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the regular church activities; and in the minds of the persons
in charge, the church work seems to be secondary.
When a comprehensive list of the activities taken from all
the churches is examined, it appears that about ten activities
and organizations are generally used. Those used by 100
per cent. of the churches are: preaching, union services and
interchurch cooperation, missionary societies, and various
forms of club work. Approximately all of the churches have
a Sunday church school, give relief to the poor, and conduct
revival meetings. About three-fourths or more have choirs,
young people's work, and prayer meetings. Table VI shows
a summary of forty activities included in the programs of the
urban churches studied.
TABLE VI-ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF 609 URBAN
CHURCHES, BY PER CENT. OF FREQUENCY
Organizations
Number of and Per Cent.
Churches Activities Frequency
609 Preaching....................................... 100.0
609 Union services and interchurch cooperation........... 100.0
609 Missionary societies............................... 100.0
609 Clubs (Soc., Ed., Fin.)............................ 100.0
608 Sunday church school.............................. 99.8
590 Poor relief....................................... 96.9
561 Revivals........................................ 92.1
503 Choirs......................................... 82.6
398 Young people's work.............................. 65.4
388 Prayer meetings.................................. 63.7
191 Recreational work................................ 31.4
77 Pastors' aid boards................................ 12.6
30 Gymnasium classes............................... 4.9
22 Church papers................................... 3.6
21 Extension work in missions......................... 3.4
18 Feeding the unemployed........................... 3.0
13 Junior churches................................. 2.1
10 Daily vacation Bible school......................... 1.6
6 Benevolent societies............................... 1.0
5 Clinic (free)................................... 0.8
5 Motion pictures.................................. 0.8
5 Co6perate-Y.W. and Y.M.C.A....................... 0.8
5 G irl Scouts...................................... 0.8
5 Boy Scouts...................................... 0.8
4 Kindergarten.................................... 0.7
3 Nurseries (day).................................. 0.5