 Slovaks in America were outraged and spurred to greater action by the Černová massacre.On October 27, 1907, parishioners in the Slovak village of Černová wanted Andrej Hlinka to attend the consecration of the village church he had helped to build, but the ecclesiastical authorities would not permit it.On the day of the consecration, the people tried to stop the Magyar clergy who came to Černová and the security forces fired into the crowd, killing nine people on the spot with a total of 15 dead by the end of the day.