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CHURCHES' ADVANCE IN 1915. v Gain 648,193 in Membership.?Sunday-schools Have 16,000,000. Decided progress made by churches during 1915 is shown by the reports of the federal council of churches and the Church News association, says an exchange. The federal council will soon issue a year book of all churches, with statistics compiled Dy Dr. H. K. Carroll, census expert of the council and of the home missions council. These figures show that of the 106,000,000 people in this country 39,375,271 are members of Protest\ ant, Roman Catholic or Jewish churches. This is a gain of 648,193 as compared with a gain of 779,276 the year before. Growth Shown by Figures. Following are the federal council's figures for important churches, with the growth or loss of each: Baptists, North, membership, 1,252,631; growth in 1915, 14,310. Baptists, South, membership, 2,705,121; growth in 1915, 122,804. - Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, membership, 467,500; growth in 1915, 5,t 000. Catholics, Roman, membership, 14,049,068; growth in 1915, 259,428.. , Congregationalists, membership, 771,362; growth in 1915, 18,274. Disciples of Christ, membership, 1,363,100; growth in 1915, . Evangelicals, membership, 205,255; growth in 1915, 14,962. Friends (Quakers), membership, " ftA *T"IO. rrTAtrth IT! 1915. . JL^V, I XA, v I> vu , * Lutherans, membership, 2,434,188; loss in 1915, \10,788. Methodists, North, membership, 3,657; growth in 1915, 54,329. Methodists, Protestants, member^ ship, 201,110; growth in 1915, 20,1^1 728.. Methodists, South, membership, 2,I & 6J>7,594; growth in 1915, 54,329. Presbyterians, United, member19 ghip, 153,651; growth in 1915, 5,Presbyterians, South, membership, $32,339; growth in 1915, 21,7*37. | Protestant Episcopal, membership, ^ 1,'040,896; growth in 1915, 25,648. Reformed in America, membership, 126,847; growth in 1915, 3,704. Reformed in U. S., memberehip, i. ; 820,459; growth in 1915, 7,779. Unitarians, membership, 70,542; growth in 1915, . United Brethren, membership, 360,38growth in 1915, 38,343. Universalis, membership, 55,000; growth in 1915, 3,000. ""These statistics cover the territory of the United States and its poeses...... *sions exclusively. Ministers, *- - > 5 ?fo rtf xra ^ cnurcnes hllu uummuuivauw rfous denominations in foreign countries are deducted from the denomi> national totals. Where official denominational rev\*.: -:N turns are to be had they are used. Where such returns are not available, the best denominational sources of * v information are sought for approximate figures.' In some cases the census returns of 1906 are the latest azrd only ones available. It is chiefly the k very small bodies which report no B statistics.. * Estimates, generally: by denomina[ Uonal statisticians, are given in a few cases for the increase of the year, where denominational reports are not t ready. The order of arrangement follows' , the alphabet, and classification is according to name or to historical relation. The non-Christian bodies are few and easily separable from the - Christian. A great body of evangelical churches, embracing 17 3-4 millions communicants, is found in the \ lauio ui iue uuuouiucut uuuiw wi. iiiv federal council of the churches of '? - ;j . , Christ in America. It is necessary to give again a word- of explanation concerning the figures for the Roman Catholic church in the column of communicants. The "Official Catholic Directory" reports only "population," which includes with communicants the unconfirmed baptized; that is, *v' t A i' t> children who have not been admitted to their first communion. The rule adopted in the census of 1890, and' followed in that of 1906, deduets 15 per cent, jfrom Catholic population and sets down the remaining 185 per cent, as communicants. Representatives of that church object to the process, but as the rule to report only members is obviously no convenient way of making an exception in this case. It should be said that s the figures for "population" in "The Official Catholic Directory" are, for a large number of dioceses and archdioceses, estimates, given in round numbers; as, for example, Baltimore, 9fi1 Ann- RAofnn Q An AAA ?wi)VVVj V V>V V V ) VlUl/lli" nati, 200,000. The figures for Jewish members are misleading. The denomination I furnishes no statistics, and nothing later than the figures gathered directly by circular from congregations by the government in its census of 1906 is obtainable. The census gives an even smaller number of members than this table, counting only heads of families, according to the Jewish \ k Hg ?> V- - . r , |f . ... jC'r: , rule. The number of adults connected with Jewish congregations must be 700,000 or more. J The Christian Catholic church (Dowie) has for years refused to give statistical information. So also have the Catholic Apostolic branches. The ( Church of Christ, Scientist, has fur- t nished no returns for members since [ 1907. i Changes in the totals for 1914 t have been made. In not a few cases f ^ * the statistics officially given for that t year proved to be incorrect and were c revised a year later by the same de- ? nominational authorities. In other j instances, estimates given in advance ; of regular returns needed to be slightly increased or decreased. g Story of the Statistics. v t The European war did not, appar- ( ently, seriously affect the prosperity ^ of the churches of the United States t in, 1915. A net increase of nearly i (>54,000 communicants, says Dr. H. c K. Carroll, the ecclesiastical statis- ( tiqan, speaking for the federal coun- t cil of the churches of Christ in America, if not unusually large is certainly not abnormally small. It is fairly distributed among the larger denominations, excepting the Lutherans, who report a loss of nearly 11,- . 000 for the year, much of which may be explained perhaps by faulty returns. The Catholics added nearly 188,000 to their numbers, the Methodists upward of 144,000, the Baptists , nearly 131,000, the Presbyterians over* 69,000, of which the, Northern . body had nearly 53,000 and the Southern almost 22,000. These last t are quite unusual gains. The Pro- ( testant Episcopal church is larger 1 than it wras by 25,648. ^ An interesting fact is that the f gains in the South were Quite extra- ^ ordinary. The Southern Baptists had ( an increase of 116,000 and more, and t the Southern Methodists of 66,000; adding the Southern Presbyterians the net increase of these three bodies was more than 204,000, or well on 1 to a third of the aggregate gains for 1 the year. The returns for the Dis- * ciples of Christ for 1915 are not yet ready. They would probably add materially to the increase of the year. j A remarkable feature of Dr. Carroll's statistics, which will be published immediately in the federal 1 council year book, is that there has 1 been a net ^decrease, instead of the * normal increase of churches. The ac- * tual loss is not large, only 158, but in 1914 there was a gain of over 1,390. The Lutherans quite unac] countably appear to have lost nearly a thousand churches during the year, partly due, perhaps, to defective statistics. Even in the South, which had so large an ingathering of members, there was little increase in churches. The Southern Baptist con- < vention reports losses as about off- < setting gains; the Methodist church, ] South, had a net Increase of 96 and the Southern Presbyterians of oniy t 8. The Northern Methodists gained \ 183. Several of the Presbyterian bodies which enjoyed an unusual increase in communicants, show a falling off in the number of churches The Northern church, for example, has a net 106s of 138. Doubtless the hard times that seem < to have come upon the churches in the rural Tegions, and which have led to the closing of a number of \ churches which were formerly flourishing, and to the consolidation of many others, accounts at least in \ part for the decrease. ] The grand totals of ministers are ] 180,607, an increase of over 1,709; i of churches, 225,334, a decrease bt 158, and of communicants, 39,380,- ? 718, a gain of 653,640. ( In their finances the churches gen- i erally have not suffered. The total < income for foreign missions was $1,600,000 greater in 1915 than in 1914; that for home missions shows t a falling off of about $730,000. A very large amount in the aggregate was contributed through the nhiirnhps for war-rplipf of otia kind or another. The increase for the quarter century since 1890 is very large. Denominational groups of 100,000 communicants nnd upwards, embracing all but about 2,100,000, have nearly ^ doubled their numbers. Having 19,328,000 in 1890 they now have 37,255,000, indicating a net gain for the 25 years of nearly 18,000,000, or more than 98 per cent. Billions of Nematodes. The number of nematodes, the round worms and threadworms, has been lately shown to be astoundingly great. Dr. N. A.'Cobb estimates that there must be thousands of millions per acre in the upper foot of an arable soil; and that the species must reach hundreds of thousands, more than nine-tenths of them unknown. At least 80,000 species are nara sites nf vertebrates alone. Other animal groups, such as insects, mollusks and crustaceans, have like par< asites, and usually one species of worm infects only one species of host. The parasitic species, moreover, are J > enormously outnumbered by the species living free in soil and water. J Read The Herald,- $1.50 per year. 1 REGULAR ARMY 190,000. Military Committee of House Unanimous in Agreeing on Rill. Washington, March 2.?Final decision was reached by the house miliary committee late today upon its i )ill for the increase of the army, and t will be reported unanimously to ;he house early next week. In round imir-nc maoctlVQ QllthnTMZP igUl CO) LUC lll^uoui c ?T VU*V4 -? :he formation of an army composed >f regulars, National Guardsmen ind federal volunteers with a total )eace strength of approximately 100,000 men. It provides for a maximum ;trength of 170,000 fighting troops or the regular army, for a minimum )f 425,000 for the National Guard vithin five years and for organiza;ion of federal volunteers through in extension of the summer training :amp idea. It is estimated that 100,)00 men can be enrolled in the later force. Industrial Reserves. The bill retains provision for organization of industrial and technical eserves and authorizes the creation >f a board of officers to control an ndustrial mobilization in time of var or imminence of war. It also )rovides that manufacturers of war naterials must give immediate pretsrence to government orders in war ;ime, or when there is danger of war, inder heavy penalty for failure to lo so. While the minimum strength of. , he regular army remained at 140, )00; a change was made before the \ inal vote to fix the maximum ot ighting troops at 170,000, bringing ;he total authorized strength of the , *egular force, including the hospital 1 corps and other non-combatant ;roops, to 190,000. May Support Amendments. Although all members of the com- , nittee will sign the bill, they do so nade .the reservation that they may support upon the floor of the house . my amendment they desire. The senate military committee expects to vote finally upon its army pill tomorrow, and it is possible the irst of the preparedness measures lrged by President Wilson will * be placed before both houses of congress Saturday.' Arrangements to expedite their consideration already ' aave been made. The house committee inserted on- | iy general provision for a govern- 1 ment plant to make nitric acid, leaving details to be worked out later in m appropriation measure. < A Dry Witness. i Two men had been arrested in a iry town for drinking, and the prosecuting witness was oh the stand, relates Judge. "You say," said the attorney for j ;he defense, "that you saw the men in the field drinking?" "Yes, sir; I did." "Was the field fenced?" "Yes, sir." "Where were you?" "On the far side of the fence." "Was there a board off that you ( could see through?" i "No, sir." "Was there a knothole in the 1 fence?" "No, sir." The attorney braced himself for ' the crushing question that he had *eady to launch at the victim whom tie thought he had so adroitly corlered. "Now," he said, banging the table, , 'will you tell the court how you i could see two men drinking in a field surrounded by a fence with no boards iff and never a knothole in- it?" j "Yes, sir," said the witness. "Well, tell it." commanded the at ;orney impatiently. "It was a barbed wire fence." ] J LWooden Water Pipes. - < One usually associates wooden j pipes for conveying water with a past < stage of engineering progress, but ' :hey are still being used, and for tvooden pipes reinforced by a new J method of continuous wire binding , California manufacturers claim im- i portant superiority over the iron ( pipes so generally employed. At east ten important advantages are . enumerated. It is affirmed that these : pipes are (1) less expensive at the 1 >utset, (2) much more durable, (3) j cheaper to transport and lay, (4) lighter to handle in line construction, (5) cheaper to repair and to tap for 1 connecting lines, (6) greater in car- t rying capacity for given size, (7) increased in capacity by age instead of iiminished, (8) not subject to cor- ' rosion, (9) not liable to affect the taste of water, and (10) not affected py electrolysis. Would Come Again. Just as the mother and her small son left the neighbor's house, where they had been calling, the hostess banded the little fellow a banana. "What do you say, dear?" admonished his mother. "I'll be back again later," said the boy. HUSBAND RESCUED DESPAIRING WIFE! \fter Four Tears of Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave Up in Despair. Husband Came to Rescue. Catron. Kv.?In an interesting letter rom this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock writes as follows: "I suffered for four fears, with womanly troubles, and during his time, I could only sit up for a little while, and could not walk anywhere at ill. At times, 1 would have severe pains n my left side. The doctor was called in, and his treatnent relieved me for a while, but I was >oon confined to my bed again. After hat, nothing seemed to dp me any good. [ had gotten so weak I could not stand, md I gave up in despair. At last, my husband got me a bottle of Cardui, the woman's tonic, and 1 commenced taking it From the very first lose, I could tell it was helping me. 1 :an now walk two miles without its iring me, and am doing my work." If you are all run down from womanly toubles, don't give up in despair. Try Cardui, the woman's tonic. It nas helped more than a million women, in its 50 years of wonderful success, and should surely help you, too. Your druggist has sold Cardui for years. He knows what it will do. Ask him. He will recommend it Begin taking Cardui today. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladles* Advisory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Special Instructions on your case and 64-page book,' Home Treatment for Women." sent in plain wrapper. E66-B FREE FLOWER SEEDS Hastings Catalogue Tells You ASI About Them No matter whether you farm or onlj plant vegetables or flowers in a small lot pou need Hastings 1916 Catalogue. It is filled (100 pages) from cover to cover with useful farm and garden information. It tells of seeds of kind and quality that you can't buy from your merchant or druggist, seeds that cost no more but give you real satisfaction and a real garden. It tells how every customer can get absolutely free five packets of easily grown, yet showy and beautiful flowers. Hastings is both the best arid largest leed firm in the South, the only firm that you should buy seeds from. When you plant Hastings Seeds, you meet "Good Garden Luck" more than half way. Write today for their big 1916 Catalogue. It is free. A postal card request will bring it H.G. HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga.?(Advt) TAX NOTICE. _____ ? The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1915 until the 15th day of March, 1916 inclusive. From the first day of January, 1916, until the 31st day of January, 1Q1fi a. npnaltv nf one Der cent, will be added to all unpaid ta^es. From the 1st day of February, 1916, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1916, until the 15th day of Maych, 1916, a penalty of 7 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 7 mills For county purposes 4 1-2 mills Constitutional school tax 3 mills Total 14 1-2 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. }4 9 mills BinnakerS, No. 12 3 mills Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills Clear Pond, No. 19 .....2 mills Colston, No. 18 4 mills Denmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills Fishpond, No. 5 2 mills Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 l ^2 mills Heyward, No. -24 2 mills Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, ,No. 16 4 mills r nn A L66S, INO. & <3 ........ ... -z Luino Midway, No. 2 2 mills Dak Grove, No. 20 / 2 mills Dlar, No. 8 9 mills 3t. John's, No. 10 2 mills Salem, No. 9 4 mills Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sail3rs, who are exempt at 50 years of age, are liable to a poll tyx of one iollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of Jannary, 1915, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor, are requested to do so on or before the 1st of January, 1916. I will receive the commutation road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from the 15th day of October, 1915, until the 1st day of March, 1916. G. A. JENNINGS, Treasurer Bamberg County. ' I RILEY & COPELAND Successors to W. P. Riley. Fire, Life Accident INSURANCE Office in J. D. Copeland's Store BAMBERG, S. C. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure. The worst cases, no matter of how long standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c. $1.00 1 * , | Sample Bo The Biggest sh I sample box p I have received I time arrived t v r 1 mi Values up to ; box, we sell notl 40c per box. < early. Our sa not stay long. herald bo. #glenda miners spring: H BAMBERG, S. ... .For Sal? HERNDON'S GROCERY STORE f. 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