An average attendance one-third less than the seating capacity means many empty seats.

XXVI

ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHURCHES OTHER THAN SUNDAY SCHOOLS

Mixed
MenWomenGrown-upYoung PeopleBoysGirlsBoys and Girls
NumberMembersNumberMembersNumberMembersNumberMembersNumberMembersNumberMembersNumberMembers
Churches in:
Country0091710010239000000
Village00916600381000000
Town274227100093143545128273
City522616635240620011539400
Total7300561,682240288344698222273

Women’s organizations are numerous; men have only one-eighth as many. Less than half of the churches have young people’s organizations.

XXVII

NUMBER OF PASTORS WHO HAVE SERVED THE CHURCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED TEN YEARS OR MORE

One
Pastor
Two
Pastors
Three
Pastors
Four
Pastors
Five
Pastors
Six
Pastors
Seven
Pastors
Eight
Pastors
Nine
Pastors
Churches in:
Country112223101
Village111211310
Town013422100
City121220000
Total3571076511

The turn-over on the part of the ministers has been high. Two-thirds of these churches have had a new minister every two and one half years or oftener.