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Yearbook American Churches 1941 EDITION YEARBOOK s of AMERICAN CHURCHES (FIFTEENTH ISSUE) (BIENNIAL) Edited By BENSON Y. LANDIS Under the Auspices of the FEDERAL COUNCIL OF THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN AMERICA Published by YEARBOOK OF AMERICAN CHURCHES PRESS F. C. VIGUERIE, (Publisher) 37-41 85TH ST., JACKSON HEIGHTS, N. Y. PREVIOUS ISSUES Year of Publication Title Editor 1916 Federal Council Yearbook .............. H. K. Carroll 1917 Yearbook of the Churches................H. K. Carroll • . 1918 Yearbook of the Churches................C. F. Armitage 1919 Yearbook of the Churches................C. F. Armitage 1920 Yearbook of the Churches.............. S. R. Warburton 1922 Yearbook of the Churches................E. O. Watson 1923 Yearbook of the Churches............... E. O. Watson 1925 Yearbook of the Churches............... E. O. Watson 1927 The Handbook of the Churches....... B. S. Winchester 1931 The New Handbook of the Churches .. Charles Stelzle 1933 Yearbook of American Churches........ H. C. Weber 1935 Yearbook of American Churches.........H. C. Weber 1937 Yearbook of American Churches.........H. C. Weber 1939 Yearbook of American Churches.........H. C. Weber Printed in the United States of America COPYRIGHT, 1941, BY SAMUELWUEL McCREA CAVERTCAVEf All rights reserved H CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................... iv I. The Calendar for the Christian Years 1941 and 1942 .................... v A Table of Dates A h e a d ....................................................... x II. Directories 1. Religious Bodies in the United S ta te s.............................. 1 2. Religious Bodies in Canada ............................................. 86 3. Cooperative Organizations: N a tio n a l................................ 88 4. Field Organization Directory............................................. 92 5. Agencies Having Ecumenical Connections ........................ 100 6. Theological Seminaries .................................................. 106 7. Colleges and Universities................................................ 110 8. Religious Periodicals .................................................... 118 9. Service Agencies: Social, Civic, Religious ....................... 121 III. Statistics of Organized Religion................................................ 129 IV. Annals of Organized Religion, 1939 and 1940 Interfaith Cooperation, by Robert A. Ashw orth.................... 142 Cooperation and Unity, by H. Paul D ou glass............ •........ 151 Protestant Denominations, by Benson Y. La n d is.................. 162 Roman Catholic Activities, by Charles H. M c M a h o n ............ 170 Organized Judaism, by Louis M in s k y .............................. 180 V. Index .................................................................................. 189 VI. Advertising Section ................................................................ 193 INTRODUCTION HE Yearbook of American Churches is a reference work presenting T comprehensive information mainly about organized religion in the United States. A directory of certain of the Canadian churches is, however, included. The Yearbook for 1941 consists chiefly of directories, nine of which list a large number of officials of church agencies and of organizations in which churches have an interest. A new feature of this edition is the inclusion of a complete directory of cooperative field organizations, made available by The Inter-Council Field Department. The Annals of Organized Religion were prepared by five authors who summarized major events of 1939 and 1940. These are very brief histories. For interpretation the authors are personally responsible. The section on statistics presents the *‘latest information* * available, par­ ticularly the figures for church membership. A compilation of the recent data for all the known religious bodies in the United States has been made by the Editor. This includes membership officially reported by the statis­ tician, or as made available by the Census of Religious Bodies, 1936. This Census was incomplete for certain bodies, but regarded as very satisfactory by others. Many bodies which do not make annual tabulations of church membership have specifically instructed us to use the 1936 figures, which were made public in 1940, and are “the latest information” available. For explanatory notes about the statistics, see the section below. The Editor of the Yearbook simply collects and presents, often in brief form, data supplied by others. He does not engage in original research. Therefore what is here presented is sent in by cooperative individuals from official sources, or, in a few instances, from published yearbooks or the publications of the Bureau of the Census. The Yearbook is “edited under the auspices of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America,” but the content is inclusive and becomes a reference work touching upon all the interests of organized religion in the nation. This Yearbook became a useful work for the years 1933 to 1939 through four biennial editions, largely through the devotion of the late Dr. H. C. Weber, of the General Council of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. The present Editor knows at first hand of the valuable contributions made by Dr. ^Weber, usually at great personal sacrifice. The Editor is also aware of his personal debt to the one who has preceded him. He also acknowledges valuable assistance from the staff of the Department of Research and Edu­ cation of the Federal Council. Benson Y. L andis IV I. (Eairnfcar for (OJjnaitatt ifraro 1941 mb 1942 “The Christian Year preserves the personality of religion** P hillips B rooks 1941 JANUARY 1 Festival of the Christening Second Sunday in Christmastide (New Year’s) Twelfth Night: Epiphany Epiphany Eve 6 Epiphany 6-11 Week of Prayer February 25 12 First Sunday after Epiphany 19 Second Sunday after Epiphany Season of Missionary Day the Evangel 26 Third Sunday after Epiphany FEBRUARY 2 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Presentation of Jesus in the Temple 9 Race Relations Day 16 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Day of Prayer for Students Lent 23 Brotherhood Day February 26 to The Transfiguration April 12 26 Ash Wednesday Season of Renewal 28 World Day of Prayer MARCH 2 First Sunday in Lent 9 Second Sunday in Lent 16 Third Sunday in Lent 23 Fourth Sunday in Lent Stewardship Day 30 Passion Sunday APRIL Eastertide Palm Sunday beginning Holy Week 10 Maundy Thursday April 13 to May 31 11 Good Friday 12 Easter Eve Season of the 13 Easter Day Resurrection 20 First Sunday after Easter 27 Second Sunday after Easter v MAY 4 Third Sunday after Easter 4-11 Christian Family Week 11 Festival of the Christian Home (formerly called Mother’s Day) 18 Rural Life Sunday 22 Ascension Day 25 Sixth Sunday after Easter 30 Memorial Day JUNE Whitsuntide 1 Whitsunday (Pentecost) June 1 to August 30 Birth of the Christian Church Season of the Christian Unity Sunday Holy Spirit 8 Children’s Day and of the Birth Trinity Sunday and Expansion 15 Second Sunday after Pentecost of the Christian 22 Third Sunday after Pentecost Church 29 Nature Sunday JULY 4 Independence Day 6 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 13 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 20 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 27 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost AUGUST 3 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 10 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost 17 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost 24 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Kingdomtide 31 Festival of Christ the King beginning Kingdomtide August 31 to November 29 SEPTEMBER Season of the Kingdom of God 1 Labor Day on Earth 7 Labor Sunday (Or Aug. 31) 14 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost 21 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost 28 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost OCTOBER 5 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 6-11 Religious Education Week 12 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost 19 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost 26 World Temperance Day 31 Reformation Day vi NOVEMBER 1 All Saints* Day 2 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost All Souls' Day 9 World Peace Sunday 16 Thanksgiving Sunday 20 Thanksgiving Day 23 Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost Advent 30 Advent Sunday November 30 to December 24 Season of DECEMBER Expectancy 7 Second Sunday in Advent 14 Bible Sunday Christmastide 21 Sunday before Christmas December 25 to 25 Christmas Day: The Birth of our Lord January 5 28 Sunday after Christmas Season of the 31 New Year’s Eve (Watch Night) Nativity 1942 JANUARY 1 Festival of the Christening 4 Second Sunday in Christmastide (New Year's) 5 Twelfth Night: Epiphany Eve Epiphany 6 Epiphany January 6 to 5-10 Week of Prayer February 17 11 First Sunday after Epiphany Season of 18 Second Sunday after Epiphany the Evangel Missionary Day 25 Third Sunday after Epiphany FEBRUARY 1 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany 2 Presentation of Jesus in the Temple 8 Race Relations Day 15 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Day of Prayer for Students The Transfiguration Lent 18 Ash Wednesday February 18 to 20 World Day of Prayer April 4 22 First Sunday in Lent Season of Renewal Brotherhood Day MARCH 1 Second Sunday in Lent 8 Third Sunday in Lent 15 Fourth Sunday in Lent Stewardship Day 22 Passion Sunday 29 Palm Sunday beginning Holy Week vli APRIL 2 Maundy Thursday 3 Good Friday 4 Easter Eve Eastertide 5 E asier D ay April 5 to May 23 12 First Sunday after Easter Season of the 19 Second Sunday after Easter Resurrection 26 Third Sunday after Easter MAY 3 Fourth Sunday after Easter 3-10 Christian Family Week 10 Festival of the Christian Home (formerly called Mother’s Day) Rural Life Sunday 14 Ascension Day 17 Sixth Sunday after Easter Whitsuntide
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