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Show Where Religions Flourish. There is a church for every thou sand inhabitants in the large cities ol the anthracite region of Tennsylva nia, and nearly the same proportior in the rural communities. Scranton with its 129, SG7 citizens, has 1 2 churches, representing 22 different re ligions. Wilkes-Barre, with its 67,10; citizens, has 66 churches of 14 de nominations. In Hazclton. with 25, 452 inhabitants, there are 33 churches of nine different denominations Among the 175,000 mine workers then are Russians. Austrians, Irishmen Germans, Italians, Welshmen, English men, Hungarian, Scotchmen, Swiss Canadians, Swedes. Turks, French men, Greeks, Roumanians, Danes Norwegians, Dutchmen, Belgians Finns and a dozen minor races |