . 6,000 . . . . .

Churches of the Living God:

Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Friendship) 44 . . . . . 2,676 . . . . . 231,175 . . . . .

Church of the Living God (Apostolic Church) 15 . . . . . 752 . . . . . 25,700 . . . . .

Church of Christ in God 9 . . . . . 848 . . . . . 9,700 . . . . .

Evangelistic associations:
Voluntary Missionary Society in America 3 . . . . . 425 . . . . . 2,400 . . . . .

Free Christian Zion Church of Christ 15 . . . . . 1,835 . . . . . 5,975 . . . . .

Methodist bodies:
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church 77 42 4,347 2,279 170,150 187,600

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,647 2,481 494,777 452,725 11,303,489 6,468,280

African Union Methodist Protestant Church 69 40 5,592 3,415 183,697 54,440

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,204 1,704 184,542 349,788 4,833,207 2,714,128

Congregational Methodist Church . . . . . 9 . . . . . 319 . . . . . 525

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,381 1,759 172,996 129,383 3,017,849 1,713,366

Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church 45 32 3,059 2,346 37,875 15,000

Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church 58 . . . . . 4,397 . . . . . 36,965 . . . . .

Evangelist Missionary Church . . . . . 11 . . . . . 951 . . . . . 2,000

Presbyterian bodies:
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 196 224 18,066 12,956 203,778 195,826

Denominations consisting in part of colored¹ organizations 5,377 4,304 477,790 352,664 11,963,110 6,101,307

Adventist bodies:

Advent Christian Church 2 . . . . . 72 . . . . . 3,800 . . . . .

Seventh-day Adventist Denomination 29 . . . . . 562 . . . . . 6,474 . . . . .

Baptist bodies:

Baptists--Northern Convention 108 406 32,639 35,221 1,561,326 1,087,518

Baptists--Southern Convention . . . . . 7 . . . . . 651 . . . . . 3,875

Free Baptists 197 5 10,876 271 186,130 13,300

Primitive Baptists³ 4 . . . . . 102 . . . . . 2,300 . . . . .

Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists . . . . . 15 . . . . . 265 . . . . . 930

Christians (Christian Connection) 92 63 7,545 4,989 69,505 23,500

Churches of God in North America, General Eldership of the 15 . . . . . 329 . . . . . 5,500 . . . . .

Congregationalists 156 85 11,960 6,908 459,497 246,125

Disciples or Christians:

Disciples of Christ 129 277 9,705 18,578 170,265 176,795

Churches of Christ 41 . . . . . 1528 . . . . . 14,950 . . . . .

Independent churches 12 . . . . . 490 . . . . . 2,750 . . . . .

Lutheran bodies:
United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South . . . . . 5 . . . . . 94 . . . . . 1,750

General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America 1 . . . . . 15 . . . . . 5,000 . . . . .

Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America 6 5 224 211 10,000 13,400

Methodist bodies:
Methodist Episcopal Church 3,750 2,984 308,551 246,249 6,104,379 3,630,093

Methodist Protestant Church 64 54 2,612 3,183 62,651 35,445

Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America 22 . . . . . 1,258 . . . . . 21,000 . . . . .

Independent Methodists . . . . . 2 . . . . . 222 . . . . . 4,675

Moravian bodies:
Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) 2 . . . . . 351 . . . . . 8,000 . . . . .

Presbyterian bodies:
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America 417 233 27,709 14,961 752,387 391,650

Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1 . . . . . 50 . . . . . 1,000 . . . . .

Presbyterian Church in the United States 44 45 1,183 1,568 32,850 22,200

Associate Reformed Synod of the South 1 . . . . . 18 . . . . . 200 . . . . .

Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America . . . . . 1 . . . . . 76 . . . . . 1,500

Protestant Episcopal Church 198 49 19,098 2,977 1,773,279 192,750

Reformed bodies:
Reformed Church in America 2 . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reformed Episcopal Church 38 37 2,252 1,723 28,287 18,401

Roman Catholic Church 36 31 38,235 14,517 678,480 237,400

United Brethren bodies:

Church of the United Brethren in Christ 10 . . . . . 277 . . . . . 3,100 . . . . .

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent .

2 The organizations shown for this denomination in 1890 were returned at that census as belonging to the Primitive Baptists.

3 The colored organizations returned for this denomination in 1890 are included in the present report as belonging to the Colored Primitive Baptists in America.

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Of the total increase in the number of organizations, 12,235, or 91.9 per cent, were in denominations consisting wholly of colored organizations; of the total increase in the number of communicants, 885,994, or 87.6 per cent; and of the total increase in the value of church property, $24,147,908, or 80.5 percent. Including the denominations made up either wholly or in part of colored organizations, the Baptist bodies show an increase over 1890 of 6,602 organizations, or 49.7 per cent, and the Methodist bodies of 6,199, or 68 per cent, these 2 families reporting an increase of 12,801 organizations, or 96.2 per cent of the total. The increase in the number of communicants reported by the Baptist bodies is 951,230, or 67.8 per cent, which is 94.1 per cent of the total increase. For the Methodist bodies the figures show a slight decrease in the number of communicants, owing to the decrease in the number reported for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, due, as already explained (see page 26), to the fact that the number given in the report for 1890 was too high. The increase in the value of church property shown by the Baptist bodies is $16,283,246, or 158.4 per cent, and by the Methodist bodies, $10,945,710, or 73.8 per cent, these 2 families showing an increase in the value of church property of $27,228,956, or 90.7 per cent of the total increase.

It is to be noted that the figures for the Baptists--Northern Convention, include only those colored organizations and members connected with white associations, while those organizations and members connected with exclusively colored associations have been transferred to the Baptists - National Convention (Colored). As a result, in the comparison with 1890 there appears a decrease in the figures for the Baptists--Northern Convention, though the total for the two conventions is not affected. It should be stated, also, that the decrease shown for the Disciples or Christians in the number of organizations and of communicants is probably due in part to incomplete returns for 1906.

STATISTICS OF DENOMINATIONS.

The following tables furnish detailed statistics for those denominations, for each of which at least 10,000 members of colored organizations were reported in 1906, the remaining 26 denominations being combined under one head as "all other bodies." Those denominations composed in part only of colored organizations are indicated by the word "part" connected with the title. The selected denominations are given in each table in the order of their rank according to the membership reported for 1906.

DENOMINATION COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS.

Number. Percent Distribution. Increase from 1890 to 1906. Rank in number.

1906 1890 1906 1890 Number. Percent. 1906 1890

Total 36,770 23,462 100.0 100.0 13,308 56.7 . . . . . . . . . .

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 18,534 12,533 50.4 53.4 6,001 47.9 1 1

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,647 2,481 18.1 10.6 4,166 167.9 2 3

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 3,750 2,984 10.2 12.7 766 25.7 3 2

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,204 1,704 6.0 7.3 500 29.3 5 5

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,381 1,759 6.5 7.5 622 35.4 4 4

Roman Catholic Church (part) 36 31 0.1 0.1 5 ⁽²⁾ 15 13

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 801 323 2.2 1.4 478 148.0 6 7

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 108 406 0.3 1.7 ⁴298 ⁴73.4 14 6

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 417 233 1.1 1.0 184 79.0 7 9

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 198 49 0.5 0.2 149 ⁽²⁾ 9 12

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 196 224 0.5 1.0 ⁴28 ⁴12.5 11 10

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 251 . . . . . 0.7 . . . . . 251 . . . . . 8 . . . . .

Congregationalists (part) 156 85 0.4 0.4 71 ⁽²⁾ 13 11

Disciples or Christians (part)⁵ 170 277 0.5 1.2 ⁴107 ⁴38.6 12 8

Free Baptists (part) 197 5 0.5 ⁽⁶⁾ 192 ⁽²⁾ 10 14

All other bodies (26) 724 368 2.0 1.6 356 96.7 . . . . . . . . . .

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Percentage not shown where base is less than 100.

3 For 1906 includes 4 organizations reported by the Primitive Baptists.

4 Decrease.

5 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.

6 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.

The body reporting the greatest number of organizations for 1906 is the Baptists--National Convention (Colored), with 18,534, or 50.4 per cent of the total number of colored organizations in the country, while the African Methodist Episcopal Church is next in order with 6,647, or 18.1 percent of the entire number. The 3 leading colored Methodist bodies taken together, with the addition of the colored organizations belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church, report an aggregate of 14,982 colored Methodist organizations, or 40.7 per cent of the entire number of colored organizations. These 5 bodies, therefore, contain 33,516 colored organizations, or 91.2 per cent of the entire number reported.

The denomination showing the greatest absolute increase in the number of organizations from 1890 to 1906 is the Baptists - National Convention (Colored), with 6,001, the African Methodist Episcopal Church

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coming next, with 4,166. In the per cent of increase, however, the African Methodist Episcopal Church leads, with 167.9 per cent, while that of the Baptists--National Convention (Colored)--is 47.9 per cent. The decrease shown in the table in the number of colored organizations connected with the Baptists--Northern Convention--and with the Disciples or Christians is due to the reasons already stated. It will be seen from the table that while the rank of the different denominations in 1906 differs considerably from that in 1890, the relative position of the 5 principal bodies is the same for the two years, except that the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), which was second in 1890 in the number of colored organizations, changed places in 1906 with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which was third in 1890.

Denomination. Colored¹ Organizations--Communicants or Members.

Organizations reporting communicants or members: 1906. Number of communicants or members reported. Per cent distribution. Increase from 1890 to 1906. Rank in 1906. Average per organization reporting.

Number. Increase.

Number. Percent. 1906 1890 1906 1890 Number. Per cent. Number. Percent.

Total 36,563 99.4 3,685,097 2,673,977 100.0 100.0 1,011,120 37.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 18,492 99.8 2,261,607 1,348,989 61.4 50.4 912,618 67.7 1 1 7 122

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,608 99.4 494,777 452,725 13.4 16.9 42,052 9.3 2 4 11 75

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 3,682 98.2 308,551 246,249 8.4 9.2 62,302 25.3 3 2 10 84

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,197 99.7 184,542 349,788 5.0 13.1 ²165,246 ²47.2 4 15 14 84

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,365 99.3 172,996 129,383 4.7 4.8 43,613 33.7 5 3 9 73

Roman Catholic Church (part) 36 100.0 38,235 14,517 1.0 0.5 23,718 163.4 6 5 3 1,062

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 791 98.8 35,178 18,162 1.0 0.7 17,016 93.7 7 6 4 44

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 108 100.0 32,639 35,221 0.9 1.3 ²2,582 ²7.3 8 13 12 302

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 417 100.0 27,799 14,961 0.8 0.6 12,838 85.8 9 9 5 67

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 193 97.5 19,098 2,977 0.5 0.1 16,121 541.5 10 7 2 99

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 196 100.0 18,066 12,956 0.5 0.5 5,110 39.4 11 11 8 92

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 247 98.4 14,489 . . . . . 0.4 . . . . . 14,489 . . . . . 12 8 . . . . . 59

Congregationalists (part) 156 100.0 11,960 6,908 0.3 0.3 5,052 73.1 13 12 6 77

Disciples or Christians (part)⁴ 170 100.0 11,233 18,578 0.3 0.7 ²7,345 ²39.5 14 14 13 66

Free Baptists (part) 195 99.0 10,876 271 0.3 (⁵) 10,605 3,913.3 15 10 1 56

All other bodies (26) 710 98.1 43,051 22,292 1.2 0.8 20,759 93.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

1 Negroes or persons of negro descent.

2 Decrease.

3 For 1906 includes 4 organizations, having 102 members, reported by the Primitive Baptists.

4 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.

5 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.

The body reporting the greatest number of communicants or members for 1906 is the Baptists--National Convention (Colored), with 2,261,607, or 61.4 per cent of the entire membership of colored organizations, while the denominations next in order are the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 494,777, or 13.4 per cent of the total; Methodist Episcopal Church (part), 308,551, or 8.4 per cent; African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 184,542, or 5 per cent; and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, 172,996, or 4.7 per cent. The 3 leading colored Methodist bodies, with the addition of the colored organizations belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church, report a total of 1,160,866 members, or 31.5 per cent of the entire membership of colored organizations; and with the further addition of the Baptists--National Convention (Colored), a total of 3,422,473 members, or 92.9 per cent of the entire membership of colored organizations.

The denomination showing the greatest absolute increase in the number of communicants from 1890 to 1906 is the Baptists--National Convention (Colored), with 912,618; followed by the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), with 62,302, and the African Methodist Episcopal Church with 42,052. In the per cent of increase, however, the Free Baptists (part) lead with 3,913.3 per cent, the report for this body with respect to communicants in colored organizations in 1890 having apparently been incomplete. Next in order are the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), with 541.5 per cent, and the Roman Catholic Church (part), with 163.4 per cent.

In respect to the average number of members per organization, as shown by the table, the Roman Catholic Church (part), leads with 1,062, this being in keeping with the usual large average shown by this body. It is followed by the Baptists--Northern Convention (part), with 302; and the Baptists--National Convention (Colored), with 122.

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DENOMINATION. COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS: 1906

Organizations reporting sex. Communicants or members.

Total number. Reported by sex.

Number. Per cent of total. Total. Male. Female.

Number. Percent. Number. Percent. Number. Percent.

Total. 34,648 94.2 3,685,097 3,527,660 95.7 1,324,123 37.5 2,203,537 62.5

Baptist--National Convention (Colored). 18,034 97.3 2,261,607 2,201,549 97.3 822,162 37.3 1,379,387 62.7

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,486 97.6 494,777 481,997 97.4 177,837 36.9 304,160 63.1

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 3,183 84.9 308,551 271,821 88.1 102,740 37.8 169,081 62.2

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,156 97.8 184,542 180,501 97.8 67,096 37.2 113,405 62.8

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,309 97.0 172,996 169,252 97.8 64,988 38.4 104,264 61.6

Roman Catholic Church (part) 33 (²) 38,235 35,430 92.7 16,838 47.5 18,592 52.5

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 329 41.1 35,178 17,881 50.8 6,386 35.7 11,495 64.3

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 98 90.7 32,639 29,802 91.3 10,694 35.9 19,108 64.1

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 356 85.4 27,799 23,898 86.0 8,935 37.4 14,963 62.6

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 151 76.3 19,098 15,487 81.1 5,446 35.2 10,041 64.8

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 196 100.0 18,066 100.0 8,405 46.5 9,661 53.5

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 135 53.8 14,489 7,835 54.1 3,438 43.9 4,397 56.1

Congregationalists (part) 155 99.4 11,960 11,952 99.9 4,613 38.6 7,339 61.4

Disciples or Christians (part)⁴ 168 98.8 11,233 11,179 99.5 4,414 39.5 6,765 60.5

Free Baptists (part) 175 88.8 10,876 8,951 82.3 3,397 38.0 5,554 62.0

All other bodies (26) 684 94.5 43,051 42,059 97.7 16,734 39.8 25,325 60.2

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Percentage not shown where base is less than 100.

3 Includes 4 organizations having 102 members--45 males and 57 females--reported by the primitive Baptists.

4 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.

From the foregoing table it appears that 34,648 organizations, or 94.2 per cent of the total number, made report as to the sex of communicants; that the number of communicants thus reported was 3,527,660, or 95.7 per cent of the total, and that of this number, 1,324,123, or 37.5 per cent, were males and 2,203,537, or 62.5 per cent, were females. The denominations showing the largest proportion of males are the Roman Catholic Church (part), 47.5 per cent; the Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 46.5 per cent; and the United American Freewill Baptists (Colored), 43.9 per cent. The denominations showing the smallest proportion of males are the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), 35.2 per cent; the Colored Primitive Baptists in America, 35.7 per cent; and the Baptists--Northern Convention (part), 35.9 per cent.

Comparing the colored bodies with the corresponding white bodies, it appears that in almost every instance the colored bodies show a slightly lower percentage of males. Thus the per cent of males for the Methodist bodies as a whole is 38.5; of the African Methodist bodies, 37.3; of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 37.4; of the colored organizations in that body, 37.8; of the Baptists--Northern Convention, 36.5; of the colored organizations, 35.9; of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 35.5; of the colored organizations, 35.2; of the Roman Catholic Church, 49.3; of the colored organizations, 47.5. In 2 bodies reporting both white and colored organizations, the Congregationalists and Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, the reverse is true, the percentage of males for the Congregationalists being 34.1, for the colored organizations, 38.6; of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, 36.5; of the colored organizations, 37.4.

As shown by the next table, places of worship, either church edifices or halls, etc., were reported by all but 2.7 per cent of the total number of colored organizations. Of the 35,160 church edifices reported for 1906, the Baptists--National Convention (Colored) are credited with 17,913, or 50.9 per cent; the African Methodist Episcopal Church, with 18.6 per cent; the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), with 10.4 per cent; the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, with 6.6 per cent; and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, with 6.1 per cent, the per cent distribution for the various bodies corresponding very closely to that for 1890. As compared with 1890, the table shows an increase in the number of church edifices of 11,390, or 47.9 per cent. The denominations showing the greatest absolute increase are the Baptists - National Convention (Colored), with 5,926, and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, with 2,414. Of the denominations reporting more than 100 church edifices in 1890, the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America shows the highest per cent of increase in the number of church edifices for colored organizations, 91.5 per cent. The total number of halls, etc., reported for 1906 was 1,261 as against 1,358 for 1890. Of these the Baptists--National Convention (Colored), are credited with 40.3 per cent, as compared with 48.8 per cent in 1890, and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, with 21.3 per cent, as compared with 2.3 per cent in 1890.

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DENOMINATION. COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Organizations reporting places of worship: 1906. Organizations reporting church edifices: 1906. Church edifices reported. Organizations reporting halls, etc.: 1906.

Number. Per cent distribution. Increase from 1890 to 1906. Number. Per cent distribution.

Number. Per cent of total. 1906 1890 1906 1890 Number. Per cent. 1906 1890 1906 1890

Total 35,707 97.3 34,506 35,160 23,770 100.0 100.0 11,390 47.9 1,261 1,358 100.0 100.0

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 18,340 99.0 17,832 17,913 11,987 50.9 50.4 5,926 49.4 508 663 40.3 48.8

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,500 98.7 6,292 6,538 4,124 18.6 17.3 2,414 58.5 268 31 21.3 2.3

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 3,631 96.8 3,556 3,672 2,800 10.4 11.8 872 31.1 75 165 5.9 12.2

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,157 97.9 2,079 2,131 1,587 6.1 6.7 544 34.3 78 114 6.2 8.4

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,330 97.9 2,252 2,327 1,653 6.6 7.0 674 40.8 78 64 6.2 4.7

Roman Catholic Church (part) 36 100.0 34 36 27 0.1 0.1 9 (²) 2 3 0.2 0.2

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 545 68.0 501 505 291 1.4 1.2 214 73.5 44 33 3.5 2.4

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 105 97.2 99 106 324 0.3 1.4 ⁴218 ⁴67.3 6 72 0.5 5.3

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 380 91.1 363 383 200 1.1 0.8 183 91.5 17 21 1.3 1.5

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 161 81.3 150 171 53 0.5 0.2 118 (²) 11 2 0.9 0.1

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 196 100.0 195 195 183 0.6 0.8 12 6.6 1 34 0.1 2.5

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 157 62.5 149 152 . . . . . 0.4 . . . . . 152 . . . . . 8 . . . . . 0.6 . . . . .

Congregationalists (part) 147 94.2 133 137 69 0.4 0.3 68 (²) 14 11 1.1 0.8

Disciples or Christians (part)⁵ 161 94.7 137 140 183 0.4 0.8 ⁴43 ⁴23.5 24 75 1.9 5.5

Free Baptists (part) 178 90.4 173 173 3 0.5 (⁶) 170 (²) 5 2 0.4 0.1

All other bodies (26) 683 94.3 561 581 286 1.7 1.2 295 103.1 122 68 9.7 5.0

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Percentage not shown where base is less than 100.

3 For 1906 includes 4 organizations, having 4 church edifices, reported by the Primitive Baptists.

4 Decrease.

5 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.

6 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.

The next table shows that 33,091 colored organizations, or 95.9 per cent of the total number reporting church edifices, reported a seating capacity of 10,481,738. Of this number the Baptists--National Convention (Colored) reported 53.5 per cent; the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 17.5 per cent; the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), 8.6 per cent; the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, 7.2 per cent; and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 6.6 per cent--these 5 bodies showing 93.4 per cent of the entire seating capacity reported by colored organizations.

DENOMINATION. COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--SEATING CAPACITY OF CHURCH EDIFICES.

Organizations reporting seating capacity of church edifices: 1906. Seating capacity of church edifices reported.

Amount. Per cent distribution. Increase from 1890 to 1906. Average per organization reporting.

Number. Per cent of total reporting church edifices. 1906 1890 1906 1890 Amount. Per cent.

Total 33,091 95.9 10,481,738 6,800,035 100.0 100.0 3,681,703 54.1 317

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 17,316 97.1 5,610,301 3,440,970 53.5 50.6 2,169,331 63.0 324

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,178 98.2 1,832,600 1,160,838 17.5 17.1 671,762 57.9 297

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 3,094 87.0 901,812 635,252 8.6 9.3 266,566 42.0 291

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,048 98.5 690,951 565,577 6.6 8.3 125,374 22.2 337

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,214 98.3 758,328 541,464 7.2 8.0 216,864 40.1 343

Roman Catholic Church (part) 32 (²) 12,640 8,370 0.1 0.1 4,270 51.0 395

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 322 64.3 95,423 96,699 0.9 1.4 ⁴1,276 ⁴1.3 296

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 94 (²) 41,860 92,660 0.4 1.4 ⁴50,800 ⁴54.8 445

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 360 99.2 113,701 56,280 1.1 0.8 57,421 102.0 316

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 148 98.7 42,700 11,885 0.4 0.2 30,815 259.3 289

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 191 97.9 71,165 52,139 0.7 0.8 10,026 36.5 373

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 137 91.9 39,825 . . . . . 0.4 . . . . . 39,825 . . . . . 291

Congregationalists 130 97.7 39,500 19,360 0.4 0.3 20,140 104.0 304

Disciples or Christians (part)⁵ 133 97.1 34,320 41,590 0.3 0.6 ⁴7,270 ⁴17.5 258

Free Baptists (part) 165 95.4 43,850 800 0.4 (⁶) 43,050 5,381.3 266

All other bodies (26) 529 94.3 152,762 76,151 1.5 1.1 76,611 100.6 289

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Percentage not shown where base is less than 100.

3 For 1906 includes 4 organizations having 4 church edifices with seating capacity of 1,200, reported by the Primitive Baptists.

4 Decrease.

5 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.

6 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.

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The per cent distribution for the several denominations, as shown by the table, does not vary much from that for 1890. The increase in seating capacity from 1890 to 1906, according to the table, was 3,681,703, or 54.1 per cent. The denominations showing the greatest absolute increase are the Baptists--National Convention (Colored), 2,169,331, and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 671,762. In per cent of increase, however, the Free Baptists (part), lead with 5,381.3 per cent, this large increase being due apparently, as previously stated, to incomplete returns in 1890. Next comes the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), with 259.3 per cent.

The average seating capacity per organization reporting, as shown by the table, is 317, ranging from 445 for the Baptists--Northern Convention (part), to 258 for the Disciples or Christians (part).

DENOMINATION. COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY

Organizations reporting value of church property: 1906. Value of church property reported. Average per organization reporting.

Amount. Per cent distribution. Increase from 1890 to 1906. Rank in 1906.

Number. Per cent of total. 1906 1890 1906 1890 Amount. Per cent. Amount. Rank.

Total 34,660 94.3 $56,636,159 $26,626,448 100.0 100.0 $30,009,711 112.7 . . . . . $1,634 . . . . .

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 17,890 96.5 24,437,272 9,038,549 43.1 33.9 15,398,723 170.4 1 1,366 9

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,299 94.8 11,303,489 6,468,280 20.0 24.3 4,835,209 74.8 2 1,794 7

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 3,585 95.6 6,104,379 3,630,093 10.8 13.6 2,474,286 68.2 3 1,703 8

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,104 95.5 4,833,207 2,714,128 8.5 10.2 2,119,079 78.1 4 2,297 5

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,264 95.1 3,017,849 1,713,366 5.3 6.4 1,304,483 76.1 5 1,333 10

Roman Catholic Church (part) 32 (²) 678,480 237,400 1.2 0.9 441,080 185.8 9 21,203 1

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 512 63.9 298,839 135,427 0.5 0.5 163,412 120.7 11 584 14

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 97 89.8 1,561,326 1,087,518 2.8 4.1 473,808 43.6 7 16,096 2

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 365 87.5 752,387 391,650 1.3 1.5 360,737 92.1 8 2,061 6

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 159 80.3 1,773,279 192,750 3.1 0.7 1,580,529 820.0 6 11,153 3

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 192 98.0 203,778 195,826 0.4 0.7 7,952 4.1 12 1,061 13

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 151 60.2 79,278 . . . . . 0.1 . . . . . 79,278 . . . . . 15 525 15

Congregationalists 137 87.8 459,497 246,125 0.8 0.9 213,372 86.7 10 3,354 4

Disciples or Christians (part)⁴ 141 82.9 185,215 176,795 0.3 0.7 8,420 4.8 14 1,314 11

Free Baptists (part) 173 87.8 186,130 13,300 0.3 (⁵) 172,830 1,299.5 13 1,076 12

All other bodies (26) 559 77.2 761,754 385,241 1.3 1.4 376,513 97.7 . . . . . 1,363 . . . . .

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Percentage not shown where base is less than 100.

3 For 1906 includes 4 organizations having 4 church edifices with seating capacity of 1,200, reported by the Primitive Baptists.

4 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.

5 Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.

Of the total number of colored organizations, 34,660, or 94.3 per cent, reported value of church property in 1906. Of the total value reported, $56,636,159, the Baptists - National Convention (Colored) reported 43.1 per cent; the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 20 per cent; the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), 10.8 per cent; the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 8.5 per cent; and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, 5.3 per cent, these 5 principal bodies holding 87.7 per cent of the entire value of church property reported in 1906 by colored organizations, as compared with 88.4 per cent in 1890. If the Baptists--Northern Convention (part), and the, Protestant Episcopal Church (part), are added to these 5 bodies, the 7 bodies represent 93.6 per cent of the value of Church property reported in 1906 as compared with 93.2 per cent for the same bodies in 1890. The increase in value from 1890 to 1906, as shown by the table, is $30,009,711, or 112.7 per cent. In absolute increase, the Baptists--National Convention (Colored) rank first; the African Methodist Episcopal Church, second; the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), third; the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, fourth; the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), fifth; and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, sixth. In per cent of increase, however, the Free Baptists (part) come first, with the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), second. In the average value of church property per organization reporting, as shown by the table, the Roman Catholic Church ranks first, with $21,203; and is followed by the Baptists--Northern Convention (part), with $16,096; and the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), with $11,153. The denomination showing the lowest average value is the United American Freewill Baptists (Colored), with $525, and the one showing the next lowest average, the Colored Primitive Baptists in America, with $584.

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DENOMINATION COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--DEBT IN CHURCH PROPERTY: 1906.

Organizations reporting debt on church property. Debt reported.

Number. Per cent of organizations reporting value of church property. Amount. Per cent of value of church property. Average per organization reporting.

Total 9,003 26.0 $5,005,905 8.8 $556

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 3,100 17.3 1,757,190 7.2 567

African Methodist Episcopal Church 2,574 40.9 1,191,921 10.5 463

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 1,372 38.3 611,166 10.0 445

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 724 34.4 474,269 9.8 655

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 692 30.6 215,111 7.1 311

Roman Catholic Church (part) 8 (²) 75,650 11.1 9,456

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 34 6.6 6,968 2.3 205

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 55 (²) 356,993 22.9 6,491

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 59 16.2 39,208 5.2 665

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 28 17.6 113,246 6.4 4,045

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 18 9.4 10,407 5.1 578

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 22 14.6 3,485 4.4 158

Congregationalists (part) 32 23.4 32,106 7.0 1,003

Disciples or Christians (part)⁴ 36 25.5 18,029 9.7 501

Free Baptists (part) 43 24.9 16,227 8.7 377

All other bodies (26) 206 36.9 83,929 11.0 407

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Percentage not shown where base is less than 100.

3 Includes 4 organizations, having no debt on church property, reported by the Primitive Baptists.

4 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ

Of the, 34,660 colored organizations reporting value of church property, 9,003, or 26 per cent, reported debt on church property. In the case of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 40.9 per cent of the organizations reporting property also report debt; and of the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), 38.3 per cent. In the case of the Baptists--Northern Convention (part), for which, however, only 97 organizations reported the value of church property, practically 4 out of 7 report debt. The denomination showing the lowest percentage is the Colored Primitive Baptists in America, only 6.6 per cent of the organizations which reported value of church property also reporting debt.

The total amount of debt reported, as shown by the table, is $5,005,905, or 8.8 per cent of the value of church property reported. The denominations showing the highest percentage of debt as compared with the value of property are the Baptists--Northern Convention (part), 22.9, and the Roman Catholic Church, 11.1; while the denomination showing the lowest percentage is the Colored Primitive Baptists in America, 2.3 per cent. The average for each organization reporting debt is $556. The denominations showing the highest average per organization are the Roman Catholic Church, $9,456; the Baptists--Northern Convention (part), $6,491; and the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), $4,045. The denominations showing the lowest are the United American Freewill Baptists (Colored), $158, and the Colored Primitive Baptists in America, $205. By comparison with the previous table it will be seen that the 5 bodies named rank the same in respect to average debt as in respect to average value of church property reported.

DENOMINATION. COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--PARSONAGES: 1906.

Organizations reporting parsonages. Value of parsonages reported.

Number. Per cent of total. Total. Average per organization reporting.

Total 4,779 13.0 $3,727,884 $780

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 709 3.8 617,241 871

African Methodist Episcopal Church 1,783 26.8 1,255,246 704

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 1,206 32.2 777,715 645

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 348 15.8 350,690 1,008

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 421 17.7 237,547 504

Roman Catholic Church (part) 22 (²) 109,400 4,973

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 21 2.6 10,095 481

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 17 15.7 35,500 2,088

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 75 18.0 66,430 886

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 58 29.3 164,950 2,844

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 8 4.1 5,825 728

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 6 2.4 1,475 246

Congregationalists (part) 36 23.1 46,125 1,281

Disciples or Christians (part)⁴ 4 2.4 1,950 488

Free Baptists (part) 13 6.6 13,100 1,008

All other bodies (26) 52 7.2 34,595 665

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Percentage not shown where base is less than 100.

3 Includes 4 organizations having no parsonages, reported by the Primitive Baptists.

4 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ

The table shows that of the 36,770 colored organizations, 4,779, or 13 per cent, reported parsonages. The denomination showing the highest proportion of parsonages

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as compared with church organizations is the Roman Catholic Church (part). Of the 36 colored organizations reported by this body, 22, or nearly two-thirds, owned parsonages. Of the total number of colored organizations reported by the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), 1,206, or 32.2 per cent, reported parsonages. For the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), the percentage is 29.3; for the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 26.8; and for the Congregationalists (part), 23.1. The denominations showing the lowest percentages are the United American Freewill Baptists (Colored), and the Disciples or Christians, with 2.4 each. The total value of parsonages reported, as shown by the table, is $3,727,884. Of this amount, the African Methodist Episcopal Church reported $1,255,246, or a little more than one-third, while the next in order are the Methodist Episcopal Church (part); Baptists--National Convention (Colored); African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; and Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, these 5 bodies together reporting $3,238,439, or 86.9 per cent of the total value of parsonages reported. The average value for each organization reporting is $780. The denominations showing the highest average per organization reporting are the Roman Catholic Church (part), $4,973; the Protestant Episcopal Church (part), $2,844; Baptists--Northern Convention (part), $2,088; and Congregationalists (part), $1,281. The denominations showing the lowest are the United American Freewill Baptists (Colored), $246; the Colored Primitive Baptists in America, $481; and the Disciples or Christians (part), $488.

DENOMINATION. COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS-SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS: 1906.

Organizations reporting Sunday schools. Sunday schools reported. Sunday school officers and teachers. Sunday school scholars.

Number. Per cent of total. Number. Per cent distribution. Number. Per cent distribution. Number. Per cent distribution.

Total 33,538 91.2 34,681 100.0 210,148 100.0 1,740,099 100.0

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 17,478 94.3 17,910 51.6 100,069 47.6 924,665 53.1

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,056 91.1 6,285 18.1 41,941 20.0 292,689 16.8

Methodist Episcopal Church (part) 3,522 93.9 3,745 10.8 26,044 12.4 204,810 11.8

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,060 93.5 2,092 6.0 16,245 7.7 107,692 6.2

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,207 92.7 2,328 6.7 12,375 5.9 92,457 5.3

Roman Catholic Church (part) 30 (²) 33 0.1 220 0.1 3,151 0.2

Colored Primitive Baptists in America³ 166 20.7 166 0.5 911 0.4 6,224 0.4

Baptists--Northern Convention (part) 102 94.4 106 0.3 1,382 0.7 12,827 0.7

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part) 405 97.1 433 1.2 2,791 1.3 24,904 1.4

Protestant Episcopal Church (part) 180 90.9 188 0.5 1,189 0.6 13,779 0.8

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 192 98.0 192 0.6 933 0.4 6,952 0.4

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 100 39.8 100 0.3 382 0.2 3,307 0.2

Congregationalists (part) 150 96.2 174 0.5 1,056 0.5 10,339 0.6

Disciples or Christians (part)⁴ 134 78.8 141 0.4 712 0.3 4,916 0.3

Free Baptists (part) 168 85.3 177 0.5 868 0.4 5,732 0.3

All other bodies 588 81.2 611 1.8 3,030 1.4 25,655 1.5

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Percentage not shown where base is less than 100.

3 Includes 4 organizations making no returns for Sunday schools, reported by the Primitive Baptists.

4 Includes Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ

The table shows that of the total colored organizations, 33,538, or 91.2 per cent, reported Sunday schools. The denominations showing the highest percentages of Sunday schools, as compared with the total number of organizations, are the Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with 98 per cent, and the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, with 97.1 per cent. The denominations showing the lowest percentages, as compared with the total number of organizations, are the Colored Primitive Baptists in America, with 20.7 per cent, and the United American Freewill Baptists (Colored), with 39.8 per cent, the low percentage shown for these 2 bodies probably being due in part to incomplete returns.

The total number of Sunday schools reported is 34,681. Of these, the Baptists--National Convention (Colored) reported 51.6 per cent, a little more than one-half; the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 18.1 per cent; the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), 10.8 per cent; the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, 6.7 per cent; and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 6 per cent, these 5 bodies reporting 32,360 Sunday schools, or 93.3 per cent of the total number reported by colored organizations.

The total number of Sunday school officers and teachers reported was 210,148. Of these the Baptists--National Convention (Colored) reported nearly one-half; the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 20 per cent; the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), 12.4 per cent; the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 7.7 per cent; and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, 5.9 per cent, these 5 bodies reporting 196,674 Sunday school officers and teachers, or 93.6 per cent of the entire number reported by colored organizations.

The total number of Sunday school scholars reported by colored organizations is 1,740,099. Of these, the

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Baptists--National Convention (Colored) reported 924,665, or a little more than one-half; the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 16.8 per cent; the Methodist Episcopal Church (part), 11.8 per cent; the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 6.2 per cent; and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, 5.3 per cent, these 5 bodies reporting 1,622,313 Sunday school scholars, or 93.2 per cent of the entire number reported by colored organizations.

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS BY STATES AND TERRITORIES.

The statistics of colored organizations for 1906, for all denominations, are given by states and territories in Table 12 (page 540). The following table shows this distribution for communicants or members alone for 1890 and 1906, and the relative position of each state at the two periods:

STATE OR TERRITORY. COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS.

1906 1890

Number. Rank. Number. Rank.

Total²3,685,097 . . . . . 2,673,977 . . . . .

Georgia 507,005 1 341,433 1

Alabama 397,178 2 297,161 3

South Carolina 394,149 3 317,020 2

Mississippi 358,708 4 224,404 6

Virginia 307,374 5 238,617 5

North Carolina 283,707 6 290,755 4

Texas 227,032 7 186,038 7

Louisiana 185,918 8 108,872 9

Tennessee 172,867 9 131,015 8

Arkansas 146,319 10 106,445 10

Kentucky 116,918 11 92,768 11

Florida 105,678 12 64,337 12

Maryland 71,797 13 58,566 13

Pennsylvania 60,161 14 26,753 15

Missouri 50,074 15 42,452 14

District of Columbia 46,249 16 22,965 16

Ohio 33,667 17 19,827 17

Illinois 32,058 18 15,635 19

New York 30,482 19 17,216 18

Oklahoma³ 29,115 20 880 33

New Jersey 28,015 21 12,720 21

Indiana 23,133 22 13,404 20

Kansas 17,273 23 9,750 22

West Virginia 14,949 24 7,160 23

Delaware 10,583 25 6,595 24

Massachusetts 9,402 26 3,638 27

California 4,564 27 3,720 26

Connecticut 4,492 28 1,624 30

Iowa 4,108 29 2,643 28

Michigan 3,235 30 3,957 25

Colorado 2,507 31 1,171 31

Rhode Island 2,114 32 1,999 29

Minnesota 1,453 33 958 32

Nebraska 1,007 34 399 34

Washington 614 35 66 39

Wisconsin 310 36 268 36

New Mexico 221 37 62 40

Arizona 208 38 155 37

Oregon 160 39 291 35

Montana 135 40 32 42

Wyoming 45 41 154 38

South Dakota 38 42 . . . . . . . . . .

Utah 30 43 7 43

Maine 25 44 45 41

New Hampshire 20 45 . . . . . . . . . .

1 Negroes or persons of Negro descent.

2 Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, and Vermont had no colored organizations in 1906 or 1890.

3 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

From the number of communicants given in this table, it appears that 1 state reports a membership of over 500,000; 4 report a membership of from 300,000 to 400,000; and 7, a membership of from 100,000 to 300,000. These 12 states report a total colored membership in 1906 of 3,202,853, or 86.9 per cent of the entire membership of colored organizations. The same states reported a membership in 1890 of 2,398,865, or 89.7 per cent of the entire membership of colored organizations at that time. The relative position of the different states varied somewhat at the two censuses. Georgia was the leading state at each census, while 5 others of the 12 states--Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, and Virginia--held the same relative position in 1906 as in 1890. On the other hand, South Carolina, which was second in 1890, changed places in 1906 with Alabama, which was third in 1890, while North Carolina changed places with Mississippi, and Louisiana with Tennessee.

In addition to the 12 states already named, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, in the South Atlantic division, and Oklahoma, in the South Central division, reported a comparatively large colored membership. These 2 geographic divisions, the South Atlantic and South Central (see Table 12), reported in 1906 a total membership for colored organizations of 3,375,546, and in 1890 the same states reported a corresponding membership of 2,495,031, or somewhat more than nine-tenths--91.6 and 93.3 per cent, respectively--of the total colored membership reported for continental United States at each census.

Outside of the South Atlantic and South Central divisions, the states reporting in 1906 the largest membership for colored organizations are, Pennsylvania, 60,161; Missouri, 50,074; Ohio, 33,667; Illinois, 32,058; and New York, 30,482. Ohio held the same relative position in 1906 as in 1890, while Pennsylvania changed places with Missouri, and Illinois with New York. Of all the states and territories, Oklahoma shows the highest percentage of increase in members of colored organizations, namely 3,208.5 per cent. Five states--North Carolina, Michigan, Oregon, Wyoming, and Maine--report a smaller number of members in 1906 than in 1890. The decrease shown for North Carolina is due largely to the decrease in the number of members reported for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, which is especially strong in North Carolina. The states reporting no members of colored organizations either in 1890 or 1906 are Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, and Vermont.

COLORED MINISTERS.

The number of ordained colored ministers connected with denominations made up wholly of colored organizations, as reported for 1890 and 1906, is given in detail by denominations in Table 8 (page 514). The table following shows for each of these denominations the number of ministers and the number of organizations reported in 1906.

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DENOMINATION. Colored¹ organizations in 1906. Colored ministers in 1906.

Total number 31,393 31, 624

Baptists--National Convention (Colored) 18,534 17,117

African Methodist Episcopal Church 6,647 6,200

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2,204 3,082

Colored Methodist Episcopal Church 2,381 2,671

Colored Primitive Baptists in America 797 1,480

Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church 196 375

United American Freewill Baptists (Colored) 251 136

Other bodies:

Church of God and Saints of Christ (Colored) 48 75

Churches of the Living God (Colored)--3 bodies 68 101

Voluntary Missionary Society in America (Colored) 3 11

Free Christian Zion Church of Christ (Colored) 15 20

Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (Colored) 77 64

African Union Methodist Protestant Church 69 187

Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church (Colored) 45 33

Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church (Colored) 58 72

1 Negroes or persons of negro descent.

The table shows that for the denominations made up wholly of colored organizations, the total number of ministers reported for 1906 was 31,624, and the total number of organizations 31,393. Of the total number of ministers, 17,117, or 54.1 per cent, were connected with the Baptists--National Convention (Colored); 6,200, or 19.6 per cent, with the African Methodist Episcopal Church; 3,082, or 9.7 per cent, with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; 2,671, or 8.4 per cent, with the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church; and 1,480, or 4.7 per cent, with the Colored Primitive Baptists in America, these 5 bodies having 30,550 ministers, or 96.6 per cent of the entire number of ordained ministers reported for denominations composed wholly of colored organizations. For 3 of these bodies, namely, United American Freewill Baptists (Colored), the Church of God and Saints of Christ (Colored), and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the number of ministers is estimated because complete information was not obtainable. The number of colored ministers connected with denominations partly made up of colored organizations is not known. Estimating it on the basis of the number of ministers per organization for each of these denominations as a whole, the number is approximately 3,600. If this number be added to the number connected with denominations composed wholly of colored organizations, an estimated total is obtained of 35,224 ministers of Colored organizations in continental United States, as compared with 36,770 colored organizations belonging to the denominations in question.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
E. DANA DURAND, DIRECTOR

SPECIAL REPORTS

RELIGIOUS BODIES: 1906

PART II
SEPARATE DENOMINATIONS
HISTORY, DESCRIPTION, AND STATISTICS

WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1910

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THIS REPORT IS PUBLISHED IN TWO PARTS, AS FOLLOWS:

PART I--SUMMARY AND GENERAL TABLES.
PART II--SEPARATE DENOMINATIONS: HISTORY, DESCRIPTION, AND STATISTICS

Volume II.

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NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION (COLORED).

HISTORY.

The early history of colored Baptists in the United States is so interwoven with that of the white Baptists that it can scarcely claim any distinctive record. In the days of slavery these people were always under the supervision of their masters, and for the most part attended services in the same churches. The first distinctively colored Baptist church was one formed at Williamsburg, Va., in 1785, which, however, afterwards disbanded and was reorganized. The first to have an unbroken history is the First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Ga., organized on January 20, 1788, at Brampton's Barn, 3 miles west of Savannah, by Abraham Marshall, white, and Jesse Peter, colored. Its first pastor was a slave named George Leile, who was liberated by Mr. Henry Sharp, of Burke county, Ga., and afterwards became pastor of a colored Baptist, church at Kingston, Jamaica.

This First African Baptist Church grew, and in 1802 and 1803, two more churches were organized, the Second Colored Baptist Church with 200 members, and the Ogeechee Colored Baptist Church with 250 members. These are still in existence and are strong and prosperous churches. In 1805 the Joy Street Baptist Church, the first in New England, was organized in Boston, Mass.; in 1808, the Abyssinian Baptist Church, in New York City; and in 1809, the First African Baptist Church, in Philadelphia. These three were the first colored Baptist churches in the North. Meanwhile colored Baptists had multiplied in the South, but, since they had no ecclesiastical organization, any attempt to present a consecutive history is extremely difficult.

The First Baptist Church of Washington, D.C., organized in 1802, included in its membership many colored people. In 1833, when the congregation removed to a new edifice, the colored members were encouraged to continue in the old building. In 1839 they organized as the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, and the building passed into their hands. This experience in Washington was repeated in many places in the South, where the colored members worshiped with white organizations until it seemed wise them to have their own churches. Thus, even before the civil war, a large number of colored Baptist churches existed, both in the North and the South, and since then the growth had been remarkable.

DOCTRINE AND POLITY.

In doctrine and polity the colored Baptists are in close accord with the Northern and Southern conventions. They represent the more the more strictly Calvinistic

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type in doctrine, and in polity refer the settlement of any difficulties that may arise to an ecclesiastical council. Their churches unite in associations, generally along state lines, for the discussion of topics relating to church life, the regulation of difficulties, the collection of statistics, and the presentation of annual reports. These meetings are consultative and advisory rather than authoritative. Probably the oldest of these associations is the Wood River Association of Illinois, organized in 1838. The first one organized in the South was in Louisiana in 1865.

In addition to the associations there are conventions, which are held for the consideration of the distinctively missionary side of church life, and not infrequently extend beyond state lines. The first of these was organized in North Carolina in 1866, the second and third in Alabama and Virginia in 1867, the fourth in Arkansas in 1868, and the fifth in Kentucky in 1869.

WORK.

Previous to 1880 there were three general organizations or societies among the colored Baptists for evangelistic and educational work. These were the New England Missionary Convention, the Consolidated American Missionary Convention, and the General Association of Western States and Territories. In 1880 the National Baptist Convention was organized and the Consolidated Convention and the General Association were merged in it. The New England Convention still retained its identify, but now works through the National Convention. The special object of the National Convention, at the time of its organization, was stated to be "to consider the moral, intellectual, and religious growth of the denomination, to deliberate upon the great questions which characterize the Baptist churches, and further, to devise and consider the best methods possible for bringing us more closely together, both as churches, and as a race."

In the same year the Foreign Mission Convention of the United States was organized, and in 1890 the National Baptist Educational Convention. In 1895 both the Foreign Mission Convention and the Educational Convention were merged in the National Baptist Convention, in accordance with the following minute: "Whereas, it is the sense of the colored Baptists of the United States of America, convened in the city of Atlanta, Ga., September 28, 1895, in the several organizations known as the Baptist Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, hitherto engaged in mission work on the west coast of Africa; the National Baptist Convention, which has been engaged in mission work in the United States of America; and the National Baptist Educational Convention, which has sought to look after the educational interest, that the interests of the Kingdom of God require that the several bodies above named should, and do now, unite in one body. The object of this convention shall be to do now, unite in one body. The object of this convention shall be to do mission work in the United States of America, in Africa, and elsewhere abroad, and to foster the cause of education."

Membership in the National Baptist Convention is of two classes: (1) Churches, Sunday schools, or other organizations which pay an annual fee of $5 are entitled to membership through delegates; (2) individuals may become members by a payment of $1 annually, or life members by the payment of $10. At the annual meetings of the convention, the general interests of the churches are considered, and members of the following boards are elected: Foreign Missions, Home Missions, Education, Baptist Young People's Union, Publishing, and National Beneficial Association. The last-mentioned board has for its object ministerial relief.

The Lott-Carey Convention for Foreign Missions was organized in 1897, and conducted its work independently until 1906, when it became a district convention of the National Convention. In 1900 the Colored Women's National Baptist Convention, auxiliary to the older society, was organized, having similar boards, and electing its members in the same way.

The home mission work of the colored Baptists is carried on chiefly through the Home Mission Board, with headquarters at Little Rock, Ark. This board cooperates with the Southern Baptist Convention; supported 66 missionaries in 1906, and collected $17,628. Its principal work is in the Southern states, though it is not confined to them. In close relation with the Home Mission Board is the Sunday School Publishing House at Nashville, Tenn., the largest and best equipped of its kind among the colored people, with property valued at $200,000 and a business amounting, in 1906, to $160,152.

The foreign mission work, under the care of the Foreign Mission Board, located at Louisville, Ky., is carried on in Central Africa, South Africa, West Africa, the West Indies, and northern South America. In 1906 there were reported 8 missionaries and 132 native helpers, occupying 72 stations; 33 churches with 8,074 members; 32 schools with 5,781 pupils; and contributions to the amount of $18,727. The property owned is valued at $29,650.

There are 57 schools among the colored Baptists, 31 of which are supported by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, while 26, with 5,200 students, are owned and controlled by the National Baptist Educational Board, with headquarters at Nashville, although they receive assistance from other sources. The 31 schools under the American Baptist Home Mission Society include 12 colleges and 19 secondary schools, with property valued at $1,200,000, for

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the support of which, during the year 1906, $201,779 was contributed by the society. The schools controlled by the National Board include 9 colleges and 17 schools for secondary education, with property valued at $600,000, for the support of which the colored Baptists gave, during the year, $80,000. Recently the Colored Women's National Baptist Convention has purchased a school in the District of Columbia, the Woman's Baptist Training School.

The denomination supports 14 philanthropic institutions, having approximately 1,000 inmates and property valued at $100,000.

The young people's work is under the general supervision of the National Baptist Young People's Union, with headquarters at Nashville, Tenn., which reports 8,694 societies and 342,050 members. The contributions made to the Union in 1906 were $10,100, and it has property valued at $6,000. The aim is to have a local union in each church to cooperate with the National Union, develop the spirit of personal Christian activity, and stimulate denominational pride.

The colored Baptists have a number of religious and denominational papers. The National Baptist Union at Nashville is the accredited organ of the denomination, but the Christian Banner of Philadelphia has the largest circulation, and the American Baptist of Louisville is the oldest among the colored Baptist journals. All are doing good service in the development of denominational and church life.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the National Baptist Convention at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states and ecclesiastical divisions in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the convention has 18,534 organizations, contained, with the exception of 184 unassociated, in 571 associations, located in 33 states, the territory of New Mexico, and the District of Columbia. Of these organizations, more than one-half are in the South Central division. The state having the largest number is Georgia with 2,504; followed by Mississippi with 2,236; Alabama with 1,977; and Texas with 1,763.

The total number of communicants reported is 2,261,607; of these, as shown by the returns for 18,034 organizations, about 37 per cent are males and 63 per cent females. According to the statistics, the convention has 17,913 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 5,610,301, as reported by 17,316 organizations; church property valued at $24,437,272, against which there appears an indebtedness of $1,757,190; halls, etc., used for worship by 508 organizations; and 709 parsonages valued at $617,241. The Sunday schools, as reported by 17,478 organizations, number 17,910, with 100,069 officers and teachers and 924,665 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the convention is 17,117, and there are also a large number of licentiates.

As compared with the report for 1890, these figures show an increase of 6,001 organizations, 912,618 communicants, and $15,398,723 in the value of church property.

It should be noted that, as already explained (see page 27, Part 1), the figures here given for the National Baptist Convention include organizations in colored associations in Northern states, while in the report for 1890 the colored associations then existing in the Northern states were reported in connection with the Northern Baptist Convention. For this reason the figures are not entirely comparable with those for 1890.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES AND TERRITORIES: 1906.

STATE OR TERRITORY. Total number of organizations. COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS. PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.
Total for denomination. 18,534 18,492 2,261,607 18,034 822,162 1,379,387 17,832 508 17,913 17,316 5,610,301
North Atlantic division. 230 229 40,152 225 13,668 25,044 194 30 197 191 70,749
New Hampshire 1 1 20 1 8 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts 26 26 5,274 26 1,854 3,420 21 2 21 21 9,575
Rhode Island 4 4 624 4 22 412 4 . . . . . 4 4 2,100
Connecticut 13 13 2,218 13 768 1,450 13 . . . . . 13 13 4,121
New York 13 13 1,763 12 615 1,114 11 2 11 9 3,610
New Jersey 70 69 9,884 69 2,899 6,985 63 5 63 63 20,415
Pennsylvania 103 103 20,369 100 7,312 11,651 82 21 85 81 30,928
South Atlantic division. 7,291 7,266 1,077,761 7,102 394,003 652,973 7,051 174 7,092 6,859 2,439,760
Maryland 65 65 17,951 53 4,480 8,382 58 4 58 50 18,735
District of Columbia 60 60 26,203 58 6,529 16,949 43 17 44 43 27,337
Virginia 1,374 1,368 268,206 1,312 102,392 153,459 1,343 21 1,367 1,318 474,358
West Virginia 148 148 10,057 143 4,703 5,192 103 38 103 100 30,910
North Carolina 1,163 1,155 153,189 1,140 59,158 92,525 1,130 17 1,131 1,102 410,446
South Carolina 1,317 1,317 219,841 1,296 76,071 138,702 1,304 8 1,310 1,272 487,016
Georgia 2,504 2,495 333,943 2,447 122,601 207,824 2,428 56 2,436 2,364 860,448
Florida 660 658 48,371 653 18,069 29,940 642 13 643 610 130,510
North Central division. 883 883 82,313 851 28,719 49,525 808 52 813 794 223,278
Ohio 163 163 17,400 146 6,016 9,777 145 8 147 141 43,316
Indiana 88 88 13,526 87 4,907 8,319 83 5 84 82 26,525
Illinois 158 158 16,081 155 5,848 10,158 145 10 145 143 40,355
Michigan 14 14 747 14 293 454 13 . . . . . 13 13 3,460
Wisconsin 2 2 60 2 18 42 1 1 1 1 100
Iowa 33 33 2,352 33 879 1,473 27 6 27 26 5,970
Missouri 288 288 22,136 278 7,094 13,235 262 18 264 258 70,181
Kansas 137 137 10,011 136 3,664 6,067 132 4 132 130 33,371
South Central division. 10,0997 10,081 1,069,053 9,829 285,335 651,116 9,751 248 9,783 9,444 2,869,169
Kentucky 531 529 76,239 506 29,796 44,681 505 18 506 499 148,041
Tennessee 759 757 93,303 740 32,334 59,658 729 21 729 707 228,223
Alabama 1,977 1,974 259,825 1,935 98,260 156,302 1,924 39 1,940 1,863 640,715
Mississippi 2,236 2,232 240,982 2,155 81,291 153,035 2,188 37 2,191 2,124 626,434
Louisiana 1,411 1,410 133,510 1,385 45,821 83,749 1,375 25 1,381 1,313 401,961
Arkansas 1,115 1,113 93,364 1,099 37,289 55,159 1,086 16 1,087 1,049 303,571
Oklahoma¹ 305 305 16,952 298 6,769 9,762 280 17 280 271 62,900
Texas 1,763 1,761 144,878 1,711 53,775 88,770 1,664 75 1,669 1,618 457,324
Western division. 33 33 2,328 27 437 729 28 4 28 28 7,345
New Mexico 1 1 11 1 4 7 1 . . . . . 1 1 100
Washington 5 5 174 5 78 96 5 . . . . . 5 5 1,300
Oregon 2 2 60 2 20 40 1 1 1 1 500
California 25 25 2,083 19 335 586 21 3 21 21 5,445

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES AND TERRITORIES: 1906.

STATE OR TERRITORY. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.
Total for denomination. 18,534 17,890 $24,437,272 3,100 $1,757,190 709 $617,241 17,478 17,910 100,069 924,665
North Atlantic division. 230 200 1,688,606 130 389,170 19 48,900 224 1,932 17,489
New Hampshire 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 3 24
Massachusetts 26 23 284,050 19 94,494 1 3,000 26 26 283 2,520
Rhode Island 4 4 41,146 3 13,500 1 5,000 4 4 46 372
Connecticut 13 13 106,500 7 14,650 2 1,300 13 13 127 1,162
New York 13 10 79,875 4 25,988 . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 90 619
New Jersey 70 67 325,835 49 69,525 7 10,900 68 68 511 4,181
Pennsylvania 103 83 851,200 48 171,013 8 28,700 101 101 872 8,611
South Atlantic division. 7,291 7,067 9,946,541 1,113 669,960 191 174,310 6,918 7,136 41,149 410,914
Maryland 65 58 313,983 30 36,642 6 8,400 59 62 550 6,207
District of Columbia 60 43 962,900 33 180,386 2 1,300 57 58 482 5,599
Virginia 1,374 1,341 2,641,090 254 204,659 40 44,310 1,308 1,402 9,372 86,686
West Virginia 148 108 199,876 31 13,775 7 12,500 142 145 876 6,810
North Carolina 1,163 1,136 1,216,162 146 38,526 22 21,875 1,101 1,145 7,469 67,483
South Carolina 1,317 1,309 1,404,648 202 45,816 29 20,015 1,286 1,315 8,242 89,260
Georgia 2,504 2,431 2,615,744 334 95,651 34 31,835 2,351 2,388 11,058 121,962
Florida 660 641 592,138 83 44,505 51 34,075 614 621 3,100 26,907
North Central division. 883 814 2,330,811 269 266,147 101 110,834 836 846 5,670 37,070
Ohio 163 147 595,371 44 59,164 19 20,100 153 156 1,194 8,378
Indiana 88 81 246,775 38 36,503 11 17,600 86 89 658 4,802
Illinois 158 148 421,798 49 54,214 19 18,450 152 156 1,055 7,294
Michigan 14 14 31,950 5 1,625 4 3,700 13 13 99 498
Wisconsin 2 2 950 2 146 . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 8 45
Iowa 33 27 53,975 10 6,031 6 3,900 29 29 177 1,233
Missouri 288 263 712,450 73 95,534 21 30,850 269 269 1,592 9,709
Kansas 137 132 267,542 48 12,930 21 16,234 132 132 887 5,111
South Central division. 10,097 9,780 10,274,564 1,576 406,315 391 276,197 9,470 9,673 51,137 457,849
Kentucky 531 510 961,202 92 41,654 29 22,550 495 498 3,235 25,215
Tennessee 759 736 1,208,610 91 53,639 30 31,100 732 740 3,917 31,828
Alabama 1,977 1,923 1,889,648 324 67,369 53 45,355 1,882 1,938 10,056 99,776
Mississippi 2,236 2,186 1,970,237 298 59,102 55 41,330 2,100 2,142 10,799 104,825
Louisiana 1,411 1,385 1,651,607 267 81,061 94 57,552 1,320 1,353 6,806 62,828
Arkansas 1,115 1,090 837,664 167 29,156 52 31,735 1,049 1,066 5,863 47,216
Oklahoma¹ 305 281 179,666 52 8,760 3 2,500 284 289 1,506 10,636
Texas 1,763 1,669 1,575,930 285 65,574 75 44,05 1,608 1,647 8,955 75,525
Western division. 33 29 196,750 12 25,598 7 7,000 30 31 181 1,343
New Mexico 1 1 800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 9
Washington 5 5 19,600 3 1,475 . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 25 125
Oregon 2 1 15,000 1 1,200 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4 30
California 25 22 161,350 8 22,923 7 7,000 23 24 150 1,179

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES AND ASSOCIATIONS: 1906.

STATE AND ASSOCIATION. Total number of organizations. COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS. PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.

Total for denomination 18,534 18,492 2,261,607 18,034 822,162 1,379,387 17,832 508 17,913 17,316 5,610,301

Alabama District 53 53 9,538 53 3,542 5,996 52 1 52 52 19,080

Alabama Midland 20 20 2,333 20 891 1,442 20 . . . . . 21 20 6,425

Auburn 55 55 8,126 52 3,048 4,630 53 1 55 51 24,180

Autauga 24 24 2,174 24 987 1,187 24 . . . . . 24 20 7,725

Bethel 35 35 5,814 33 2,127 3,087 35 . . . . . 36 34 10,873

Bethlehem, No. 1 30 30 6,132 30 2,168 3,964 30 . . . . . 30 30 11,181

Bethlehem, No. 2 43 43 5,364 43 2,085 3,279 43 . . . . . 44 43 14,711

Bethlehem Blount Springs 32 32 1,268 32 508 760 27 5 27 27 4,885

Bibb County 23 23 2,000 23 762 1,238 22 1 22 22 5,700

Bladen Springs 12 12 1,789 12 697 1,092 12 . . . . . 12 12 4,050

Bowen, East 20 20 4,062 19 1,361 2,461 19 1 20 17 7,550

Canaan Pickensville 15 15 1,125 14 469 624 15 . . . . . 15 15 4,150

Dallas County 50 50 5,999 50 2,183 3,816 49 . . . . . 49 45 11,200

Davis Creek-Holly Springs 11 11 757 10 301 394 11 . . . . . 11 10 2,550

Early Rose 23 23 2,003 23 772 1,231 23 . . . . . 23 23 5,235

East Alabama 16 16 1,433 16 552 881 16 . . . . . 16 15 5,445

East Alabama Union 11 11 1,857 11 762 1,095 11 . . . . . 11 11 5,485

East Dallas 22 22 3,397 22 1,295 2,102 22 . . . . . 22 22 5,425

East Hope 17 17 2,321 17 828 1,493 17 . . . . . 17 16 5,150

East Perry 6 6 1,145 6 442 703 6 . . . . . 6 6 1,375

East Star 12 12 1,029 12 398 631 12 . . . . . 12 12 3,550

Ebenezer 15 15 1,573 15 650 923 15 . . . . . 15 14 4,320

Eufaula 87 87 13,065 86 5,014 8,006 87 . . . . . 91 79 31,380

Evergreen 38 38 2,923 38 1,085 1,838 36 1 36 36 13,500

Flint River 22 22 1,069 22 459 610 21 . . . . . 21 20 4,650

Friendship, Western Union 17 17 893 17 357 536 17 . . . . . 17 17 5,550

Gildfield 15 15 3,596 15 1,403 2,193 15 . . . . . 15 14 6,150

Good Samaritan 11 11 1,682 11 673 1,009 11 . . . . . 11 11 3,600

Green County 19 19 2,009 19 732 1,277 19 . . . . . 19 19 14,470

Hardaway 13 13 1,686 13 629 1,057 13 . . . . . 14 12 3,150

Helicon 9 9 891 9 334 557 9 . . . . . 9 7 1,800

Hope Hill 20 20 3,780 20 1,412 2,368 20 . . . . . 20 20 5,075

Kinterbish 8 8 697 2 55 85 8 . . . . . 8 2 800

Lebanon 28 28 2,457 28 893 1,564 28 . . . . . 29 27 8,360

Lily Star 19 19 814 19 347 467 12 7 12 12 1,650

Little River 8 8 594 7 206 375 7 . . . . . 7 7 1,518

Mobile Sunlight 62 62 12,431 62 4,792 7,639 62 . . . . . 62 60 22,850

Montgomery Antioch 56 55 10,150 54 3,681 6,069 55 1 56 54 26,815

Morning Star 23 23 2,115 23 945 1,170 23 . . . . . 23 23 7,735

Mount Calvary 16 16 892 16 403 489 14 1 14 14 4,500

Mount Hermon 20 20 1,768 20 636 1,132 20 . . . . . 20 20 4,800

Mount Pilgrim 74 74 11,533 73 4,359 6,877 67 6 67 67 22,840

Mount Pleasant, No. 1 27 27 3,764 27 1,477 2,287 27 . . . . . 27 26 13,385

Mount Pleasant, No. 2 10 10 1,270 10 512 758 10 . . . . . 10 10 2,850

Mount Zion, Coosa Valley 22 22 861 17 293 444 17 . . . . . 17 17 5,440

Mulberry 20 20 1,124 19 382 683 18 . . . . . 18 17 5,175

Muscle Shoals 59 59 8,405 59 3,226 5,179 57 2 58 55 20,130

Needham Creek 14 14 1,859 14 743 1,116 14 . . . . . 14 14 3,470

New Antioch Bethlehem 28 28 2,853 28 1,121 1,732 28 . . . . . 28 26 8,430

New Cahaba 18 18 2,729 18 1,129 1,600 18 . . . . . 18 18 4,900

New Pine Grove 14 14 1,616 14 614 1,002 14 . . . . . 14 14 3,565

North Alabama and Tennessee 15 15 983 15 316 667 15 . . . . . 15 15 3,990

North Dallas 18 18 1,774 18 689 1,085 18 . . . . . 18 17 4,575

Northbound Bethlehem 15 15 1,355 15 552 803 15 . . . . . 15 14 2,810

Oak Grove 6 6 449 6 159 290 6 . . . . . 6 6 2,700

Old Landmark 10 10 970 10 369 601 10 . . . . . 10 10 3,650

Old Pine Grove 25 25 4,343 25 1,618 2,725 25 . . . . . 25 25 9,987

Perote 12 12 887 12 353 534 12 . . . . . 12 11 2,700

Regular 24 23 2,071 22 768 1,262 24 . . . . . 24 23 8,435

Rehoboth, Elmore County 15 15 1,760 15 656 1,104 15 . . . . . 15 15 5,950

Round Island Creek 15 15 1,393 15 657 736 14 1 14 14 3,075

Rushing Springs 44 44 5,526 42 2,222 3,012 44 . . . . . 44 43 12,405

St. Mary 22 22 2,126 22 782 1,344 22 . . . . . 22 22 5,815

Salem Enterprise 15 15 2,233 15 901 1,332 15 . . . . . 15 15 6,400

Selma 6 6 1,155 6 413 742 6 . . . . . 6 6 2,750

Shady Grove 23 23 3,203 23 1,289 1,914 23 . . . . . 23 23 7,870

Shelby Springs 45 45 3,581 44 1,366 2,029 38 7 40 36 11,575

Snow Creek 36 36 3,368 35 1,291 2,038 35 1 35 34 7,900

Southeast Alabama 24 24 1,980 23 758 1,143 24 . . . . . 24 21 6,375

Southeast District 17 17 1,711 17 652 1,059 17 . . . . . 17 17 4,200

Southwestern Union 9 9 546 9 218 328 8 1 8 8 2,550

Spring Creek 10 10 504 10 202 302 10 . . . . . 10 10 1,545

Spring Hill 16 16 8,477 16 2,317 6,160 16 . . . . . 16 15 8,575

Star of Hope 27 27 2,718 27 1,032 1,686 27 . . . . . 27 27 7,750

Town Creek 22 22 2,640 22 989 1,651 22 . . . . . 22 22 9,600

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STATE AND ASSOCIATION. Total number of organizations. COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS. PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.
Troy-Ozark 32 32 5,795 32 2,191 3,604 32 . . . . . 32 32 14,900

Union District 38 37 5,207 35 1,819 2,910 38 . . . . . 38 35 11,840

Uniontown 92 92 21,103 87 8,430 11,422 91 1 91 91 35,810

William Dorsey 6 6 735 6 313 422 6 . . . . . 6 6 1,500

Wills Creek 21 21 829 20 322 495 20 1 20 20 4,850

Arkansas:

Antioch 31 30 2,517 30 1,020 1,497 30 1 30 30 7,185

Arkansas River 12 12 578 12 238 340 12 . . . . . 12 11 1,845

Bethlehem 16 16 800 16 332 468 16 . . . . . 16 16 4,110

Big Creek 15 15 538 15 216 322 15 . . . . . 15 14 3,475

Bradley 38 38 2,474 38 992 1,482 38 . . . . . 38 38 12,000

Central 55 55 3,931 55 1,540 2,391 55 . . . . . 55 51 13,280

Chicot County 44 44 2,886 44 1,211 1,675 44 . . . . . 44 44 11,585

Consolidated White River 84 84 8,413 84 3,503 4,910 81 3 81 81 29,914

Cypress Creek 13 13 722 12 298 354 13 . . . . . 13 13 3,020

Eastern 50 50 6,212 50 2,730 3,482 49 . . . . . 49 49 17,855

Jefferson Springs 18 18 1,155 18 461 694 18 . . . . . 18 17 5,850

Lafayette-Miller 28 28 2,307 28 961 1,346 28 . . . . . 28 28 6,850

Little River 12 12 717 12 276 441 11 . . . . . 11 11 2,007

Middle 28 28 2,587 28 1,076 1,511 27 1 27 27 8,095

Mississippi County 30 30 2,656 30 1,028 1,628 30 . . . . . 30 30 6,930

North 59 59 5,665 59 2,307 3,358 58 . . . . . 58 50 15,080

Northeastern 22 22 2,012 22 823 1,189 21 . . . . . 21 20 6,550

Onachita 54 53 5,311 53 2,109 3,202 53 . . . . . 53 52 14,330

Ozan 70 70 5,734 65 1,940 3,173 70 . . . . . 70 69 19,900

Phillips, Lee, and Monroe 72 72 8,480 72 3,527 4,953 71 1 72 70 21,620

St. Marion 50 50 3,334 50 1,289 2,045 49 . . . . . 49 48 13,015

Southeastern 90 90 6,033 82 2,184 3,624 79 8 79 73 20,260

South western 44 44 3,928 44 1,532 2,396 43 1 43 42 13,580

Union County 21 21 2,235 21 763 1,472 17 . . . . . 17 7 2,000

Union District 87 87 7,311 87 2,996 4,315 86 1 86 86 25,710

Valley District 17 17 1,061 17 451 610 17 . . . . . 17 17 4,410

Watson 33 33 1,739 33 688 1,051 33 . . . . . 33 27 5,600

Western 19 19 1,284 19 536 748 18 . . . . . 18 17 3,765

Unassociated 3 3 440 3 185 255 3 . . . . . 3 3 1,000

California:

General 14 14 570 14 191 379 12 1 12 12 3,020

Western 9 9 1,283 5 144 207 8 1 8 8 2,125

Unassociated 2 2 230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 300

District of Columbia:

First Washington 15 15 10,718 15 3,055 7,663 14 1 14 14 9,817

Mount Bethel 66 66 21,077 64 5,547 12,260 59 7 60 58 25,865

Washington Union 5 5 113 5 43 70 1 4 1 1 100

Unassociated 16 16 4,798 15 1,240 3,433 11 5 11 11 5,940

Florida:

Bethel 19 19 399 19 148 251 19 . . . . . 19 19 2,550

Bethlehem, No. 1 102 101 11,305 100 4,063 7,197 100 . . . . . 100 94 27,958

Bethlehem, No. 2 89 89 5,641 89 2,244 3,397 89 . . . . . 89 82 10,115

Central 41 41 2,221 41 847 1,374 41 . . . . . 41 41 5,935

East Florida-Bethany 81 81 6,613 80 2,139 4,224 81 . . . . . 81 79 15,681

Florida, East Coast 23 23 1,532 23 579 953 23 . . . . . 23 23 3,620

Jerusalem 67 67 4,530 67 1,818 2,712 67 . . . . . 68 61 11,785

Macedonia 17 17 577 17 191 386 17 . . . . . 17 17 2,190

Orange Hill 15 15 520 15 200 320 15 . . . . . 15 13 1,610

South Florida 70 70 3,130 69 1,349 1,756 59 10 59 53 12,261

Suwanee River 15 15 497 14 233 251 14 . . . . . 14 14 3,025

Union St. James 26 26 2,340 26 907 1,433 26 . . . . . 26 25 7,390

West Coast 37 37 2,263 37 902 1,361 36 1 36 35 5,285

West Florida, No. 1 28 28 3,288 28 1,162 2,126 28 . . . . . 28 28 9,220

West Florida, No. 2 25 25 3,425 25 1,261 2,164 23 2 23 23 5,550

Georgia:

Atlanta 38 38 12,843 38 5,057 7,786 36 2 36 35 19,700

Benevolence 17 17 2,572 17 931 1,641 17 . . . . . 17 17 5,320

Berean 56 56 10,898 49 3,256 7,333 51 2 52 48 27,300

Blue Springs 13 13 705 13 274 431 13 . . . . . 13 13 2,275

Buckeye 11 9 1,163 9 378 785 9 . . . . . 9 9 4,000

Cabin Creek 64 64 15,509 62 6,102 8,844 64 . . . . . 65 62 25,945

Camilla 24 24 2,677 24 1,039 1,638 24 . . . . . 24 22 9,505

Camp Creek 18 18 1,103 18 570 533 18 . . . . . 19 17 6,425

Carrollton Union 32 32 3,052 32 1,032 2,020 31 1 31 31 8,410

Central 15 15 2,412 14 867 1,516 15 . . . . . 15 15 6,160

Chattahoochee River 28 28 2,496 28 970 1,526 28 . . . . . 28 28 9,760

Covenant 16 16 1,797 16 657 1,140 16 . . . . . 16 16 6,350

Ebenezer 19 19 5,429 19 1,837 3,592 18 1 18 18 9,400

Flint River, No. 1 30 30 2,945 29 1,055 1,795 30 . . . . . 30 30 10,825

Flint River, No. 2 36 35 1,903 33 684 1,167 36 . . . . . 36 31 11,729

Fowltown, No. 1 47 47 6,938 47 2,591 4,347 44 2 44 41 19,990

Fowltown, No. 2 16 16 701 16 274 427 15 1 15 15 3,800

Frank Cooper 9 9 516 5 110 135 8 1 8 7 977

Friendship 27 27 2,006 27 789 1,217 27 . . . . . 27 27 9,250

Georgia Central 7 7 382 7 126 256 7 . . . . . 7 7 1,550

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Georgia Union 26 26 3,207 26 1,210 1,997 25 1 25 25 14,100

Great Eastern 36 36 1,335 36 472 863 23 13 23 23 6,850

Gum Creek 38 38 4,019 38 1,425 2,594 38 . . . . . 38 38 14,360

Harrison Union 14 14 1,713 13 445 948 14 . . . . . 15 14 4,150

Hopewell 18 18 1,038 18 349 689 17 1 17 17 4,600

Jeruel 61 60 8,004 60 2,669 5,335 60 1 60 59 25,385

Kennesaw 37 37 2,775 37 980 1,795 34 3 34 33 10,650

Kiokee 39 39 5,315 35 1,768 3,352 39 . . . . . 39 31 12,300

Macedonia 11 11 1,776 11 686 1,090 11 . . . . . 11 11 7,150

Madison 40 40 5,177 39 1,994 3,120 40 . . . . . 40 40 18,125

Middle Georgia, No. 1 74 74 11,912 70 4,309 7,202 74 . . . . . 75 73 31,600

Middle Georgia, No. 2 13 13 1,893 12 498 1,195 13 . . . . . 13 12 5,900

Middle River 24 24 2,815 24 1,031 1,784 24 . . . . . 24 24 7,140

Montgomery 20 20 585 20 233 352 20 . . . . . 20 20 3,825

Mount Calvary 32 32 7,008 32 2,271 4,737 31 1 31 31 12,025

Mount Carmel 38 38 3,307 36 1,132 1,989 38 . . . . . 38 36 19,800

Mount Moriah, No. 1 14 14 2,166 14 892 1,274 14 . . . . . 14 14 11,450

Mount Moriah, No. 2 13 13 565 13 211 354 13 . . . . . 13 13 1,430

Mount Olive 17 17 9,074 16 3,051 5,967 16 . . . . . 16 15 8,050

Mount Olive Union 10 10 572 10 215 357 10 . . . . . 10 10 2,050

Mount Pleasant 16 16 841 16 325 516 16 . . . . . 16 16 5,225

Mount Sinai Butler 6 6 340 6 120 220 6 . . . . . 6 6 1,550

Mount Zion, No. 1 32 32 2,629 31 822 1,607 32 . . . . . 32 30 10,143

Mount Zion, No. 2 8 7 1,190 7 510 680 7 . . . . . 7 7 2,085

Mount Zion, Western 31 31 4,550 31 1,755 2,795 31 . . . . . 31 30 8,800

Mulberry River 9 9 713 9 241 472 9 . . . . . 9 9 2,300

New Hope 35 35 6,700 35 2,389 4,311 34 1 34 34 11,125

New Macedonia 30 30 4,987 30 1,709 3,278 30 . . . . . 30 30 11,150

New Towaliga 13 13 911 13 323 588 12 1 12 12 3,050

Noah's Ebenezer 34 34 5,709 33 2,106 3,553 34 . . . . . 36 32 11,125

North Georgia, No. 1 18 18 816 17 340 469 18 . . . . . 18 18 3,000

North Georgia, No. 2 45 45 3,788 45 1,304 2,484 45 . . . . . 45 44 12,875

Northeast Georgia 8 8 722 8 366 356 8 . . . . . 8 8 2,400

Northwestern, No. 1 20 20 2,504 20 777 1,727 18 2 18 18 9,200

Northwestern, No. 2 20 20 1,812 20 633 1,179 20 . . . . . 20 20 8,375

Orthodox Middle Georgia 25 25 5,492 22 2,134 3,221 22 . . . . . 22 22 6,350

Pilgrim 46 46 4,588 46 1,925 2,663 46 . . . . . 46 45 16,270

Pleasant Grove 24 21 1,780 18 658 1,029 21 . . . . . 21 18 4,250

Progressive 9 9 1,461 9 573 888 8 1 8 8 4,175

Quarterman 11 10 325 8 142 156 7 1 7 5 1,120

Rehoboth, No. 1 42 42 6,313 42 1,960 4,353 42 . . . . . 42 42 23,725

Rehoboth, No. 2 48 48 3,141 47 1,166 1,947 45 3 45 44 9,550

Rosemont 23 23 2,654 23 1,123 1,531 23 . . . . . 23 23 6,425

St. John 34 34 1,365 34 498 867 31 3 31 31 6,450

Savannah River 22 22 3,030 22 1,200 1,830 22 . . . . . 22 22 7,675

Shiloh, No. 1 89 89 19,162 89 7,315 11,847 89 . . . . . 90 88 35,035

Shiloh, No. 2 26 26 4,540 26 1,797 2,743 26 . . . . . 25 24 9,100

Shiloh, No. 3 41 41 5,650 40 2,458 3,134 41 . . . . . 41 41 17,375

South Georgia-Florida 16 15 630 13 209 384 14 . . . . . 14 13 1,650

South western 80 80 11,545 80 4,386 7,159 80 . . . . . 80 78 25,605

Tatnall 41 41 2,206 41 825 1,381 41 . . . . . 41 41 9,100

Thomasville 85 85 8,891 84 3,187 5,635 81 3 81 77 19,425

Union, No. 1 67 67 9,014 67 3,437 5,577 66 1 66 65 14,975

Union, No. 2 13 13 894 13 285 609 12 . . . . . 12 12 5,050

Walker 100 100 16,663 99 6,685 9,972 98 2 98 95 29,950

Washington 30 30 5,371 29 2,222 3,054 30 . . . . . 30 28 8,050

Western Union 70 70 11,864 70 4,340 7,524 70 . . . . . 70 70 33,674

Willacoochee 15 15 1,083 15 394 689 15 . . . . . 15 15 4,350

Yellow River 28 28 2,899 28 930 1,969 28 . . . . . 28 28 10,325

Zion 94 94 12,495 94 4,487 8,008 87 7 87 84 27,915

Unassociated 3 3 67 3 21 46 2 1 2 2 200

Illinois:

Landmark 5 5 174 4 59 101 2 2 2 2 750

Mount Olive 38 38 3,465 38 1,256 2,209 37 1 37 36 9,550

Mount Olive, East 19 19 1,197 19 464 733 19 . . . . . 19 18 4,230

North Wood River 42 42 6,847 41 2,413 4,420 33 7 33 33 9,650

Wood River 55 55 4,296 54 1,607 2,642 54 1 54 54 15,325

Indiana:

Eastern 18 18 2,654 17 866 1,488 17 1 17 17 6,100

General 68 68 10,714 68 3,983 6,731 64 4 65 64 20,125

Iowa:

Iowa 31 31 2,161 31 812 1,349 25 6 25 24 5,245

Kansas:

Kaw Valley 26 26 4,565 25 1,627 2,658 26 . . . . . 26 26 10,000

Neosho Valley 18 18 931 18 383 548 18 . . . . . 18 17 4,000

Northeastern 18 18 1,469 18 524 945 18 . . . . . 18 18 3,845

Smoky Hill River 27 27 1,045 27 392 653 24 3 24 24 4,650

Southeastern 28 28 1,658 28 646 1,012 28 . . . . . 28 28 7,366

Southwestern 17 17 625 17 236 389 15 1 15 14 3,460

Unassociated 1 1 140 1 45 95 1 . . . . . 1 1 367

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Kentucky:

Central 61 61 15,962 59 5,718 9,944 59 2 60 59 22,215

Consolidated 53 53 14,203 50 5,419 8,687 51 1 51 49 18,415

First District 51 51 8,546 51 3,913 4,633 51 . . . . . 51 51 19,850

Green River Valley 36 36 4,003 36 1,537 2,466 34 1 34 34 9,525

Howards Creek 30 29 3,248 29 1,171 2,077 27 1 27 27 5,480

Liberty 37 37 3,311 34 1,267 1,455 36 1 36 34 9,750

Little River and Cumberland Valley 36 36 3,727 35 1,495 2,184 33 3 33 31 7,287

London 16 16 846 2 89 198 14 . . . . . 14 14 4,800

Mount Calvary 9 9 361 8 133 163 9 . . . . . 9 9 1,699

Mount Pleasant 24 24 3,752 24 1,722 2,030 24 . . . . . 24 24 7,100

South District 27 27 4,039 27 1,575 2,464 23 4 23 23 7,180

Union 44 44 4,445 44 1,855 2,590 44 . . . . . 44 44 11,920

United 14 14 948 14 377 571 13 1 13 13 2,380

West Kentucky, Green Valley 26 26 2,008 26 823 1,185 26 . . . . . 26 26 6,750

Young Ministers 33 33 3,840 33 1,491 2,349 31 2 31 31 7,265

Zion 29 28 2,200 27 871 1,129 26 1 26 26 5,615

Unassociated 4 4 143 4 45 98 4 . . . . . 4 4 860

Louisiana:

Bayou Macon, Boeuf, and Ouachita River 49 49 3,359 49 1,237 2,122 44 5 44 43 10,775

Calcasieu 24 24 1,174 23 343 524 18 5 19 19 4,881

Calvary, North 40 40 5,438 40 1,945 3,493 40 . . . . . 40 40 15,510

Concordia 26 26 2,120 26 689 1,431 26 . . . . . 26 26 7,450

Eighth District, Educational 40 40 3,927 36 1,225 601 38 2 38 34 12,380

Eighth District, No. 1 32 32 2,960 32 1,020 1,940 32 . . . . . 32 32 8,280

Eighth District, No. 2 15 15 1,326 15 414 912 15 . . . . . 15 13 2,800

Fifth District 52 52 6,399 51 2,239 4,129 50 2 52 50 16,088

First District 77 77 9,470 75 3,099 6,219 72 2 72 70 25,233

Fourth District 81 81 9,398 81 3,019 6,379 81 . . . . . 81 79 29,193

Freedmen's 56 56 4,297 55 1,496 2,750 56 . . . . . 57 52 17,355

Gum Spring 53 53 5,558 48 2,067 2,992 51 . . . . . 51 48 19,870

Liberty Hill 25 25 2,629 25 1,049 1,580 25 . . . . . 25 23 8,030

Little River 27 27 1,402 24 428 760 26 1 26 25 7,325

Mount Olive, Second District 35 35 3,248 35 1,041 2,207 35 . . . . . 35 33 9,221

New Hope 30 30 2,402 30 911 1,491 30 . . . . . 31 29 6,645

Ninth District 106 106 12,475 103 4,038 8,057 104 2 104 104 27,737

North 18 18 1,918 18 650 1,268 18 . . . . . 18 18 4,465

Northwest, No. 1 38 38 4,253 37 1,676 2,562 37 1 37 37 9,620

Northwest, No. 2 53 53 4,518 51 1,599 2,809 51 1 51 47 17,280

Second District 36 36 3,064 36 1,045 2,019 35 1 35 35 10,057

Seventh District 53 53 4,861 53 1,635 3,226 53 . . . . . 53 53 12,875

Seventh District, Educational 12 12 964 12 317 647 12 . . . . . 12 12 2,915

Sixth District 47 47 3,804 47 1,289 2,515 47 . . . . . 48 43 12,700

Southeast Eighth, Educational 28 28 2,738 28 968 1,770 28 . . . . . 28 28 6,875

Southern 11 10 791 10 304 487 8 2 8 5 1,150

Tenth District 85 85 8,916 84 3,224 5,662 84 1 84 75 19,707

Third District 27 27 671 27 228 443 27 . . . . . 27 27 10,900

Thirteenth District 83 83 8,357 82 2,877 5,430 83 . . . . . 83 80 26,471

Twelfth District, No. 1 67 67 3,829 67 1,330 2,499 67 . . . . . 67 63 16,775

Twelfth District, No. 2 17 17 1,472 17 493 979 15 . . . . . 15 13 4,330

West Seventh District 25 25 1,220 25 433 787 25 . . . . . 25 25 6,868

Unassociated 10 10 770 10 275 495 10 . . . . . 10 8 2,250

Maryland:

Potomac River 4 4 290 2 42 48 4 . . . . . 4 4 1,000

Simmons Memorial 6 6 244 6 85 159 2 4 2 2 350

Unassociated 32 32 10,670 23 2,393 4,058 30 . . . . . 30 22 10,000

Massachusetts:

Colonial 43 43 8,061 43 2,817 5,244 37 2 37 37 15,396

Michigan:

Chain Lake 15 15 855 15 333 522 14 . . . . . 14 14 3,760

Mississippi:

Amite and Homochitto 14 14 2,770 14 1,086 1,684 14 . . . . . 14 14 4,800

Amite River 21 21 2,388 19 675 1,465 21 . . . . . 21 19 6,890

Antioch 58 58 5,769 56 1,819 3,830 55 2 55 51 14,687

Bethlehem 39 39 4,367 36 1,377 2,503 38 1 38 35 11,650

Bolivar County 82 82 8,594 82 2,788 5,806 81 1 81 75 20,258

Brookhaven 20 20 2,317 20 845 1,472 18 2 18 17 5,900

Claiborn 35 35 3,638 35 1,151 2,487 35 . . . . . 35 34 10,370

Coahoma District 32 32 5,592 32 1,786 3,806 32 . . . . . 32 31 12,145

Copiah-Lincoln County 20 20 2,824 20 1,145 1,679 20 . . . . . 20 20 5,375

East True Light 10 10 1,196 10 328 868 10 . . . . . 10 10 2,460

Educational 35 35 4,579 35 1,787 2,792 34 1 34 33 9,005

Enterprise, No. 1 64 64 6,033 64 2,031 4,002 62 2 62 62 14,715

Enterprise, No. 2 27 27 1,936 27 681 1,255 26 1 26 26 6,200

Franklin County 14 14 870 14 254 616 14 . . . . . 14 13 2,410

Franklin-Lincoln County 21 21 2,582 21 827 1,755 21 . . . . . 21 21 4,865

Gethsemane-Mount Moriah 25 25 1,536 24 473 1,047 25 . . . . . 25 24 5,100

Grenada 44 44 2,861 44 977 1,884 44 . . . . . 44 44 10,575

Gulf Coast 32 32 2,563 27 913 1,504 30 . . . . . 31 26 6,900

Hinds County 60 60 10,466 60 3,444 7,022 59 1 59 56 18,240

Issaquena County 9 9 382 9 114 268 9 . . . . . 9 9 1,450

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Mississippi--Continued.
Issaquena County, Educational 33 33 2,324 33 766 1,558 31 1 31 29 6,725
Jackson 50 50 7,628 50 2,425 5,203 50 . . . . . 50 47 16,575
Lebanon 107 107 10,552 106 4,026 6,286 104 3 104 101 25,226
Leflore County 14 14 954 14 347 607 14 . . . . . 14 14 3,350
Lone Pilgrim 14 14 1,434 14 429 1,005 14 . . . . . 14 14 2,750
Madison County 28 28 6,285 28 1,686 4,599 28 . . . . . 28 28 10,200
Mississippi 52 52 9,702 49 3,056 6,444 51 . . . . . . 51 51 23,730
Mississippi Union 30 30 3,291 30 1,470 1,821 30 . . . . . 31 30 7,723
Mount Hope 35 35 3,216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . 35 35 10,500
Mount Olive District 30 30 2,206 30 997 1,029 30 . . . . . 30 30 13,900
Mount Olivet 111 111 9,493 108 3,263 5,835 111 . . . . . 111 106 25,592
Mount Olivet, North 66 66 8,174 66 2,488 5,686 66 . . . . . 66 66 26,880
New Hope, No. 1 27 27 3,554 27 1,185 2,369 27 . . . . . 27 27 9,425
New Hope, No. 3 35 35 3,358 35 1,174 2,184 34 1 34 34 9,350
Palo Alto 25 25 1,958 23 612 1,141 25 . . . . . 25 25 7,315
Pearl River 12 12 1,472 12 372 1,100 12 . . . . . 12 12 7,450
Pleasant Hill 60 60 4,641 53 1,703 2,593 58 2 58 56 17,546
Pontotoc 29 29 2,641 29 1,094 1,547 28 1 28 28 7,500
Rankin County 18 18 1,481 17 527 904 18 . . . . . 18 17 3,300
St. John 13 13 1,509 13 395 1,114 13 . . . . . 13 13 3,610
Sardis, East 45 45 5,784 44 1,889 3,812 45 . . . . . 45 45 14,850
Sardis, North 32 32 3,196 32 1,375 1,821 32 . . . . . 32 32 10,739
Second New Hope and Meridian, Consolidated 78 78 10,678 78 3,939 6,739 78 . . . . . 78 78 34,100
Sharkey County 32 32 2,806 31 1,027 1,726 30 2 30 30 6,680
Spring Hill, No. 1 40 40 4,117 40 1,549 2,568 40 . . . . . 41 40 11,105
Spring Hill, No. 2 29 29 4,754 28 1,788 2,949 27 . . . . . 27 26 10,005
Spring Hill Triumph 42 42 2,759 41 1,045 1,424 39 3 39 37 7,540
Swan Lake 26 26 3,011 26 977 2,034 24 2 24 24 5,615
Sweet Pilgrim, No. 1 27 27 2,213 27 747 1,466 21 6 21 21 5,700
Sweet Pilgrim, No. 2 27 27 1,909 27 564 1,345 27 . . . . . 27 27 4,045
Tallahatchie 18 18 883 18 395 488 18 . . . . . 18 18 3,020
Tunica County 32 32 2,994 31 1,193 1,771 32 . . . . . 32 30 8,155
Warren County 63 63 8,700 62 2,598 6,072 62 1 62 59 20,900
Washington County 75 75 6,616 73 2,334 4,146 72 3 72 70 18,766
Washington County, Educational 25 25 2,548 25 898 1,650 24 1 24 22 6,300
Whitfield 19 19 995 18 397 558 19 . . . . . 19 17 4,310
Wilkinson County 38 35 3,061 34 929 2,076 34 . . . . . 34 33 8,020
Yazoo County 73 73 6,649 73 2,197 4,452 73 . . . . . 73 73 21,422
Zion 32 32 3,876 30 1,348 2,475 32 . . . . . 32 32 8,750
Zion Spring Leaf Brushy Creek 25 24 4,031 23 1,515 2,276 25 . . . . . 25 20 5,725
Unassociated 8 8 614 8 209 405 8 . . . . . 8 8 1,670
Missouri:
Antioch 24 24 4,408 22 1,263 2,569 20 4 21 19 5,925
Berean 29 29 1,317 29 464 853 26 3 26 26 5,675
Central 39 39 2,559 32 776 1,392 38 1 38 38 9,615
Mount Carmel 47 47 3,049 47 1,176 1,873 42 3 42 40 9,935
Mount Zion 47 47 2,838 47 972 1,866 44 1 44 44 11,800
North 33 33 2,270 33 759 1,511 31 2 31 30 7,725
Shiloh 25 25 3,125 24 611 1,314 22 1 23 22 8,333
Southwestern 17 17 694 17 262 432 16 . . . . . 16 16 3,231
Third District 20 20 1,265 20 445 820 17 2 17 17 5,400
Union 10 10 419 10 143 276 9 1 9 9 1,700
Unassociated 1 1 312 1 100 212 1 . . . . . 1 1 1,250
New Jersey:
Middlesex Central 9 9 1,123 9 416 707 9 . . . . . 9 9 2,750
Seacoast 26 25 3,232 25 1,087 2,145 22 2 22 22 6,625
Unassociated 34 34 5,501 34 1,379 4,122 31 3 31 31 10,790
New York:
Unassociated 13 13 1,763 12 615 1,114 11 2 11 9 3,610
North Carolina:
Bear Creek 37 37 2,564 34 825 1,702 34 . . . . . 34 34 10,519
Beulah 20 20 3,570 20 1,408 2,162 20 . . . . . 20 20 6,800
Brunswick Atlantic 11 11 496 11 181 315 10 1 10 10 2,640
Cedar Grove 31 31 3,279 29 1,092 1,777 31 . . . . . 31 31 9,475
East Cedar Grove 36 36 4,544 35 1,756 2,644 35 1 35 35 10,818
Ebenezer 24 24 2,217 21 721 978 22 . . . . . 22 22 5,975
French Broad 15 15 1,909 15 527 1,382 14 1 14 14 2,875
Hammonds Creek 14 13 661 13 281 380 13 . . . . . 13 13 4,310
High Point 23 23 1,639 23 702 937 22 1 22 21 5,950
Johnson District 34 34 2,847 34 1,129 1,718 32 2 32 29 8,875
Kenasnville, Eastern 35 35 5,058 35 1,713 3,345 35 . . . . . 35 35 18,050
Lake Waccamaw 10 10 640 10 229 411 10 . . . . . 10 10 1,875
Lanes Creek 10 10 601 10 209 392 10 . . . . . 10 10 3,450
Lumber River 25 25 3,678 25 1,492 2,186 25 . . . . . 25 24 12,025
McDowell 6 6 194 5 108 79 5 . . . . . 5 5 2,150
Middle 18 18 4,561 18 1,883 2,678 18 . . . . . 18 17 5,925
Middle District 50 50 6,029 49 2,382 3,622 50 . . . . . 50 48 16,975
Middle Ground 19 14 964 14 349 615 14 . . . . . 14 10 3,750
Mount Pleasant 14 14 918 14 344 574 12 2 12 12 5,050
Mountain-Catawba. 18 18 967 18 319 648 15 3 15 15 7,000

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North Carolina--Continued.

Mud Creek 11 11 1,631 11 517 1,114 11 . . . . . 11 11 3,500

Neuse River 66 66 10,569 66 4,119 6,450 66 . . . . . 66 62 25,975

New Hope 42 41 3,859 41 1,622 2,237 42 . . . . . 42 41 13,226

Newbern, Eastern 46 46 5,316 46 2,112 3,204 46 . . . . . 46 43 12,485

Old Eastern 60 60 6,408 60 2,309 4,099 59 1 59 59 21,225

Pee Dee 28 28 4,158 28 1,618 2,540 27 . . . . . 27 27 13,855

Reedy Creek 40 40 6,724 40 2,754 3,970 40 . . . . . 40 40 15,325

Roanoke 70 70 14,465 70 6,114 8,351 70 . . . . . 72 70 30,248

Roanoke, West 62 62 16,094 62 6,856 9,238 62 . . . . . 62 61 31,955

Rowan 58 58 7,553 58 2,720 4,833 58 . . . . . 59 55 22,923

Shiloh 60 60 9,893 60 4,026 5,867 55 2 53 53 21,200

Shiloh, West 15 15 2,099 14 731 1,225 15 . . . . . 15 14 5,300

Trent River-Oakey Grove 24 24 1,174 24 392 782 23 1 23 23 5,445

Union 25 25 2,348 22 740 1,386 24 1 24 24 9,775

Wake 38 38 6,644 38 2,571 4,073 38 . . . . . 38 38 15,300

Western Union 15 15 1,889 15 669 1,220 15 . . . . . 15 14 3,900

Yadkin 19 19 1,830 19 572 1,258 19 . . . . . 19 19 5,600

Yadkin Valley 15 14 783 14 275 508 15 . . . . . 15 15 3,415

Zion 25 25 3,365 25 1,344 2,021 25 . . . . . 25 25 9,382

Unassociated 2 2 258 2 80 178 1 1 1 1 650

Ohio:

Eastern Union 52 52 6,175 42 2,029 3,173 44 3 45 42 13,511

Northern 11 11 572 10 202 339 7 1 7 7 1,914

Providence 32 32 2,164 30 773 1,223 30 2 30 30 7,075

Western Union 64 64 8,141 60 2,859 4,847 61 1 62 58 19,591

Oklahoma:

Central Wayland 34 34 1,749 34 734 1,015 31 3 31 29 5,855

Chickasaw 34 34 2,294 34 913 1,381 34 . . . . . 34 34 10,050

Collate 35 35 2,679 35 1,070 1,609 35 . . . . . 35 34 7,030

Creek 45 45 2,539 45 1,036 1,503 45 . . . . . 45 44 11,055

Eastern Oklahoma 20 20 1,037 18 411 583 15 4 15 15 4,100

North Central 22 22 1,554 22 584 970 18 1 18 17 4,335

Northeastern 23 23 737 23 315 422 23 . . . . . 23 23 3,830

Oklahoma 5 5 191 5 81 110 4 1 4 4 430

South Central 11 11 466 11 185 281 10 . . . . . 10 10 1,705

Southeastern 15 15 780 15 326 454 14 1 14 13 2,650

Southwestern Creek and Seminole 23 23 1,706 20 622 793 22 1 22 21 5,750

Western 37 37 1,205 35 484 634 28 6 28 26 5,960

Oregon:

Unassociated 2 2 60 2 20 40 1 1 1 1 500

Pennsylvania:

Allegheny 41 41 5,290 41 2,048 3,242 33 8 34 32 12,287

Keystone 6 6 5,492 5 1,859 2,784 6 . . . . . 8 6 4,470

Union 20 20 4,929 20 1,913 3,016 16 4 16 16 7,150

Youghiogheny 11 11 780 11 325 455 8 3 8 8 2,135

Unassociated 27 27 4,048 25 1,237 2,254 21 6 21 21 5,361

Rhode Island:

Unassociated 1 1 75 1 25 50 1 . . . . . 1 1 400

South Carolina:

Antioch 8 8 464 8 203 261 8 . . . . . 8 6 700

Ashley 107 107 15,389 107 5,395 9,994 105 1 110 103 40,405

Beaver Creek 16 16 3,458 16 1,074 2,384 16 . . . . . 16 16 6,900

Berca 12 12 3,433 12 1,178 2,255 12 . . . . . 12 12 4,450

Bethlehem 27 27 6,857 27 2,595 4,262 27 . . . . . 27 26 10,850

Black River 28 28 3,994 28 1,585 2,409 27 1 27 25 8,300

Bright Light 19 19 2,239 19 722 1,517 19 . . . . . 19 19 7,850

Central 3 3 316 3 100 216 3 . . . . . 3 3 1,150

Charleston Pilgrim 23 23 3,859 23 1,560 2,299 23 . . . . . 23 23 7,445

Enoree River 16 16 4,344 16 1,487 2,857 16 . . . . . 16 16 10,250

Enoree River, North 11 11 936 11 336 600 11 . . . . . 11 11 3,700

Four Mile 8 8 731 8 279 452 8 . . . . . 8 8 1,970

Gethsemane 70 70 13,090 68 4,059 8,684 70 . . . . . 70 70 31,175

Kingston Lake 23 23 1,404 23 538 866 23 . . . . . 23 21 4,025

Little Pee Dee 24 24 2,961 24 932 2,029 24 . . . . . 24 24 7,850

Little River 31 31 6,091 30 2,366 3,360 31 . . . . . 31 31 14,326

Lovely Hill 21 21 1,826 20 590 856 20 1 20 19 5,350

Macedonia 18 18 3,899 18 1,341 2,558 18 . . . . . 18 18 7,400

Mount Calvary 13 13 2,997 12 899 2,094 12 . . . . . 12 12 4,950

Mount Canaan 22 22 5,117 22 2,236 2,881 22 . . . . . 22 21 12,950

Mount Carmel 56 56 9,561 56 3,137 6,424 55 1 55 55 17,900

Mount Olive 16 16 1,696 15 597 1,039 16 . . . . . 16 16 5,705

Nazarene 23 23 3,239 23 1,204 2,035 23 . . . . . 23 21 5,615

New Ashley 51 51 4,518 51 1,570 2,948 50 1 51 47 11,195

New Enoree 17 17 2,528 16 783 1,717 17 . . . . . 17 16 6,225

New Zion 27 27 3,295 27 1,097 2,198 25 . . . . . 25 24 6,650

North Augusta 14 14 2,051 14 718 1,333 14 . . . . . 14 13 4,100

North Pacolet 3 3 885 3 345 540 3 . . . . . 3 3 1,900

Oolenoy River 9 9 810 9 294 516 9 . . . . . 9 9 4,150

Orangeburg County 37 37 6,275 37 1,855 4,420 37 . . . . . 37 37 14,900

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Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.
Pacolet River 28 28 3,895 25 1,014 1,601 28 . . . . . 28 27 10,350

Pee Dee 75 75 16,268 73 5,881 9,923 75 . . . . . 75 74 31,800

Reedy River 11 11 1,713 11 613 1,100 11 . . . . . 11 11 4,900

Ridge Hill 15 15 2,473 15 815 1,658 15 . . . . . 15 15 7,150

Rocky River 32 32 9,555 31 3,509 5,724 32 . . . . . 32 32 16,975

Rosa Spring 5 5 1,760 5 770 990 5 . . . . . 5 5 1,900

St. Matthew 8 8 463 8 154 309 8 . . . . . 8 8 1,250

St. Paul 7 7 506 7 157 349 7 . . . . . 7 7 1,275

St. Vaughnsville 10 10 1,287 10 434 853 9 1 9 9 4,200

Sandy River 45 45 6,695 44 2,361 4,061 45 . . . . . 45 40 17,825

Savannah Valley 22 22 2,568 22 937 1,631 22 . . . . . 22 21 6,150

Seneca River 26 26 3,172 26 1,060 2,112 26 . . . . . 26 26 8,700

Simmons Ridge 38 38 9,315 38 3,265 6,050 38 . . . . . 38 38 14,515

Spartanburg 15 15 2,538 15 829 1,709 15 . . . . . 15 14 5,150

Spring Grove 7 7 1,216 7 412 804 7 . . . . . 7 7 3,100

Storm Branch 23 23 4,878 21 1,201 2,602 23 . . . . . 23 23 8,700

Thickety Mountain 16 16 1,798 16 702 1,096 16 . . . . . 16 14 4,550

Tiger River 20 20 2,905 20 895 2,010 20 . . . . . 20 20 7,825

Tumbling Shoals 27 27 4,746 26 1,625 2,881 27 . . . . . 27 27 12,350

Union 22 22 2,033 18 677 1,126 21 . . . . . 21 21 6,285

Wateree Lower 55 55 8,536 55 2,988 5,548 55 . . . . . 55 54 21,740

Wateree, Upper 53 53 11,908 53 4,108 7,800 51 2 51 51 17,390

Unassociated 4 4 1,154 4 453 701 4 . . . . . 4 3 1,200

Tennessee:

Bethel-East Tennessee 24 24 1,107 24 392 715 22 2 22 21 4,602

Browns Creek 23 23 3,110 23 1,085 2,025 22 1 22 22 5,870

Buena Vista 14 14 900 14 287 613 14 . . . . . 14 14 3,595

Cumberland River, Middle Tennessee, and South Kentucky 49 49 6,816 47 2,764 3,986 44 3 44 44 12,580

Duck River 29 29 2,045 29 773 1,272 28 1 28 28 7,795

East Fork 31 31 2,885 30 850 1,822 31 . . . . . 31 29 7,235

Elk River 41 41 2,476 40 791 1,535 39 1 39 39 10,885

Farmers Indian Creek 15 15 1,146 15 442 704 14 1 14 13 2,800

Friendship 35 35 4,904 35 1,735 3,169 35 . . . . . 35 33 12,150

Little Fork, North Tennessee, and Mount Zion. 20 20 3,291 20 1,290 2,001 19 1 19 19 7,625

Little Zion 10 10 2,256 10 657 1,599 10 . . . . . 10 10 2,700

Loudon 18 18 933 18 311 622 18 . . . . . 18 18 5,775

Mississippi Valley 35 35 2,696 35 1,166 1,530 33 2 33 31 8,640

Nashville City 13 13 1,270 13 426 844 12 1 12 12 4,600

New Tennessee River 9 8 210 8 66 144 7 1 7 7 1,450

North Chickamauga and Chattanooga 26 26 3,356 26 1,106 2,250 24 2 24 24 7,650

Obion River 57 57 5,495 57 2,224 3,271 57 . . . . . 57 56 19,710

Pleasant Grove 25 25 4,674 25 1,228 3,446 25 . . . . . 25 25 8,566

Richland Creek 31 31 2,324 29 945 1,350 30 1 30 28 9,635

Richland District 10 10 507 10 184 323 10 . . . . . 10 10 2,500

Riverside Union 18 18 2,203 18 696 1,507 17 1 17 17 4,600

Smith Fork 12 12 525 12 200 325 11 1 11 11 3,300

Stone River 57 57 10,986 57 4,007 6,979 57 . . . . . 57 54 21,660

Tennessee River 21 21 814 21 277 537 19 1 19 18 3,325

West Tennessee 68 68 15,966 61 5,267 10,091 65 . . . . . 65 60 24,375

West Tennessee, Central 33 32 3,186 29 1,121 1,932 32 . . . . . 32 29 9,325

West Tennessee, East Arkansas, and North Mississippi 38 38 6,968 38 2,072 4,896 36 2 36 36 15,525

Zion 18 18 2,410 18 735 1,675 18 . . . . . 18 18 3,675

Unassociated 8 8 2,250 8 615 1,635 8 . . . . . 8 8 3,900

Texas:

American 56 56 4,709 56 1,594 3,115 56 . . . . . 56 55 12,470

Bowen, General 46 46 3,041 45 1,058 1,833 35 10 35 34 12,070

Bowen, No. 2 22 22 1,395 22 659 736 20 2 20 20 4,775

Central, No. 1 14 14 2,820 14 1,084 1,736 14 . . . . . 14 14 6,800

Central, No. 2 58 58 4,712 58 1,829 2,883 56 2 56 53 17,963

Cypress 34 34 2,892 31 980 1,698 34 . . . . . 34 34 9,285

East Texas 92 92 9,853 91 3,879 5,959 90 . . . . . 90 89 26,290

East Texas-Bethel 31 31 3,123 31 1,292 1,831 31 . . . . . 31 31 9,735

Emanuel 30 30 1,673 28 598 1,005 29 1 29 28 6,020

Friendship 65 64 4,647 52 1,625 2,754 59 . . . . . 59 58 13,690

Goodhope, Western 59 59 4,463 54 1,539 2,706 57 . . . . . 57 54 13,540

Guadalupe 42 42 4,029 41 1,490 2,469 38 4 38 35 8,950

Hopewell 16 16 1,425 16 500 925 16 . . . . . 16 16 4,850

La Grange 66 66 4,301 65 1,475 2,701 61 1 61 61 14,415

La Grange, West 27 26 1,250 23 432 784 25 1 25 21 3,975

Lebanon 20 20 918 20 323 595 20 . . . . . 20 20 3,650

Lincoln, Southern 26 26 1,126 26 448 678 25 1 25 25 5,970

Lone Star 15 15 654 15 242 412 13 2 13 13 2,790

Mount Zion 64 64 4,820 62 1,755 2,669 57 7 57 56 17,125

Mount Zion, East Texas 19 19 845 19 333 512 19 . . . . . 19 19 6,350

Mount Zion, Lively Hope 34 34 1,679 33 646 1,003 31 2 31 30 7,460

New Home, No. 1 33 33 1,900 32 668 1,213 31 1 31 29 6,525

New Home, No. 2 7 7 358 7 144 214 7 . . . . . 7 7 2,250

New Light 12 12 651 12 223 428 12 . . . . . 12 12 2,430

North 49 49 5,115 49 1,711 3,404 45 4 45 45 11,643

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Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.
Northeast 43 43 2,992 43 1,032 1,960 43 . . . . . 43 38 10,105

Northwestern 66 66 6,903 66 2,210 4,693 65 1 65 65 19,425

Old Landmark 39 39 5,168 39 2,258 2,910 38 1 38 38 14,350

Palestine 24 24 2,536 24 954 1,582 24 . . . . . 24 21 6,350

Ritter Lake 25 25 971 25 356 615 22 3 22 22 4,265

Robertson County 11 11 457 11 214 243 9 2 9 9 2,550

Sabine Valley 50 50 2,683 50 1,083 1,600 46 4 46 44 15,590

St. John 66 66 7,172 66 2,972 4,200 66 . . . . . 67 64 21,515

St. John Landmark 17 17 1,406 17 487 919 14 3 14 14 2,930

St. Paul 17 17 1,015 17 321 694 17 . . . . . 17 17 3,728

South 41 41 1,581 34 596 873 37 . . . . . 37 31 6,150

Southwestern Central 48 48 4,052 47 1,672 2,230 48 . . . . . 48 48 19,825

Texas-Louisiana 67 67 10,879 65 4,107 6,497 67 . . . . . 68 66 23,563

Trinity Valley 55 55 2,611 50 953 1,571 44 11 44 43 11,190

Twentieth Century 19 19 1,340 18 443 847 18 1 19 18 4,450

Union 34 34 2,486 34 868 1,618 28 6 28 28 6,924

Unity 38 38 4,424 37 1,686 2,688 37 . . . . . 37 36 11,405

West 14 14 412 14 148 264 14 . . . . . 14 14 2,460

Willow Grove 24 24 1,100 24 405 695 23 . . . . . 23 23 3,775

Zion 70 70 7,263 70 2,671 4,592 70 . . . . . 71 68 20,545

Zion Hill 22 22 2,283 22 850 1,433 22 . . . . . 22 22 7,875

Zion Progressive 21 21 2,134 21 748 1,386 20 1 21 19 4,753

Zion Rest 17 17 790 17 275 515 13 4 13 13 2,800

Unassociated 3 3 122 3 50 72 3 . . . . . 3 3 730

Virginia:

Amelia Protective 15 15 3,564 15 1,299 2,265 15 . . . . . 15 14 4,550

Banister 26 26 8,319 25 3,315 4,800 26 . . . . . 26 26 13,900

Berean Valley 63 63 6,643 59 2,591 3,746 62 1 63 59 13,855

Bethany 117 117 26,869 115 9,653 14,423 117 . . . . . 118 113 49,167

Bluestone 51 51 9,113 48 3,520 5,007 51 . . . . . 51 49 14,985

Cherrystone 50 50 7,477 47 2,545 4,233 49 . . . . . 49 49 16,740

Clinch River 13 13 829 12 344 480 12 . . . . . 12 11 5,400

Cornerstone 32 32 3,680 22 1,148 1,302 32 . . . . . 32 30 12,379

Harmony 20 20 3,571 19 1,325 2,096 20 . . . . . 20 20 5,980

Hasadiah 36 36 11,508 35 4,716 6,492 36 . . . . . 38 36 17,085

James River 12 12 2,372 12 964 1,408 12 . . . . . 12 12 4,000

Lebanon 35 35 4,717 34 1,895 2,767 35 . . . . . 35 35 10,245

Macedonia 24 23 2,985 23 1,067 1,918 20 3 20 20 4,215

Mattaponi 69 69 14,224 67 5,475 8,468 68 . . . . . 70 68 22,425

Norfolk Union 71 71 23,416 68 7,889 14,190 71 . . . . . 72 69 30,055

Northampton 19 18 3,448 18 1,284 2,164 18 . . . . . 20 18 6,025

Northern 102 101 9,734 100 3,614 5,920 88 12 90 87 22,850

Northern Neck 29 29 8,626 29 3,787 4,839 29 . . . . . 32 29 15,650

Pamunkey 10 10 2,008 10 1,063 945 10 . . . . . 11 9 4,216

Peaks of Otter 19 19 2,030 19 828 1,202 18 1 18 18 4,750

Piedmont 40 40 5,516 39 2,179 3,182 40 . . . . . 42 40 11,425

Pig River 19 17 680 15 184 376 17 . . . . . 17 16 3,384

Rockfish 54 54 7,945 49 2,923 4,524 54 . . . . . 54 53 15,875

Schaeffer Memorial 30 30 3,011 29 1,032 1,939 29 1 32 29 9,700

Shiloh 58 58 27,834 53 10,714 15,540 57 . . . . . 59 55 27,320

Slate River 38 38 6,887 38 2,706 4,181 38 . . . . . 38 38 11,625

Southside-Rappahannock 38 38 9,465 37 3,887 5,428 38 . . . . . 38 38 16,405

Staunton River 20 20 3,161 18 1,134 1,862 19 1 19 17 5,650

Sunnyside 20 19 2,700 19 1,063 1,637 19 1 19 19 5,775

Tidewater Peninsula 60 60 15,561 60 5,940 9,621 56 3 57 56 24,462

Tuckahoe 21 21 3,685 19 1,111 2,135 21 . . . . . 21 21 6,915

Valley 83 83 13,726 82 6,056 6,934 83 . . . . . 84 83 28,715

Wayland Blue Ridge 50 50 6,782 48 2,810 3,664 50 . . . . . 50 49 16,760

Unassociated 5 5 1,397 5 465 932 5 . . . . . 5 5 1,700

Washington:

Unassociated 5 5 174 5 78 96 5 . . . . . 5 5 1,300

West Virginia:

Flat Top 45 45 3,685 45 1,873 1,812 38 4 38 37 12,305

Mount Olivet 28 28 2,490 28 1,097 1,393 14 13 14 14 4,330

Mount Zion 12 12 696 11 263 379 11 1 11 11 3,250

New River Valley 58 58 3,265 54 1,477 1,680 39 16 39 38 10,900

Tygart Valley 8 8 231 8 113 118 5 3 5 4 1,275

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STATE AND ASSOCIATION. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.

Total for denomination 18,534 17,890 $24,437,272 3,100 $1,757,190 709 $617,241 17,478 17,910 100,069 924,665

Alabama:

Alabama District 53 53 44,875 11 2,241 1 150 53 55 314 3,197

Alabama Midland 20 20 16,350 6 557 1 300 20 21 83 855

Auburn 55 54 62,370 10 3,461 5 5,825 55 59 331 3,871

Autauga 24 24 18,140 2 1,031 . . . . . . . . . . 18 23 98 1,230

Bethel 35 35 40,650 4 301 . . . . . . . . . . 35 36 233 2,008

Bethlehem, No. 1 30 30 30,650 8 473 1 150 30 30 152 1,773

Bethlehem, No. 2 43 43 25,024 3 88 . . . . . . . . . . 42 46 230 2,008

Bethlehem Blount Springs 32 28 12,335 3 154 . . . . . . . . . . 30 30 123 809

Bibb County 23 22 15,300 2 55 . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 126 889

Bladen Springs 12 12 6,025 2 69 . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 64 708

Bowen, East 20 20 22,725 3 228 . . . . . . . . . . 18 20 138 1,331

Canaan Pickensville 15 15 9,350 3 98 . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 60 347

Dallas County 50 49 27,635 14 1,304 . . . . . . . . . . 49 49 208 2,180

Davis Creek-Holly Springs 11 11 4,930 3 42 . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 46 382

Early Rose 23 22 11,302 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 70 630

East Alabama 16 16 14,095 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 66 729

East Alabama Union 11 11 7,535 4 555 1 700 11 11 77 845

East Dallas 22 20 9,110 2 50 2 1,300 22 22 73 801

East Hope 17 16 21,150 7 3,418 . . . . . . . . . . 17 18 92 953

East Perry 6 6 6,700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 34 525

East Star 12 11 4,450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 12 62 458

Ebenezer 15 15 13,900 4 281 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 70 701

Eufaula 87 87 72,350 32 3,293 6 1,280 86 90 491 4,158

Evergreen 38 38 26,040 3 55 . . . . . . . . . . 38 39 179 1,793

Flint River 22 21 9,975 4 275 . . . . . . . . . . 21 23 81 704

Friendship, Western Union 17 17 8,150 6 215 . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 87 838

Gildfield 15 15 9,900 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 88 823

Good Samaritan 11 11 10,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 74 660

Green County 19 19 12,960 7 76 . . . . . . . . . . 19 19 88 1,455

Hardaway 13 13 7,425 3 100 . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 63 683

Helicon 9 9 3,700 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 40 266

Hope Hill 20 20 9,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 93 581

Kinterbish 8 8 4,550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 8 60

Lebanon 28 28 13,600 4 136 . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 118 882

Lily Star 19 12 3,200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 46 405

Little River 8 7 4,500 1 72 . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 29 327

Mobile Sunlight 62 61 176,440 17 13,316 3 6,500 62 63 385 4,175

Montgomery Antioch 56 55 106,865 15 7,241 4 3,300 53 55 398 4,180

Morning Star 23 22 13,560 4 61 . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 103 1,231

Mount Calvary 16 14 9,450 3 188 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 58 598

Mount Hermon 20 20 6,865 2 100 . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 74 551

Mount Pilgrim 74 67 169,800 19 10,731 8 11,550 69 72 418 5,619

Mount Pleasant, No. 1 27 27 23,935 4 1,790 . . . . . . . . . . 27 29 131 1,393

Mount Pleasant, No. 2 10 10 6,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 37 265

Mount Zion, Coosa Valley 22 17 9,300 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 59 363

Mulberry 20 20 8,570 1 150 . . . . . . . . . . 20 22 101 757

Muscle Shoals 59 57 74,675 8 1,970 1 800 55 55 278 3,218

Needham Creek 14 14 8,000 2 52 . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 59 768

New Antioch Bethlehem 28 28 43,959 5 469 2 1,200 22 24 85 1,094

New Cahaba 18 18 11,950 1 37 . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 87 739

New Pine Grove 14 14 8,800 1 32 . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 70 769

North Alabama and Tennessee 15 15 6,675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 80 537

North Dallas 18 18 16,175 1 105 . . . . . . . . . . 18 19 80 613

Northbound Bethlehem 15 15 8,250 1 30 . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 40 517

Oak Grove 6 6 1,600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 24 140

Old Landmark 10 10 19,250 1 700 1 500 10 10 54 430

Old Pine Grove 25 25 29,600 10 728 . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 101 1,357

Perote 12 12 4,680 4 113 . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 48 379

Regular 24 24 14,925 2 120 . . . . . . . . . . 24 27 105 719

Rehoboth, Elmore County 15 15 11,450 2 20 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 84 676

Round Island Creek 15 14 8,125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 70 566

Rushing Springs 44 44 24,390 4 961 1 1,500 42 44 226 2,281

St. Mary 22 22 11,049 1 50 . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 127 989

Salem Enterprise 15 15 12,375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 77 730

Selma 6 6 5,900 1 200 . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 32 420

Shady Grove 23 23 20,250 4 503 . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 137 1,011

Shelby Springs 45 38 29,400 11 1,770 2 650 44 48 251 1,717

Snow Creek 36 35 29,650 2 150 3 2,100 31 32 154 1,305

Southeast Alabama 24 24 12,630 2 75 . . . . . . . . . . 24 25 117 1,452

Southeast District 17 17 7,840 3 209 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 66 660

Southwestern Union 9 8 4,300 2 61 . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 32 253

Spring Creek 10 10 5,450 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 33 295

Spring Hill 16 16 31,500 1 140 . . . . . . . . . . 16 17 187 1,756

Star of Hope 27 27 12,325 1 14 . . . . . . . . . . 26 26 137 919

Town Creek 22 22 18,100 2 269 . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 82 745

Troy-Ozark 32 32 34,235 6 3,418 . . . . . . . . . . 32 32 160 1,454

Union District 38 38 28,175 5 349 2 1,100 38 39 184 1,881

Uniontown 92 89 158,889 16 1,376 9 6,450 91 92 723 9,002

William Dorsoy 6 6 2,400 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 30 210

Wills Creek 21 20 14,215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 54 451

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Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.
Arkansas:

Antioch 31 30 $22,950 3 $230 4 82,450 31 31 144 1,195

Arkansas River 12 12 3,255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 41 259

Bethlehem 16 16 6,775 4 315 1 25 14 14 76 618

Big Creek 15 15 3,735 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 59 369

Bradley 38 38 26,645 10 882 . . . . . . . . . . 38 40 192 1,272

Central 55 54 36,400 10 3,364 2 860 54 54 286 2,108

Chicot County 44 44 17,392 7 348 . . . . . . . . . . 44 44 195 1,525

Consolidated White River 84 82 80,374 17 2,951 5 1,925 78 80 483 3,930

Cypress Creek 13 13 5,300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 49 310

Eastern 50 49 43,269 6 905 6 5,950 49 50 296 2,449

Jefferson Springs 18 18 9,350 2 110 . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 82 634

Lafayette-Miller 28 28 11,725 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . 26 27 178 1,359

Little River 12 11 3,440 1 70 . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 69 396

Middle 28 28 17,606 2 550 . . . . . . . . . . 28 28 165 1,235

Mississippi County 30 30 16,380 4 707 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 79 738

North 59 58 40,150 15 1,099 2 3,625 58 58 319 2,851

Northeastern 22 21 14,875 2 108 . . . . . . . . . . 22 23 135 1,007

Ouachita 54 53 30,525 6 371 3 1,550 49 50 252 2,274

Ozan 70 70 38,898 13 2,344 2 450 70 71 448 3,732

Phillips, Lee, and Monroe 72 71 115,685 13 8,891 9 3,190 65 66 436 4,022

St. Marion 50 50 27,985 6 363 . . . . . . . . . . 48 49 255 1,931

Southeastern 90 79 47,735 19 1,533 3 600 78 79 383 2,873

Southwestern 44 44 42,625 7 638 6 2,650 42 43 260 2,113

Union County 21 17 6,620 . . . . . . . . . . 7 2,620 21 21 107 2,597

Union District 87 86 123,965 10 2,418 4 6,500 83 83 508 3,490

Valley District 17 17 14,600 2 465 1 200 17 18 100 656

Watson 33 33 11,150 4 217 . . . . . . . . . . 33 33 155 1,029

Western 19 19 5,825 2 67 . . . . . . . . . . 19 20 92 869

Unassociated 3 3 1,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 34 257

California:

General 14 13 75,850 5 18,623 5 4,750 14 14 83 511

Western 9 8 84,000 3 4,300 2 2,250 8 9 59 568

Unassociated 2 1 1,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 8 100

District of Columbia:

First Washington 15 14 379,000 12 65,961 1 400 14 14 164 1,863

Mount Bethel 66 59 489,300 29 73,810 2 1,600 61 68 465 5,934

Washington Union 5 1 1,000 1 50 . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 16 119

Unassociated 16 11 241,800 8 58,950 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 142 1,295

Florida:

Bethel 19 19 6,550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 44 284

Bethlehem, No. 1 102 100 147,996 16 966 10 7,550 99 100 514 5,506

Bethlehem, No. 2 89 89 63,300 7 781 4 475 88 90 417 3,624

Central 41 41 7,735 . . . . . . . . . . 2 200 41 41 177 1,093

East Florida-Bethany 81 80 134,647 12 29,755 4 3,100 81 81 433 3,524

Florida, East Coast 23 23 27,350 4 1,850 5 3,950 23 23 179 1,069

Jerusalem 67 66 36,320 4 359 . . . . . . . . . . 65 66 265 2,370

Macedonia 17 17 3,705 2 110 . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 42 345

Orange Hill 15 15 2,755 1 25 1 300 8 8 25 243

South Florida 70 59 54,565 20 2,102 9 5,400 63 64 349 2,667

Suwanee River 15 14 4,025 1 50 1 100 13 14 46 420

Union St. James 26 26 26,250 3 580 10 8,300 25 25 196 1,238

West Coast 37 36 28,175 4 902 2 1,300 37 37 144 1,468

West Florida, No. 1 28 28 34,375 6 6,932 3 3,500 25 25 137 1,561

West Florida, No. 2 25 24 15,075 2 87 1 500 23 24 148 1,531

Georgia:

Atlanta 38 38 160,900 12 7,015 3 2,800 37 39 281

17 17 9,375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 65

Berean 56 51 205,400 13 21,165 3 7,200 47 52 325 3,828

Blue Springs 13 13 4,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 40 413

Buckeye 11 9 7,300 1 50 . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 38 410

Cabin Creek 64 64 89,515 9 917 1 25 64 64 375 4,613

Camilla 24 24 25,150 3 380 . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 142 1,436

Camp Creek 18 18 9,775 10 1,407 . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 84 860

Carrollton Union 32 31 22,010 6 435 . . . . . . . . . . 30 30 128 1,295

Central 15 15 14,400 3 292 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 71 634

Chattahoochee River 28 28 15,205 18 1,840 . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 132 1,184

Covenant 16 16 7,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 65 621

Ebenezer 19 18 67,050 7 6,905 3 2,700 19 19 96 1,314

Flint River, No. 1 30 30 18,150 . . . . . . . . . . 1 600 29 29 149 1,831

Flint River, No. 2 36 36 15,675 5 459 1 800 22 22 83 1,128

Fowltown, No. 1 47 46 21,780 2 168 1 125 46 46 162 1,289

Fowltown, No. 2 16 16 6,500 1 200 . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 36 373

Frank Cooper 9 7 1,075 3 41 . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 28 289

Friendship 27 27 23,500 3 205 1 150 27 27 109 1,174

Georgia Central 7 7 2,700 2 230 . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 21 220

Georgia Union 26 25 24,390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 96 833

Great Eastern 36 22 17,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 36 117 910

Gum Creek 38 38 30,275 6 381 . . . . . . . . . . 37 37 157 1,656

Harrison Union 14 14 10,200 1 150 . . . . . . . . . . 13 14 68 767

Hopewell 18 16 9,800 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 62 560

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Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.

Jeruel 61 60 $51,325 3 $295 1 $500 60 60 334 3,814

Kennesaw 37 33 25,935 4 660 . . . . . . . . . . 36 36 158 1,352

Kiokee 39 39 22,125 5 151 . . . . . . . . . . 37 41 169 1,967

Macedonia 11 11 13,800 . . . . . . . . . . 1 2,000 11 11 67 1,075

Madison 40 40 41,515 10 3,881 . . . . . . . . . . 37 37 173 1,865

Middle Georgia, No. 1 74 74 99,800 14 2,056 1 450 72 74 332 3,755

Middle Georgia, No. 2 13 13 14,300 4 282 . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 55 459

Middle River 24 24 16,915 4 148 . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 115 1,139

Montgomery 20 20 9,985 1 100 . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 49 415

Mount Calvary 32 31 44,950 4 2,775 2 2,350 31 31 167 1,813

Mount Carmel 38 38 21,385 . . . . . . . . . . 1 500 31 31 119 1,284

Mount Moriah, No. 1 14 14 21,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 75 680

Mount Moriah, No. 2 13 13 2,775 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 48 319

Mount Olive 17 15 87,150 2 5,910 1 5,000 17 18 104 1,471

Mount Olive Union 10 10 4,375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 37 320

Mount Pleasant 16 16 11,550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 69 755

Mount Sinai Butler 6 6 1,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 25 225

Mount Zion, No. 1 32 32 20,950 7 1,622 3 235 27 28 100 1,002

Mount Zion, No. 2 8 6 2,175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 40 346

Mount Zion, Western 31 31 16,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 31 138 1,502

Mulberry River 9 9 5,050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 45 435

New Hope 35 34 61,265 3 2,500 . . . . . . . . . . 35 35 165 1,920

New Macedonia 30 30 27,250 1 1,550 . . . . . . . . . . 30 30 141 1,615

New Towaliga 13 12 6,750 1 150 . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 40 405

Noah's Ebenezer 34 34 36,875 9 1,544 . . . . . . . . . . 31 33 148 1,702

North Georgia, No. 1 18 18 7,275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 53 455

North Georgia, No. 2 45 45 52,200 7 1,627 1 1,500 45 45 191 2,028

Northeast Georgia 8 8 3,500 1 38 . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 32 265

Northwestern, No. 1 20 18 21,800 6 1,800 . . . . . . . . . . 19 19 86 985

Northwestern, No. 2 20 20 15,450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 94 888

Orthodox Middle Georgia 25 22 44,150 3 1,050 . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 127 1,665

Pilgrim 46 46 43,038 7 683 . . . . . . . . . . 43 45 199 1,944

Pleasant Grove 24 21 10,200 1 20 . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 72 740

Progressive 9 8 4,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 39 310

Quarterman 11 7 2,000 3 123 . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 40 253

Rehoboth, No. 1 42 42 54,350 2 250 . . . . . . . . . . 42 42 197 2,105

Rehoboth, No. 2 48 45 21,060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 42 159 1,487

Rosemont 23 23 17,050 2 261 1 500 20 21 90 1,164

St. John 34 31 18,575 2 125 . . . . . . . . . . 32 32 109 882

Savannah River 22 22 24,100 6 730 . . . . . . . . . . 22 24 122 1,529

Shiloh, No. 1 89 89 174,225 14 11,060 . . . . . . . . . . 89 93 424 5,389

Shiloh, No. 2 26 26 32,400 8 831 2 800 24 26 133 1,859

Shiloh, No. 3 41 41 35,915 28 1,989 . . . . . . . . . . 41 41 150 2,623

South Georgia-Florida 16 14 4,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 34 340

Southwestern 80 80 78,145 10 1,162 . . . . . . . . . . 79 80 401 4,441

Tatnall 41 41 28,980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 29 104 828

Thomasville 85 83 45,666 12 1,326 1 300 84 85 404 3,827

Union, No. 1 67 66 39,645 2 330 1 400 67 68 282 3,079

Union, No. 2 13 13 12,575 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . 13 14 60 610

Walker 100 98 122,395 8 1,015 2 1,800 95 97 474 5,663

Washington 30 30 24,520 2 93 . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 128 1,444

Western Union 70 70 69,705 8 977 . . . . . . . . . . 68 69 399 4,813

Willacoochee 15 15 8,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 59 622

Yellow River 28 28 25,050 7 1,335 . . . . . . . . . . 28 28 129 1,468

Zion 94 88 84,690 16 2,748 1 500 84 85 385 4,101

Unassociated 3 2 625 1 200 . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 4 35

Illinois:

Landmark 5 3 6,525 1 2,000 . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 31 150

Mount Olive 38 38 52,502 8 5,081 3 1,400 38 39 229 1,420

Mount Olive, East 19 19 26,700 7 7,756 2 1,200 18 18 103 640

North Wood River 42 35 186,846 15 20,872 4 5,150 41 43 317 2,503

Wood River 55 54 146,475 19 18,601 10 10,700 51 52 373 2,559

Indiana:

Eastern 18 16 46,800 7 5,110 4 12,600 18 18 140 990

General 68 63 197,275 30 31,093 6 4,400 67 70 513 3,768

Iowa:

Iowa 31 25 49,475 9 5,631 6 3,900 27 27 165 1,147

Kansas:

Kaw Valley 26 25 117,200 9 4,592 4 7,400 26 26 241 1,848

Neosho Valley 18 18 26,450 8 1,490 6 4,950 16 16 135 552

Northeastern 18 18 43,025 5 2,022 1 500 18 18 91 649

Smoky Hill River 27 24 32,300 9 1,109 6 3,100 25 25 143 690

Southeastern 28 28 40,017 6 1,102 3 3,584 27 27 165 989

Southwestern 17 16 24,200 8 1,596 3 2,200 17 17 110 450

Unassociated 1 1 3,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 9 87

Kentucky:

Central 61 60 197,950 24 16,905 5 2,100 61 61 420 4,191

Consolidated 53 51 253,765 10 6,825 4 4,000 48 50 354 3,094

First District 51 51 115,575 6 3,025 7 7,350 50 50 501 3,655

Green River Valley 36 34 63,000 7 2,590 2 2,650 35 35 216 1,681

Howards Creek 30 28 23,850 5 1,930 . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 104 1,009

Liberty 37 37 23,775 6 750 . . . . . . . . . . 33 33 263 1,712

Little River and Cumberland Valley 36 32 23,070 1 25 3 1,850 32 33 187 1,620

London 16 13 11,225 2 128 . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 56 602

Mount 9 9 4,500 1 75 . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 31 142

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Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.
Mount Pleasant 24 24 $33,100 4 $700 . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 150 958

South District 27 24 62,225 5 5,100 3 $1,600 26 26 190 1,455

Union 44 44 58,550 5 1,885 1 1,250 39 39 238 1,659

United 14 13 7,875 1 50 1 500 12 12 67 371

West Kentucky, Green Valley 26 26 31,700 5 600 3 1,100 26 26 112 1,098

Young Ministers 33 32 40,305 7 558 . . . . . . . . . . 30 30 176 1,228

Zion 29 28 10,137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 151 637

Unassociated 4 4 3,350 2 410 . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 16 123

Louisiana:

Bayou Macon, Boeuf, and Ouachita River 49 48 26,117 6 1,115 2 375 47 47 193 1,653

Calcasieu 24 20 12,028 3 506 3 425 22 27 130 1,067

Calvary, North 40 40 66,292 5 10,218 . . . . . . . . . . 40 40 221 1,721

Concordia 26 26 14,145 1 17 . . . . . . . . . . 26 26 118 852

Eighth District, Educational 40 39 61,365 11 1,885 3 1,908 40 41 217 1,730

Eighth District, No. 1 32 32 41,500 8 4,140 4 1,750 31 31 171 1,314

Eighth District, No. 2 15 15 6,660 2 90 . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 62 393

Fifth District 52 51 99,687 23 6,957 17 9,875 50 52 324 3,417

First District 77 73 253,733 24 24,917 12 17,150 75 75 382 4,286

Fourth District 81 81 118,539 15 4,303 4 2,000 80 83 440 4,129

Freedmen's 56 56 122,610 17 4,129 7 4,175 53 53 246 2,304

Gum Spring 53 51 72,187 4 600 1 1,800 50 53 235 3,159

Liberty Hill 25 25 22,100 1 34 . . . . . . . . . . 25 26 118 1,195

Little River 27 26 11,000 . . . . . . . . . . 1 500 25 25 117 1,089

Mount Olive, Second District 35 35 33,812 20 3,954 6 3,661 34 34 158 1,539

New Hope 30 30 17,400 7 501 1 200 30 34 141 1,496

Ninth District 106 104 50,960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 77 314 3,535

North 18 18 7,405 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 92 681

Northwest, No. 1 38 37 21,250 5 351 . . . . . . . . . . 38 40 193 2,419

Northwest, No. 2 53 51 35,917 13 1,623 2 1,079 53 53 317 1,864

Second District 36 34 27,930 9 1,836 4 705 31 31 170 1,209

Seventh District 53 53 96,000 18 3,349 8 3,100 52 54 278 3,189

Seventh District, Educational 12 12 11,370 6 732 2 1,625 12 12 52 523

Sixth District 47 47 70,889 18 3,853 10 3,624 47 49 218 2,291

Southeast Eighth, Educational 28 28 22,319 7 339 . . . . . . . . . . 28 29 151 1,113

Southern 11 10 4,852 2 115 . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 41 339

Tenth District 85 84 91,050 14 1,286 . . . . . . . . . . 76 81 385 3,919

Third District 27 27 27,650 . . . . . . . . . . 1 900 26 26 91 569

Thirteenth District 83 83 96,475 9 2,327 1 1,000 82 83 493 3,294

Twelfth District, No. 1 67 67 50,450 7 940 . . . . . . . . . . 47 47 278 1,741

Twelfth District, No. 2 17 15 5,605 4 336 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 97 526

West Seventh District 25 25 23,481 2 231 1 300 25 25 112 1,124

Unassociated 10 10 5,038 3 123 . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 27 270

Maryland:

Potomac River 4 4 2,350 2 65 1 300 4 6 37 142

Simmons Memorial 6 2 1,200 2 700 . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 31 162

Unassociated 32 30 206,933 13 28,202 4 7,400 28 29 322 3,611

Massachusetts:

Colonial 43 39 426,696 28 118,644 4 9,300 43 43 454 4,050

Michigan:

Chain Lake 15 15 33,150 6 1,925 5 4,300 14 14 104 542

Mississippi:

Amite and Homochitto 14 13 17,180 6 1,573 1 300 14 15 85 1,273

Amite River 21 21 13,322 1 300 . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 131 1,103

Antioch 58 53 50,860 11 684 1 2,500 55 56 243 2,466

Bethlehem 39 38 33,961 6 128 1 250 38 40 212 2,014

Bolivar County 82 80 77,850 13 2,181 6 2,500 82 87 427 3,401

Brookhaven 20 18 14,900 1 600 . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 109 1,013

Claiborn 35 35 26,215 3 530 1 1,000 28 28 143 1,534

Coahoma District 32 31 46,100 8 4,511 2 1,300 32 32 244 2,385

Copiah-Lincoln County 20 20 11,200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 104 1,090

East True Light 10 10 3,240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 66 507

Educational 35 33 27,600 7 2,459 1 750 34 36 204 1,831

Enterprise, No. 1 64 64 39,685 2 700 . . . . . . . . . . 56 56 281 2,065

Enterprise, No. 2 27 26 18,135 2 200 . . . . . . . . . . 19 19 84

Franklin County 14 14 6,215 2 90 . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 55 484

Franklin-Lincoln County 21 21 19,500 2 1,400 . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 105 831

Gethsemane-Mount Moriah 25 25 22,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 60 554

Grenada 44 44 28,400 4 1,165 . . . . . . . . . . 26 26 65 687

Gulf Coast 32 30 45,025 7 2,001 2 2,000 26 26 153 1,583

Hinds County 60 60 89,600 16 3,802 2 1,550 60 60 338 3,880

Issaquena County 9 9 3,950 1 200 . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 25 198

Issaquena County, Educational 33 32 15,823 5 127 2 500 31 31 118 1,078

Jackson 50 50 51,578 13 1,467 3 6,800 50 53 253 2,770

Lebanon 107 105 102,759 12 1,509 1 1,000 100 101 487 4,700

Leflore County 14 14 12,200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 57 280

Lone Pilgrim 14 14 12,200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 105 835

Madison County 28 28 27,200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 192 1,560

Mississippi 52 51 58,900 7 956 . . . . . . . . . . 50 51 549 6,081

Mississippi Union 30 30 32,450 2 400 2 950 30 30 186

Mount Hope 35 35 16,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 35 149 1,450

Mount Olive District 30 30 30 41,600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 29 205 1,330

Mount Olivet 111 111 95,236 19 3,080 3 2,450 108 111 472 5,128

Mount Olivet, North 66 66 49,000 8 1,175 7 2,200 66 68 196 3,475

New Hope, No. 1 27 27 26,705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 28 153 506

New Hope, No. 3 35 34 23,475 3 192 . . . . . . . . . . 32 33 155 1,189

Palo Alto 25 25 17,475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 140 989

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Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.
Pearl River 12 12 $9,200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 99 1,011

Pleasant Hill 60 57 46,460 16 $2,197 2 $750 50 51 251 2,045

Pontotoc 29 29 18,635 2 700 . . . . . . . . . . 28 29 171 1,190

Rankin County 18 18 8,975 6 195 . . . . . . . . . . 18 19 71 954

St. John 13 13 8,440 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 85 626

Sardis, East 45 45 36,950 9 1,340 2 1,550 44 44 250 2,238

Sardis, North 32 32 22,330 5 1,087 1 500 32 32 215 1,266

Second New Hope and Meridian, Consolidated 78 77 95,300 11 2,385 3 4,400 76 76 342 5,995

Sharkey County 32 29 23,435 4 215 1 300 30 30 122 1,087

Spring Hill, No. 1 40 40 26,614 7 889 . . . . . . . . . . 40 41 170 1,626

Spring Hill, No. 2 29 27 21,580 7 125 . . . . . . . . . . 27 33 161 1,759

Spring Hill Triumph 42 40 13,805 3 64 . . . . . . . . . . 39 39 214 1,519

Swan Lake 26 24 14,575 3 615 . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 145 835

Sweet Pilgrim, No. 1 27 21 11,050 1 50 . . . . . . . . . . 26 26 132 1,100

Sweet Pilgrim, No. 2 27 27 14,600 1 75 . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 81 670

Tallahatchie 18 18 3,805 4 156 . . . . . . . . . . 18 20 68 650

Tunica County 32 32 20,450 5 204 1 500 29 29 144 1,093

Warren County 63 62 126,700 13 10,629 3 3,700 60 61 364 4,197

Washington County 75 72 65,080 14 1,583 3 1,700 69 70 328 3,105

Washington County, Educational 25 24 23,300 5 1,474 . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 100 915

Whitfield 19 19 9,900 3 496 . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 65 929

Wilkinson County 38 34 16,400 2 32 2 580 25 25 94 1,068

Yazoo County 73 73 99,175 8 2,945 1 300 73 75 374 2,994

Zion 32 32 33,725 10 1,240 1 1,000 30 30 122 1,652

Zion Spring Leaf Brushy Creek 25 25 25,410 2 230 . . . . . . . . . . 22 25 126 1,420

Unassociated 8 8 7,300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 28 245

Missouri:

Antioch 24 20 158,550 5 15,304 1 5,000 24 24 173 1,311

Berean 29 26 43,300 10 12,700 . . . . . . . . . . 29 29 134 764

Central 39 37 48,020 10 1,477 3 3,150 35 35 206 1,221

Mount Carmel 47 43 72,850 9 5,217 1 950 38 38 214 1,147

Mount Zion 47 43 92,135 14 3,774 4 4,800 45 45 276 1,468

North 33 30 51,895 7 3,235 3 6,700 30 30 179 1,130

Shiloh 25 23 102,500 11 8,736 2 2,000 24 24 147 909

Southwestern 17 17 19,600 3 675 2 1,250 17 17 96 502

Third District 20 18 32,350 7 2,835 3 1,500 20 20 112 798

Union 10 9 6,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 46 260

Unassociated 1 1 70,000 1 43,000 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 14 125

New Jersey:

Middlesex Central 9 9 44,500 6 5,532 2 2,700 8 8 60 360

Seacoast 26 24 82,445 18 12,003 4 5,200 25 25 149 1,666

Unassociated 34 33 197,890 24 51,890 1 3,000 34 34 296 2,135

New York:

Unassociated 13 10 79,875 4 25,988 . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 90 619

North Carolina:

Bear Creek 37 34 28,300 4 735 . . . . . . . . . . 32 32 227 1,508

Beulah 20 20 18,100 3 135 . . . . . . . . . . 20 23 133 1,065

Brunswick Atlantic 11 10 4,450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 77 397

Cedar Grove 31 31 20,915 4 205 1 150 29 31 171 1,633

East Cedar Grove 36 35 23,040 4 175 . . . . . . . . . . 32 35 204 1,423

Ebenezer 24 22 15,965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 116 1,196

French Broad 15 14 10,025 1 200 . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 85 431

Hammonds Creek 14 13 6,385 2 76 . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 51 644

High Point 23 22 18,750 4 283 . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 93 1,058

Johnson District 34 32 22,570 6 397 1 1,000 34 34 237 1,853

Kenansville, Eastern 35 35 39,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 34 268 2,166

Lake Waccamaw 10 10 3,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 51 307

Lanes Creek 10 10 5,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 49 432

Lumber River 25 25 34,950 5 2,250 . . . . . . . . . . 25 26 199 1,742

McDowell 6 5 3,800 2 65 . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 30 350

Middle 18 18 21,475 1 30 1 75 18 19 144 1,365

Middle District 50 50 38,331 1 82 2 2,300 50 50 259 2,518

Middle Ground 19 14 7,650 6 1,150 . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 71 715

Mount Pleasant 14 13 9,200 2 650 . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 82 467

Mountain-Catawba 18 18 15,809 2 550 . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 121 850

Mud Creek 11 11 15,675 2 1,850 . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 87 590

Neuse River 66 66 68,852 3 212 2 900 65 67 455 3,897

New Hope 42 42 41,368 10 2,490 . . . . . . . . . . 41 43 284 2,572

Newbern, Eastern 46 46 33,860 6 1,080 2 1,300 43 43 274 2,216

Old Eastern 60 59 46,930 12 1,424 1 1,500 52 55 294 2,549

Pee Dec 28 27 27,475 2 175 1 500 27 28 191 1,780

Reedy Creek 40 40 35,910 2 115 . . . . . . . . . . 40 41 269 3,020

Roanoke 70 70 121,500 11 3,645 2 3,000 70 72 513 5,527

Roanoke, West 62 62 94,700 13 1,760 . . . . . . . . . . 60 69 371 3,970

Rowan 58 58 171,005 16 11,310 7 8,150 57 61 494 5,032

Shiloh 60 56 67,700 5 1,555 . . . . . . . . . . 58 59 449 3,950

Shiloh, West 15 15 13,555 3 185 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 77 757

Trent River-Oakey Grove 24 23 10,165 2 61 . . . . . . . . . . 22 23 102 574

Union 25 25 23,702 3 96 1 2,000 24 27 174 1,184

Wake 38 38 67,700 4 6,000 1 1,000 38 38 387 3,641

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STATE AND ASSOCIATION. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.
Western Union 15 15 $9,900 1 $100 . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 93 1,310

Yadkin 19 19 8,255 2 130 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 122 950

Yadkin Valley 15 15 5,020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 14 58 546

Zion 25 25 14,700 3 365 . . . . . . . . . . 25 27 187 1,895

Unassociated 2 1 2,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 13 150

Ohio:

Eastern Union 52 45 235,420 11 18,670 10 $13,600 48 51 412 3,144

Northern 11 8 19,975 4 6,290 1 750 11 11 70 470

Providence 32 30 32,650 8 2,900 1 300 32 32 198 1,268

Western Union 64 60 284,726 19 29,054 6 3,950 57 57 473 3,274

Oklahoma:

Central Wayland 34 32 11,867 9 522 1 500 27 30 146 966

Chickasaw 34 34 23,250 5 738 2 2,000 33 34 173 1,220

Collate 35 35 22,595 8 411 . . . . . . . . . . 35 36 203 1,529

Creek 45 45 23,855 7 1,245 . . . . . . . . . . 45 45 226 1,506

Eastern Oklahoma 20 16 19,765 2 2,825 . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 91 577

North Central 22 19 29,150 5 696 . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 137 1,640

Northeastern 23 23 8,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 97 409

Oklahoma 5 4 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 22 109

South Central 11 9 2,815 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 57 347

Southeastern 15 13 4,394 2 50 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 75 460

Southwestern Creek and Seminole 23 22 15,675 10 1,443 . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 116 944

Western 37 28 16,950 4 830 . . . . . . . . . . 30 30 159 917

Oregon:

Unassociated 2 1 15,000 1 1,200 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4 30

Pennsylvania:

Allegheny 41 34 278,100 21 51,324 3 8,000 39 39 323 2,599

Keystone 6 6 192,500 4 49,100 2 9,900 6 6 93 1,747

Union 20 16 221,900 7 21,150 2 6,800 20 20 181 1,999

Youghiogheny 11 8 39,000 5 12,425 . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 68 469

Unassociated 27 21 134,800 11 37,014 1 4,000 27 27 220 1,877

Rhode Island:

Unassociated 1 1 5,000 1 4,000 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 5 28

South Carolina:

Antioch 8 8 2,550 3 910 1 15 8 8 24 338

Ashley 107 105 100,937 25 6,797 4 2,800 103 104 568 5,358

Beaver Creek 16 16 16,750 2 750 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 100 1,165

Berea 12 12 11,735 1 25 . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 87 1,250

Bethlehem 27 27 24,625 1 5 2 1,300 27 29 208 2,436

Black River 28 27 23,650 6 833 2 600 26 26 150 1,423

Bright Light 19 19 15,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 19 118 979

Central 3 3 2,600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 19 100

Charleston Pilgrim 23 23 25,840 10 1,245 2 1,250 21 24 161 2,060

Enoree River 16 16 72,700 3 5,800 2 3,500 16 17 133 1,635

Enoree River, North 11 11 11,300 3 327 . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 69 603

Four Mile 8 8 5,050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 10 42 463

Gethsemane 70 70 139,550 4 3,690 3 950 68 68 457 5,260

Kingston Lake 23 23 6,541 4 75 . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 121 805

Little Pee Dee 24 24 12,050 1 175 . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 128 1,528

Little River 31 31 48,865 12 2,021 . . . . . . . . . . 31 32 271 2,659

Lovely Hill 21 21 13,550 5 94 . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 108 816

Macedonia 18 18 11,600 1 257 . . . . . . . . . . 18 20 126 1,752

Mount Calvary 13 12 14,550 1 150 . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 83 935

Mount Canaan 22 22 17,800 4 1,040 . . . . . . . . . . 22 26 149 2,485

Mount Carmel 56 55 33,400 5 840 . . . . . . . . . . 54 54 314 3,788

Mount Olive 16 16 11,875 5 878 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 101 856

Nazarene 23 23 15,450 3 50 . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 125 1,166

New Ashley 51 50 25,910 15 4,337 2 1,650 49 51 233 1,908

New Enoree 17 17 18,500 5 735 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 114 1,182

New Zion 27 26 10,230 3 31 . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 172 1,594

North Augusta 14 14 10,100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 65 800

North Pacolet 3 3 12,500 1 150 . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 26 235

Oolenoy River 9 9 8,350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 42 316

Orangeburg County 37 37 51,475 3 1,640 . . . . . . . . . . 37 37 226 2,565

Pacolet River 28 28 37,565 4 390 2 2,500 24 24 124 1,712

Pee Dee 75 75 86,200 10 1,690 3 1,800 74 75 476 6,833

Reedy River 11 11 10,200 1 18 . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 84 771

Ridge Hill 15 15 24,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 98 1,130

Rocky River 32 32 81,475 7 4,375 2 2,300 31 34 279 3,119

Rosa Spring 5 5 5,700 2 200 . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 30 619

St. Matthew 8 8 2,650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 31 292

St. Paul 7 7 2,050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 35 282

St. Vaughnsville 10 9 7,200 3 100 . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 59 452

Sandy River 45 45 47,450 11 1,501 2 500 44 46 277 2,717

Savannah Valley 22 22 14,600 5 243 . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 116 1,000

Seneca River 26 26 26,925 2 38 . . . . . . . . . . 24 25 159 1,463

Simmons Ridge 38 38 47,700 5 1,100 . . . . . . . . . . 38 40 241 2,477

Spartanburg 15 15 15,700 6 509 1 500 14 14 80 918

Spring Grove 7 7 8,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 44 501

Storm Branch 23 23 15,850 2 260 . . . . . . . . . . 23 25 178 2,144

Thickety Mountain 16 16 15,650 1 50 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 67 729

Tiger River 20 20 34,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 153 1,127

Tumbling Shoals 27 27 38,200 1 50 . . . . . . . . . . 26 26 249 2,406

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STATE AND ASSOCIATION. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.
Union 22 22 $10,730 1 $21 . . . . . . . . . . 22 22 147 1,066

Wateree, Lower 55 55 50,075 7 856 1 $350 55 55 335 3,484

Wateree, Upper 53 53 38,380 7 940 . . . . . . . . . . 33 53 408 5,322

Unassociated 4 4 1,290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 15 125

Tennessee:

Bethel-East Tennessee 24 22 12,725 1 50 . . . . . . . . . . 20 21 98 781

Browns Creek 23 22 10,835 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 105 1,054

Buena Vista 14 14 6,625 1 100 . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 47 282

Cumberland River, Middle Tennessee, and South Kentucky 49 45 31,280 10 1,908 2 600 45 47 269 1,859

Duck River 29 28 29,350 2 35 . . . . . . . . . . 28 28 127 862

East Fork 31 31 40,970 2 57 1 500 31 31 174 1,197

Elk River 41 41 27,020 2 60 2 850 40 40 213 1,229

Farmers Indian Creek 15 15 8,300 3 710 . . . . . . . . . . 15 15 50 397

Friendship 35 35 47,475 2 250 1 200 34 35 155 1,613

Little Fork, North Tennessee, and Mount Zion 20 19 15,000 3 312 1 200 20 20 106 669

Little Zion 10 10 43,300 1 2,000 1 1,000 10 10 69 663

London 18 18 14,700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 67 521

Mississippi Valley 35 33 20,133 7 831 1 350 34 34 180 1,103

Nashville City 13 13 12,560 2 165 . . . . . . . . . . 13 13 71 492

New Tennessee River 9 8 2,175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 22 110

North Chickamauga and Chattanooga 26 23 36,300 3 2,500 1 300 26 26 128 1,336

Obion River 57 57 46,320 6 1,166 2 900 56 57 344 2,038

Pleasant Grove 25 25 34,650 1 40 . . . . . . . . . . 25 25 132 1,130

Richland Creek 31 31 26,225 4 337 . . . . . . . . . . 28 28 131 1,265

Richland District 10 10 6,475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 24 220

Riverside Union 18 18 32,350 2 500 . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 74 710

Smith Fork 12 11 5,150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 55 335

Stone River 57 57 210,900 11 14,825 5 5,950 56 57 388 3,106

Tennessee River 21 19 5,345 2 275 . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 79 481

West Tennessee 68 65 192,597 16 13,035 6 12,600 64 64 470 4,883

West Tennessee, Central 33 32 26,925 7 781 1 300 32 34 145 1,094

West Tennessee, East Arkansas, and North Mississippi 38 36 245,600 4 11,650 6 7,500 38 38 180 2,060

Zion 18 18 11,075 1 100 . . . . . . . . . . 18 18 74 722

Unassociated 8 8 36,200 3 2,500 . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 54 603

Texas:

American 56 55 50,825 17 4,700 3 1,000 44 47 258 1,744

Bowen, General 46 35 53,235 15 5,495 1 3,000 38 38 245 2,476

Bowen, No. 2 22 19 7,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 19 83 720

Central, No. 1 14 14 22,550 2 265 1 700 14 14 100 820

Central, No. 2 58 56 44,680 8 1,161 2 600 53 53 312 2,417

Cypress 34 34 30,260 3 110 5 4,550 33 33 195 1,724

East Texas 92 90 71,875 8 1,600 2 600 89 93 516 5,056

East Texas-Bethel 31 31 25,600 3 176 . . . . . . . . . . 31 33 185 1,504

Emanuel 30 29 11,600 4 270 . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 141 844

Friendship 65 59 59,048 7 3,250 9 5,400 52 54 293 2,499

Goodhope, Western 59 57 50,345 3 390 1 150 52 52 263 2,021

Guadalupe 42 39 67,490 5 402 2 1,900 41 42 233 1,975

Hopewell 16 16 12,300 4 663 1 150 16 16 87 756

La Grange 66 62 47,792 10 1,490 2 1,000 58 58 300 2,133

La Grange, West 27 25 13,670 4 571 . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 120 680

Lebanon 20 20 12,550 . . . . . . . . . . 1 500 20 20 84 544

Lincoln, Southern 26 26 23,906 7 1,235 1 400 20 20 96 653

Lone Star 15 13 4,050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 69 384

Mount Zion 64 57 53,340 10 2,557 2 800 58 59 283 2,752

Mount Zion, East Texas 19 19 9,450 . . . . . . . . . . 2 1,250 19 19 93 637

Mount Zion, Lively Hope 34 31 19,110 4 1,691 . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 107 729

New Home, No. 1 33 32 17,150 1 20 1 100 31 31 145 1,073

New Home, No. 2 7 7 4,350 5 594 . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 28 250

New Light 12 12 11,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 37 483

North 49 46 52,205 21 5,072 2 1,400 48 50 257 2,332

Northeast 43 43 34,480 14 2,156 4 2,250 43 43 234 1,514

Northwestern 66 65 106,700 17 4,902 7 5,700 65 66 352 3,154

Old Landmark 39 38 61,850 11 3,646 3 1,700 36 36 239 2,758

Palestine 24 24 19,951 2 35 . . . . . . . . . . 23 26 152 1,318

Ritter Lake 25 22 6,730 3 75 . . . . . . . . . . 20 20 98 669

Robertson County 11 10 3,298 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 58 386

Sabine Valley 50 47 32,000 9 984 . . . . . . . . . . 50 50 264 1,615

St. John 66 66 84,375 18 3,569 1 1,200 64 67 419 4,784

St. John Landmark 17 14 13,125 3 1,282 . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 85 712

St. Paul 17 17 13,100 1 123 . . . . . . . . . . 16 17 65 651

South 41 37 14,790 5 132 1 400 32 32 126 849

Southwestern Central 48 48 50,400 5 552 2 350 39 39 265 2,278

Texas-Louisiana 67 67 85,350 15 2,044 7 3,950 66 77 571 4,977

Trinity Valley 55 44 32,180 5 1,113 . . . . . . . . . . 44 45 264 1,666

Twentieth Century 19 18 15,700 5 982 4 650 16 16 105 744

Union 34 28 29,975 9 2,239 . . . . . . . . . . 32 32 154 1,106

Unity 38 37 32,825 2 679 2 1,000 37 38 173 1,963

West 14 14 13,650 2 821 2 425 14 14 60 275

Willow Grove 24 23 14,400 1 30 . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 108 638

Zion 70 70 82,520 10 6,813 2 1,500 67 67 333 3,588

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COLORED PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS.

COLORED PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS IN AMERICA

HISTORY.

The colored members of the Primitive Baptist churches of the South, during the years of slavery, shared the experience of others of their race. They were allowed to sit in the galleries during church service, but had no voice in the management of the churches, were compelled to baptize at night, and those of their number who were called to preach were simply exhorters, with no authority over their congregations.

With the emancipation a change came, and they were obliged to leave the white churches. In 1865 the White Springs Primitive Baptist Church was organized by Elder Thomas Williamson, at Columbia, Tenn. Several appeals were made to the white Primitive Baptists for his ordination to the work of the gospel ministry, but without success, and he, with two others, after a time of fasting and prayer, believing that the Lord through His spirit had revealed to them the answer to their prayers, knelt and laid their hands on each other's heads, receiving, as they felt, the "power of the Holy Ghost." They arose and started out to preach, to baptize, and to establish churches; and in 1866 the Big Harpeth Primitive Baptist Association was organized in the state of Tennessee. Soon other churches began to spring up in the Southern states. In Georgia a presbytery of white Primitive Baptist elders ordained Henry Griffin in 1867, and two years later the Antioch Association, the first Colored Primitive Baptist Association in that state, was organized. In 1867, also, the first church was formed in west Florida and the West Florida Association was constituted. The next year the Indian Creek Association in north Alabama was formed by Bartley Harris, who had gathered a church at Huntsville, and in 1869 the Rev. E. E. Gardner and others organized the Southwest Alabama Association. In Texas Elder Moffett began the work of rallying the Colored Primitive Baptist forces in 1869.

For years the churches showed little vitality, divisions occurred in the associations, generally on doctrinal matters, and "no-fellowship bars" were set up. In 1900 a great awakening began; opposition to modern methods was overborne; and since then "Union, Peace, and Progress" has been their motto. The result has been that the Colored Primitive Baptists differ in many respects from the white churches of the same faith and order, and at present the denomination might be called the "Reformed Primitive Baptists of America." In doctrine they have reverted to the older basis, and in their church organization and activities they are in full accord with modern methods. They demand an educated ministry, believe in Sunday schools, young people's societies, women's auxiliaries, state conventions, ministerial support, etc., and are organizing their forces, and sending out district, state, and national evangelists through all parts of the country.

DOCTRINE.

The doctrinal basis of the Colored Primitive Baptists is not the Black Rock Address of 1832, still widely accepted by the white Primitive Baptists, but the London Confession of Faith, adopted in 1689 by the Particular Baptists of England, and, in a slightly modified form, as the Philadelphia Confession, by the great majority of American Baptists. It is thoroughly Calvinistic, emphasizing the five points of Calvinism--predestination, particular redemption, total depravity, effectual calling or regeneration, and the certain perseverance of the saints.

The church ordinances include baptism, the Lord's Supper, and washing the saints' feet. Baptism is by immersion, and must be administered by a properly ordained person. The rite of foot-washing is observed not "as a Jewish tradition or custom, but as a matter of faith in Christ, and in obedience to the example given by Him;" the sacramental service is not considered complete until this rite is performed.

POLITY.

In polity the Colored Primitive Baptist churches are in full accord with other Baptist bodies. The local church is supreme in its authority over its members, in its selection of officers, and in the general conduct of its affairs. Each church holds, once a month, a church conference, where its business is conducted, and the decisions of this conference are final, there being no appeal to any other authority. Associations of churches are organized for the purpose of mutual improvement and spiritual development, and for greater effectiveness in spreading the gospel. Membership in these associations is not obligatory, but churches which hold such membership are expected, through pastor or delegate to the annual session, to report as to membership and financial receipts and expenditures for church, evangelistic, educational, benevolent, or associational purposes. There is also a state convention which includes the associations, churches, and other organizations within its bounds, and which has general direction of state evangelists.

The church offices recognized as scriptural are those of pastor and deacon. Pastors are elected and called by a majority of the members of the local church, to preach, oversee the spiritual affairs of the church, and administer the ordinances. The deacons assist the pastor in the temporal work of the church, while each church covenants to give its pastor support.

A candidate for the ministry must be called of God, approved by the church for his gifts and personal

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character, and ordained and set apart to the work of the ministry by a presbytery of regularly ordained ministers, by prayer and laying on of hands. In addition to those engaged in pastoral work, there are evangelists who travel, organize churches, and encourage and strengthen the work at large.

WORK.

The activities of the church are under the general care of a national convention organized recently as an administrative rather than as an ecclesiastical body. It has for its purpose the consolidation of the Colored Primitive Baptist churches, associations, societies, etc., in the several states into one united national body, and the organization of the national work in the following departments: Financial, educational, young people's and Sunday school, benevolence and church aid fund, publication, woman's auxiliary, bureau of information and statistics, and national memorial building fund. The membership consists of delegates elected by the churches, associations, and state conventions; each church and organization being entitled to delegates on payment of a certain amount. Each department is conducted by a board elected by the national convention, and consisting of two members from each state represented in the convention.

The Young People's and Sunday School Congress is the national organization of the Primitive Baptist Young People's Volunteer Band and the Sunday schools of the various churches. The Young People's Volunteer Band was organized at Jacksonville, Fla., in 1900, and reports 259 local bands with a membership of 6,770. The national convention and its auxiliaries are conducting a number of enterprises for the benefit of the denomination at large. Among them are the erection of a $10,000 memorial building at Huntsville, Ala.; the publication of 2 weekly religious journals and a monthly Sunday school paper.

The educational department has under its auspices 3 institutions, an industrial and theological college at Winston-Salem, N. C.; an academy at Thomaston, Ala.; and a seminary at Tallahassee, Florida.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states and associations in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 797 organizations, in 48 associations, distributed in 14 states. There are 187 organizations in Alabama, 150 in Georgia, 128 in Florida, and 96 in Tennessee.

The total number of communicants reported is 35,076; of these, as shown by the returns for 325 organizations, about 36 per cent are males and 64 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 501 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 94,223, as reported by 318 organizations; church property valued at $296,539, against which there appears an indebtedness of $6,968; halls, etc., used for worship by 44 organizations; and 21 parsonages valued at $10,095. There are 166 Sunday schools reported, with 911 officers and teachers and 6,224 scholars.

The number of ministers is reported as 1,480, and there are a number of licentiates.

These churches appear to have been included with the white Primitive Baptist churches in the census of 1890.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES AND ASSOCIATIONS: 1906.

STATE AND ASSOCIATION. Total number of organizations. COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS. PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.

Total for denomination 797 787 35,076 325 6,341 11,438 497 44 501 318 94,223

Alabama:

Flint River 9 9 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1 8 . . . . . . . . . .

Indian Creek 42 42 4,758 29 1,469 2,450 42 . . . . . 43 30 12,250

Pilgrims Rest 13 13 525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Primitive 32 32 1,685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sipsey River 11 11 612 1 5 6 1 . . . . . 1 1 250

Union 38 38 3,712 38 1,366 2,346 38 . . . . . 38 38 11,575

West 46 45 3,841 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arkansas:

Boeuf River 6 6 136 6 52 84 4 2 4 4 725

Caney Creek 4 4 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L'Angville River 4 4 89 4 31 58 3 1 3 3 450

Union 8 8 658 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . .

Florida:

Antioch 20 20 463 20 185 278 20 . . . . . 20 20 3,800

Bethlehem 20 20 221 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4 16 . . . . . . . . . .

First West Florida 10 10 410 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1 9 . . . . . . . . . .

Zion 50 50 3,029 50 1,128 1,901 50 . . . . . 50 50 13,160

Zion, Eastern and Southern 34 34 1,675 34 599 1,076 34 . . . . . 34 34 12,850

Georgia:

Alcovia 11 10 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . .

Allapaha 17 17 507 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Antioch 39 39 1,316 24 242 627 39 . . . . . 40 24 8,058

Mount Calvary 13 12 373 8 78 173 13 . . . . . 13 8 2,425

Mount Olive 7 7 443 1 50 292 1 . . . . . 1 1 500

Mount Ramah 13 12 234 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ocmulgee 11 11 398 5 84 161 11 . . . . . 11 5 1,300

Union 35 34 829 20 222 424 29 . . . . . 31 16 4,950

Mississippi:

Friendship 6 6 162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi River 6 5 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 5 . . . . . . . . . .

Shady Grove 4 4 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 . . . . . . . . . .

North Carolina:

County Line 4 4 91 4 14 77 3 1 3 3 900

Lower County Line 12 12 511 12 147 364 12 . . . . . 12 12 4,275

Radical 22 22 506 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sandy Ridge 32 32 1,322 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oklahoma:

Clear View 3 3 46 3 18 28 3 . . . . . 3 3 240

Union 8 8 171 4 40 76 6 2 6 3 550

Tennessee:

Big Creek 16 13 284 11 94 128 9 2 9 9 2,300

Big Harpeth 34 34 1,107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cumberland 2 2 34 2 11 23 2 . . . . . 2 2 400

Cypress Creek 20 20 476 14 135 194 12 5 12 9 2,050

Friendship 7 7 256 7 68 188 4 3 4 4 1,693

Lynn Creek 23 23 975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2 21 . . . . . . . . . .

Running Water 6 6 126 1 7 6 6 . . . . . 6 1 150

Texas:

Friendship 6 6 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Providence 12 12 451 12 172 279 11 1 11 11 2,815

Sinai 19 19 585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3 12 . . . . . . . . . .

Virginia:

Banister 10 10 385 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1 9 . . . . . . . . . .

Chestnut Knob 18 18 369 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4 14 . . . . . . . . . .

Ketocton 13 12 256 9 67 107 11 . . . . . 11 9 2,530

Piedmont 16 16 318 1 3 9 16 . . . . . 16 16 3,500

Roanoke 5 5 137 5 54 83 2 3 2 2 500

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ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES AND ASSOCIATIONS: 1906.

STATE AND ASSOCIATION. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.

Total for denomination 797 508 $296,539 34 $6,968 21 $10,095 166 166 911 6,224

Alabama:

Flint River 9 8 2,650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Indian Creek 42 42 22,225 9 922 2 470 14 14 51 500

Pilgrims Rest 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Primitive 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sipsey River 11 1 400 1 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Union 38 38 27,150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 38 175 1,273

West 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arkansas:

Boeuf River 6 4 785 1 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Caney Creek 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L'Angville River 4 3 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Union 8 8 2,750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Florida:

Antioch 20 20 4,000 . . . . . . . . . . 1 150 8 8 36 218

Bethlehem 20 16 12,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First West Florida 10 9 8,300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zion 50 50 25,455 . . . . . . . . . . 2 600 47 47 181 1,526

Zion, Eastern and Southern 34 34 47,600 6 2,275 11 7,250 27 27 151 869

Georgia:

Alcovia 11 11 4,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Allapaha 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Antioch 39 39 13,430 4 128 1 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mount Calvary 13 12 5,925 4 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mount Olive 7 1 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mount Ramah 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ocmulgee 11 10 6,200 1 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Union 35 29 13,502 1 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi:

Friendship 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi River 6 6 3,425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shady Grove 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Carolina:

County Line 4 4 1,850 1 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lower County Line 12 12 12,600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Radical 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sandy Ridge 32 26 14,515 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 239 1,260

Oklahoma:

Clear View 3 3 665 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Union 8 7 1,910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee:

Big Creek 16 9 3,370 1 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Big Harpeth 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cumberland 2 2 850 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cypress Creek 20 12 5,050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Friendship 7 4 4,100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lynn Creek 23 23 11,952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 39 315

Running Water 6 6 4,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 10 60

Texas:

Friendship 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Providence 12 11 5,250 2 353 . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 29 203

Sinai 19 12 10,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virginia:

Banister 10 9 1,100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chestnut Knob 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ketocton 13 9 10,480 1 2,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Piedmont 16 16 5,250 2 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roanoke 5 2 450 . . . . . . . . . . 4 1,025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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UNITED AMERICAN FREEWILL BAPTISTS (COLORED).

HISTORY.

For some years after the civil war the lines between the white and colored Freewill Baptist churches in the Southern states seem not to have been drawn very sharply. As, however, the latter increased in number and in activity, there arose among them a desire for a separate organization. Their ministers and evangelists, together with others, had gathered a number of churches in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and had met with such success that in 1901 they were organized as a separate denomination. While ecclesiastically distinct, these colored Baptists are in close relation with the white Freewill Baptist churches of the Southern states, and trace their origin to the early Arminian Baptist churches of the Carolinas and Virginia and the Free Baptist movement in New England.

DOCTRINE AND POLITY.

In doctrine the colored Freewill Baptists are in substantial agreement with the white churches of the same faith. In polity the local churches are not as completely autonomous as is the case in the other Freewill Baptist bodies. The denomination has a system of quarterly, annual, and general conferences, with a graded authority. Thus, while the local church is independent so far as concerns its choice of officers, its government, and the transaction of its business, any doctrinal question which it can not decide is taken to the district quarterly conference or to the annual conference. The district conference has no jurisdiction over the individual members of the local church, but can labor with the church as a body and exclude it from fellowship. In the same way the annual conference, sometimes called an "association,"

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has authority in matters of doctrine over the district or quarterly conference; and the general conference has similar jurisdiction over the annual conference. The general conference has also supervision over the denominational activities of the church, including missions, education, and Sabbath school work, and general movements, as those for temperance, moral reform, and Sabbath observance.

WORK.

The missionary work, whether home or foreign, is as yet unorganized, but pastors are actively engaged in meeting the needs of unoccupied sections, and the Woman's Home Mission and Education Society is doing a great deal of good in this line. The church has two large schools-one, Kinston College, in North Carolina, the other at Dawson, Ga.-and preparations are being made to establish still another. There is also a printing establishment at Kinston, N. C., which issues a weekly paper.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states and by conferences in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 251 organizations in 8 conferences, located in 5 states, the majority, 133, being in North Carolina, and 93 in Georgia.

The total number of communicants reported is 14,489; of these, as shown by the returns for 135 organizations, about 44 per cent are males and 56 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 152 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 39,825, as reported by 137 organizations; church property valued at $79,278, against which an indebtedness of $3,485 is reported; halls, etc., used for worship by 8 organizations; and 6 parsonages valued at $1,475. There are 100 Sunday schools reported, with 382 officers and teachers and 3,307 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is estimated at 136.

This body is not mentioned in the report for 1890; it was not then in existence as a separate denomination.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

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CHURCH OF GOD AND SAINTS OF CHRIST (COLORED).

HISTORY.

In the latter part of 1896 William S. Crowdy, a colored man employed on the Santa Fe railroad as a cook, claimed to have a vision from God, calling him to lead his people to the true religion, and giving him prophetic endowment. He immediately gave up his employment, went into Kansas, commenced preaching, and soon after organized the Church of God and Saints of Christ, at Lawrence. At first only a few persons joined him, but the numbers increased rapidly, and the headquarters were removed to Philadelphia. He was appointed bishop of the new body, and two white men who were associated with him were subsequently raised to the same office.

DOCTRINE.

Believing that the Negro race is descended from the ten lost tribes of Israel, the prophet taught that the Ten Commandments and a literal adherence to the teachings of the Bible, including both the Old and the New Testament, are man's positive guides to salvation. In order, however, that the faithful may make

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no mistake as to the commandments which they are to follow, a pamphlet has been published by the church under the direction of the prophet, called the "Seven Keys," which includes Bible references giving the authority for the various customs and orders of the church. Among these customs are the observance of the Jewish calendar and feast days, especially the Jewish Sabbath, and the use of the corresponding Hebrew names.

Admission to the church follows repentance for sin, baptism by immersion, confession of faith in Christ, the reception of unleavened bread and water at the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, the washing of the feet by an elder, and the pledge of the holy kiss. The last mentioned is also a general form of greeting, but, having been criticised severely, it is frequently omitted.

POLITY.

The organization of the church centers in an executive board or council, called a "presbytery," consisting of 12 ordained elders and evangelists, whose duty it is to look after the general business of the church. The prophet, who is presiding officer both of the executive board and of the church, is not elected, but holds his position by virtue of a divine call. He is believed by his followers to be in direct communication with the Deity, to utter prophecies by the will of God, and to perform miracles. On his death the prophetic office lapses until a new vision appears.

There are also district assemblies, composed of the different orders of the ministry, and including delegates from each local church or tabernacle. The ministerial order includes ministers not in full ordination, elders fully ordained, evangelists (elders engaged in general missionary work), and bishops, the last mentioned not exceeding 4 in number. The ministers hold office during good behavior. The temporal affairs of the church are cared for by deacons under general supervision of the assemblies.

WORK.

For the support of the ministry, including the prophet, tithes are collected, as well as freewill offerings, and the district assemblies are required to establish storehouses for the tithes. From these storehouses groceries and other necessaries of life are sold to the members, the net receipts being used to supplement the tithes contributed for the support of the ministers in the work.

The church is a strong advocate of temperance, refusing even to use wine in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. It allows marriage only within the circle of the faithful, except by special permit, and exercises a rigid censorship over all printed matter, permitting only that to be used which receives the approval of the publishing house, and referring the decision of all disputed points to the Bible.

One of the main auxiliaries of the church is an organization known as the "Daughters of Jerusalem" and "Sisters of Mercy." It is the duty of this organization to look out for straying members, and attend to the comfort or welfare of the members of sister churches of the organization who may chance to be visiting the place in which the tabernacle is located.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 48 organizations, located in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Of these organizations, one-half are in the North Atlantic division, and all but 4 of the remainder in the South Atlantic division.

The total number of communicants reported is 1,823; of these, about 30 per cent are males and 70 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 1 church edifice with a seating capacity of 400, and church property valued at $6,000, with no indebtedness, while 47 organizations are reported as worshiping in halls. There is 1 Sunday school reported, with 6 officers and teachers and 150 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with this denomination is estimated at 75.

This body was not reported in 1890.

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CHURCH OF GOD AND SAINTS OF CHRIST
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906

STATE. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.

Total for denomination. 48 1 $6,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 6 150

North Atlantic division 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 6 150

Massachusetts 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode Island 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New York 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Jersey 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 6 150

Pennsylvania 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Atlantic division 20 1 6,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delaware 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

District of Columbia 1 1 6,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virginia 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Carolina 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carolina 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Central division 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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CHURCHES OF THE LIVING GOD (COLORED).

GENERAL STATEMENT.

In 1899 the Rev. William Christian organized a church at Wrightsville, Ark., with about 120 members. Holding in general to the articles of faith of the Baptist churches, but adopting the Methodist polity, this church became popular, and others were formed on the same basis. The new denomination was called the "Church of the Living God," and grew rapidly, but suffered from dissensions, which resulted in the organization of 3 distinct bodies, as follows:

Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Friendship).
Church of the Living God (Apostolic Church).
Church of Christ in God.

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.

A summary of the general statistics for these bodies at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations of each denomination, is presented in the tables which follow. These bodies, taken together, have 68 organizations. The total number of communicants, as reported by 67 organizations, is 4,276; of these, about, 39 per cent are males and 61 per cent females.

According to the statistics, there are in all 45 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 10,635; church property valued at $58,575, against which there appears an indebtedness of $3,410; halls,

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etc., used for worship by 23 organizations; and 2 parsonages valued at $1,500. There are 62 Sunday schools reported, with 210 officers and teachers and 1,760 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the different bodies is 101.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, MINISTERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY DENOMINATIONS: 1906.

DENOMINATION. Total number of organizations. COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS. Total number of ministers. PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.

Churches of the Living God (Colored) 68 67 4,276 67 1,686 2,590 101 45 23 45 43 10,635

Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Friendship) 44 44 2,676 44 984 1,692 51 27 17 27 27 5,985

Church of the Living God (Apostolic Church) 15 14 752 14 291 461 30 12 3 12 11 3,100

Church of Christ in God 9 9 848 8 411 437 20 6 3 6 5 1,550

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY DENOMINATIONS: 1906.

DENOMINATION. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.
Churches of the Living God (Colored) 68 46 $58,575 10 $3,410 2 $1,500 61 62 210 1,760

Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Friendship) 41 28 23,175 7 1,710 . . . . . . . . . . 43 43 122 886

Church of the Living God (Apostolic Church) 15 12 25,700 2 1,600 2 1,500 13 13 67 585

Church of Christ in God 9 6 9,700 1 100 . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 21 289

CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD (CHRISTIAN WORKERS FOR FRIENDSHIP).

HISTORY.

The original Church of the Living God, called "Christian Workers for Friendship," continues under the leadership of William Christian. Its distinctive characteristics are believers' baptism by immersion, the washing of the saints' feet, and the use of water and unleavened bread in the Lord's Supper. The local organizations are known as "temples" rather than as "churches," and are subject to the authority of a general assembly. The presiding officer is styled the "chief" or "bishop," and the ministry includes evangelists, pastors, and local preachers.

A considerable number of ministers are engaged in general missionary work for the extension of the church; Sunday schools occupy a prominent place in the church life; and there is a gospel extension club engaged in works of mercy, particularly along the lines followed by fraternal societies, rendering assistance in the care of the sick and the burying of the dead.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 44 organizations, located in 12 states, 36 of the number being in the South Central division.

The total number of communicants reported is 2,676; of these, about 37 per cent are males and 63 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 27 church edifices with a seating capacity of 5,985; church property valued at $23,175, against which there appears an indebtedness of $1,710; and halls, etc., used for worship by 17 organizations. The Sunday schools number 43, with 122 officers and teachers and 886 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 51.

This body was not reported in 1890.

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CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD.
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian territory combined.

CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD (APOSTOLIC CHURCH).

HISTORY.

The Apostolic Church, also called the "Christian Friendship Workers," withdrew from the Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Fellowship), partly because of opposition to the head of that body, and partly because of a different conception of church government. In this body the presiding officer is styled "president" instead of "chief," or "bishop."

In doctrine and polity, with this particular exception, it is in close accord with the parent body.

STATISTICS.

The total number of communicants reported is 752; of these, about 39 per cent are males and 61 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination

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has 12 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 3,100; church property valued at $25,700, against which there appears an indebtedness of $1,600; halls, etc., used for worship by 3 organizations; and 2 parsonages valued at $1,500. The Sunday schools number 13, with 67 officers and teachers and 585 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 30, and there are also about 30 licentiates.

The body was not reported in 1890.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian territory combined.

CHURCH OF CHRIST IN GOD.

HISTORY.

This organization withdrew from the Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Friendship), partly on personal grounds, and partly with a view to laying greater emphasis upon education.

In doctrine and polity the two organizations are essentially one.

STATISTICS.

The total number of communicants reported is 848; of these, about 48 per cent are males and 52 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 6 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 1,550; church property valued at $9,700, against which there appears an indebtedness of $100; and halls, etc., used for worship by 3 organizations. There are 6 Sunday schools reported, with 21 officers and teachers and 289 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 20.

This body was not reported in 1890.

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CHURCH OF CHRIST IN GOD.
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

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VOLUNTARY MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN AMERICA (COLORED).

HISTORY.

This is a small association of colored churches, organized in 1900, in protest against the principle adopted in the different colored denominations of supporting the ministry by financial assessments upon the churches.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 3 organizations, all of which are in Alabama.

The total number of communicants or members reported is 425; of these, about 35 per cent are males and 65 per cent females. According to the statistics the denomination has 3 church edifices, with a seating capacity of 1,325; and church property valued at $2,400, against which there appears an indebtedness of $1,000. There are 3 Sunday schools reported, with 21 officers and teachers and 390 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 11, and there are also 18 licentiates.

This body was not reported in 1890.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

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FREE CHRISTIAN ZION CHURCH OF CHRIST (COLORED).

HISTORY.

The Free Christian Zion Church of Christ was organized on July 10, 1905, at Redemption, Ark., by a small company of colored ministers. The immediate occasion was a protest against any attempt to tax members of the church for the support of an ecclesiastical system, and a feeling that the church itself should care for its poor and needy. The founder, E.D. Broun, was a conference missionary of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Others associated with him represented the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Baptist churches.

DOCTRINE AND POLITY.

In doctrine and polity the church is in general accord with the Methodist bodies, except that it has chiefs or superintendents in place of bishops, and pastors and deacons are the officers in the local church. A chief pastor is chosen to preside over the whole denomination, and all appointments to offices in the church, as well as to pastorates, are made by him. The laity has from the beginning had a share in the conduct of the local church, and also in the general assembly.

WORK.

The principal activity of the church is in the care of the poor, who are provided for directly through the church officers, each local church being expected to provide for its needy ones. There are also district evangelists, appointed by the chief pastor, whose duty it is to care for the unevangelized communities.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by the states in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 15 organizations; 14 being in Arkansas and 1 in Oklahoma.

The total number of communicants reported is 1,835; of these, about 40 per cent are males and 60 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 14 church edifices with a seating capacity of 5,201; church property valued at $5,975, against which there appears an indebtedness of $1,150; and 2 parsonages valued at $450. There are 7 Sunday schools reported, with 63 officers and teachers and 340 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 20, and there are also 10 licentiates.

This body was not reported in 1890.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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UNION AMERICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (COLORED).

HISTORY.

Following the close of the Revolutionary war, the conditions surrounding the colored members of the Methodist churches became somewhat uncomfortable and within a few years separate congregations we formed for worship, though there was no distinct ecclesiastical organization. Among these congregations was one in Wilmington, Del.; where in 1805 the colored members of Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church withdrew and erected a building for themselves. Having now a church of their own, they thought they could have the rule, but found out that they were still under the control of the presiding elder of the district. This did not suit them, but they continued thus until 1812, when there was a general revolt, and in consequence the trustees, including Peter Spencer, William Anderson, and others, were expelled, and many of the families followed. Plans were immediately formed for an independent organization with a new building, and on September 7, 1813, the Union Church of Africans was incorporated. Thirty-one families joined in it, and Peter Spencer and William Anderson were chosen to supervise the work. They appointed members to positions of trust, ordained

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elders, and gave them authority to ordain others.

During the next thirty-seven years the church developed until there were two annual conferences, Wilmington and New York, including 41 churches, in the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. In 1843 the Rev. William Anderson died, and in 1846, the Rev. Peter Spencer. In 1850 a division occurred over the interpretation of certain clauses in the discipline, and out of the division arose on the one hand the African Union Church, and on the other, the Union American Methodist Episcopal Church. For some time the members of the latter, representing the old organization, were compelled to meet in private houses, but after four years a house of worship was erected, and since then the church has grown.

DOCTRINE AND POLITY.

The doctrine is essentially that of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but candidates for membership are required to assent only to the Apostles' Creed. The polity is likewise that of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the chief difference being the provision for a general convention as a constitutional lawmaking body, to be called only when there is under consideration a change in polity or name. The other conferences-general, annual, district, and quarterly-correspond to those in the Methodist Episcopal Church.

WORK.

For home missionary work, such as helping needy churches, about $400 was raised during 1906. Outside of the immediate circle of the churches, work is being carried on in Canada, where there are 3 churches with 150 communicants, and property valued at $5,000. Interest in education brought little practical result until a few years since, when the Union Industrial and Theological Training School was opened in Wilmington, Del., with property valued at about $3,500. In 1906 it reported 6 teachers and 60 students, while $500 was contributed to its support. There were 50 Christian Endeavor societies with 600 names enrolled, and a Young Peoples' Union with 300 members, while in some churches the young men are organized as "Sons of Spencer."

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states and ecclesiastical divisions in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 77 organizations in 5 conferences, distributed in 9 states. Of these organizations, 46 are in the North Atlantic division, Pennsylvania leading with 22.

The total number of communicants reported is 4,347; of these, about 41 per cent are males and 59 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 60 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 16,046; church property valued at $170,150, against which there appears an indebtedness of $40,796; halls, etc., used for worship by 16 organizations; and 4 parsonages valued at $6,400. There are 78 Sunday schools reported, with 481 officers and teachers and 3,372 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 64.

As compared with the report for 1890, these figures show an increase of 35 organizations and 2,068 communicants, but a decrease of $17,450 in the value of church property.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATE: 1906.

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ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

HISTORY.

Soon after the Revolutionary war colored members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in different places, dissatisfied with conditions, began to hold separate services, hoping thus to secure larger privileges and more freedom of action than they believed were possible in continued association with their white brethren, and also to avoid certain humiliating discriminations practiced against them. They styled themselves, for the most part, African Methodists, simply because they were of African descent and Methodists, and not because they thought of permanently dissociating themselves from the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Thus as early as 1787 a company of colored Methodists in Philadelphia withdrew, built a chapel, and obtained a colored preacher through ordination by Bishop White of the Protestant Episcopal Church. In 1793 Bishop Asbury dedicated, in Philadelphia, the Bethel Church, built by Richard Allen, a well-to-do negro, and

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the platform adopted by the congregation included the following:

"We consider every child a member of the mystical body of Christ, * * * yet in the political government of our church we prohibit our white brethren from electing or being elected into any office among us, save that of a preacher or public speaker." As reasons for this action they gave the "inconveniences arising from white people and people of color mixing together in public assemblies, more particularly in places of public worship."

In 1799 Allen was ordained deacon, and the church, according to an arrangement already made, remained under the discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the jurisdiction of a white older. This arrangement, however, did not work very well, and contentions between the white and colored Methodists of the city increased to such an extent that an appeal was made to the supreme court of Pennsylvania. The court declared in favor of the Bethel Church, which thus became an independent body. In 1814 the Methodist Episcopal elders announced that the white preachers could no longer maintain pastoral responsibility for the colored congregation, and in 1816 Richard Allen and 15 others called a number of similar societies, which had been formed in New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland to meet in Philadelphia, to organize a church of colored persons with autonomous government. This convention was hold in April of that year, and resulted in the organization of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The movement received the cordial assistance and sympathy of a number of white persons, among them were Dr. Benjamin Rush, Robert Ralston, William McKean, and Bishop White of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

The general doctrine and polity of the Methodist Episcopal Church were adopted, and Richard Allen was elected bishop and consecrated by five regularly ordained ministers, one of whom was a priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Among the points emphasized in this first conference were the duty of loyalty and obedience to civil government, and the parity of the ministry on such basis that any minister coming from another denomination should be received in the same official standing that he held in the church from which he came.

For the first twenty years the operations of the new denomination were confined chiefly to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Later they were extended to the New England states, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, and Louisiana, in the last state being represented in new Orleans alone. Previous to the civil war, comparatively little was being done in the Southern states, but during the war, through the influence of two chaplains in the United States Army, the Rev. W.H. Hunter and the Rev. H. M. Turner, and of some colored soldiers who were also preachers, two organizations were formed in the South Atlantic coast. After the war the church extended rapidly throughout the South, and today it is represented in each of the original slave states, while its northern field includes the Northern states from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Ontario in Canada.

Bishop B.W. Arnett, for many years the church statistician, gives the following figures, illustrating the development of the church by decades from 1826 to 1896:

YEAR. Churches. Bishops. Ministers. Members. Value of property.
1826 33 1 17 7,937 $75,000

1836 86 2 27 7,594 125,000
1846 198 4 67 16,190 225,000
1856 210 6 165 19,914 425,000
1866 286 3 265 73,000 825,000
1876 1,833 6 1,418 206,331 3,164,911
1886 3,304 7 2,857 403,550 5,341,889
1896 4,850 9 4,365 618,854 8,650,000

DOCTRINE AND POLITY.

As already indicated, the African Methodist Episcopal Church is, in doctrine and polity, in substantial agreement with the Methodist Episcopal Church.¹

See Methodist Episcopal Church, page 432

In polity the chief difference is, that in the latter the bishops are itinerant, traveling at large throughout the denomination, while in the African Church the territory is divided into episcopal districts, over each of which a bishop is appointed, and for which he is held responsible. The place of residence of the bishop is left to each, and is not acted upon by the church officially. In case of the death or disability of a bishop in the interval between the general conferences, the Board of Bishops is empowered to rearrange the work of Episcopal supervision.

In order to systematize the income of the different departments of church activity and to secure sufficient funds to enable the bishops to employ their whole time in traveling throughout their districts, a general financial plan was adopted by the general conference of 1840. Every preacher holding a charge was instructed to collect 2 cents a month from each member, the amount thus raised to be applied to the relief of the distressed itinerant, superannuated, and supernumerary preachers; to the bishops' salaries; and to a fund for carrying on the work of the Book Concern. This general plan has been retained by subsequent general conferences, though with some changes. In 1868 the "dollar law" was enacted, providing that each preacher should collect $1 from each member per annum, of which one-fourth was to go to the general book steward; one-fourth to the treasurer of Wilberforce University; and the remainder to the annual conference of the preacher. At present the apportionment is as follows: Church extension, 10 per cent; annual conferences, 36 per cent; and the financial

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department of the church, for general purposes, 54 per cent. The summary of receipts and expenditures in this last department for the two years 1905 and 1906 shows total receipts, $204,140, and total expenditures, $206,323. The financial department has been reorganized at different times, and is now located at Washington, D. C.

WORK.

The missionary work of the church is carried on by the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society and the Woman's Parent Mite Missionary Society, which include annual conference and other auxiliary societies, and by the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society with auxiliaries.

The Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society, which has general charge of the missionary activities of the church, was organized in 1844, as a result of the report of the work of William Paul Quinn, who was commissioned by the general conference of 1840 as the church's first general missionary, and was sent out to organize churches and temperance societies, and to establish schools for children. The missionary work in the South was begun as early as 1863, but at present the society conducts mission schools and organizes churches throughout the United States and in foreign lands. Outside the United States the fields occupied are Canada; West Africa, including Liberia and Sierra Leone; South Africa, including the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, and Cape Town; the West Indies; and British Guiana. In the quadrennium, 1864 to 1868, the amount raised was $5,425. Since that period the amount has gradually increased, in somewhat varying ratio, until from 1900 to 1903 the sum of $80,815 was raised.

In 1898 Bishop H. M. Turner organized the Transvaal and the South African Annual conferences of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, in South Africa, the former with a church membership of 7,175, and the latter with a membership of 3,625. The membership in these conferences has since been materially increased by their connection with what is known as the Ethiopian Movement in South Africa, a number of churches formerly connected with the Wesleyan Missionary Society of England having withdrawn from that organization on account of its position on the race question.

There is published under the auspices of the Missionary Society a paper called the "Voice of Missions," giving general church news, but emphasizing missionary matters. The general financial support of the missionary department is secured by 75 per cent of an annual collection taken by the churches and Sunday schools on Easter Sunday, which is supplemented by money raised by the auxiliary missionary, societies. The receipts for 1906 include the following: Easter collections, $24,413; Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society collections, $4,405; Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society collections, $2,203; Woman's Parent Mite Missionary Society collections, $8,005; making a total of $39,026, of which $24,376 went to the missionary department, and $14,650 to the conferences. The sum apportioned to the missionary department was divided between the home and foreign work as follows: 60 per cent, or $14,626, to the home field, and 40 per cent, or $9,750, to the foreign work.

In close relation with the missionary department is the department of church extension, organized for the purpose of caring for weak and struggling churches, and assisting in the mission work. At first it was connected with the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society, but in 1892 it was established on a separate footing. It is supported by revenues accruing from 10 per cent of the "dollar money" fund, 50 per cent of all "children's day money," admission fees, annual dues of the woman's department, special collections, etc. The total receipts from 1892 to 1906 were $232,687, the receipts for the two years 1905 and 1906 being $45,309, indicating a steady increase.

If one-half of this amount be taken as the receipts for 1906, and to it be added the amount apportioned to the missionary society, the total amount for home missions in 1906 will be $37,280.

The interest of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in education is indicated by the fact that a special educational department was organized in 1884. There are now under its supervision 20 institutions, classified so as to include primary, industrial, normal, scientific, collegiate, and university courses, besides 3 parochial or mission schools. Wilberforce University, at Wilberforce, Ohio, is the central institution, and connected with it is the Payne Theological Seminary. There is also the Turner Theological Seminary, at Atlanta, Ga., and arrangements have been made at several of the other schools for chairs of theology or correspondence courses.

The income of these institutions includes a nominal sum from the students for tuition, board, room rent, etc., an appropriation by the general conference of 8 per cent of the "dollar money," and other contributions and appropriations as may be specifically needed. The third Sunday in September of each year is set apart as educational endowment day, and all churches and Sunday schools in the connection are required to hold a rally for that cause.

The latest report shows over $125,000 spent annually in the maintenance of these schools, which employ 190 teachers and have over 6,000 students, including

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300 pupils in mission schools. The value of the school property is about $950,000 and of the endowments, $25,000.

The Sunday School Union has for its special purpose the systematizing of Sunday school work among colored people, providing literature and text-books, and distributing Sunday school literature among the Sunday schools of the connection. For the purpose of forwarding this work a special children's day, the second Sunday in June, has been set apart, and 50 per cent of the amount raised on that day is devoted to the general interests of Sunday school work. The amount received during 1906 was $28,382.

The publication department is the oldest in the church, originating in 1817, when the first Church Discipline was printed. In 1841 the first number of the African Methodist Episcopal Magazine appeared, and was followed by a number of weekly papers-the Christian Herald (later called the Christian Recorder), the Southern Christian Recorder, and others-all of which have done a great work in the development of the church. The special literary magazine of the church is the African Methodist Episcopal Review.

The general conference of 1900, at Columbus, Ohio, organized the Allen Christian Endeavor League on the same general plan as the Epworth League and the Christian Endeavor Society. The church has an aid society called the Connectional Preachers' Aid Society and Mutual Relief Association, organized in Baltimore, Md., in 1897.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states and territories and ecclesiastical divisions in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 6,647 organizations in 59 conferences, distributed in 43 states and territories. Of these organizations, 2,981 are in the South Atlantic division and 2,698 in the South Central division; the state having the largest number being Georgia with 1,226.

The total number of communicants reported is 494,777; of these, as shown by the returns for 6,486 organizations, about 37 per cent are males and 63 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 6,538 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 1,832,600, as reported by 6,178 organizations; church property valued at $11,303,489, against which there appears an indebtedness of $1,191,921; halls, etc., used for worship by 268 organizations; and 1,783 parsonages valued at $1,255,246. The Sunday schools, as reported by 6,056 organizations, number 6,285, with 41,941 officers and teachers and 292,689 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is estimated at 6,200.

As compared with the report for 1890, these figures show an increase of 4,166 organizations, 42,052 communicants, and $4,835,209 in the value of church property.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES AND TERRITORIES: 1906.

STATE OR TERRITORY. Total number of organizations. COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS. PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.

Total for denomination 6,647 6,608 494,777 6,486 177,837 304,160 6,292 268 6,538 6,178 1,832,600

North Atlantic division 284 284 25,144 277 7,476 14,785 270 13 270 270 82,993

Massachusetts 14 14 1,364 11 127 362 13 1 13 13 4,750

Rhode Island 6 6 542 4 79 208 6 . . . . . 6 6 2,200

Connecticut 5 5 335 4 62 120 5 . . . . . 5 5 1,175

New York 41 41 4,294 40 1,033 1,661 35 5 35 35 12,061

New Jersey 69 69 5,971 69 1,891 4,080 68 1 68 68 20,042

Pennsylvania 149 149 12,638 149 4,284 8,354 143 6 143 143 42,765

South Atlantic division 2,981 2,958 250,341 2,918 94,077 151,361 2,857 95 2,947 2,804 840,838

Delaware 39 39 2,553 38 689 1,281 39 . . . . . 39 39 8,955

Maryland 107 107 9,613 97 2,693 4,953 104 . . . . . 106 104 28,230

District of Columbia 7 7 1,928 7 724 1,204 7 . . . . . 7 7 4,150

Virginia 117 116 9,889 115 3,845 6,034 114 3 117 114 37,550

West Virginia 35 35 1,002 35 407 595 30 5 30 30 6,000

North Carolina 235 232 16,797 219 5,724 10,186 224 7 226 221 69,930

South Carolina 632 628 79,220 626 31,160 47,965 627 3 635 617 209,389

Georgia 1,226 1,212 93,626 1,201 35,011 57,350 1,175 39 1,230 1,144 337,455

Florida 583 582 35,713 580 13,824 21,793 537 38 557 528 139,179

North Central division 624 620 46,486 602 15,146 29,484 580 35 588 576 160,217

Ohio 120 119 9,812 112 3,250 5,905 114 6 114 114 33,354

Indiana 66 64 5,769 63 1,882 3,772 65 1 66 65 19,250

Illinois 116 115 9,833 113 3,154 6,359 107 8 111 105 28,518

Michigan 22 22 1,737 22 651 1,086 22 . . . . . 23 21 6,710

Wisconsin 6 6 164 6 57 107 6 . . . . . 6 6 1,160

Minnesota 5 5 755 4 172 283 5 . . . . . 5 5 1,375

Iowa 35 35 1,617 35 554 1,063 30 4 30 29 7,335

Missouri 154 154 11,318 150 3,603 7,422 140 11 142 140 38,060

South Dakota 2 2 38 2 15 23 1 . . . . . 1 1 150

Nebraska 6 6 509 5 175 322 5 1 5 5 1,775

Kansas 92 92 4,934 90 1,633 3,142 85 4 85 85 22,530

South Central division 2,698 2,686 169,365 2,633 60,150 106,499 2,532 123 2,677 2,475 734,997

Kentucky 130 130 10,047 129 3,482 6,482 129 1 132 129 33,475

Tennessee 309 306 23,377 304 8,238 14,904 299 6 339 297 93,529

Alabama 557 555 39,617 527 14,324 23,852 505 42 517 474 153,650

Mississippi 460 460 28,797 455 9,983 18,352 442 11 471 438 131,337

Louisiana 178 177 9,462 174 3,263 6,145 171 6 175 171 52,220

Arkansas 485 482 26,903 481 10,247 16,636 466 14 492 466 131,992

Oklahoma¹ 137 136 6,243 134 2,309 3,879 113 16 127 109 24,816

Texas 442 440 24,919 429 8,304 16,249 407 27 424 391 113,978

Western division 60 60 3,441 56 988 2,031 53 2 56 53 13,555

Montana 6 6 135 6 35 100 6 . . . . . 6 6 1,175

Wyoming 1 1 45 1 12 33 1 . . . . . 1 1 150

Colorado 15 15 1,139 14 325 679 14 1 14 14 3,435

New Mexico 2 2 83 2 20 63 2 . . . . . 2 2 450

Arizona 2 2 82 2 24 58 1 1 1 1 120

Utah 1 1 30 1 7 23 1 . . . . . 1 1 300

Washington 10 10 334 10 107 227 6 . . . . . 7 6 1,350

Oregon 1 1 60 1 15 45 1 . . . . . 1 1 150

California 22 22 1,533 19 443 803 21 . . . . . 23 21 6,425

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES AND TERRITORIES: 1906.

STATE OR TERRITORY. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.

Total for denomination 6,647 6,299 $11,303,489 2,574 $1,191,921 1,783 $1,255,246 6,056 6,285 41,941 292,689

North Atlantic division 284 271 1,941,040 176 350,728 104 195,050 267 270 2,516 19,509

Massachusetts 14 12 154,350 8 17,500 4 12,950 11 11 101 756

Rhode Island 6 6 59,700 5 5,650 . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 42 320

Connecticut 5 5 14,600 3 3,939 2 4,500 5 5 39 270

New York 41 36 355,300 26 65,231 13 23,700 38 39 350 2,879

New Jersey 69 68 371,300 31 62,214 34 52,450 66 66 610 4,601

Pennsylvania 149 144 985,790 103 196,194 51 101,450 143 145 1,374 10,683

South Atlantic division 2,981 2,854 3,891,496 1,167 377,278 682 445,205 2,739 2,845 19,752 147,101

Delaware 39 39 89,710 26 12,600 8 7,650 35 35 260 2,034

Maryland 107 102 337,850 57 69,951 39 38,000 97 98 709 7,120

District of Columbia 7 7 127,987 6 29,350 4 8,800 7 7 98 1,116

Virginia 117 117 309,025 65 52,812 45 47,660 106 113 724 6,516

West Virginia 35 31 75,550 16 10,940 9 7,800 32 32 172 894

North Carolina 235 227 385,190 97 23,260 42 28,200 225 229 1,680 9,903

South Carolina 632 628 780,447 222 53,428 145 85,175 621 646 5,225 44,187

Georgia 1,226 1,174 1,205,432 552 93,679 244 140,055 1,100 1,142 7,318 50,833

Florida 583 529 580,305 126 31,258 146 81,865 516 543 3,566 24,498

North Central division 624 588 2,173,321 288 219,644 299 260,976 565 573 4,306 25,638

Ohio 120 115 621,000 46 32,137 49 61,336 112 112 968 6,322

Indiana 66 65 223,500 40 18,091 41 35,750 59 60 458 2,728

Illinois 116 110 423,925 63 77,986 45 46,850 107 110 833 5,316

Michigan 22 22 97,400 12 13,609 18 16,860 22 22 210 1,052

Wisconsin 6 6 20,000 1 675 . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 27 99

Minnesota 5 5 28,500 4 4,462 2 5,200 3 3 30 155

Iowa 35 30 92,850 17 7,180 16 12,900 32 32 213 968

Missouri 154 141 462,105 62 50,291 81 53,415 132 134 903 5,467

South Dakota 2 2 3,900 1 1,700 1 1,800 2 2 9 32

Nebraska 6 5 29,300 2 650 2 2,200 6 6 59 371

Kansas 92 87 170,841 40 12,863 44 24,665 85 87 596 3,128

South Central division 2,698 2,531 2,943,077 911 225,021 663 314,065 2,431 2,543 14,993 98,289

Kentucky 130 130 265,930 68 23,441 62 37,403 116 123 690 4,461

Tennessee 309 296 376,279 82 21,624 61 18,315 285 296 1,673 12,677

Alabama 557 501 599,907 179 46,375 120 61,403 480 502 3,012 21,616

Mississippi 460 440 436,267 173 28,482 91 51,840 421 434 2,418 16,437

Louisiana 178 174 261,305 77 19,829 71 39,335 168 175 958 7,600

Arkansas 485 466 375,762 128 20,947 92 34,289 445 465 3,077 17,005

Oklahoma¹ 137 117 117,705 51 11,290 36 16,575 126 139 746 3,930

Texas 442 407 509,922 153 53,033 130 54,905 390 409 2,419 14,563

Western division 60 55 354,555 32 19,250 35 39,950 54 54 374 2,152

Montana 6 6 11,650 4 432 4 3,600 5 5 30 134

Wyoming 1 1 10,000 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1,000 1 1 12 40

Colorado 15 15 159,455 11 6,572 12 17,400 14 14 92 607

New Mexico 2 2 5,000 1 300 2 1,500 2 2 12 59

Arizona 2 1 5,000 1 130 . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 9 36

Utah 1 1 4,000 1 216 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 10 30

Washington 10 6 30,300 4 3,450 4 2,400 7 7 49 287

Oregon 1 1 4,000 1 2,400 1 1,000 1 1 6 25

California 22 22 125,150 9 5,750 11 13,050 21 21 154 934

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

CONFERENCE. Total number of organizations. COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS. PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.

Total for denomination 6,647 6,608 494,777 6,486 177,837 304,160 6,292 268 6,538 6,178 1,832,600

Alabama 142 142 9,414 138 3,406 5,799 141 1 142 128 39,868

Arkansas 121 121 7,269 121 2,629 4,640 116 5 120 116 29,900

Atlanta 157 150 13,296 149 4,539 8,716 133 19 139 130 50,446

Baltimore 115 115 11,781 105 3,487 6,327 111 1 113 111 32,380

California 22 22 1,533 19 443 803 21 . . . . . 23 21 6,425

Central Alabama 173 173 12,130 156 4,275 6,885 148 23 150 138 36,729

Central Florida 145 144 6,281 143 2,495 3,751 136 5 145 135 39,180

Central Mississippi 135 135 8,846 134 2,787 5,903 131 3 140 128 34,915

Central Texas 72 72 3,931 72 1,311 2,620 63 8 65 62 15,665

Colorado 27 27 1,514 26 423 956 25 2 25 25 5,630

Columbia 209 208 24,207 206 9,692 14,420 208 1 212 204 80,569

East Alabama 125 125 8,766 121 3,071 5,510 120 4 125 113 44,755

East Arkansas 112 110 5,697 109 2,269 3,408 105 6 105 105 28,390

East Florida 154 154 11,733 153 4,653 7,019 147 6 156 143 42,242

East Tennessee 55 53 2,698 53 817 1,881 48 4 59 47 10,815

Florida 79 79 6,200 79 2,326 3,874 79 . . . . . 79 79 19,288

Georgia 389 389 25,244 387 10,126 14,948 381 7 404 370 93,751

Illinois 89 88 7,041 87 2,257 4,664 87 2 91 85 22,283

Indian Mission 86 85 4,828 83 1,782 2,991 76 5 89 74 18,046

Indiana 61 59 5,500 58 1,787 3,598 60 1 61 60 17,950

Iowa 74 74 5,319 72 1,680 3,139 62 9 62 61 16,255

Kansas 98 98 5,443 95 1,808 3,464 90 5 90 90 24,305

Kentucky 66 66 4,983 66 1,745 3,238 65 1 65 65 17,325

Louisiana 100 100 6,197 97 2,156 3,987 94 5 95 94 27,970

Macon 222 220 20,356 218 7,603 12,579 219 1 228 210 69,080

Michigan 27 27 2,006 27 746 1,260 27 . . . . . 28 26 8,010

Mississippi 124 124 8,512 124 3,178 5,334 119 3 135 118 38,862

Missouri 78 78 7,020 76 2,239 4,654 72 4 74 72 20,855

New England 25 25 2,241 19 268 690 24 1 24 24 8,125

New Jersey 71 71 6,000 71 1,899 4,101 70 1 70 70 20,392

New York 41 41 4,294 40 1,033 1,661 35 5 35 35 12,061

North Alabama 119 117 9,692 114 3,701 5,914 98 14 102 97 33,398

North Carolina 122 121 8,533 112 2,887 4,948 114 5 116 114 33,860

North Georgia 148 148 8,936 145 3,241 5,265 135 11 138 134 41,532

North Louisiana 78 77 3,265 77 1,107 2,158 77 1 80 77 24,250

North Mississippi 122 122 6,247 122 2,278 3,969 116 4 120 116 33,495

North Missouri 76 76 4,298 74 1,364 2,768 68 7 68 68 17,205

North Ohio 67 67 4,851 60 1,484 2,710 66 1 66 66 18,880

Northeast Mississippi 79 79 5,192 75 1,740 3,146 76 1 76 76 24,065

Northeast South Carolina 196 194 24,919 194 10,026 14,893 194 1 194 191 69,263

Northeast Texas 129 128 7,935 126 2,619 5,252 118 9 119 112 31,555

Ohio 53 52 4,961 52 1,766 3,195 48 5 48 48 14,474

Oklahoma 51 51 1,415 51 527 888 37 11 38 35 6,770

Philadelphia 118 118 10,058 117 3,198 6,277 116 2 116 116 32,440

Pittsburg 101 101 5,855 101 2,096 3,759 92 9 92 92 24,530

Puget Sound 11 11 394 11 122 272 7 . . . . . 8 7 1,500

South Arkansas 114 114 5,728 114 2,278 3,450 111 2 118 111 30,105

South Carolina 227 226 30,094 226 11,442 18,652 225 1 229 222 59,557

South Florida 115 115 5,759 115 2,099 3,660 90 23 92 89 18,395

Southwest Georgia 308 303 25,409 300 9,373 15,586 305 1 319 298 81,546

Tennessee 111 110 11,280 109 3,994 7,226 109 1 114 108 38,245

Texas 108 107 5,729 103 2,013 3,654 100 5 109 92 27,410

Virginia 119 118 9,947 117 3,868 6,069 116 3 119 116 37,950

West Arkansas 138 137 8,209 137 3,071 5,138 134 1 149 134 43,597

West Florida 90 90 5,740 90 2,251 3,489 85 4 85 82 20,074

West Kentucky 63 63 4,949 62 1,700 3,166 63 . . . . . 66 63 15,950

West Tennessee 144 144 9,514 143 3,464 5,875 143 1 167 143 44,669

West Texas 133 133 7,324 128 2,361 4,723 126 5 131 125 39,348

Western North Carolina 113 111 8,264 107 2,837 5,238 110 2 110 107 36,070

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ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

CONFERENCE. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.

Total for denomination 6,647 6,299 $11,303,489 2,574 $1,191,921 1,783 $1,255,246 6,056 6,285 41,941 292,689

Alabama 142 141 143,930 40 6,324 33 15,400 130 134 795 5,604

Arkansas 121 117 126,392 41 7,924 27 11,280 111 113 722 4,261

Atlanta 157 138 289,605 90 39,030 34 23,775 131 138 935 6,405

Baltimore 115 110 466,237 63 99,301 43 46,800 105 106 818 8,476

California 22 22 125,150 9 5,750 11 13,050 21 21 154 934

Central Alabama 173 143 165,381 62 28,657 41 23,308 140 142 928 6,657

Central Florida 145 134 138,255 28 7,353 36 17,307 131 141 824 4,963

Central Mississippi 135 128 138,292 43 10,614 23 13,625 131 133 645 4,564

Central Texas 72 63 61,365 21 4,845 23 10,275 63 64 380 2,553

Colorado 27 26 195,105 18 7,650 19 23,500 25 25 165 906

Columbia 209 209 249,455 77 12,519 34 20,925 205 209 1,760 14,717

East Alabama 125 121 138,790 35 2,230 17 12,875 110 112 639 4,599

East Arkansas 112 104 67,350 30 4,437 20 7,825 100 106 689 3,809

East Florida 154 141 205,165 36 12,032 22 33,640 145 152 1,108 6,932

East Tennessee 55 46 35,745 15 2,750 6 1,850 48 48 223 1,574

Florida 79 79 38,065 12 1,570 30 9,075 73 77 519 4,332

Georgia 389 374 317,894 176 21,113 78 40,105 353 375 2,182 13,175

Illinois 89 87 277,550 50 42,651 36 33,250 85 87 626 3,578

Indian Mission 86 78 72,620 32 7,082 23 8,350 84 94 499 2,727

Indiana 61 60 206,100 38 17,371 38 32,450 55 56 421 2,530

Iowa 74 65 291,125 35 49,292 28 33,500 63 64 480 2,931

Kansas 98 92 200,141 42 13,513 46 26,865 91 93 655 3,499

Kentucky 66 66 146,360 39 16,852 36 20,125 63 65 368 2,117

Louisiana 100 98 195,320 53 16,741 47 27,900 95 95 523 4,978

Macon 222 220 248,832 134 9,881 46 24,140 212 213 1,388 11,738

Michigan 27 27 114,800 14 14,329 21 20,160 26 26 247 1,250

Mississippi 124 119 141,720 48 8,076 28 20,750 113 123 698 5,535

Missouri 78 72 357,940 32 45,133 41 26,840 67 67 446 2,966

New England 25 23 228,650 16 27,089 6 17,450 20 20 182 1,346

New Jersey 71 70 375,300 32 62,464 35 53,050 68 68 620 4,646

New York 41 36 355,300 26 65,231 13 23,700 38 39 350 2,879

North Alabama 119 98 182,006 43 9,364 30 14,820 102 116 667 4,941

North Carolina 122 117 172,930 44 8,638 16 11,800 113 114 840 4,750

North Georgia 148 138 118,048 52 8,396 22 13,450 123 127 804 4,643

North Louisiana 78 76 65,985 24 3,088 24 11,435 73 80 435 2,622

North Mississippi 122 116 99,885 44 6,485 24 11,550 107 108 670 3,437

North Missouri 76 69 104,165 30 5,158 40 26,575 65 67 457 2,501

North Ohio 67 67 360,350 27 17,525 29 34,700 66 66 593 3,669

Northeast Mississippi 79 77 56,370 38 3,307 16 5,915 70 70 405 2,901

Northeast South Carolina 196 195 217,070 73 23,720 58 28,815 193 199 1,953 14,317

Northeast Texas 129 117 180,792 46 10,884 39 16,150 120 126 632 4,344

Ohio 53 48 260,650 19 14,612 20 26,636 46 46 375 2,653

Oklahoma 51 39 45,085 19 4,208 13 8,225 42 45 247 1,203

Philadelphia 118 116 607,635 80 109,104 34 59,050 109 109 1,094 8,703

Pittsburg 101 94 537,515 63 110,395 32 56,750 97 99 688 4,639

Puget Sound 11 7 34,300 5 5,850 5 3,400 8 8 55 312

South Arkansas 114 112 86,260 25 4,893 16 5,950 104 112 680 3,594

South Carolina 227 224 313,922 72 17,189 53 35,435 223 238 1,512 15,153

South Florida 115 91 120,835 28 4,800 36 17,628 89 90 604 4,773

Southwest Georgia 308 302 200,853 99 15,059 63 33,585 279 287 1,992 14,687

Tennessee 111 109 170,500 31 10,822 21 5,850 109 115 709 6,021

Texas 108 99 138,170 36 12,840 35 14,075 90 91 600 3,349

Virginia 119 119 311,025 67 52,857 46 48,160 108 115 733 6,561

West Arkansas 138 133 95,760 32 3,693 29 9,234 130 134 986 5,341

West Florida 90 84 77,985 22 5,503 22 4,215 78 83 511 3,498

West Kentucky 63 63 118,070 29 6,589 25 17,028 52 57 317 2,294

West Tennessee 144 142 171,534 36 8,052 35 10,865 129 134 746 5,132

West Texas 133 128 129,595 50 24,464 33 14,405 117 128 807 4,317

Western North Carolina 113 110 212,260 53 14,622 26 16,400 112 115 840 5,153

AFRICAN UNION METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.

HISTORY.

This body is a union of two distinct organizations, the African Union Church and the First Colored Methodist Protestant Church. The former had its origin in the movement started in Wilmington, Del., in 1813, when the Union Church of Africans was incorporated. In 1850 there was a division in the church over the interpretation of certain clauses in the Discipline, and out of that arose on the one hand the African Union Church, and on the other the Union American Methodist Episcopal Church.¹

See Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (Colored), page 444.

In 1865 a movement was started for uniting the African Union Church, which then comprised 9 congregations, with the First Colored Methodist Protestant Church, comprising 14 congregations, an outgrowth of the Methodist Protestant Church. The union was effected in August, 1866, and the name adopted was "The African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant

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Church of America or Elsewhere," ordinarily known as the African Union Methodist Protestant Church.

In general, the doctrine is identical with that of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while the polity differs considerably, agreeing rather with that of the Methodist Protestant Church. It accords equal rights to ministers and laymen, has lay delegates in the annual conferences and the general conference, no bishops, and no higher office than that of elder. The itinerancy is observed, and ministers are paid such salaries as are agreed upon by the members of the church they serve. The conference is divided into three districts, and each district is divided into circuits and home missionary stations.

The church carries on no foreign missionary work, and its home missionary work is conducted by the pastors. There are no educational institutions.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states and ecclesiastical divisions in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the, denomination has 69 organizations in 3 conferences, distributed in 6 states and the District of Columbia; Maryland having the largest number, 26.

The total number of communicants reported is 5,592; of these, as shown by the returns for 67 organizations, about 36 per cent are males and 64 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 71 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 21,955; church property valued at $183,697, against which there appears an indebtedness of $20,917; and 7 parsonages valued at $7,500. There are 66 Sunday schools reported, with 441 officers and teachers and 5,266 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 187.

As compared with the report for 1890, these figures show an increase of 29 organizations, 2,177 communicants, and $129,257 in the value of church property.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

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AFRICAN UNION METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH.

HISTORY.

Among the early independent colored Methodist congregations in this country was one organized in New York city in 1796 by James Varick, Abraham Thompson, William Miller, and others, who were members of the John Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Their desire to have a separate organization in which "they might have opportunity to exercise their spiritual gifts among themselves, and thereby be more useful to one another," was occasioned largely by the "caste prejudice [which] forbade their taking the sacrament until the white members were all served," and the desire for other church privileges denied them. The first church was built in the year 1800, and was called "Zion." The next year it was incorporated as the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and articles of agreement were entered into with the Methodist Episcopal Church by which the latter supplied them with ordained preachers until the year 1820. Meanwhile the organization of the Union American Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Del., and of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, as separate and distinct denominations, caused considerable uneasiness, and the Zion Church made application to the Methodist Episcopal Church for the ordination of some of its local preachers as elders. To this no answer was given, and in 1820, as the congregation had developed several preachers of ability, it formally withdrew from the supervision of white pastors, and, in connection with churches which had been formed at New Haven, Conn., Philadelphia, Pa. and Newark, N. J., and on Long Island, N. Y., made plans for an entirely separate organization.

The first annual conference was held in Mother Zion Church, corner of Church and Leonard streets, New York city, June 21, 1821. At that time the denomination consisted of 6 churches, 19 preachers, and 1,426 members. As they had no ordained elders at this time, the conference was presided over by the Rev. William Phoebus, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Rev. Joshua Soule, of the same church, acted as secretary. James Varick, who, from his activity and influence, is generally spoken of as the founder of the denomination, was made district chairman.

The second annual conference, which was also the first general conference, met in Wesley Church, Lombard street, Philadelphia, May 16, 1822, and was presided over by Abraham Thompson. After some routine business, it adjourned to meet July 18 in Mother Zion Church, New York. In the meantime, on June 17, James Varick, Abraham Thompson, and Levin Smith were ordained elders by Dr. James Covel, Sylvester Hutchinson, and William Stillwell, all white, elders of the Methodist Episcopal Church. At this conference, on July 21, six persons were elected deacons in the forenoon and elders in the afternoon, and James Varick was elected the first superintendent or bishop of the denomination. No other general conference was

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held until 1828, when Christopher Rush was elected the second bishop of the denomination. After Bishop Varick's death, in 1827, Bishop Rush served alone until 1840, when William Miller was elected as his associate. It was not until 1848 that the present name of the church was adopted.

At the general conference, of 1852 a difference of opinion arose with regard to the parity of the superintendents or bishops, which divided the denomination into two wings, but the breach was healed, and in 1860 the two factions reunited.

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church did not begin operations in the South until 1863, when Bishop Joseph J. Clinton sent Elder James W. Hood to North Carolina and Elder Wilbur G. Strong to Florida and Louisiana, though work was not begun until the following January. The appointment to North Carolina was specially fortunate, and churches sprang up rapidly. Men only just emancipated from the yoke of slavery felt themselves called to enter the ministry and to preach the gospel to their own people. Before the year closed the North Carolina Conference was organized, the parent of 5 conferences in that state, with a combined membership in 1906 of over 600 local churches. The success in Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama was not so phenomenal, but the missionary effort in these states proved to be most fruitful. This is especially true of Alabama, where there are 4 large conferences. So successful were the efforts of these early missionaries that when the general conference met in 1880 at Montgomery, Ala., 15 annual conferences had been organized in the South.

The general conference of 1880 was an important one. Livingstone College was established at Salisbury, N. C., the Rev. C. R. Harris being its first principal. Two years later, on his return from England, where he had collected $10,000 for the college, the Rev. Joseph C. Price, considered, one of the greatest champions of negro citizenship, was made president, and continued in this office until his death, in 1893. The Star of Zion, the chief weekly organ of the church, was adopted by this general conference as a permanent organ of the denomination, and the first organized missionary effort was instituted by the formation of a Board of Missions and a Woman's Missionary Society.

DOCTRINE AND POLITY.

In doctrine the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is in entire accord with the Methodist Episcopal Church, accepting the Apostles' Creed and adhering strictly to the doctrine of the new birth, regeneration followed by adoption, and entire sanctification. It recognizes the Scriptures as Written by holy men as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. In polity, also, it is in substantial agreement with that church, having, the same system of conferences-quarterly, annual, and general. The itinerancy is maintained throughout all ranks of ministers. A bishop holds office for life or during good behavior, but he may be assigned quadrennially to different districts, and may be retired, when feebleness or general disability warrants it, on $1,000 a year. The widows of bishops receive a stipend of $300 annually. The membership of the general conference is made up of the bishops and general denominational officers ex officio, ministerial delegates from the annual conferences in the ratio of 1 for every 15 active pastors where there are over 40 members of conference, and two lay delegates from each annual conference, except for such as are entitled to but one ministerial delegate. The salaries of bishops and general denominational officers, except such as are paid by their respective departments, are paid from a general fund secured by an annual assessment of 50 cents on each member of the church.

WORK.

At the general conference of 1892 an effort was made to quicken the missionary spirit of the denomination, and a Board of Education was appointed, but it appeared that the time was not quite ripe, and both the missionary and the educational benevolences were destined to wait until a later period. At the general conference of 1896 a new financial plan was adopted by which the bishops were to receive a better support, and the educational work was made more secure. It was not until the general conference of 1904 that the general work of the church was thoroughly organized in regular departments.

The work of home missions is under the care of a board appointed by the general conference. One-half of the apportionment for this cause goes to assist preachers engaged in mission work in the conference in which it is collected. On an order from the bishops, wherever exigencies require it, this amount is supplemented by funds in the hands of the corresponding secretary. At present, portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and the states beyond the Mississippi river, especially Oklahoma, are regarded as special mission fields. During the year 1906 the amount spent in home missionary work was $8,000.

In close connection with the home missionary work is that of church extension, carried on by a special board, which helps in the erection of churches in cities, towns, and rural districts where missionaries are employed and the congregations are weak. The board maintains a regular loan fund, an emergency fund, and an annuity fund. A certain amount is apportioned to each pastoral charge to be raised annually for this work. During the year 1906 the sum of $15,000 was thus expended.

The foreign missionary Work is carried on by the Foreign Mission Board of the general conference,

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which maintains stations in British Honduras, the Dominican Republic, the Bahama Islands, and Liberia and other points on the west coast of Africa. There are in all about 15 regular missionaries, over one-half of whom are natives, besides a number of helpers. Three schools are maintained in Africa. The value of property in the foreign field is placed at $13,000, of which $3,000 represents school property. Contributions for the foreign mission work in 1906 amounted to $3,000, aside from the appropriation for the schools.

The church has now a regular Board of Education, with headquarters at Winston-Salem, N. C., which has supervision over all schools. Money collected for education is sent to the corresponding secretary, who, under the advice of the board, apportions to each school its percentage. Eleven regularly established schools are conducted, including Livingstone College, and the funds for their support are raised by apportionment to each pastoral charge, and by a freewill offering from each Sunday school. These 11 schools have an attendance of about 2,000, and send out about 150 graduates each year. About 50 teachers are employed, at an average salary of $500. Four schools do academic work, while the others do mainly grammar school and industrial work. The value of the school property in the United States is estimated at $150,000.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states and ecclesiastical divisions in the tables which follow. As shown by those tables, the denomination has 2,204 organizations in 33 conferences, distributed in 32 states and the District of Columbia. Of these organizations, 1,103 are in the South Atlantic division, North Carolina leading with 673.

The total number of communicants reported is 184,542; of these, as shown by the returns for 2,156 organizations, about 37 per cent are males and 63 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 2,131 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 690,951, as reported by 2,048 organizations; church property valued at $4,833,207, against which there appears an indebtedness of $474,269; halls, etc., used for worship by 78 organizations; and 348 parsonages valued at $350,690. The Sunday schools, as reported by 2,060 organizations, number 2,092, with 16,245 officers and teachers and 107,692 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 3,082, and there are also about 384 exhorters and licentiates.

As compared with the report for 1890, these figures show an increase of 500 organizations, 544 church edifices, and $2,119,079 in the value of church property, but a decrease of 165,246 in the number of communicants. In other words, the statistics for 1906, as compared with those given in the report for 1890, show that, while there have been substantial increases in the number of organizations--29.3 per cent--and in the number of church edifices--34.3 per cent--and a very material increase--78.1 per cent--in the value of church property, the present number of communicants is not much more than one-half the former number, or 184,542 in 1906 as against 349,788 in 1890.

The method of securing the statistics for 1906 has been such, however, as to preclude the probability of any great error with respect to either the number of communicants or any of the other items of inquiry. The statistics, in all cases, were obtained direct, either from the pastors or presiding elders, and the greater part of them were secured by a personal canvass by agents sent out from this office. Furthermore, the figures have been subjected to a most careful scrutiny and verification from authoritative sources and are believed to be substantially correct; therefore it is quite evident that the number of communicants as given in the report for 1890 was too high.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

STATE. Total number of organizations. COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS. PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Number of organizations reporting. Total number reported. Sex. Number of organizations reporting-- Number of church edifices reported. Seating capacity of church edifices.

Number of organizations reporting. Male. Female. Church edifices. Halls, etc. Number of organizations reporting. Seating capacity reported.

Total for denomination 2,204 2,197 184,542 2,156 67,096 113,405 2,079 78 2,131 2,048 690,951

North Atlantic division 206 203 17,323 192 5,751 10,613 184 18 188 181 57,689

Maine 1 1 25 1 10 15 1 . . . . . 1 1 200

Massachusetts 7 7 1,215 7 479 736 6 1 6 6 2,785

Rhode Island 3 3 262 2 18 52 2 1 2 2 1,200

Connecticut 17 16 1,229 16 457 772 14 3 14 14 4,728

New York 76 75 6,149 69 2,015 3,817 71 3 74 70 21,716

New Jersey 35 34 2,180 34 702 1,478 29 4 29 28 8,775

Pennsylvania 67 67 6,263 63 2,070 3,743 61 6 62 60 18,285

South Atlantic division 1,103 1,103 101,532 1,080 38,456 60,969 1,055 28 1,066 1,048 373,536

Delaware 4 4 167 3 44 42 4 . . . . . 4 4 1,083

Maryland 14 14 923 14 362 561 14 . . . . . 15 14 4,535

District of Columbia 6 6 2,615 6 988 1,627 6 . . . . . 6 6 3,230

Virginia 75 75 5,474 75 2,163 3,311 71 4 72 71 22,265

West Virginia 6 6 86 6 40 46 2 3 2 2 300

North Carolina 673 673 66,356 657 25,040 40,015 650 8 656 645 223,915

South Carolina 193 193 19,058 189 7,368 11,065 183 9 186 182 79,505

Georgia 68 68 3,630 66 1,298 2,232 64 2 64 64 20,105

Florida 64 64 3,223 64 1,153 2,070 61 2 61 60 18,598

North Central division 43 43 4,454 43 1,274 3,180 39 4 39 39 12,255

Ohio 9 9 386 9 135 251 8 1 8 8 2,150

Indiana 8 8 1,281 8 439 842 8 . . . . . 8 8 2,875

Illinois 9 9 870 9 247 623 8 1 8 8 2,300

Michigan 2 2 60 2 19 41 2 . . . . . 2 2 750

Wisconsin 3 3 86 3 35 51 2 1 2 2 700

Missouri 11 11 1,765 11 396 1,369 10 1 10 10 3,450

Kansas 1 1 6 1 3 3 1 . . . . . 1 1 30

South Central division ¹837 833 60,291 826 21,255 38,061 787 27 824 767 242,266

Kentucky 59 59 5,773 58 2,008 3,650 56 3 57 56 16,005

Tennessee ¹117 117 6,651 117 2,186 4,465 108 5 119 107 31,160

Alabama 389 385 36,705 382 13,076 23,410 375 7 387 364 121,785

Mississippi 144 144 5,602 144 2,131 3,471 135 6 137 129 40,880

Louisiana 44 44 2,539 41 656 1,242 39 1 39 37 9,695

Arkansas 65 65 2,404 65 932 1,472 57 3 66 57 17,651

Oklahoma² 8 8 160 8 73 87 6 2 6 6 1,550

Texas 11 11 457 11 193 264 11 . . . . . 13 11 3,540

Western division 15 15 942 15 360 582 14 1 14 13 5,205

Oregon 1 1 40 1 10 30 1 . . . . . 1 1 250

California 14 14 902 14 350 552 13 1 13 12 4,955

1 Includes 1 organization in North Carolina, not returned separately.

2 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

STATE. Total number of organizations. VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY. DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY. PARSONAGES. SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.

Number of organizations reporting. Value reported. Number of organizations reporting. Amount of debt reported. Number of organizations reporting. Value of parsonages reported. Number of organizations reporting. Number of Sunday schools reported. Number of officers and teachers. Number of scholars.

Total for denomination 2,204 2,104 $4,833,207 724 $474,269 348 $350,690 2,060 2,092 16,245 107,692

North Atlantic division 206 187 1,576,255 103 232,400 64 140,800 198 199 1,716 12,041

Maine 1 1 3,000 1 1,600 . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 8 30

Massachusetts 7 7 104,025 5 39,614 1 2,500 7 7 109 893

Rhode Island 3 2 53,000 2 13,000 . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 36 339

Connecticut 17 15 204,505 9 23,107 8 23,500 17 17 208 946

New York 76 71 736,095 29 91,748 29 67,350 72 72 590 4,258

New Jersey 35 30 136,000 19 27,023 5 9,800 33 33 252 1,903

Pennsylvania 67 61 339,630 38 36,308 21 37,650 65 66 513 3,672

South Atlantic division 1,103 1,066 1,737,514 313 133,306 144 115,932 1,061 1,077 9,319 60,755

Delaware 4 4 11,925 4 3,043 . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 20 100

Maryland 14 13 44,100 10 19,025 1 4,000 13 13 86 871

District of Columbia 6 6 207,000 5 38,900 2 9,000 6 7 102 1,037

Virginia 75 72 102,280 40 15,649 12 9,250 71 73 477 2,796

West Virginia 6 2 450 1 300 . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 14 42

North Carolina 673 654 941,234 162 36,655 88 63,732 652 663 6,405 40,589

South Carolina 193 186 261,770 47 10,405 18 12,100 191 192 1,506 10,075

Georgia 68 66 66,915 21 3,187 7 2,750 63 63 370 2,454

Florida 64 63 101,840 23 6,142 16 15,100 59 60 339 2,791

North Central division 43 39 188,550 29 40,194 11 6,970 42 42 273 2,216

Ohio 9 8 27,300 8 5,244 3 1,100 8 8 58 301

Indiana 8 8 33,800 6 5,243 2 2,400 8 8 63 527

Illinois 9 8 46,300 6 7,027 4 1,220 9 9 65 550

Michigan 2 2 4,700 1 1,400 . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 7 27

Wisconsin 3 2 5,900 1 30 . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 15 100

Missouri 11 10 70,400 7 21,250 2 2,250 11 11 63 700

Kansas 1 1 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 11

South Central division ¹837 797 1,176,301 272 52,846 121 81,438 746 761 4,839 32,166

Kentucky 59 57 111,350 17 6,993 16 8,950 54 58 408 3,229

Tennessee ¹117 110 139,221 26 8,879 12 7,200 111 111 614 4,371

Alabama 389 377 701,841 112 22,046 57 48,103 355 358 2,456 17,202

Mississippi 144 136 117,605 71 8,537 17 6,585 127 129 742 3,952

Louisiana 44 41 31,925 19 1,291 6 4,500 32 32 199 1,183

Arkansas 65 59 57,279 22 4,827 11 5,600 52 53 326 1,775

Oklahoma² 8 6 4,700 2 190 1 300 5 5 16 138

Texas 11 11 12,380 3 83 1 200 10 15 78 316

Western division 15 15 154,587 7 15,523 8 5,550 13 13 98 514

Oregon 1 1 25,000 1 350 1 2,000 1 1 5 30

California 14 14 129,587 6 15,173 7 3,550 12 12 93 484

1 Includes 1 organization in North Carolina, not returned separately.

2 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

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COLORED METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

HISTORY.

From the earliest appearance of the Methodists in the South considerable evangelistic work was carried on among the slave population, and special missions were begun as early as 1829 for those on the plantations who were not privileged to organize churches. In 1845, at the time of the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, there were in that church, according to Bishop McTyeire, 124,000 colored members, and in 1860 about 207,000. At the close of the war a large number joined the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and other colored Methodist bodies, only 78,742 remaining.

At this time the practical results of the proclamation of emancipation brought about a crisis in the affairs of the colored church members. Before the war, so far as the Methodist churches were concerned, the slaves, as a rule, worshiped in the same churches with their masters, the galleries or a portion of the body of the house being assigned to them. If a separate building was needed, the negro congregation was an appendage to the white, the pastor preaching to it usually once on Sunday, holding separate official meetings, and making return of colored members for the annual minutes. Under the new order the customs formerly prevailing became inconvenient, and it was apparent that the new conditions must be provided for.

In the general conference of 1866 of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, a committee on the religious interests of colored people presented two reports, one of which was as follows:

Your committee recommend the adoption of the following in reference to the education of the colored people:

Whereas the condition of the colored people of the South is now essentially changed; and

Whereas the interests of the white and colored people are materially dependent upon the intelligence and virtue of this race, that we have had and must continue to have among us; and

Whereas the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, has always claimed to be the friend of that people, a claim vindicated by the conscious and successful exertions made in their behalf, in instructing and evangelizing them; and it is important that we continue to evince our interest for them in this regard; and as our hearts prompt us to this philanthropy: Therefore,

Resolved, That we recommend to our people the establishment of day schools, under proper regulations and trustworthy teachers, for the education of colored children.

The other report presented the following answers to the question, "What shall be done to promote the religious interest of colored people?"

1. Let our colored members be organized as separate pastoral changes, wherever they prefer it, and their numbers justify it.

2. Let each pastoral charge of colored members have its own quarterly conference, composed of official members, as provided for in the Discipline.

3. Let colored persons be licensed to preach, and ordained deacons and elders, according to the Discipline, when in the judgment of the conference having jurisdiction in the case, they are deemed suitable persons for said office and order in the ministry.

4. The bishop may form a district of colored charges and appoint to it a colored presiding elder, when in his judgment the religious interests of the colored people require it.

5. When it is judged advisable by the college of bishops, annual conferences of colored preachers may be organized, to be presided over by our bishops.

6. When two or more annual conferences shall be formed, let our bishops advise and assist them in organizing a separate general conference jurisdiction for themselves, if they so desire, and the bishops deem it expedient, in accordance with the doctrine and discipline of our church, and bearing the same relation to the general conference as the annual conferences bear to each other.

7. Let special attention be given to Sunday schools among the people.

These recommendations were adopted, and at the next general conference, held in Memphis, Tenn., in May, 1870, it was found that in accordance with this plan 5 annual conferences had been organized among the colored members, and that it was their unanimous desire to be set apart as a distinct ecclesiastical body. This was approved by the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and steps were taken for the organization of a general conference of the colored members. This was effected on December 16, 1870, at Jackson, Tenn., the new body taking the name of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. The denomination started with 2 bishops, comparatively few preachers and members, and 5 small annual conferences; no schools, but little church property, 110 learned men, no leaders with experience in the intricacies

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of church work, and no money with which to carry on that work. Still it entered upon its task with energy, and its growth has been steady.

DOCTRINE AND POLITY.

In doctrine the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church is in complete harmony with the Methodist Episcopal Church¹.

1 See Methodist Episcopal Church, page 432.

Its polity is also essentially the same, with only such variations as the conditions seem to require. The annual conference includes four lay delegates from each presiding elder's district. The general conference consists of the bishops, who, however, have no right to vote, and of delegates elected from the annual conferences, both ministers and laymen. The itinerant system is retained, the time limit for preachers to remain in one church being six years. Admission to church membership is decided largely by the pastors. The probation system is retained, but with no time limit, the pastor deciding when a candidate is fit for full membership.

For the financing of the general activities of the church an assessment of 40 cents per annum is levied on each member, which is divided as follows: Bishop's salaries, 10 cents; education, 10 cents; missions, 10 cents; publication interests, 3 cents; superannuated preachers, widows, and orphans, 7 cents. There is also an additional assessment of 1 cent per annum, which goes toward the church extension fund.

WORK.

The general activities of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church are chiefly in the line of home missions and education. The Board of Church Extension has been successful in its efforts to increase the strength of the denomination, and in this has been assisted to a great degree by the Woman's Missionary Society. During the year 1906 they employed 95 missionaries, aided 107 churches, and received contributions amounting to $18,340. No foreign missionary work is undertaken.

The church has given special attention to the cause of education and its Board of Education has been active in developing, schools of every grade. In 1906 there, were 14 schools, including 4 colleges and 10 lower grade schools. The colleges had an attendance of 1,450 students, and the other schools an attendance of 2,720. The amount contributed during the year for the general expenses and for the erection of buildings was $95,000. The property is valued at $356,000, and the endowments, at $37,550.

Young people's societies numbered 985, with 12,655 members.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states and territories and ecclesiastical divisions in the tables, which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 2,381 organizations in 26 conferences, distributed in 24 states and territories. Of these organizations, 1,703 are in the South Central division; the state having the largest number is Georgia with 402.

The total number of communicants reported is 172,996; of these, as shown by the returns for 2,309 organizations, about 38 per cent are males and 62 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 2,327 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 758,328, as reported by 2,214 organizations; church property valued at $3,017,849, against which there appears an indebtedness of $215,111; halls, etc., used for worship by 78 organizations; and 421 parsonages valued at $237,547. The Sunday schools, as reported by 2,207 organizations, number 2,328, with 12,375 officers and teachers and 92,457 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 2,671.

As compared with the report for 1890, these figures show an increase of 622 organizations, 43,613 communicants, and $1,304,483 in the value of church property.

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ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES AND TERRITORIES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

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ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES AND TERRITORIES: 1906.

1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

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COLORED METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY CONFERENCES: 1906.

REFORMED ZION UNION APOSTOLIC CHURCH (COLORED).

HISTORY.

At the close of the civil war the colored Methodists in southeastern Virginia, especially in the counties of Mecklenburg, Brunswick, and Lunenburg, found themselves in a peculiar situation. They were no longer permitted to gather for worship in the white churches, had no educated ministry, and were not in sympathy with the ecclesiasticism of the colored Methodist denominations. For several years the more influential men, mostly former slaves, had endeavored to form some sort of organization to meet their own immediate needs. In April, 1869, Elder James R. Howell, from New York, a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, met with them at Boydton, Mecklenburg county, and the result was the organization of the Zion Union Apostolic Church. At a meeting in October a constitution was adopted and Elder Howell was elected president. Five years later he was elected bishop for life, under a change of constitution, but dissensions, largely personal in character, soon arose, and for two years the church was completely disorganized.

In 1881, Elder John M. Bishop, one of the most prominent of the founders, gathered together the scattered members, effected a union, and in 1882 the church was reorganized under the name of "Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church." Elder Bishop was elected bishop, and since then the church had prospered.

The doctrine and polity of the Methodist Episcopal Church are, in general, accepted, with the episcopate and a series of conferences. Under the earliest organization the episcopate was to limited to a presidency of four years, but subsequently a change was made, and the bishop has now a life tenure. There is but one ordination required for eldership, and a circuit system is in force. The general conference meets annually in August.

There is no organized home missionary enterprise, but a considerable number of evangelists are employed to care for the spiritual interests of communities where there are no regular churches.

The great need of the church has been an educated ministry. A site for a college has been purchased, but funds have not yet been secured for the erection of a building, or for the provision of teachers.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 45 organizations; 39 of which are in Virginia and 6 in North Carolina.

The total number of communicants reported is 3,059; of these, as shown by the returns for 36 organizations, about 41 per cent are males and 59 per cent

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females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 43 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 15,700, as reported by 38 organizations; and church property valued at $37,875, against which there appears an indebtedness of $825. There are 36 Sunday schools reported, with 212 officers and teachers and 1,508 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 33, and there are also 8 licentiates.

As compared with the report for 1890, these figures show an increase of 13 organizations, 713 communicants, and $22,875 in the value of church property.

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP, BY STATES: 1906.

ORGANIZATIONS, VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY, DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY, PARSONAGES, AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS, BY STATES: 1906.

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REFORMED METHODIST UNION EPISCOPAL CHURCH (COLORED).

HISTORY.

In 1884 a number of ministers and members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church withdrew from that body on account of differences in regard to the election of ministerial delegates to the general conference. In January, 1885, a convention of delegates representing churches in South Carolina and Georgia was held and the Independent Methodist Church was organized. The Rev. William E. Johnston, was elected president, emphasizing thug the non-episcopal character of the denomination. Later, however, in 1896, it was decided to make a change in this respect, and create an episcopacy, on the ground that the body would thus acquire more permanent force and recognition among Methodist Episcopal churches, and the name "Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church" was adopted.

The doctrines of the church are those of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In its polity also it accords with that church very fully, retaining the class meetings, love feasts, and the different conferences quarterly district, church, annual, and general. There are, however, no presiding elders, each pastor being empowered (within his own charge) with the business that was defined as belonging to the distinctive office of presiding elder.

STATISTICS.

The general statistics of the denomination at the close of the year 1906, as derived from the returns of the individual church organizations, are given by states in the tables which follow. As shown by these tables, the denomination has 58 organizations; 56 of these are in South Carolina and 2 in Georgia.

The total number of communicants reported is 4,397; of these, about 40 per cent are males and 60 per cent females. According to the statistics, the denomination has 59 church edifices; a seating capacity for church edifices of 18,735; church property valued at $36,965, against which there appears an indebtedness of $4,254; and 8 parsonages valued at $2,275. There are 54 Sunday schools reported, with 204 officers and teachers and 1,792 scholars.

The number of ministers connected with the denomination is 72.

This body was not reported in 1890.

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Denomination.	Number of Colored¹ Organizations.		Number of Communicants or Members Reported.		Value of Church Property Reported.
Denomination.	1906	1890	1906	1890	1906	1890
All denominations consisting in whole or in part of colored¹ organizations	36,770	23,462	3,685,097	2,673,977	$56,636,159	$26,626,448
Denominations consisting wholly of colored organizations	31,393	19,158	3,207,307	2,321,313	44,673,049	20,525,141
Baptist bodies:
Baptists--National Convention	18,534	12,533	2,261,607	1,348,989	24,437,272	9,038,549
Colored Primitive Baptists in America²	797	323	35,076	18,162	296,539	135,427
United American Freewill Baptists	251	. . . . .	14,489	. . . . .	79,278	. . . . .
Church of God and Saints of Christ	48	. . . . .	1,823	. . . . .	6,000	. . . . .
Churches of the Living God:
Church of the Living God (Christian Workers for Friendship)	44	. . . . .	2,676	. . . . .	231,175	. . . . .
Church of the Living God (Apostolic Church)	15	. . . . .	752	. . . . .	25,700	. . . . .
Church of Christ in God	9	. . . . .	848	. . . . .	9,700	. . . . .
Evangelistic associations:
Voluntary Missionary Society in America	3	. . . . .	425	. . . . .	2,400	. . . . .
Free Christian Zion Church of Christ	15	. . . . .	1,835	. . . . .	5,975	. . . . .
Methodist bodies:
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church	77	42	4,347	2,279	170,150	187,600
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,647	2,481	494,777	452,725	11,303,489	6,468,280
African Union Methodist Protestant Church	69	40	5,592	3,415	183,697	54,440
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,204	1,704	184,542	349,788	4,833,207	2,714,128
Congregational Methodist Church	. . . . .	9	. . . . .	319	. . . . .	525
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,381	1,759	172,996	129,383	3,017,849	1,713,366
Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church	45	32	3,059	2,346	37,875	15,000
Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church	58	. . . . .	4,397	. . . . .	36,965	. . . . .
Evangelist Missionary Church	. . . . .	11	. . . . .	951	. . . . .	2,000
Presbyterian bodies:
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	196	224	18,066	12,956	203,778	195,826
Denominations consisting in part of colored¹ organizations	5,377	4,304	477,790	352,664	11,963,110	6,101,307
Adventist bodies:
Advent Christian Church	2	. . . . .	72	. . . . .	3,800	. . . . .
Seventh-day Adventist Denomination	29	. . . . .	562	. . . . .	6,474	. . . . .
Baptist bodies:
Baptists--Northern Convention	108	406	32,639	35,221	1,561,326	1,087,518
Baptists--Southern Convention	. . . . .	7	. . . . .	651	. . . . .	3,875
Free Baptists	197	5	10,876	271	186,130	13,300
Primitive Baptists³	4	. . . . .	102	. . . . .	2,300	. . . . .
Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptists	. . . . .	15	. . . . .	265	. . . . .	930
Christians (Christian Connection)	92	63	7,545	4,989	69,505	23,500
Churches of God in North America, General Eldership of the	15	. . . . .	329	. . . . .	5,500	. . . . .
Congregationalists	156	85	11,960	6,908	459,497	246,125
Disciples or Christians:
Disciples of Christ	129	277	9,705	18,578	170,265	176,795
Churches of Christ	41	. . . . .	1528	. . . . .	14,950	. . . . .
Independent churches	12	. . . . .	490	. . . . .	2,750	. . . . .
Lutheran bodies:
United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South	. . . . .	5	. . . . .	94	. . . . .	1,750
General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America	1	. . . . .	15	. . . . .	5,000	. . . . .
Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America	6	5	224	211	10,000	13,400
Methodist bodies:
Methodist Episcopal Church	3,750	2,984	308,551	246,249	6,104,379	3,630,093
Methodist Protestant Church	64	54	2,612	3,183	62,651	35,445
Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America	22	. . . . .	1,258	. . . . .	21,000	. . . . .
Independent Methodists	. . . . .	2	. . . . .	222	. . . . .	4,675
Moravian bodies:
Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum)	2	. . . . .	351	. . . . .	8,000	. . . . .
Presbyterian bodies:
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America	417	233	27,709	14,961	752,387	391,650
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	1	. . . . .	50	. . . . .	1,000	. . . . .
Presbyterian Church in the United States	44	45	1,183	1,568	32,850	22,200
Associate Reformed Synod of the South	1	. . . . .	18	. . . . .	200	. . . . .
Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	. . . . .	1	. . . . .	76	. . . . .	1,500
Protestant Episcopal Church	198	49	19,098	2,977	1,773,279	192,750
Reformed bodies:
Reformed Church in America	2	. . . . .	59	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Reformed Episcopal Church	38	37	2,252	1,723	28,287	18,401
Roman Catholic Church	36	31	38,235	14,517	678,480	237,400
United Brethren bodies:
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	10	. . . . .	277	. . . . .	3,100	. . . . .

DENOMINATION	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS.
	Number.		Percent Distribution.		Increase from 1890 to 1906.		Rank in number.
	1906	1890	1906	1890	Number.	Percent.	1906	1890
Total	36,770	23,462	100.0	100.0	13,308	56.7	. . . . .	. . . . .
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	18,534	12,533	50.4	53.4	6,001	47.9	1	1
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,647	2,481	18.1	10.6	4,166	167.9	2	3
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	3,750	2,984	10.2	12.7	766	25.7	3	2
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,204	1,704	6.0	7.3	500	29.3	5	5
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,381	1,759	6.5	7.5	622	35.4	4	4
Roman Catholic Church (part)	36	31	0.1	0.1	5	⁽²⁾	15	13
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	801	323	2.2	1.4	478	148.0	6	7
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	108	406	0.3	1.7	⁴298	⁴73.4	14	6
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	417	233	1.1	1.0	184	79.0	7	9
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	198	49	0.5	0.2	149	⁽²⁾	9	12
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	196	224	0.5	1.0	⁴28	⁴12.5	11	10
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	251	. . . . .	0.7	. . . . .	251	. . . . .	8	. . . . .
Congregationalists (part)	156	85	0.4	0.4	71	⁽²⁾	13	11
Disciples or Christians (part)⁵	170	277	0.5	1.2	⁴107	⁴38.6	12	8
Free Baptists (part)	197	5	0.5	⁽⁶⁾	192	⁽²⁾	10	14
All other bodies (26)	724	368	2.0	1.6	356	96.7	. . . . .	. . . . .

Denomination.	Colored¹ Organizations--Communicants or Members.
	Organizations reporting communicants or members: 1906.		Number of communicants or members reported.		Per cent distribution.		Increase from 1890 to 1906.		Rank in 1906.		Average per organization reporting.
	Organizations reporting communicants or members: 1906.		Number of communicants or members reported.		Per cent distribution.		Increase from 1890 to 1906.		Number.	Increase.
	Number.	Percent.	1906	1890	1906	1890	Number.	Per cent.	Number.	Number.		Percent.
Total	36,563	99.4	3,685,097	2,673,977	100.0	100.0	1,011,120	37.8	. . . . .	. . . . .		. . . . .	101
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	18,492	99.8	2,261,607	1,348,989	61.4	50.4	912,618	67.7	1	1	7	122
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,608	99.4	494,777	452,725	13.4	16.9	42,052	9.3	2	4	11	75
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	3,682	98.2	308,551	246,249	8.4	9.2	62,302	25.3	3	2	10	84
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,197	99.7	184,542	349,788	5.0	13.1	²165,246	²47.2	4	15	14	84
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,365	99.3	172,996	129,383	4.7	4.8	43,613	33.7	5	3	9	73
Roman Catholic Church (part)	36	100.0	38,235	14,517	1.0	0.5	23,718	163.4	6	5	3	1,062
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	791	98.8	35,178	18,162	1.0	0.7	17,016	93.7	7	6	4	44
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	108	100.0	32,639	35,221	0.9	1.3	²2,582	²7.3	8	13	12	302
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	417	100.0	27,799	14,961	0.8	0.6	12,838	85.8	9	9	5	67
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	193	97.5	19,098	2,977	0.5	0.1	16,121	541.5	10	7	2	99
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	196	100.0	18,066	12,956	0.5	0.5	5,110	39.4	11	11	8	92
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	247	98.4	14,489	. . . . .	0.4	. . . . .	14,489	. . . . .	12	8	. . . . .	59
Congregationalists (part)	156	100.0	11,960	6,908	0.3	0.3	5,052	73.1	13	12	6	77
Disciples or Christians (part)⁴	170	100.0	11,233	18,578	0.3	0.7	²7,345	²39.5	14	14	13	66
Free Baptists (part)	195	99.0	10,876	271	0.3	(⁵)	10,605	3,913.3	15	10	1	56
All other bodies (26)	710	98.1	43,051	22,292	1.2	0.8	20,759	93.1	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	61

DENOMINATION.	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS: 1906
	Organizations reporting sex.		Communicants or members.
	Organizations reporting sex.		Total number.	Reported by sex.
	Number.	Per cent of total.		Total.		Male.		Female.
	Number.	Per cent of total.		Number.	Percent.	Number.	Percent.	Number.	Percent.
Total.	34,648	94.2	3,685,097	3,527,660	95.7	1,324,123	37.5	2,203,537	62.5
Baptist--National Convention (Colored).	18,034	97.3	2,261,607	2,201,549	97.3	822,162	37.3	1,379,387	62.7
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,486	97.6	494,777	481,997	97.4	177,837	36.9	304,160	63.1
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	3,183	84.9	308,551	271,821	88.1	102,740	37.8	169,081	62.2
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,156	97.8	184,542	180,501	97.8	67,096	37.2	113,405	62.8
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,309	97.0	172,996	169,252	97.8	64,988	38.4	104,264	61.6
Roman Catholic Church (part)	33	(²)	38,235	35,430	92.7	16,838	47.5	18,592	52.5
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	329	41.1	35,178	17,881	50.8	6,386	35.7	11,495	64.3
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	98	90.7	32,639	29,802	91.3	10,694	35.9	19,108	64.1
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	356	85.4	27,799	23,898	86.0	8,935	37.4	14,963	62.6
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	151	76.3	19,098	15,487	81.1	5,446	35.2	10,041	64.8
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	196	100.0	18,066	100.0	8,405	46.5	9,661	53.5
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	135	53.8	14,489	7,835	54.1	3,438	43.9	4,397	56.1
Congregationalists (part)	155	99.4	11,960	11,952	99.9	4,613	38.6	7,339	61.4
Disciples or Christians (part)⁴	168	98.8	11,233	11,179	99.5	4,414	39.5	6,765	60.5
Free Baptists (part)	175	88.8	10,876	8,951	82.3	3,397	38.0	5,554	62.0
All other bodies (26)	684	94.5	43,051	42,059	97.7	16,734	39.8	25,325	60.2

DENOMINATION.	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--PLACES OF WORSHIP.
	Organizations reporting places of worship: 1906.		Organizations reporting church edifices: 1906.	Church edifices reported.						Organizations reporting halls, etc.: 1906.
	Organizations reporting places of worship: 1906.			Number.		Per cent distribution.		Increase from 1890 to 1906.		Number.		Per cent distribution.
	Number.	Per cent of total.		1906	1890	1906	1890	Number.	Per cent.	1906	1890	1906	1890
Total	35,707	97.3	34,506	35,160	23,770	100.0	100.0	11,390	47.9	1,261	1,358	100.0	100.0
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	18,340	99.0	17,832	17,913	11,987	50.9	50.4	5,926	49.4	508	663	40.3	48.8
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,500	98.7	6,292	6,538	4,124	18.6	17.3	2,414	58.5	268	31	21.3	2.3
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	3,631	96.8	3,556	3,672	2,800	10.4	11.8	872	31.1	75	165	5.9	12.2
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,157	97.9	2,079	2,131	1,587	6.1	6.7	544	34.3	78	114	6.2	8.4
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,330	97.9	2,252	2,327	1,653	6.6	7.0	674	40.8	78	64	6.2	4.7
Roman Catholic Church (part)	36	100.0	34	36	27	0.1	0.1	9	(²)	2	3	0.2	0.2
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	545	68.0	501	505	291	1.4	1.2	214	73.5	44	33	3.5	2.4
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	105	97.2	99	106	324	0.3	1.4	⁴218	⁴67.3	6	72	0.5	5.3
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	380	91.1	363	383	200	1.1	0.8	183	91.5	17	21	1.3	1.5
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	161	81.3	150	171	53	0.5	0.2	118	(²)	11	2	0.9	0.1
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	196	100.0	195	195	183	0.6	0.8	12	6.6	1	34	0.1	2.5
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	157	62.5	149	152	. . . . .	0.4	. . . . .	152	. . . . .	8	. . . . .	0.6	. . . . .
Congregationalists (part)	147	94.2	133	137	69	0.4	0.3	68	(²)	14	11	1.1	0.8
Disciples or Christians (part)⁵	161	94.7	137	140	183	0.4	0.8	⁴43	⁴23.5	24	75	1.9	5.5
Free Baptists (part)	178	90.4	173	173	3	0.5	(⁶)	170	(²)	5	2	0.4	0.1
All other bodies (26)	683	94.3	561	581	286	1.7	1.2	295	103.1	122	68	9.7	5.0

DENOMINATION.	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--SEATING CAPACITY OF CHURCH EDIFICES.
	Organizations reporting seating capacity of church edifices: 1906.		Seating capacity of church edifices reported.
			Amount.		Per cent distribution.		Increase from 1890 to 1906.		Average per organization reporting.
	Number.	Per cent of total reporting church edifices.	1906	1890	1906	1890	Amount.	Per cent.	Average per organization reporting.
Total	33,091	95.9	10,481,738	6,800,035	100.0	100.0	3,681,703	54.1	317
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	17,316	97.1	5,610,301	3,440,970	53.5	50.6	2,169,331	63.0	324
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,178	98.2	1,832,600	1,160,838	17.5	17.1	671,762	57.9	297
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	3,094	87.0	901,812	635,252	8.6	9.3	266,566	42.0	291
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,048	98.5	690,951	565,577	6.6	8.3	125,374	22.2	337
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,214	98.3	758,328	541,464	7.2	8.0	216,864	40.1	343
Roman Catholic Church (part)	32	(²)	12,640	8,370	0.1	0.1	4,270	51.0	395
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	322	64.3	95,423	96,699	0.9	1.4	⁴1,276	⁴1.3	296
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	94	(²)	41,860	92,660	0.4	1.4	⁴50,800	⁴54.8	445
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	360	99.2	113,701	56,280	1.1	0.8	57,421	102.0	316
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	148	98.7	42,700	11,885	0.4	0.2	30,815	259.3	289
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	191	97.9	71,165	52,139	0.7	0.8	10,026	36.5	373
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	137	91.9	39,825	. . . . .	0.4	. . . . .	39,825	. . . . .	291
Congregationalists	130	97.7	39,500	19,360	0.4	0.3	20,140	104.0	304
Disciples or Christians (part)⁵	133	97.1	34,320	41,590	0.3	0.6	⁴7,270	⁴17.5	258
Free Baptists (part)	165	95.4	43,850	800	0.4	(⁶)	43,050	5,381.3	266
All other bodies (26)	529	94.3	152,762	76,151	1.5	1.1	76,611	100.6	289

DENOMINATION.	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY
	Organizations reporting value of church property: 1906.		Value of church property reported.							Average per organization reporting.
	Organizations reporting value of church property: 1906.		Amount.		Per cent distribution.		Increase from 1890 to 1906.		Rank in 1906.	Average per organization reporting.
	Number.	Per cent of total.	1906	1890	1906	1890	Amount.	Per cent.	Rank in 1906.	Amount.	Rank.
Total	34,660	94.3	$56,636,159	$26,626,448	100.0	100.0	$30,009,711	112.7	. . . . .	$1,634	. . . . .
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	17,890	96.5	24,437,272	9,038,549	43.1	33.9	15,398,723	170.4	1	1,366	9
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,299	94.8	11,303,489	6,468,280	20.0	24.3	4,835,209	74.8	2	1,794	7
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	3,585	95.6	6,104,379	3,630,093	10.8	13.6	2,474,286	68.2	3	1,703	8
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,104	95.5	4,833,207	2,714,128	8.5	10.2	2,119,079	78.1	4	2,297	5
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,264	95.1	3,017,849	1,713,366	5.3	6.4	1,304,483	76.1	5	1,333	10
Roman Catholic Church (part)	32	(²)	678,480	237,400	1.2	0.9	441,080	185.8	9	21,203	1
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	512	63.9	298,839	135,427	0.5	0.5	163,412	120.7	11	584	14
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	97	89.8	1,561,326	1,087,518	2.8	4.1	473,808	43.6	7	16,096	2
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	365	87.5	752,387	391,650	1.3	1.5	360,737	92.1	8	2,061	6
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	159	80.3	1,773,279	192,750	3.1	0.7	1,580,529	820.0	6	11,153	3
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	192	98.0	203,778	195,826	0.4	0.7	7,952	4.1	12	1,061	13
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	151	60.2	79,278	. . . . .	0.1	. . . . .	79,278	. . . . .	15	525	15
Congregationalists	137	87.8	459,497	246,125	0.8	0.9	213,372	86.7	10	3,354	4
Disciples or Christians (part)⁴	141	82.9	185,215	176,795	0.3	0.7	8,420	4.8	14	1,314	11
Free Baptists (part)	173	87.8	186,130	13,300	0.3	(⁵)	172,830	1,299.5	13	1,076	12
All other bodies (26)	559	77.2	761,754	385,241	1.3	1.4	376,513	97.7	. . . . .	1,363	. . . . .

DENOMINATION	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--DEBT IN CHURCH PROPERTY: 1906.
	Organizations reporting debt on church property.		Debt reported.
	Number.	Per cent of organizations reporting value of church property.	Amount.	Per cent of value of church property.	Average per organization reporting.
Total	9,003	26.0	$5,005,905	8.8	$556
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	3,100	17.3	1,757,190	7.2	567
African Methodist Episcopal Church	2,574	40.9	1,191,921	10.5	463
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	1,372	38.3	611,166	10.0	445
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	724	34.4	474,269	9.8	655
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	692	30.6	215,111	7.1	311
Roman Catholic Church (part)	8	(²)	75,650	11.1	9,456
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	34	6.6	6,968	2.3	205
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	55	(²)	356,993	22.9	6,491
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	59	16.2	39,208	5.2	665
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	28	17.6	113,246	6.4	4,045
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	18	9.4	10,407	5.1	578
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	22	14.6	3,485	4.4	158
Congregationalists (part)	32	23.4	32,106	7.0	1,003
Disciples or Christians (part)⁴	36	25.5	18,029	9.7	501
Free Baptists (part)	43	24.9	16,227	8.7	377
All other bodies (26)	206	36.9	83,929	11.0	407

DENOMINATION.	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--PARSONAGES: 1906.
	Organizations reporting parsonages.		Value of parsonages reported.
	Number.	Per cent of total.	Total.	Average per organization reporting.
Total	4,779	13.0	$3,727,884	$780
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	709	3.8	617,241	871
African Methodist Episcopal Church	1,783	26.8	1,255,246	704
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	1,206	32.2	777,715	645
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	348	15.8	350,690	1,008
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	421	17.7	237,547	504
Roman Catholic Church (part)	22	(²)	109,400	4,973
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	21	2.6	10,095	481
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	17	15.7	35,500	2,088
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	75	18.0	66,430	886
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	58	29.3	164,950	2,844
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	8	4.1	5,825	728
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	6	2.4	1,475	246
Congregationalists (part)	36	23.1	46,125	1,281
Disciples or Christians (part)⁴	4	2.4	1,950	488
Free Baptists (part)	13	6.6	13,100	1,008
All other bodies (26)	52	7.2	34,595	665

DENOMINATION.	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS-SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS: 1906.
	Organizations reporting Sunday schools.		Sunday schools reported.		Sunday school officers and teachers.		Sunday school scholars.
	Number.	Per cent of total.	Number.	Per cent distribution.	Number.	Per cent distribution.	Number.	Per cent distribution.
Total	33,538	91.2	34,681	100.0	210,148	100.0	1,740,099	100.0
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	17,478	94.3	17,910	51.6	100,069	47.6	924,665	53.1
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,056	91.1	6,285	18.1	41,941	20.0	292,689	16.8
Methodist Episcopal Church (part)	3,522	93.9	3,745	10.8	26,044	12.4	204,810	11.8
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,060	93.5	2,092	6.0	16,245	7.7	107,692	6.2
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,207	92.7	2,328	6.7	12,375	5.9	92,457	5.3
Roman Catholic Church (part)	30	(²)	33	0.1	220	0.1	3,151	0.2
Colored Primitive Baptists in America³	166	20.7	166	0.5	911	0.4	6,224	0.4
Baptists--Northern Convention (part)	102	94.4	106	0.3	1,382	0.7	12,827	0.7
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (part)	405	97.1	433	1.2	2,791	1.3	24,904	1.4
Protestant Episcopal Church (part)	180	90.9	188	0.5	1,189	0.6	13,779	0.8
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	192	98.0	192	0.6	933	0.4	6,952	0.4
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	100	39.8	100	0.3	382	0.2	3,307	0.2
Congregationalists (part)	150	96.2	174	0.5	1,056	0.5	10,339	0.6
Disciples or Christians (part)⁴	134	78.8	141	0.4	712	0.3	4,916	0.3
Free Baptists (part)	168	85.3	177	0.5	868	0.4	5,732	0.3
All other bodies	588	81.2	611	1.8	3,030	1.4	25,655	1.5

STATE OR TERRITORY.	COLORED¹ ORGANIZATIONS--COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS.
	1906		1890
	Number.	Rank.	Number.	Rank.
Total²3,685,097	. . . . .	2,673,977	. . . . .
Georgia	507,005	1	341,433	1
Alabama	397,178	2	297,161	3
South Carolina	394,149	3	317,020	2
Mississippi	358,708	4	224,404	6
Virginia	307,374	5	238,617	5
North Carolina	283,707	6	290,755	4
Texas	227,032	7	186,038	7
Louisiana	185,918	8	108,872	9
Tennessee	172,867	9	131,015	8
Arkansas	146,319	10	106,445	10
Kentucky	116,918	11	92,768	11
Florida	105,678	12	64,337	12
Maryland	71,797	13	58,566	13
Pennsylvania	60,161	14	26,753	15
Missouri	50,074	15	42,452	14
District of Columbia	46,249	16	22,965	16
Ohio	33,667	17	19,827	17
Illinois	32,058	18	15,635	19
New York	30,482	19	17,216	18
Oklahoma³	29,115	20	880	33
New Jersey	28,015	21	12,720	21
Indiana	23,133	22	13,404	20
Kansas	17,273	23	9,750	22
West Virginia	14,949	24	7,160	23
Delaware	10,583	25	6,595	24
Massachusetts	9,402	26	3,638	27
California	4,564	27	3,720	26
Connecticut	4,492	28	1,624	30
Iowa	4,108	29	2,643	28
Michigan	3,235	30	3,957	25
Colorado	2,507	31	1,171	31
Rhode Island	2,114	32	1,999	29
Minnesota	1,453	33	958	32
Nebraska	1,007	34	399	34
Washington	614	35	66	39
Wisconsin	310	36	268	36
New Mexico	221	37	62	40
Arizona	208	38	155	37
Oregon	160	39	291	35
Montana	135	40	32	42
Wyoming	45	41	154	38
South Dakota	38	42	. . . . .	. . . . .
Utah	30	43	7	43
Maine	25	44	45	41
New Hampshire	20	45	. . . . .	. . . . .

DENOMINATION.	Colored¹ organizations in 1906.	Colored ministers in 1906.
Total number	31,393	31, 624
Baptists--National Convention (Colored)	18,534	17,117
African Methodist Episcopal Church	6,647	6,200
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	2,204	3,082
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church	2,381	2,671
Colored Primitive Baptists in America	797	1,480
Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church	196	375
United American Freewill Baptists (Colored)	251	136
Other bodies:
Church of God and Saints of Christ (Colored)	48	75
Churches of the Living God (Colored)--3 bodies	68	101
Voluntary Missionary Society in America (Colored)	3	11
Free Christian Zion Church of Christ (Colored)	15	20
Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (Colored)	77	64
African Union Methodist Protestant Church	69	187
Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church (Colored)	45	33
Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church (Colored)	58	72

STATE OR TERRITORY.	Total number of organizations.	COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS.					PLACES OF WORSHIP.
		Number of organizations reporting.	Total number reported.	Sex.			Number of organizations reporting--		Number of church edifices reported.	Seating capacity of church edifices.
		Number of organizations reporting.	Total number reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Male.	Female.	Church edifices.	Halls, etc.	Number of church edifices reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Seating capacity reported.
Total for denomination.	18,534	18,492	2,261,607	18,034	822,162	1,379,387	17,832	508	17,913	17,316	5,610,301
North Atlantic division.	230	229	40,152	225	13,668	25,044	194	30	197	191	70,749
New Hampshire	1	1	20	1	8	12	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Massachusetts	26	26	5,274	26	1,854	3,420	21	2	21	21	9,575
Rhode Island	4	4	624	4	22	412	4	. . . . .	4	4	2,100
Connecticut	13	13	2,218	13	768	1,450	13	. . . . .	13	13	4,121
New York	13	13	1,763	12	615	1,114	11	2	11	9	3,610
New Jersey	70	69	9,884	69	2,899	6,985	63	5	63	63	20,415
Pennsylvania	103	103	20,369	100	7,312	11,651	82	21	85	81	30,928
South Atlantic division.	7,291	7,266	1,077,761	7,102	394,003	652,973	7,051	174	7,092	6,859	2,439,760
Maryland	65	65	17,951	53	4,480	8,382	58	4	58	50	18,735
District of Columbia	60	60	26,203	58	6,529	16,949	43	17	44	43	27,337
Virginia	1,374	1,368	268,206	1,312	102,392	153,459	1,343	21	1,367	1,318	474,358
West Virginia	148	148	10,057	143	4,703	5,192	103	38	103	100	30,910
North Carolina	1,163	1,155	153,189	1,140	59,158	92,525	1,130	17	1,131	1,102	410,446
South Carolina	1,317	1,317	219,841	1,296	76,071	138,702	1,304	8	1,310	1,272	487,016
Georgia	2,504	2,495	333,943	2,447	122,601	207,824	2,428	56	2,436	2,364	860,448
Florida	660	658	48,371	653	18,069	29,940	642	13	643	610	130,510
North Central division.	883	883	82,313	851	28,719	49,525	808	52	813	794	223,278
Ohio	163	163	17,400	146	6,016	9,777	145	8	147	141	43,316
Indiana	88	88	13,526	87	4,907	8,319	83	5	84	82	26,525
Illinois	158	158	16,081	155	5,848	10,158	145	10	145	143	40,355
Michigan	14	14	747	14	293	454	13	. . . . .	13	13	3,460
Wisconsin	2	2	60	2	18	42	1	1	1	1	100
Iowa	33	33	2,352	33	879	1,473	27	6	27	26	5,970
Missouri	288	288	22,136	278	7,094	13,235	262	18	264	258	70,181
Kansas	137	137	10,011	136	3,664	6,067	132	4	132	130	33,371
South Central division.	10,0997	10,081	1,069,053	9,829	285,335	651,116	9,751	248	9,783	9,444	2,869,169
Kentucky	531	529	76,239	506	29,796	44,681	505	18	506	499	148,041
Tennessee	759	757	93,303	740	32,334	59,658	729	21	729	707	228,223
Alabama	1,977	1,974	259,825	1,935	98,260	156,302	1,924	39	1,940	1,863	640,715
Mississippi	2,236	2,232	240,982	2,155	81,291	153,035	2,188	37	2,191	2,124	626,434
Louisiana	1,411	1,410	133,510	1,385	45,821	83,749	1,375	25	1,381	1,313	401,961
Arkansas	1,115	1,113	93,364	1,099	37,289	55,159	1,086	16	1,087	1,049	303,571
Oklahoma¹	305	305	16,952	298	6,769	9,762	280	17	280	271	62,900
Texas	1,763	1,761	144,878	1,711	53,775	88,770	1,664	75	1,669	1,618	457,324
Western division.	33	33	2,328	27	437	729	28	4	28	28	7,345
New Mexico	1	1	11	1	4	7	1	. . . . .	1	1	100
Washington	5	5	174	5	78	96	5	. . . . .	5	5	1,300
Oregon	2	2	60	2	20	40	1	1	1	1	500
California	25	25	2,083	19	335	586	21	3	21	21	5,445

STATE OR TERRITORY.	Total number of organizations.	VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY.		DEBT ON CHURCH PROPERTY.		PARSONAGES.		SUNDAY SCHOOLS CONDUCTED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.
STATE OR TERRITORY.	Total number of organizations.	Number of organizations reporting.	Value reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Amount of debt reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Value of parsonages reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Number of Sunday schools reported.	Number of officers and teachers.	Number of scholars.
Total for denomination.	18,534	17,890	$24,437,272	3,100	$1,757,190	709	$617,241	17,478	17,910	100,069	924,665
North Atlantic division.	230	200	1,688,606	130	389,170	19	48,900	224	1,932	17,489
New Hampshire	1	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	1	1	3	24
Massachusetts	26	23	284,050	19	94,494	1	3,000	26	26	283	2,520
Rhode Island	4	4	41,146	3	13,500	1	5,000	4	4	46	372
Connecticut	13	13	106,500	7	14,650	2	1,300	13	13	127	1,162
New York	13	10	79,875	4	25,988	. . . . .	. . . . .	11	11	90	619
New Jersey	70	67	325,835	49	69,525	7	10,900	68	68	511	4,181
Pennsylvania	103	83	851,200	48	171,013	8	28,700	101	101	872	8,611
South Atlantic division.	7,291	7,067	9,946,541	1,113	669,960	191	174,310	6,918	7,136	41,149	410,914
Maryland	65	58	313,983	30	36,642	6	8,400	59	62	550	6,207
District of Columbia	60	43	962,900	33	180,386	2	1,300	57	58	482	5,599
Virginia	1,374	1,341	2,641,090	254	204,659	40	44,310	1,308	1,402	9,372	86,686
West Virginia	148	108	199,876	31	13,775	7	12,500	142	145	876	6,810
North Carolina	1,163	1,136	1,216,162	146	38,526	22	21,875	1,101	1,145	7,469	67,483
South Carolina	1,317	1,309	1,404,648	202	45,816	29	20,015	1,286	1,315	8,242	89,260
Georgia	2,504	2,431	2,615,744	334	95,651	34	31,835	2,351	2,388	11,058	121,962
Florida	660	641	592,138	83	44,505	51	34,075	614	621	3,100	26,907
North Central division.	883	814	2,330,811	269	266,147	101	110,834	836	846	5,670	37,070
Ohio	163	147	595,371	44	59,164	19	20,100	153	156	1,194	8,378
Indiana	88	81	246,775	38	36,503	11	17,600	86	89	658	4,802
Illinois	158	148	421,798	49	54,214	19	18,450	152	156	1,055	7,294
Michigan	14	14	31,950	5	1,625	4	3,700	13	13	99	498
Wisconsin	2	2	950	2	146	. . . . .	. . . . .	2	2	8	45
Iowa	33	27	53,975	10	6,031	6	3,900	29	29	177	1,233
Missouri	288	263	712,450	73	95,534	21	30,850	269	269	1,592	9,709
Kansas	137	132	267,542	48	12,930	21	16,234	132	132	887	5,111
South Central division.	10,097	9,780	10,274,564	1,576	406,315	391	276,197	9,470	9,673	51,137	457,849
Kentucky	531	510	961,202	92	41,654	29	22,550	495	498	3,235	25,215
Tennessee	759	736	1,208,610	91	53,639	30	31,100	732	740	3,917	31,828
Alabama	1,977	1,923	1,889,648	324	67,369	53	45,355	1,882	1,938	10,056	99,776
Mississippi	2,236	2,186	1,970,237	298	59,102	55	41,330	2,100	2,142	10,799	104,825
Louisiana	1,411	1,385	1,651,607	267	81,061	94	57,552	1,320	1,353	6,806	62,828
Arkansas	1,115	1,090	837,664	167	29,156	52	31,735	1,049	1,066	5,863	47,216
Oklahoma¹	305	281	179,666	52	8,760	3	2,500	284	289	1,506	10,636
Texas	1,763	1,669	1,575,930	285	65,574	75	44,05	1,608	1,647	8,955	75,525
Western division.	33	29	196,750	12	25,598	7	7,000	30	31	181	1,343
New Mexico	1	1	800	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	1	1	2	9
Washington	5	5	19,600	3	1,475	. . . . .	. . . . .	5	5	25	125
Oregon	2	1	15,000	1	1,200	. . . . .	. . . . .	1	1	4	30
California	25	22	161,350	8	22,923	7	7,000	23	24	150	1,179

STATE AND ASSOCIATION.	Total number of organizations.	COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS.					PLACES OF WORSHIP.
		Number of organizations reporting.	Total number reported.	Sex.			Number of organizations reporting--		Number of church edifices reported.	Seating capacity of church edifices.
		Number of organizations reporting.	Total number reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Male.	Female.	Church edifices.	Halls, etc.	Number of church edifices reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Seating capacity reported.
Total for denomination	18,534	18,492	2,261,607	18,034	822,162	1,379,387	17,832	508	17,913	17,316	5,610,301

Alabama District	53	53	9,538	53	3,542	5,996	52	1	52	52	19,080
Alabama Midland	20	20	2,333	20	891	1,442	20	. . . . .	21	20	6,425
Auburn	55	55	8,126	52	3,048	4,630	53	1	55	51	24,180
Autauga	24	24	2,174	24	987	1,187	24	. . . . .	24	20	7,725
Bethel	35	35	5,814	33	2,127	3,087	35	. . . . .	36	34	10,873
Bethlehem, No. 1	30	30	6,132	30	2,168	3,964	30	. . . . .	30	30	11,181
Bethlehem, No. 2	43	43	5,364	43	2,085	3,279	43	. . . . .	44	43	14,711
Bethlehem Blount Springs	32	32	1,268	32	508	760	27	5	27	27	4,885
Bibb County	23	23	2,000	23	762	1,238	22	1	22	22	5,700
Bladen Springs	12	12	1,789	12	697	1,092	12	. . . . .	12	12	4,050
Bowen, East	20	20	4,062	19	1,361	2,461	19	1	20	17	7,550
Canaan Pickensville	15	15	1,125	14	469	624	15	. . . . .	15	15	4,150
Dallas County	50	50	5,999	50	2,183	3,816	49	. . . . .	49	45	11,200
Davis Creek-Holly Springs	11	11	757	10	301	394	11	. . . . .	11	10	2,550
Early Rose	23	23	2,003	23	772	1,231	23	. . . . .	23	23	5,235
East Alabama	16	16	1,433	16	552	881	16	. . . . .	16	15	5,445
East Alabama Union	11	11	1,857	11	762	1,095	11	. . . . .	11	11	5,485
East Dallas	22	22	3,397	22	1,295	2,102	22	. . . . .	22	22	5,425
East Hope	17	17	2,321	17	828	1,493	17	. . . . .	17	16	5,150
East Perry	6	6	1,145	6	442	703	6	. . . . .	6	6	1,375
East Star	12	12	1,029	12	398	631	12	. . . . .	12	12	3,550
Ebenezer	15	15	1,573	15	650	923	15	. . . . .	15	14	4,320
Eufaula	87	87	13,065	86	5,014	8,006	87	. . . . .	91	79	31,380
Evergreen	38	38	2,923	38	1,085	1,838	36	1	36	36	13,500
Flint River	22	22	1,069	22	459	610	21	. . . . .	21	20	4,650
Friendship, Western Union	17	17	893	17	357	536	17	. . . . .	17	17	5,550
Gildfield	15	15	3,596	15	1,403	2,193	15	. . . . .	15	14	6,150
Good Samaritan	11	11	1,682	11	673	1,009	11	. . . . .	11	11	3,600
Green County	19	19	2,009	19	732	1,277	19	. . . . .	19	19	14,470
Hardaway	13	13	1,686	13	629	1,057	13	. . . . .	14	12	3,150
Helicon	9	9	891	9	334	557	9	. . . . .	9	7	1,800
Hope Hill	20	20	3,780	20	1,412	2,368	20	. . . . .	20	20	5,075
Kinterbish	8	8	697	2	55	85	8	. . . . .	8	2	800
Lebanon	28	28	2,457	28	893	1,564	28	. . . . .	29	27	8,360
Lily Star	19	19	814	19	347	467	12	7	12	12	1,650
Little River	8	8	594	7	206	375	7	. . . . .	7	7	1,518
Mobile Sunlight	62	62	12,431	62	4,792	7,639	62	. . . . .	62	60	22,850
Montgomery Antioch	56	55	10,150	54	3,681	6,069	55	1	56	54	26,815
Morning Star	23	23	2,115	23	945	1,170	23	. . . . .	23	23	7,735
Mount Calvary	16	16	892	16	403	489	14	1	14	14	4,500
Mount Hermon	20	20	1,768	20	636	1,132	20	. . . . .	20	20	4,800
Mount Pilgrim	74	74	11,533	73	4,359	6,877	67	6	67	67	22,840
Mount Pleasant, No. 1	27	27	3,764	27	1,477	2,287	27	. . . . .	27	26	13,385
Mount Pleasant, No. 2	10	10	1,270	10	512	758	10	. . . . .	10	10	2,850
Mount Zion, Coosa Valley	22	22	861	17	293	444	17	. . . . .	17	17	5,440
Mulberry	20	20	1,124	19	382	683	18	. . . . .	18	17	5,175
Muscle Shoals	59	59	8,405	59	3,226	5,179	57	2	58	55	20,130
Needham Creek	14	14	1,859	14	743	1,116	14	. . . . .	14	14	3,470
New Antioch Bethlehem	28	28	2,853	28	1,121	1,732	28	. . . . .	28	26	8,430
New Cahaba	18	18	2,729	18	1,129	1,600	18	. . . . .	18	18	4,900
New Pine Grove	14	14	1,616	14	614	1,002	14	. . . . .	14	14	3,565
North Alabama and Tennessee	15	15	983	15	316	667	15	. . . . .	15	15	3,990
North Dallas	18	18	1,774	18	689	1,085	18	. . . . .	18	17	4,575
Northbound Bethlehem	15	15	1,355	15	552	803	15	. . . . .	15	14	2,810
Oak Grove	6	6	449	6	159	290	6	. . . . .	6	6	2,700
Old Landmark	10	10	970	10	369	601	10	. . . . .	10	10	3,650
Old Pine Grove	25	25	4,343	25	1,618	2,725	25	. . . . .	25	25	9,987
Perote	12	12	887	12	353	534	12	. . . . .	12	11	2,700
Regular	24	23	2,071	22	768	1,262	24	. . . . .	24	23	8,435
Rehoboth, Elmore County	15	15	1,760	15	656	1,104	15	. . . . .	15	15	5,950
Round Island Creek	15	15	1,393	15	657	736	14	1	14	14	3,075
Rushing Springs	44	44	5,526	42	2,222	3,012	44	. . . . .	44	43	12,405
St. Mary	22	22	2,126	22	782	1,344	22	. . . . .	22	22	5,815
Salem Enterprise	15	15	2,233	15	901	1,332	15	. . . . .	15	15	6,400
Selma	6	6	1,155	6	413	742	6	. . . . .	6	6	2,750
Shady Grove	23	23	3,203	23	1,289	1,914	23	. . . . .	23	23	7,870
Shelby Springs	45	45	3,581	44	1,366	2,029	38	7	40	36	11,575
Snow Creek	36	36	3,368	35	1,291	2,038	35	1	35	34	7,900
Southeast Alabama	24	24	1,980	23	758	1,143	24	. . . . .	24	21	6,375
Southeast District	17	17	1,711	17	652	1,059	17	. . . . .	17	17	4,200
Southwestern Union	9	9	546	9	218	328	8	1	8	8	2,550
Spring Creek	10	10	504	10	202	302	10	. . . . .	10	10	1,545
Spring Hill	16	16	8,477	16	2,317	6,160	16	. . . . .	16	15	8,575
Star of Hope	27	27	2,718	27	1,032	1,686	27	. . . . .	27	27	7,750
Town Creek	22	22	2,640	22	989	1,651	22	. . . . .	22	22	9,600

STATE.	Total number of organizations.	COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS.					PLACES OF WORSHIP.
		Number of organizations reporting.	Total number reported.	Sex.			Number of organizations reporting--		Number of church edifices reported.	Seating capacity of church edifices.
		Number of organizations reporting.	Total number reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Male.	Female.	Church edifices.	Halls, etc.	Number of church edifices reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Seating capacity reported.
Total for denomination	797	787	35,070	325	6,341	11,438	497	44	501	318	94,223
North Atlantic division	2	2	45	2	19	26	2	. . . . .	2	2	700
Pennsylvania	2	2	45	2	19	26	2	. . . . .	2	2	700
South Atlantic division	408	403	13,731	190	2,804	5,471	2	19	299	197	57,875
Virginia	65	64	1,588	13	102	176	47	10	47	24	5,130
West Virginia	3	3	47	1	10	6	3	. . . . .	3	2	1,100
North Carolina	62	62	2,215	15	154	432	15	4	15	14	4,775
Georgia	150	146	4,531	63	771	1,850	109	. . . . .	112	59	18,810
Florida	128	128	5,350	98	1,767	3,007	122	5	122	98	28,060
South Central division	387	382	21,300	133	3,518	5,941	199	25	200	119	35,648
Kentucky	5	5	228	2	55	74	1	1	1	1	500
Tennessee	96	93	3,268	28	315	631	50	8	50	23	7,163
Alabama	187	186	14,829	63	2,714	4,547	86	1	87	64	21,855
Mississippi	27	27	554	10	71	89	13	6	13	6	1,150
Louisiana	4	4	201	1	50	75	4	. . . . .	4	1	200
Arkansas	20	19	840	10	83	142	13	3	13	7	1,175
Oklahoma¹	5	5	100	4	35	60	4	. . . . .	4	4	440
Texas	43	43	1,280	15	195	323	28	6	28	13	3,165

CONFERENCE.	Total number of organizations.	COMMUNICANTS OR MEMBERS.					PLACES OF WORSHIP.
		Number of organizations reporting.	Total number reported.	Sex.			Number of organizations reporting--		Number of church edifices reported.	Seating capacity of church edifices.
		Number of organizations reporting.	Total number reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Male.	Female.	Church edifices.	Halls, etc.	Number of church edifices reported.	Number of organizations reporting.	Seating capacity reported.
Total for denomination	251	247	14,489	135	3,438	4,397	149	8	152	137	39,825
Cape Fear	39	35	1,731	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Georgia, Eastern	40	40	1,078	40	519	559	34	6	35	34	8,025
Mount Hosea Association	23	23	1,156	2	30	31	18	. . . . .	18	14	7,800
Northeast	49	49	3,615	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
Northwest	46	46	4,803	46	2,131	2,672	46	. . . . .	47	46	10,425
Southeast Alabama	6	6	272	3	47	142	4	2	4	1	75
Southern Union	34	34	1,112	30	430	552	33	. . . . .	33	28	9,250
Spring Creek	14	14	722	14	281	441	14	. . . . .	15	14	4,250

YEAR.	Churches.	Bishops.	Ministers.	Members.	Value of property.
1826	33	1	17	7,937	$75,000
1836	86	2	27	7,594	125,000
1846	198	4	67	16,190	225,000
1856	210	6	165	19,914	425,000
1866	286	3	265	73,000	825,000
1876	1,833	6	1,418	206,331	3,164,911
1886	3,304	7	2,857	403,550	5,341,889
1896	4,850	9	4,365	618,854	8,650,000

Religious Bodies, 1906: [Excerpts Relating to African American Religious Bodies]: Electronic Edition.