South Carolina (1906) religious affiliation, as recorded in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, published in 1911, stated:
<In 1906 there were in the state 655,933 members of different religious denominations, of whom the Baptist bodies were the strongest with 341,456 communicants; the Methodist bodies had 249,169 members; 35,533 were Presbyterians; 12,652 were Lutherans; 10,317 were Roman Catholics; and 8557 were Protestant Episcopalians.> 1906SC001
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company, stated as of 1908, a census listed South Carolina as:
<Baptist-118,217 in 1,003 Churches & 410 ministers Methodist Episcopal-85,441 in 798 Churches & 357 ministers Presbyterian-23,442 in 275 Churches & 121 ministers Lutheran-13,993 in 85 Churches & 34 ministers Episcopal-7,620 in 94 Churches & 47 ministers Unitarian-117 in 1 Church & 1 minister Congregational-71 in 1 Church & 1 minister
A.R. Presbyterian-4,227 in 45 Churches & 36 ministers Catholic-9,650 in 30 Churches & 19 ministers.> 1906SC002 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14157a.htm
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1906SC001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). South Carolina, 1906, religious affiliation, as recorded in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, published in 1911. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/South_Carolina.
1906SC002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). South Carolina, 1906, religious affiliation, as recorded in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14157a.htm.