A: All denominations
B: Protestant bodies
C: Adventist bodies
D: Baptist bodies
E: Christian (Christian Connection)
F: Church of Christ, Scientist
G: Congregationalists
H: Disciples or Christians
I: Dunkers or German Bapt. Brethren
J: Evangelical bodies
K: Friends
L: German Evangelical Synod of N. A.
M: Independent churches
N: Lutheran bodies
O: Mennonite bodies
P: Methodist bodies
Q: Presbyterian bodies
R: Protestant Episcopal Church
S: Reformed bodies
T: Unitarians
U: United Brethren bodies
V: Universalists
W: Other Protestant bodies
X: Roman Catholic Church
Y: Jewish congregations
Z: Latter-day Saints
a: Eastern Orthodox Churches
b: All other bodies
[5] Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent.
[6] Decrease.
TABLE NO. 4--SEATING CAPACITY--GAIN BY
DECADES. (See CHURCH STATISTICS.)
------+---------------++-----------------------------
| || SEATING CAPACITY OF
| || CHURCH EDIFICES
YEAR | Population |+---------------+-------------
| || |Per cent of
| || Amount | population
------+---------------++---------------+-------------
1906 | [7]84,246,252 || 58,536,830 | 69.5
1890 | [8]62,947,714 || 43,560,063 | 69.2
1880 | 50,155,783 || ([9]) | ([9])
1870 | 38,558,371 || [10]21,665,062 | 56.2
1860 | 31,443,321 || [11]19,128,751 | 60.8
1850 | 23,191,876 || 14,234,825 | 61.4
------+---------------++---------------+-------------
[7] Estimated.
[8] Includes the population of Indian Territory and Indian reservations.
[9] Not reported.
[10] Reported as “sittings.”
[11] Reported as “accommodations.”