A RELIGIOUS CENSUS.
Per Press Association. Wellington, January 10. To-night’s Gazette contains the summarised results of the census, taken in April last, as to the religious denomina- 1 tions of the people. The total population of the Colony, exclusive of Maoris, was 888,579, and for religious purposes 886,694. The various denominations are given as follows; No. Increase. Church of England and Episcopalians not otherwise ennnmerated ... 366,828 52,804 Protestant's undesoribed 1,237 2 Presbyterians... ... 203,597 27,094 Methodists 89,038 12,857 Baptists , ... ... 31,086 2,748 Roman Catholics ... 126,109 17,149 Hebrews ... ... 1,867 256 Salvation Army ... 8,369 390 Brethren 7,901 41< Church of Christ ... 7,061 956 The following totals also appear:—Nc religion, 1,600; atheists, 101; freethinkers, 3,116: agnostics, 734 ; no denomination, 5,416 ; object to state, 24,320; unspecified, .1,884.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8712, 11 January 1907, Page 4
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121A RELIGIOUS CENSUS. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8712, 11 January 1907, Page 4
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