Show f CENSUS SHOWS U. U S. S f S IS MOST RELIGIOUS NEW EW YORK YORI Dec Dee 14 AP AP- AP America is possibly poS more religious than Jhan England first returns In a na nationwide on- on religious religious' census Indicate and the rest of the country ha has greater greatel faith than has l' l New cw York that there i if iSa a God nine Eighty-nine per pel cent of r readers aders of newspapers In forty states have replied In a questionnaire questionnaire questionnaire question question- that they believe In God while In a II similar similar- campaign In England ol only ly 73 per cent of the readers of the London Daily New News expressed ed belief belle In a personal God Commentators Commentators Com Con call attention to the lie more limited definition ot ot- he London qu questionnaire ire lre The American questionnaires were sent out in connection with a campaign campaign campaign cam cam- on by the church advertising advertising ad ad- sing verti-sing department q the International Inter national Ad Advertising erU association and andere were sere drafted by cle gym en Answers are to be received Ion for or another another an an- another an- an other week Th The que question lion Do you ou believe In immortality brought a response ot otSo E 8 So per c cent nt In the lie affirmative while the same question in the L London lily Dally News brought affirmative affIrms affIrms- tire tive answers and negative answers an an- The ratio of belief belier to disbelief was almost the tIle same samo to all quest ques- ques t tC oa Continued on page S. S CENSUS SHOWS U. U S. S IS j MOST RELIGIOUS Continued from flom page 1 published in the questionnaire in this country and asid in nearly every case was somewhat higher than the same ratio hl In E England gland WHAT THEY BELIEVE In comparison to 89 per cent In Inthe Intile tile the country as a whole only 68 per percent percent percent cent of or the residents of New York believe in God In lik like manner white while returns show 77 71 per cent of oC the residents of the entire country believe in th the divinity of or Jesus only 54 per cent of New York residents share that belief and while 70 iO per perCent percent percent cent of the country at large are active members this is true of oC only 42 per cent of New Yorkers The figures indicate that Interest Interest interest inter Inter- est In religion differs greatly in Various vaa various va va- rious parts of the country said a the Rev Charles Stelzle director of the questionnaire In the south the I people are extremely orthodox in their views very generally accepting accepting accept accept- ing such doctrines as immortality and the divinity of Christ and much tIle the same is true of or the smaller cities of the middle west But in the larger cities the returns show a greater indifference toward re re- re ligion Answers to other questions in the questionnaire showed 80 per cent believe the Bible as Inspired work 70 iO per pm cent regularly attend church services 79 per cent cem would woula not riot want vant their family to grow up rn a churchless community 17 Ii per cent send their children to schools f fo religious Instruction and 90 00 per cent believe religion in some form a necessary necessary necessary essary element of life ife for the In IndivIdual Individual In- In and anti the community |