RELIGIOUS.
INTERESTING STATISTICS. Per Press Association. • Wellington Jatfuiary 10. , To-nigl^t'^ Gazette ..oontaans ihe summari^etf of the census takenin April last year as -to the religi-, ous denominations o.f th& peop,lc. The total population of tho colony, exclusive of itaor^, was 888,57,9,, «uid for religious purposes 886,694 o f various denominations are given <as follows : . —Church of Dn'g-laJid and Episcopalians, not otherwise^- emu»eraifed, 366.- - 828, increase fe,SO4 ;1 ;foot e stknts yxn- -I described), 1237, incra-ase 2 ; Presby- : terians, 203,597, increase 27,0941 "; Me- . if'wdisis .89,038, increase ,12,^57 j.Bap- : : tists- 31,086, ineveetseT 2748;' Roman; Catholics 126,109, increase 17,149 ; j H-ebrows 1567, increase 256 ; Salva- • tion, Army; 8369, increase .390 ; Bretfhren 7901, increase 417 ; Church of ' Christ 7061, increase 9oG. The following totals also appear : No religionl6ob. Atheist ,101,. ers 3116, Agnostics 734, no denomiu-atioij:-o4HJ, object to 3tate, 24,325 j . unspecified y 1884.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13370, 11 January 1907, Page 5
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140RELIGIOUS. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13370, 11 January 1907, Page 5
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