| Show Tho oft off In church attendance 1 I la t one utin of ot the Iho troubles of tho the various de do denominations nominations of ot the tho world arid Thin 1110 subject U is I often sometimes the tho facts rode are aro denied mid and excused but time the specter will not down It U Is le a as 1111 troublesome us as tho the ghost In Hamlet In London recently Investigated gated tho the church In ten rem churches oil all situated within the tha most valuable business portion of 01 the tha city Tho rho church property was vms worth WB we Ye are aro ar told nt at u II conservative con live estimate Tha rho In these ten churches churcheR amounted to persons parsons In lu nil all though there were seats for attendants In ono em church wo we are fur tur further ther Cher told In the heart of London be between between tween Queen Victoria street und and Can Cun Cannon Cannon non street where thero there Is h a II seating sealing ca cu capacity of at OO the attendance at It the tha morning service consisted of at four tour per Iler I sons three o women and ono one child In III another church on Bread Breud street with a sealing capacity of ot ZOO JOO there thero wern four tour men mon and six women At St Hl Helens with a 11 muting lI a capacity of ot COO 00 only three men six women und and two children attended the tho morning morn In service The 1110 conditions are aro somewhat better botter betterIn In iii the churches In in the outlying ou din dis districts but hut tho the general Is lit Indi Indicated by hy tho the figures given Contrast this with the rush to races prize lights and amid many tunny low entertainments What becomes of ot tho time boast that ours aura Is U Ua isa a Christian civilization and und that our nations are uro Christians Many any remedies have been heon tried but butI I time the evil se to bo lie an lilt Incurable as cancar can oan car cor One Ono of ot tho the newest schemes has been heon proposed proponed ell by hy a u Provo preacher who Is bald Hail to have hayo off offered a ted in nil hour for attending Ma hla services Those who desire to take advantage of ot that offer must present themselves to o the preacher register rind submit to tonn toan nn an examination to Provo prove they believe la In n Infidel doctrine and anil sot not a n 1 thou when they will ho bu In church Tho Thu minister says H H the tho purpose nf ot Ills hits otter offer Is to In induce duce luc Infidels to study shady Christian teach hags mrs but hut It looks more mora like a I deeper mite ite scheme whereby to Induce people to tn go to church For I or naturally those who are not lIot Infidels will go BO Just to 10 ace how low many mammy were acre caught In him the tha thenet net The Tha plan pion Is IA novel here but It Is neither new nor original For years missionaries In pagan countries have havo paid people for tor becoming li converts It 11 It Is 18 nn an old scheme as 18 morally Inet Ineffective Ineffective as lis th the heating healing of ot V to 0 rive IVO the unites moon from the earths shad shadow nv ow The Tho fulling falling oft off In church attendance attendances Is s a 1 chronic condition that has HO sO till tar resisted re nil all known remedies outside out lda the proclamation of at the tho word of at fad lod 10 1 It 11 should bo be a II warning to tho the Saints to 10 beware howare lest they become like the tho world In this lua regard |
