The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-25
From the Christian Register.
Church. C. ino

BY the enumeration. made By order 0? Par
liament of worsh,ppers attending church on
the first Sunday in March. lS5 |, itappears that
more than one-third OF The pnpulntion oil Eng
land was present at the morni kScrvicee OF that
day Thisis an cxtraOrdinarysfact. It is a
proof Of habit Of church going far more gene
IA. therc. Liam IT a census Of chureh-at-
tendance should be taken ON any one day
throughout .Ee ti.ted States. Thet. her cGpi-
age suitl the w,r-hfpnar- - 10 the wi.0ih'
popaiation: We iIaHc pat t.. ~ to va
rious persons wlo-t. Judgment in s1!ca lbs IS
We regarded as Worthy Hi respect. The a.tl
svcrs bayc Seen within Tie two extremes Of
one.iiitlfa AID ene-ttntA. Jn6oiittcty Tin at-
tentlnnce is lar less than in El.iaDd. Lut
there are reasons for ths which ought not TO
be ovcrl ookcd. Thesparseness IF our.pnp.Ila-
ten. compared with that 0fEagand. the great
distance ut which many live irom places q
pablo worship. the absence Of paroc!!ial ties
and hereditary habits i'll all newly formed com
mnnit!es these and Ike facts are to be taken
into account. y more practically important
question is TO be considered by rs is tis: III
proportion - the .Mnoic porU!a.ion are th,rc a.
MANY attendants G,On public worship nuw Is
there were twenty y2 rs ago? We have nc
data before Us from which 20 Gcducr exact
facts. 1t is a matter Of Judgment, a.d on such
a subject q mans Judgment can he OF Us. only
HI i4NI!icN OtI t'i>tI iitIbl Has
( CI Ii, d dQcl@d impression, but We shall be
pleased 10 know tina. others do not Gene 10 a
like conclusion.
We appryAenl that thc number If those who
acg icct p:.bi!e worship is receiving rapid in
fcrcasc from the less prosperous classes Ct li;,
community from anl.i = III Iill!.b.er walks in
He. Whose lots compel them 10 hard. daily
toll Through the country at lar2c is Their
uot Il growing muliituie ott!s lc ,cr ption who
:,
aid who are becoming more and more ahrnat-
c, from Peii = oH$ observance OF tie Sabbath
We rtitr 10 OF Protestant Population. for in
this matter OF chuIch atieacaHcc. a Roman
Catholic community is .;r more exemplary.
Sometimes The cH!2us!Ecn">s .! pC|%, some
times .:o Inability - pio.ic si,itiuc C!OtiU 2,
:ho2e frequently. W s">g Ct. I. morbid fear o.!
suffering j. comparison ".la c:hars, or at;cn-
ton to one sprvate accents. o. indn!.pDcr
il absolute RESI- ANA sleep, stand in tie way To
prcTCut attendance AT church
We wcve taking upon tais sni,'cct the other
d:y with al observing ai,d sensible man. WHO
lives i'll one Ct thn mast Furnishing towns IL
iJc !ntcIIor. aau lie suggested another class
that is swelling the ranks ~ those who absent
Themselves i.O:l c@'.lll. lie erred to thr
e! 5yo;1. ! class. what wi.n car railroads and
~,@..}lvOat;, our neN CIt."* ana new SAT- we
3.c becoming, as hn Thought the mos. uusr!
yea iC'i "a: Oh az i'tt q. lac cGfI6. Ii No;.t
surprise onr, h. remarked. TO learn how few o..
TIE people ci tbs place look ro,n thrln-"i ycs
a. permanent residents. OR Gtl-,:ha:t!:.. t:lc-
chaH.cs. traders, and ali out farmers no are
n l"b!, .cc. :Aat thy shall move n snUn -
thn frs: good chance up, 10 the nCw cCautGic
o. Minnesota OF hAnsaS. And these p"o;ir. ;ts
he justify cjscrycd.i""i 70 int :'r.t in this piece :
We cannot look 10 them to set OFT frees. bald
school houses. support puD!c worship 81 even
at:cili c..u!ch. Ihcy arr Icsiicss ;ind rowing
aad their hearts are not w,t.l as Ills remarks
lead to some soiahr2 reflections up,H The poll
ici ri car government III holding out those il!
duceIicnis TO settle new territories which drain
our elder towns CT their youthful rgor aud ca
;erprise. How mach is oar hatio.ul iEtcili-
gencc. good MANNERS and virtue ,!;lu.ed hy
such large iniueious OF s",ni.cviliZcd LIE? We
10 not 80 quite 50 far ;,s DR.. Bushnell j.. his
sermon cautiCi l,,barsm our first danger =
bat we have though that the border life which
% many Of OR people an going t. lead. uar
migratory habits. ;lhd growing indifference to
the harmonizing influences oil public worship.
ere ."tSynpto.!i.tc G: much Immediate pro
;gr2eT.
We cannot elise tbs article. already more
a-.tc!.3cI than II i!rSt pronnsai with ont al
l"s."n 10 the duty O: phiiantiropist., patriots.
Christmas. aud Christian p;.to 5. towards The
class ui people TO which we have referred. L
We have many growing mp among rs who are
;i:ic:.aied from hr ous., -: God y nat shall Ur
,.oAc 10 reach tbs Le:theG:sm a: home!