Religious Sects in Yictoria.—As one result of the lust census in Victoria, it is ascertained that the sects that have increased most during the past ten years is the Roman Catholics, who are a very large body ; and the Wesleyans, who, comparatively speaking, are still a small one. The Roman Catholics numbered 109,000 in 1861, and 170,000 in 1871, or a gain of 55 per cent. The Wesleyans more than doubled their number —sprang at a leap from 46,500 to 94,420. The Church of England is, of course, the leading sect in numbers, but it is losing ground. Its total was 212,000 in 1861, and it is 257.800 now, or an increase of 21 per cent. The Presbyterians were 87,589 in 1861, and 112,913 in 1871, or a gain of 29
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Evening Star, Issue 3029, 4 November 1872, Page 4
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131Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Star, Issue 3029, 4 November 1872, Page 4
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