IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 12.5 I.I in 1^ 2.0 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 < 6" ► P^ <^ /}. 'c^l ""* t f^ PiL-^A U:^ ilUlUgldpiUL Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.v 14580 (716) 872-4503 &? £?<. ' &?/ CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical IVIicroreproductions / Institut canadien de microreproductlons historiques \ ► .vvN 4 Methodists, . . 567,091 783,276 216,185 38 Presbyterians, 544,998 655,411 110,413 20 Church of England, 494,049 568,976 74,927 15 Baptists, . . . 239,343 276,809 37,466 15>^ All others, . . . 148,251 201,621 53,370 36 3,485.761 4,374,515 888,754 25y, It will thus be seen that the Church of England is only the fourt/i Denomination in point of numbers in the Dominion, and made the smallest proportionate gain of them all during the twenty year period, viz. : 15';^ : the largest gain, viz : 38% ha^-lng been made by the Methodists. DOMINION OF CANADA. Statement shewing the numbers of members of the Church of England in the four separate PROVINCES in the years 1871 and 1891 : Provinces. 1871 1891 Numbers. Per Centages. Ontario, . . . 330,995 385,999 Gain 55,004 16v^ Quebec, . . . 62,449 75,472 " 13,023 2034 Nova Scotia, . 55,124 S4.410 " 9,286 11^ New Brunswick, 45,481 43,095 Loss 2,386 5^ 494,049 568,976 Gain 74,927 15 It will thus be seen that New Brunswick was the only Province of the Dominion in which the Church of England declined during the twenty year period, and it may be added that, with the single exception of the Baptists in the Province of Quebec, the Church of England in New Brunswick was the only Denomination which declined in numbers in either of the four Proiifr.crs PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. Statement shewing the numbers of the different Denominations in NEW BRUNSWICK in the years 1871 and 1891: Denominations. 1871 1891 Numj. i. Per Centages, Roman Catholics, 96,016 115,961 Gain 19,945 20K Baptists, . . . 70,597 79,649 " 9,052 12^ Church of England, 45,481 43,095 Loss 2,386 5^ Presbyterians, . . 38,852 40,639 Gain 1 ,787 4^ Methodists, . . 29,856 35,504 5,648 19 All others, . . . 4,792 285,594 6,415 1,623 34 32 1 ,263 Gain 35,669 \2y. It will thus be seen that the Church of England was the only Denomination in the Province which declined in numbers during the twenty year period, and that if her decline continues at the same rate the Presbyterian body will soon take her place as third in point of numbers among the Denominations in the Province. PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. Statement, shewing the changes in the total population of Each County in New Brunswick from 1871 tO 1891, and also the gains or losses of the Church of England in each County during the same period: Counties. 1871 1891 Total. Church of England Albert, . . 10.672 10.971 Gain 299 Loss 213 Carleton, . . 19,938 22.529 " 2.591 Gain 46 Charlotte. . . 25,882 23.752 Loss 2.130 Loss 1,222 Gloucester, 18,810 24.897 Gain 6,087 (t 200 Kent, . . 19,101 23.845 " 4,744 «i 49 Kings. . . 24,593 23.087 Loss 1,506 «i 948 Northumberland, 20,116 25,713 Gain 5,597 Gain 228 Queens, . . 13,847 12,152 Loss 1,695 Loss 656 Restigouche, . 5,575 8,308 Gain 2,733 Gain 368 St. John, . . 52,120 49.574 Loss 2,546 Loss 1,087 Sunbury, . . 6,824 5,762 " 1,062 Gain 29 Victoria, . . 11,641 18,217 Gain 6,576 " 745 Westmorland, . 29.335 41,477 " 12,142 " 427 York. . . . 27,140 30,979 321,263 " 3,839 Loss 146 285.594 Cain 35,669 2,386 It will thus be seen that while there was a total gain ot 44,608 people in 9 of the 14 Counties, the Church of England only gained 1,498 members, and lost 3,884 members in the other 5 Counties, in some of which the total population had very largely increased. The results in the Counties of Carleton, Gloucester, Kent, Northumberland, Victoria, V/estmorland and York are particularly disappointing, and with the single exception of Sunbury County the returns are all most disheartening, so far as the Church of England is concerned. PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. Statement shewing the changes in the total population of the Principal Towns in New Brunswick from 1871 to 1891, and also the gains or losses of the Church of England in each of same : Towns. 1871 1891 Total. Church of Englana Bathurst, . 4,469 4,815 gain 346 loss 93 Ch?tham, . 4,203 5,644 '• 1,441 •■ 35 Dorchester, 5,617 6,357 " 740 " 34 Fredericton. 6,006 6.502 '• 496 gain 269 Gagetown, . 1,282 1,029 loss 253 loss 9 1 Moncton, 4,810 13,927 gain 9,1/7 gain 7 1 4 Sussex, 5,606 5,599 loss 7 " 46 Sackville, . 3,766 4,982 gain 1.216 16 Shediac, 5,756 6,216 " 460 loss 193 St. John, . 41,320 39,179 loss 2,141 •• 817 St. Stephen, 6,515 6,134 • • 381 '■ 290 St. George, 3,314 2,757 ( t 557 •• 196 St. Andrews, 2,961 2,452 tt 509 '• 153 Westfield. . 1,500 1,172 1 » 328 •• 128 Woodstock, 3.963 5,055 gain Gain 1,092 10,732 gain 1 2 101,088 1 1 1 ,820 Loss 973 It will thus be seen that, with the exception of Sussex, the Church of England lost far more than her numerical proportion in the Towns where the total population declined, and that she either lost ground altogether, or made much smaller proportionate gains than the other Denominations, in all the other Towns, with the exception of Fredericton ; the net result being a loss of 973 members to the Church of England in the fifteen Towns, where the total net gain in population amounted to 10,732 people, which is certainly a very poor record for the Church of England.