TABLE C
Denominations of the Churches in Eighteen Counties of Southeastern Ohio
| Churches in 248 strictly rural townships | Other rural churches | All rural churches | ||||
| Total | 1,542 | 593 | 2,135 | |||
| Methodist Episcopal | 526 | 216 | 742 | |||
| United Brethren | 138 | 43 | 181 | |||
| Baptist | 124 | 26 | 150 | |||
| Christian | 97 | 13 | 110 | |||
| Presbyterian | 96 | 40 | 136 | |||
| Disciples | 87 | 39 | 126 | |||
| Methodist Protestant | 63 | 25 | 88 | |||
| Christian Union | 46 | 5 | 51 | |||
| Catholic | 43 | 22 | 65 | |||
| Non-Progressive Disciples | 28 | 3 | 31 | |||
| Radical United Brethren | 26 | 4 | 30 | |||
| Lutheran | 21 | 28 | 49 | |||
| Congregational | 17 | 1 | 18 | |||
| Reformed | 14 | 16 | 30 | |||
| German Evangelical | 14 | 1 | 15 | |||
| United Presbyterian | 10 | 23 | 33 | |||
| Friends | 10 | 21 | 31 | |||
| All others | 182 | 67 | 249 |
CHAPTER VI
A POLICY AND PROGRAM
The roots of the religious and moral life of the Nation are chiefly in the country church. As in southeastern Ohio, so in any area where the church fails, degeneracy begins. The low and sordid moral atmosphere found in so many rural villages and communities, not only among the Eighteen Counties, but throughout the State (and far beyond the boundaries of Ohio) is altogether unnecessary. It constitutes a challenge to the church which can no longer go unheeded. Obviously, whatever reforms in methods and policies may be required to enable it efficiently to perform its task must be made.