Show CHURCHES GAIN CAIN MANY MEMBERS Add Athi Members l in I 4 Years rears Sunday School Attendance l Fails New York Jan 26 Americas Americas America churches have gained near nearly 1 members since the last church census In 1916 1016 but ut there theio has haR been a mark marked cd I decrease In the number of or Sunda Sunday school pupils according according- to Tile The Year Book Bool of ot tho Churches to be issued i tomorrow U by the federal council of oC the churches J of Christ in III America I The total church membership has haR in increased in- in creased 2 the announcement says with a 1 gain of minister and andI church organizations The total I number of churches Is no now There are aro ministers priests and rabbis nibble with 4 mem members of or their I Organizations The decrease in Sun- Sun SunI I flay school membership is estimated at I more Horo than L I. The rhe total Protestant church memI mem morn I Is given g at and the I I Ron nom an n Catholic figures as I Tt a t i Is h explained d that the Protestant Ch fig fig- ures ui-es Include only adult communicant I members of a family while the HoI Ho- Ho I than min Catholic st statistics s represent tho the entire family Estimating four foul persons ons to a a. family the Protestant joncy I would be more than the I hook book An AU estimate of ot members of oC Jewish I 1 s synagogues Is and apa the two bodies report a a. membership of or I J J I The rhe largest Protestant bod body reportIng reportIng report- report Ing Is the Methodist Episcopal church with m members and anti the smallest the Friends Hh iLk fifty members rs and two tw ministers The National Baptist convention c col colored lored lored l- l ored Is the tile second largest est Protestant organization with I CI I |