bɪkˈʌz ʌv ðˈɪs, mˈoʊst tʃˈɜːtʃ mˈɛmbɚz ɪn nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz wɜːɹ ˈiːðɚɹ ˈɛmɪɡɹənts hˌuː kʊd nˌɑːt jˈɛt ɐfˈoːɹd tə ɡˌoʊ fˈɜːðɚ ɔːɹ tʃˈɜːtʃ ˈeɪdʒənts hˌuː hˈɛlpt ðɪ ˈɛmɪɡɹənts kəntˈɪnjuː ðɛɹ dʒˈɜːni.
Because of this, most church members in New Orleans were either emigrants who could not yet afford to go further or church agents who helped the emigrants continue their journey.