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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 13, 20 July 1888, Page 29

Mr John Good, of Clinton aveune, Brooklyn, ia the first American who enjoys the distinguished honour of having been created a Roman Count. The following statistics of the various religious denominations are tako from Dr. DorcheMer's new and elaborate volume, " History of Christianity in ihu United States ' :

Tne Roman Catholics have 6,912 churches and 17,658 roimsiers, their entire population is e.stimatc.i at 7.200 000; tru Jews have 250 congregations, with a population estimaed at 303.000 ; the New Jerusalem Church has 128 societies; the Universaliats have 034 parishes ; Unitarians, 355 parishes.

<J1 Methodist Baptist Presbyterian Lutheran Congregational ... Episcopal Advmtist, etc. ... Friends, (;tc. Gii m;ui Evangelical Cnurch Union Christian Union Churches ... ftjndry small bodies ihurches. 1 32,071 42.389 15,902 7 573 4 277 5.450 3 4 92 GOO 553 1,755 1,200 6 Ministers. 27,542 28,003 11.241 3.«J90 4,090 3,850 1,321 500 089 1,349 1,200 10 Communicants. 3.601.41 C 9.729 74i 1 431,24. 930.83 C 436,371 415 tie.* 144.577 82,00 C GO 001 142.00 L 125 O')C 35.85 C