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Show GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP. Facts and Figures About tho Congregational Congre-gational Church. DES MOINES, la.. Oct. 13. The trl-onnlal trl-onnlal national conforonco of tho Congregational Con-gregational church wns oponcd today with practically all of tho COO delegates In attondanco. ..... Secretary Asher Anderson submitted his report, ln which ho said: "We havo 1S7 churchca with lees than ton mombors; 772 with from ten to twenty-four; 11(2 with from twenty-ilvo to forty-nine; U22 with from CO to 09; CIS with 1D0 to 219; 3Ki with from 250 to -119; 109 with from MX) to 719; 11 with from 7M) to 1000. and Blxteon which have moro than 1000 members. mem-bers. In other wordu. 72 per cent of our churches havo less than 150 members. "Wo havo gained during tho last threo venm 1S7 churches, or 3.2 per cent; 2I.S93 inombers. or 3.9 per cent. Wo havo lost 17f0 ln Sunday school membership and 19,772 ln membership of young people's societies, but havo calnod S234.2I0 ln benovolonco and ?2,210,3S3 ln homo ox-ponscs. ox-ponscs. . "Tho majority of States showing stoady gains aro In tho Middle West. Outstanding Out-standing today: Churches, G900; membership, mem-bership, COO 400; Sunday-school members, 72S,S40: mcmbors of young peoplo'B societies, so-cieties, 105,728." Tho report of Rev Samuel B. Forbes, treasurer, for tho threo years ending Julv 31 Bhowed receipts J3S.425, and disbursements dis-bursements of $42,022, the balanco on hand bolng $10,703. J |