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 NATIONAL 
 
 MISSIONARY 
 
 CAMPAIGN 
 
 1915-1916 
 
 THE 
 
 ADVANCE 
 OF A 
 DECADE 
 
 Contributions of the communicant 
 cburcb members of sixteen com¬ 
 munions to local cburcb expenses 
 and to all forms of missionary 
 and benevolent work at borne 
 
 and abroad — 1904 and 1914. 
 
THE 
 
 COMMUNIONS 
 
 Years 
 
 
 BAPTIST 
 
 1904 
 
 
 NORTHERN CONVENTION 
 
 1914 
 
 
 BAPTIST 
 
 1904 
 
 2 
 
 SOUTHERN CONVENTION 
 
 1914 
 
 2 
 
 CHRISTIAN 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 
 CONGREGATIONAL 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 
 DISCIPLES 
 
 1904 
 
 No 
 
 OF CHRIST 
 
 1914 
 
 FRIENDS 
 
 1904 
 
 No 
 
 1914 
 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 
 1904 
 
 
 GENERAL COUNCIL 
 
 1914 
 
 i 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 
 1904 
 
 
 GENERAL SYNOD 
 
 1914 
 
 • 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 
 
 
 Hauge Synod 
 
 United Lutheran Church 
 
 1904 
 
 « 
 
 Norwegian Synod 
 
 Norwegian Lutheran Free Church 
 
 1914 
 
 • 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 
 1904 
 
 
 JOINT SYNOD OF OHIO 
 
 1914 
 
 No 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 
 1904 
 
 
 IN THE SOUTH 
 
 1914 
 
 
 METHODIST 
 
 1904 
 
 2 
 
 EPISCOPAL 
 
 1914 
 
 2' 
 
 METHODIST EPISCOPAL 
 
 1904 
 
 11 
 
 SOUTH 
 
 1914 
 
 1! 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN IN U. S. A. 
 
 1904 
 
 
 (NORTHERN) 
 
 1914 
 
 < 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN IN U. S. 
 
 1904 
 
 
 (SOUTHERN) 
 
 1914 
 
 
 UNITED 
 
 1904 
 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN 
 
 1914 
 
 
 PROTESTANT 
 
 1904 
 
 
 EPISCOPAL 
 
 1913 
 
 
 REFORMED 
 
 1904 
 
 
 IN AMERICA 
 
 1914 
 
 
 REFORMED 
 
 1904 
 
 
 IN U. S. 
 
 1914 
 
 
 UNITED 
 
 1904 
 
 
 BRETHREN 
 
 1914 
 
 
THE ADVANCE OF A DECADE 
 
 COMMUNIONS 
 
 Years 
 
 Number of congre¬ 
 
 gations reporting. 
 
 Total number com¬ 
 
 municant church 
 members. 
 
 Total contributions 
 
 for all local church 
 
 expenses including 
 
 salaries, building 
 
 operations, repairs, 
 
 etc. 
 
 Total contributions 
 
 through the church 
 
 and all its organi¬ 
 
 zations to mission¬ 
 ary, educational and 
 benevolent work in 
 
 the United States. 
 
 Total contributions 
 
 through the church 
 
 and all its organ¬ 
 
 izations to all 
 
 branches of foreign 
 
 missionary work. 
 
 Total to all mis¬ 
 
 sions and benevo¬ 
 lences at home and 
 abroad. 
 
 Weekly Average Per 
 Member 
 
 Local 
 
 Church 
 
 Expenses 
 
 In Cents 
 
 All Missions 
 and Benev¬ 
 olences 
 
 In Cents 
 
 BAPTIST 
 
 NORTHERN CONVENTION 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 5,321 
 
 6,360 
 
 1,121,474 
 
 1,336,051 
 
 $8,525,550 
 
 12,842,991 
 
 $890,119 
 
 1,410,689 
 
 $641,099 
 
 1,366,515 
 
 $1,531,218 
 
 2,777,204 
 
 .146 
 
 .185 
 
 .026 
 
 .04 
 
 BAPTIST 
 
 SOUTHERN CONVENTION 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 20,402 
 
 24,338 
 
 1,832,638 
 
 2,588,633 
 
 4,168,947 
 
 9,634,463 
 
 936,300 
 
 2,470,000 
 
 273,800 
 
 537,000 
 
 1,210,100 
 
 3,007,000 
 
 .043 
 
 .071 
 
 .012 
 
 .022 
 
 CHRISTIAN 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 1,316 
 
 1,360 
 
 97,137 
 
 113,887 
 
 No 
 
 Report 
 
 8,059 
 
 15,775 
 
 11,246 
 
 22,282 
 
 19,306 
 
 38,057 
 
 No 
 
 Report 
 
 .003 
 
 .006 
 
 CONGREGATIONAL 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 5,919 
 
 6,093 
 
 673,721 
 
 763,182 
 
 8,386,161 
 
 10,716,311 
 
 840,280 
 
 994,504 
 
 624,332 
 
 887,184 
 
 1,464,612 
 
 1,881,688 
 
 .239 
 
 .27 
 
 .041 
 
 .047 
 
 DISCIPLES 
 
 OF CHRIST 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 No Report 
 8,500 
 
 1,233,000 
 
 1,370,512 
 
 7,493,105 
 
 9,590,000 
 
 1,322,000 
 
 1,640,000 
 
 291,404 
 
 663,149 
 
 1,613,404 
 
 2,303,149 
 
 .114 
 
 .134 
 
 .025 
 
 .032 
 
 FRIENDS 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 No Report 
 728 
 
 No Report 
 94,498 
 
 No Report 
 406,684 
 
 No Report 
 157,564 
 
 70,634 
 
 101,245 
 
 No Report 
 258,809 
 
 No Report 
 .082 
 
 No Report 
 .052 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 GENERAL COUNCIL 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 2,213 
 
 2,547 
 
 386,132 
 
 504,023 
 
 1,607,474 
 
 3,929,003 
 
 345,407 
 
 561,894 
 
 35,806 
 
 147,508 
 
 381,213 
 
 709,402 
 
 .079 
 
 .149 
 
 .019 
 
 .027 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 GENERAL SYNOD 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 1,673 
 
 1,814 
 
 222,218 
 
 248,506 
 
 1,795,091 
 
 3,040,417 
 
 293,074 
 
 797,983 
 
 68,508 
 
 117,252 
 
 361,582 
 
 915,235 
 
 .155 
 
 .235 
 
 .031 
 
 .07 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 
 Hauge Synod 
 
 United Lutheran Church 
 
 Norwegian Synod 
 
 Norwegian Lutheran Free Church 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 2,664 
 
 3,344 
 
 293,242 
 
 338,085 
 
 589,400 
 
 1,142,100 
 
 199,636 
 
 326,825 
 
 83,322 
 
 175,511 
 
 282,958 
 
 502,336 
 
 .038 
 
 .065 
 
 .018 
 
 .028 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 
 JOINT SYNOD OF OHIO 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 887 
 
 No Report 
 
 136,923 
 No Report 
 
 736,502 
 No Report 
 
 171,281 
 No Report 
 
 19,744 
 
 No Report 
 
 191,026 
 No Report 
 
 .103 
 
 No Report 
 
 .026 
 
 No Report 
 
 LUTHERAN 
 
 IN THE SOUTH 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 352 
 
 463 
 
 42,439 
 
 52,044 
 
 100,000 
 
 202,178 
 
 21,699 
 
 81,413 
 
 4,977 
 
 22,469 
 
 26,676 
 
 103,882 
 
 .045 
 
 .072 
 
 .011 
 
 .038 
 
 METHODIST 
 
 EPISCOPAL 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 27,163 
 
 27,611 
 
 2,853,305 
 
 3,510,402 
 
 26,647,432 
 
 30,897,175 
 
 1,558,565 
 
 2,180,941 
 
 1,585,495 
 
 2,684,984 
 
 3,144,060 
 
 4,865,925 
 
 .179 
 
 .169 
 
 .021 
 
 .026 
 
 METHODIST EPISCOPAL 
 SOUTH 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 18,096 
 
 19,806 
 
 1,593,836 
 
 2,045,047 
 
 5,054,737 
 
 8,064,182 
 
 727,528 
 
 1,425,782 
 
 555,207 
 
 869,910 
 
 1,282,735 
 
 2,295,692 
 
 .069 
 
 .076 
 
 .015 
 
 .021 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN IN U. S. A. 
 (NORTHERN) 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 7,933 
 
 9,998 
 
 1,070,939 
 
 1,478,603 
 
 12,966,438 
 
 19,633,945 
 
 1,276,826 
 
 2,438,069 
 
 919,125 
 
 1,906,642 
 
 2,195,951 
 
 4,344,711 
 
 .232 
 
 .255 
 
 .04 
 
 .056 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN IN U. S. 
 (SOUTHERN) 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 3,129 
 
 3,438 
 
 246,769 
 
 332,339 
 
 1,999,961 
 
 3,290,892 
 
 352,564 
 
 957,806 
 
 211,570 
 
 544,162 
 
 564,134 
 
 1,501,968 
 
 .156 
 
 .19 
 
 .043 
 
 .09 
 
 UNITED 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 1,015 
 
 1,136 
 
 123,187 
 
 153,651 
 
 1,399,863 
 
 1,980,581 
 
 313,902 
 
 648,610 
 
 260,076 
 
 400,425 
 
 573,978 
 
 1,049,035 
 
 .218 
 
 .247 
 
 .089 
 
 .131 
 
 PROTESTANT 
 
 EPISCOPAL 
 
 1904 
 
 1913 
 
 7,235 
 
 7,819 
 
 804,308 
 
 986,607 
 
 12,983,075 
 
 15,852,300 
 
 3,234,381 
 
 4,064,573 
 
 392,878 
 
 823,624 
 
 3,627,259 
 
 4,888,197 
 
 .31 
 
 .31 
 
 .086 
 
 .095 
 
 REFORMED 
 
 IN AMERICA 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 645 
 
 707 
 
 115,280 
 
 123,143 
 
 1,204,257 
 
 1,678,920 
 
 256,676 
 
 268,709 
 
 138,611 
 
 254,726 
 
 395,287 
 
 523,435 
 
 .20 
 
 .26 
 
 .066 
 
 .081 
 
 REFORMED 
 
 IN U. S. 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 1,728 
 
 1,770 
 
 263,954 
 
 312,660 
 
 1,544,642 
 
 2,161,410 
 
 303,455 
 
 463,897 
 
 71,243 
 
 130,234 
 
 374,698 
 
 594,131 
 
 .112 
 
 .132 
 
 .027 
 
 .036 
 
 UNITED 
 
 BRETHREN 
 
 1904 
 
 1914 
 
 2,000 
 
 2,500 
 
 251,766 
 
 318,614 
 
 1,633,278 
 
 2,423,972 
 
 129,702 
 
 432,294 
 
 48,000 
 
 104,222 
 
 177,702 
 
 536,516 
 
 .124 
 
 .146 
 
 .013 
 
 .03 
 
: OF A DECADE 
 
 FOURTEEN COMMUNIONS 
 
 04 
 
 1914 
 
 Increase 
 
 Percent of 
 Increase 
 
 07,488 
 
 128,244 
 
 20,756 
 
 19.3 
 
 28,208 
 
 16,462,102 
 
 3,333,894 
 
 25.3 
 
 99,41 1 
 
 $137,080,840 
 
 $38,981,429 
 
 39.7 
 
 02,1 14 
 
 $ 21,163,789 
 
 $ 8,161,675 
 
 62.8 
 
 05,453 
 
 $ 11,635,517 
 
 $ 5,430,064 
 
 87.5 
 
 07,567 
 
 $ 32,799,306 
 
 $13,591,739 
 
 70.7 
 
 .144 
 
 $ .16 
 
 $ . .016 
 
 1 1.1 
 
 .028 
 
 $ .037 
 
 $ .009 
 
 32.1 
 
 NS INCLUDED 
 
 >al 
 
 pal, South 
 
 ie U. S. A. (Northern) 
 e U. S. (Southern) 
 |ian 
 
 Protestant Episcopal 
 Reformed in America 
 Reformed in United States 
 United Brethren