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but refused to swear allegiance to the
Transvaal republic.

1. Are the Boers in the Transvaal Roman
Catholics? 2. Are the people of Holland
Catholics? J. F. M.
1. No. They more closely resemble Con-
gregationalists or the ancient Puritans.
2. There are about 1,545,000 members of
the Roman Catholic in the Netherlands,
2,756,000 members of Protestant churches,
and 99,000 members of other religions.