A Word of Introduction / The Doctrinal Issues of 1953 (1)

A comparison of the denominational statistics of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America for the years 1952 and 1954 indicates that something of a very severe character happened in the period between those dates. The Yearbooks of our denomination for those years show the following: 1952 Churches -- 24 Vacant churches -- 2 Ministers -- 28 Home Missionaries -- 1 Families -- 1302 Total souls -- 5549 A comparison of the denominational statistics of the Protestant Reformed Churches in...