There is a Scandinavian tradition which tells of seven parishes
of the Northland that lie buried under snow and ice, but whose
church-bells are heard ringing clearly.
May not churches ring their bells and maintain all the forms of life,
and yet lie buried under the snow and ice of death? (Text.)
(450)
TABLE NO. 6--CHURCH PROPERTY--GAIN BY
DECADES. (See CHURCH STATISTICS.)
--------+--------------------------------
| VALUE OF CHURCH
| PROPERTY REPORTED
--------+------------------+-------------
| | Per cent
YEAR | Amount | of increase
| | over value
| | at preceding
| | census
--------+------------------+-------------
1906 | $1,257,575,867 | 85.1
1890 | 679,426,489 | 91.7
1870 | 354,483,581 | 106.5
1860 | 171,397,932 | 90.3
1850 | 87,328,801 | .....
--------+------------------+-------------