Appendix A

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Table Showing the Numerical Strength of the Iowa Yearly Meeting of (Orthodox) Friends by 5 Year Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Number of

Increase

Decrease

Number of

Remarks

 

Members

 

 

Children be-

 

 

 

 

 

tween 5 and 21

 

 

 

 

 

Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1863

6,000*

 

 

2,403

*An estimate. The first report given 1866 showed

 

 

 

 

 

7,652 members.

1868

7,639

1,639

 

1,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1873

8,680

1,041

 

1,124*

*This report is for 1872 and is not complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1878

9,077

397

 

2,243*

*This report is for 1879.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1883

9,431

354

 

 

 

1888

10,234

803

 

 

Period of Evangelism

1893

11,415

1,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1898

11,274

 

141

 

The Yearly Meetings of Oregon, California, and

1903

11,022

 

252

 

Nebraska set off from Iowa during this period.

1908

9,434

 

1,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1912

8,383

 

1,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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