TABLE III NET GAINS IN COMMUNICANTS OF RELIGIOUS BODIES IN THE TWENTYFIVE YEARS, 1890-1915 NET GAINS IN COMMUNICANTS OF GROUPS OF RELIGIOUS BODIES IN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Federation in England and Wales 203 FEDERATION IN ENGLAND AND WALES NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCHES Constituted by the Congregational, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Free Episcopal Churches and Society of Friends in England and Wales. Purpose: a. To facilitate fraternal intercourse and cooperation among the Evangelical Free Churches; b. To assist in the organization of local Councils; c. To encourage devotional fellowship and mutual counsel concerning the spiritual life and religious activities of the Churches; d. To advocate the New Testament doctrine of the Church, and to defend the rights of the associated Churches; e. To promote the application of the law of Christ in every relation of human life. Office: Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, E. C., England. Officers: President, Rev. Alex. McConnell; Secretary, Rev. F. B. Meyer. The following table indicates the cooperating churches and the number of ministers and members each had in 1913. $42 Churches have not made returns. Members of the Free Churches other than those included in this total are estimated at 150,000. |