Maryland (1906) religious affiliation, as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, published in 1911, stated:
<There are about 59 religious sects, of which the members of the Roman Catholic Church, which was prominent in the early history of Maryland, are far the most numerous, having in 1906 166,941 members out of 473,257 communicants of all denominations; in the same year there were 137,156 Methodists, 34,965 Protestant Episcopalians, 32,246 Lutherans, 30,928 Baptists, 17,895 Presbyterians and 13,442 members of the Reformed Church in the United States.> 1906MD001
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company, stated as of 1906, a census listed Maryland as having a total population-1,275,434; of this total 37.1 per cent was reported in the census as claiming to be regular Church-members:
<Protestant-23.7 percent
Catholic-13.1 percent
Other-0.3 percent
Not regular attenders-62.9 percent> 1906MD002
The state census of 1908 shows 401 Church organizations with a membership (communicants) of 473,257.
In this enumeration the Catholics are set down at 166,941, which is, owing to the government method of computation, 15 per cent less than the actual claim of the Church authorities.
Other totals are:
<Baptists-30,928
Disciples, or Christians-2,984
Dunkers-4450
Friends-2,079
German Evangelicals-8,343
Lutheran bodies-32,246
Methodists-137,156
Presbyterians-17,895
Reformed Presbyterians-13,461
United Brethren-6,541
The total number of Church edifices reported was 2814, with a seating capacity of 810,701 and a valuation of $23,765,172.> 1906MD003
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1906MD001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Maryland, 1906, religious affiliation as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, published in 1911. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Maryland.
1906MD002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Maryland, 1906, religious affiliation as reported in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09755b.htm.
1906MD003. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Maryland, 1906, religious affiliation as reported in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09755b.htm.