WHAT THE CENSUS SHOWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1923, Page 4

WHAT THE CENSUS SHOWS

AUSTHA LI A AND NEW ZEALAND compared. WELLINGTON, June 9. For every hundred people in New Zealand who profess sumo kind ot religion. 12 claim Church of England belief, 2! Presbyterian, 13 He-man Catholic, and 9 Mctlmdist. In Australia. there are II Anglicans. 22 Catholic. 12 Presbyterian, and 12 .Methodist lo every lOn church-goers. Adherents of the Christian religion represent 91 per eem. of the population in N-a" Zealand and sliuhll.'. more (97 per cent.) in Australia. The

total number of persons in this category in the Dominion at the bi-i. census was 1.162,7-! 1. made up of •'lS7.it!>G males and .175.081 females, showing nil increase of 111.289 or II per cent, in live wars. Ihe record o! tae i lncl Christian denominations- is as fellow-: : Increase

Eighteen denominations have h’-'S than a thousand adherents. Objections lo state religion mind.- re ! 38.591 while :V.!R) -aid they had no religion whatever, and 169 did not know Lo what religion they belonged, it ":!1 be Holed that Die highest relative ineica-e ishown by the S'.dvatien Army. I la-re is a very slight prep: uileian.e ol females in the primif.-d denominations, wbi-li is easily umk-rM-md, Inning rgLird to Ike man-power lost in the war. The chief adlim-nt- to the m u-Cb: L--11::11 idigitalis tire Hebrews (238") and ('onfui'i'n (21(1.0) the latter showing f<n inerea-e of neatly •>" per cent. In Australia. Hebrews, number 21.615. The number who ohji.--.-ted to state tin’ll religious Ix-lief in the Commonwealth hn- declined f-.t.m 83.003 to !0.?G3 in ten coats. Thor.-' are only four Hindu

women listed in the returns in New Zealand. Adherents to mm-Christians religions have increased hy 25 per cent in New Zealand ill live years, while in Australia they have declined hy three per com. On tie oilier hand, the versons having no belief have d< üblel in numbers in Australia, while they have de"lined 6 per rent, iu New Zealand. CHURCHES POITIAR IN AMERICA.. Figures quoted here (write- Renter s Washington ecrrospoudeni) show lint within the last 12 months the religious bodies of tlm United States have gain cd (.220.-!28 members over the preicding year. This is approximately 50 per cent, greater than the are:ago annual growth for the preceding live ve.irs. The pre-eiit member oi -,11 religious bodies in tin: country i- estimated at .17.-101.558 persons, rnd ike uud “religious constituency is pko.ed at ‘,.'8.878.307 persons. C lull' ll oHU-ials define constituency to me it all baptised persons. The membership ol the chief religious bodies are as tolkiws:—Riotestant 78.H3.181; Roman Catholic. 18,10-1,801; Jews 1,600,000.

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