This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter V RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS IN AMERICA (a) Chubch Work Among The Magyabs Religious distribution.--From the tables on pages 39, 40 a fairly accurate judgment may be formed concerning the distribution on arrival here of our Magyar population, between Catholics and Protestants, and between ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter V RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS IN AMERICA (a) Chubch Work Among The Magyabs Religious distribution.--From the tables on pages 39, 40 a fairly accurate judgment may be formed concerning the distribution on arrival here of our Magyar population, between Catholics and Protestants, and between Evangelicals and non-Evangelicals. Readers are referred to those tables rather than repeating them here. The Census of 1920 reports 268,112 foreign-born Magyars in the United States and 205,426 nativeborn, total 473,538. According to the foregoing percentages the Magyars in the United States are divided as follows: Roman Catholics 284,122 Reformed 113,649 Jews 47,969 Eastern Orthodox 11,364 Lutherans (Evangelical) 5 682 Unitarians 3 220 Baptists, Presbyterians and others 7 489 The only sources of information regarding the work American Churches are doing among the Magyars in America are the reports of the respective Mission Boards and Associations. From these we learn the following facts: The first Mission Board to take up mission work for the Magyar people was that of the Reformed Church in the United States, which began its work July 1st, 1891, in Pittsburgh, Pa., Rev. John Kovacs, pastor, and in Cleveland, O., January 1, 1891, Kev. Gustav Jurassy, pastor. Its work grew apace till 1903, when it had 17 organized congregations with about 1,800 communicant members; in addition there were about 15 filials, or outlying preaching places. The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America had also begun work in 1900, and by 1903 had several preaching places and organized congregations. It has now (1922) 30 organized churches and 16 Missions. A new denomination came into this work in 1903. Up to this time the Reformed Church of Hungary did no mission...
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