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Show Lutherans Largest of All ' Protestant Denominations : i V - . i. r " ' 1 1 x j , j l ?-A - - Rev. O. M. Norlie J '. ( Rev. G. L. Kieffer ! One fourth of all l these the vast major-immigrants major-immigrants permitted U Ity are scattered to enter the United t ; I through every nation 1 ' States daring the fls- p j In Europe. The valua-cal valua-cal yew 1921-22 will U f j tion of church prop-probably prop-probably be Luther- M t 3 erty in the United ' ans, according to the i f -. States and Canada is ' Lutheran World Al- t ' i given as $180,006,949, 1 manac for 1922, com- . . ' - '. . with an indebtedness 1 piled and edited by I of only $3,912,722. 1 Dr. O. M. Norlie and f In the United States ' Rev. George Linn -s the actual number of ' Kieffer, and just pub- . - J . enrolled baptized lished by the Lutheran T"i i Lutherans is 3,684.85, 1 Bureau, 487 Fifth j- I K. N' of whom 2,466,968 are Avenue, New York .L.. ' . 1.. Nj on the active con-City. con-City. Uncle Sam's firmed membership 1 doors will be open to M . T lists. It is estimated only 845,783 newcom- martin turner thnt the total numbCr ers during the year, of Lutherans by bap-of bap-of whom 87,066 will likely be Luth- Usm In this country is between 15,-erans, 15,-erans, 72,399 non-Lutheran Protest- 000,000 and 17,000,000. There are 1 ants nnd the remaining 185,718 Greek 15,058 congregations and 9,655 min- and Roman Catholics and non-Chris- lstcrs. tians. The figures are based upon Lutheran Sunday Schools instruct- the percentages of religious popula- ed 1,019,076 children during the year, tion In the mother countries permit- with a teaching force of 94,840 while tod to send homeseekers to our shores. 2,677 teachers are employed by paro- Throughout the world the Church chlol schools to take care of 138,069 oi'Vhe Reformation Is the largest pupils. The American Lutheran Protestant denomination, outnumber- church has 287 ordained missionaries ing all others by two to one. Of in foreign lands. |