(e) The Church's Service to the Community 



As a preaching centre: 12 of the 40 churches have a service every Sun- 

 day; 24 have 2 services a month; 4 have one service a month. The total 

 attendance in all churches holding service on an average Sunday is a 

 little more than a thousand. 



As an organized force: 38 of the churches have Sunday-schools, of 

 which 28 are in session through the year; ten are in session from 6 to 9 

 months. The total membership of these schools is 1,402, and the total 

 average attendance is 991. This is an average membership and attend- 

 ance per school of 37 and 26 respectively. There are in all 164 teachers, 

 one to every 6 pupils in regular attendance. 



There are 15 Young People's organizations with a membership of 

 418, 7 women's societies with a membership of 370, 3 organizations 

 for men with a membership of 33 and 2 other organizations with a mem- 

 bership of 75. This makes a total of 37 organizations with an aggregate 

 membership of 896. Twenty-five churches have no organization for 

 Young People, 43 have none for women, 38 have none for men. Eigh- 

 teen have no organizations at all except the Sunday-school. 



As a Social Centre. The colored church appears to occupy a larger 

 place socially in the lives of its members than does the white church. 

 The great majority of the churches have some regular social feature. 

 The relation between the church, the school and the lodge is usually a 

 close one; close as their respective 

 buildings which are frequently built 

 upon the same lot. Most of the en- 

 tertainments held have the same 

 financial significance as in the white 

 churches; but their social significance 

 is also great. 



(f) The Community's Service to 



the Church 



The annual budgets of the churches 

 total $10,867, an average of about $272 

 per church. Of this amount, $6,560 

 is for salaries. The average salary is 

 $364.45; the maximum is $748 and 

 the minimum $50. If the total ex- 

 penditure were equally distributed 

 among the members it would amount 

 to $5.48 per year. The annual ex- 

 penditure on the colored schools is 

 $11,393.62. Figuring in the same 



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