Spiritually, their faith had been weakened by Modernism. A spiritual crisis was brought about because many of their clergy became easy prey to higher criticism and evolution.
एक धार्मिक संकट इसलिए उत्पन्‍न हुआ कि उनके कई पादरी उच्च समालोचना और क्रमविकासवाद के सहज शिकार बन गए ।