Show i 1 NIGH HIGH PAID CLERGYMEN I II I i 1 PREACH TO EMPTY PEWS q r rII I II I c Continued n I from page thirteen I i f In tin the minds of or mon men Is that 1 the tho old belief hellet In eternal punishment u has JI II practically ceased In fact tact this thU I t 11 1 i was was he e argument In the wider wide widespread I r Li I spread reunions revival Im of John and andI I t Churles buries Wesley and a Another Anal her reason of ot the decay Is le that i th the population hoe has become became t ome In tho the last 1 half halt century much moro more urban than thon rural In tho the country public opinion Is hr still Mill strong on these subjects ell eu Un Undoubtedly 41 tho the free Cron and open church f t must share the tho 1 Hilt for Cor this tits change In old days day 10 when hIli the tho family had hod Its pew the tho fn r tiro tho mother the th sons eons and the daughters all sat lilt In It Now No they he RO go ROan got t t 1 an where or nowhere i i TOO FEW EW a aV V Va 1 r Another reason rOWlon for Cor the decrease dOC In church going anti nm ono one chiefly hlen Is III the Iho low standard of ot clerical h platting In the parishes 1 In the dlo duo cow of or L London that Is north nf of the Thames there therm are now par slice he in each elleh of ot which there are nt sit least t j nta The TIle distribution la is isas nv as II follows 1 In 34 Over Oer In InI t 12 22 I Over 1000 In 1 17 t Over ter 13 00 In 12 1 1 Over In to 14 I I i Over Oyer O In III 4 1 I Over aver In 1 I i I Over In InI 8 6 I Over In 1 II I Over 1900 In 8 3 t Over In tn 1 I Over IO In 1 I Over Oer In 1 I t I Over In tn 1 Among those huge hUR mas e two or Jr orr r three throe clergy are wholly Ineffective 1 they cum cnn have hove small Influence In In log people to church Then there therm U is I to be he th the of or those thona two tuo forces hostile to 10 belief materialism and Ind social 10 i I m Materialism I m Is I on nn element to 10 be beI I w t expected In n a IL population of oC so many man mann IFO n all nil of or are RN In to strong c C for Cor n a livelihood Matters I f t belief LollI s seem learn em far Car away Use Also I I Km Ism m hostile to religion Is I i props ropa F rUt HI l with great groot vigor anion the classes 6 I OF PI SenE e Then again there them Is IR nn RII enormous In 4 I cr rue a e of or tho love lon of oC pleasure In nil all laj lasses alike and meat Are arc two great object sought for Cor forout out cut of or the hours of ot work Of ot late years t r ela going and ond Sunday ob ba e been bean largely lor undermined In Lon Lonon lott on n by lv the upturn nf or spending the th nd l at lit country countr houses where the th thet t majority of or the guests do not nol think of or hur A parallel element U is Uthe I t the enormous of tor o rr cars r If je t j arge numbers num ra nf ot wealthy II h p pl u we UI e t I their t cars r to tn fa go to the country on Oil Sun Run t r I lay day At 1 the other end of or the Mortal aortal 1 f 7 tale Ial le excursion lOIl trains anti and vl visits lt t I to tod d friends Menda by suburban railways set act In Ini IV i th the same way R 1 t tl 1 I th the with B II great t ma maii mat I t ii 11 J of J the themen men who w t ploy pl ly golf Is III to 10 devote 1 vote Sunday Hundly la 10 o that form torm of ot exercise I i 1 Though plough rhoU h do not 1 v many man peo pM pMt t 2 1 W tk lf yet lot It II breaks brnak th the habit of ot church hurch I o n nI ll ai d l tt Many of or tb the three i tau nausea s are Aro small In InI I I oIl but when ono ens on considers a aai I united to force I one canon be stir 1 II h d that the w old ld lh of church hur 11 e KnI 1 I ng IIII and l 1 rr r s Sunday have 1 been lell to y ot a HOLLINS |