Show L LODOS AS DS Church Shows Membership Increase Gain of Adherents Between n 1916 and 1926 Reported to Government WASHINGTON WASI D. D C. C March 24 AP The AP-The The department of commerce commerce com corn merce announces that according to to returns re received there were in the United States 1275 churches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latt Latter Latter- r. r day Saints in 1926 with members as compared wit with churches and members ro- ro ported in 1916 The tot total toti l expenditures expendi expendi- tures for 1926 as at as reported by 1250 churches amounted to to including ding fo for current expenses ex cx- and improvements and for benevolences m missions lesions etc The total exp expenditures re reported reported re re- ported by churches in irs 1916 were The Fhe value of church edifices in including in- in eluding furniture and equipment as reported by churches es for 1926 was vas which may ray be compared 6 reported by churches in 1916 In addi addi- tion to the 1275 churches reported there were sixty seven tabernacles valued at which reported expenditures of Of the 1275 churches churches reporting in 19 1926 G. G were located in urban ulban territory incorporated places of 2500 inhabitants 9 pr gr more and were in rural areas O Of the total membership were In the ur urban urban urban ur- ur ban churches and in the rural churches and of the total expenditures urban churches reported and rura rural churches The value of church property reported by 5 ur urban an churches was ind that reported by rural tural churches was Sunday schools s were reported by hy 1 1222 22 churches of this denomination Uon in 1926 with 1864 4 officers officers officers' anil and teachers and scholars The number of officers and teachers Inthe Inthe in inthe the Sunday schools as reported for 1916 was and the number of scholars I The data for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Latter- day Is sho shown n y states in the table All figures are arS preliminary nd I nd subject to co correction l' l Number mb r of If Churches tures turcs 1926 c 1916 1926 1 1116 16 Amount l la I j Urban 06 r soo 00 1 tl e l i i 2 8 SS S 68 Massachusetts 6 3 6 1519 Connecticut ii j 1 54 53 3 l e York f 9 9 S 5 59 9 I Pennsylvania a 8 4 25 I 6 I 1529 Ohio 9 t 5 9 1 Indiana io 10 4 10 1 IllinoIs 13 S 6 1568 1762 13 S 50 MichIgan 7 5 5 j 7 68 Wisconsin 5 3 or 60 I 13 33 3 Minnesota l 5 0 Ii 19 1493 Iowa 9 6 9 1336 3 6 MissourI 12 2 h 6 6 1877 1069 1063 12 12 South Dakota i 76 Nebraska R J 7 f f. f 5 Hi 1250 Kanas 4 7 Other northern states states 6 6 7 7 6 1249 Southern states Maryland 0 4 2 5 VirginIa 9 5 1760 1540 9 9 West Vest Virginia 6 7 7 1298 1732 4 4 1849 North CarolIna S 12 1983 2802 5 South t g Carolina n 8 ih- ih g 2509 g 8 t- t Georgia 10 6 2613 10 1121 Florida ll 6 I 2550 2605 2 L. L 6 0 Ken Kentucky tucky e 7 1 2074 15 1553 3 7 Tennessee 4 5 2187 1572 4 e ri Alabama f 4 4 B 1809 k 2137 g 3 L. L 1 Mississippi I 4 5 1622 4 Texas 18 8 2663 2863 2467 12 Other southern states 6 11 2495 2262 6 6 Western er Montana t. t 21 1 6 6 i 2515 15 1460 I O 16 Idaho WyomIng 4 2 21 5 Colorado 24 10 10 33 1338 8 24 New Mexico 10 7 1497 1484 9 ex 19 Arizona St g 1 gi 1 5 Utah Nevada 22 1429 21 Washington 10 10 5 1691 1191 9 Oregon 1 12 10 2831 32 2 California S 11 2654 48 |