TO
THE LUTHERANS OF NEW YORK
IN
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
_May you bring forth fruit and may your fruit remain_




Contents
Apology
Introduction
Their Story
In the Seventeenth Century--1648-1700
In the Eighteenth Century--1701-1750
In the Eighteenth Century--1751-1800
In the Nineteenth Century--1801-1838
In the Nineteenth Century--1839-1865
In the Nineteenth Century--1866-1900
In the Twentieth Century--1900-1918
Their Problems
The Problem of Synods
The Problem of Language
The Problem of Membership
The Problem of Religious Education
The Problem of Lapsed Lutherans