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Shannon News, 17 July 1923, Page 2

J Some interesting figures recently published in America show that the churches generally have made the greaest gains in their history during the last statistical year. The present membership of all religious bodies in the States is 47,461,558 persons. The various Christian communities are responsible for nearly all the recorded advance. There are 214,583 ministers and 243,590 congregations. The Methodist churches have the largest constituency in the country, their adherents being 23,253,854 persons. The Baptists are second on the list with 22,869,098. The Koman Catholics come thii'd with 18,104,804 supporters. Lutherans are. fourth with 7,043,854, and Presbyterians come fifth with 6,726,698 people.