http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/08/19/the-stability-of-the-syrian-mission-under-st-raphael/ The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas Wed, 08 May 2013 13:30:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/08/19/the-stability-of-the-syrian-mission-under-st-raphael/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Language in American Orthodoxy, 1916 (reposted from 8/21/09) Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:34:41 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=720#comment-1303 [...] we come to the Syrians… and as we’ve seen before, the Syrians are an outlier. This is what the 1916 Census has to say: Of the 25 organizations, 13, [...]

]]> http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/08/19/the-stability-of-the-syrian-mission-under-st-raphael/comment-page-1/#comment-125 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Language in American Orthodoxy, 1916 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:40:55 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=720#comment-125 [...] we come to the Syrians… and as we’ve seen before, the Syrians are an outlier. This is what the 1916 Census has to say: Of the 25 organizations, 13, [...]

]]> http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/08/19/the-stability-of-the-syrian-mission-under-st-raphael/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Fr. Oliver Herbel Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:19:08 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=720#comment-124 His comment is still important, though, Matthew. One needs to be careful with how “Sunday School” was thought of during this time. It originated as an American Protestant phenomenon, I do believe, and the Orthodox adapted it, but where, how, and when, is a detailed study I have not yet seen. Also, don’t forget, other factors are involved when investigating stability. It is not just a matter of what St. Raphael was doing. The Russians were using clergy on what we might call short term missionary work, as I know you know. Also, the imigration patterns themselves had an effect, and St. Raphael couldn’t determine that. I believe the Syro-Arab community rallied around him personally, and he’s a saint, but we must take care not to stretch our evidence too far. There were other factors at play as well.

]]> http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/08/19/the-stability-of-the-syrian-mission-under-st-raphael/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Matthew Namee Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:46:26 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=720#comment-123 Basil, the statistics I cited are from 1916, i.e., before the founding of the GOA.

]]> http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/08/19/the-stability-of-the-syrian-mission-under-st-raphael/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Basil 320 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:43:07 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=720#comment-122 This is not a significant point to this study, but the GOAA did not require a Sunday School system in that era, though a Catechism was a part of the Greek School curriculum. Greek School was typically held in the late afternoons and the priests were usually instructors in an effort to supplement their meager salaries at the time.

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