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Attempt to Murder n Lady.

PETERSBURG, December 22.-TO-day a
bold attempt was made by Il negro named
Robert Owens to murder Mrs. w. +.
Clifton, residing at Stony.Creek station,
Sussex county. Mrs. Clifton is highly
respectable lady, and is the wife OF the
telegraph operator at that station. The
negro fired a, her through the window,
but fortunately she escaped uniniured. No
cause Is assigned for the act. A party OF
men are securing the woods in hopes OF
capturing the villain.
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The grand fury hasing investigated The
burning OF tine insane asylum at st. Peter
MINI, report thai they cannot ascertain IT.
origin; tbst the attendants did oil IN their
poser 10 save life. bot that they were blama-
bic In SLOWING The patient named Ben.
AszIston, who Is supp0sed 10 have set The
IRE, ~ be out Of his room.
Mr. Gardner, OF The suspended 6rm Of
Csfdn<E, Stone n Co., Chicago, Gays the
liabilities 81 shs Gsm IRE IN the peighbor-
hood OF 100000. Mr. Gardner n ~ fx.
0syeSner ei Massachusetts,.
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by telegraph.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, December 22 Cotton dull; sses,
433 bales; nplands, 10 &c Orlean', IL 3-lGc.:
consolidated net receip,s 2o,775 bales; exoottk--
mon 70 fsr extra. ~ 500 1919; good % esoIes
Win rather more strength ana 4 lite better expors
inquiry; ungrad.d RID, VI lO@yl.20. Corn open.
Cd oulI, co'sd bI:her s'rons, s1d more ac;,ge
wal DIS dull aud weak, closing with more frmness;
No. 8, 4i4e. Hos steady and very qnie'. Cole.
a %ss Sed 1' rezed quiet sni Steady aos.ss
FOREIGN dull; New Orleans igme al 35Gp52e. Rice
quiet ann unchanged. Rosin In fair drmapa ~
s1.S0aS1.S7A. Turpenine dro tr ~ 45kc. Wool
euiri and scaicels 30 nrmi domestic. 37@5yc.;
Texas, l6@33c. Pork dull anu wholly Domias
aT s1a a SpansS Ss .na asf ss
With The decline recovered nj 1896. Fre'shts
6rm.
BALTIMORE, December 22.-Flonr dull and weak:
Howard Street and western suptfhns. - Soc
s4.2S; extra. a. ;5oess:25; fanny. ts.oo@!e u;
sSSs6 li Pains.so s%ily ~, %n%,s sca'Ssra
Ter and closing steady; southern r'o ti.lccs
tl.l7; amber. 81 i tl.23: No: 2 we,tsrs winter
red. SPOT and December. tl.i4ys9s1.lfS: Jan.
March 81 aossi.2ox. coinEssu bin es,,Ss:
western over aud quie,: southern white, Io@5lc.;
western mIxee 4I@i3c rive dull a. sI@ti.02.
Hay quiet; prime u ehoie. Penniyysnis sna
ssS Bus me.s S asS
and clear nib sides Lons ousr'ns; ps.kd. 5$@Sc.
Bacon shoulders, esc.; clear 10 sides. sc. Hens,
s ~ choice we.srn paced issa4e a: r 20
@24c. Eggs steady: ire.h, sla32e.: lined, goa
z2c. Pc roleum nominal. C.aee steady; RIO ear
soft, 9kc. VIII key quiet az tl.l7Gs,.l6.
CINcISSATI.
CINCINNATI, DeremDer 20 Flour quiet; family.
s4.70Gs4.95; fancy. sj.zD@t6. Wheat sesrcs
amid firm. M raf lei.
sI.c2 Cora in fair demand: ", mised 44c.
i,ats frmer: 80. 2 mixed, s5c. rors quiet &C
meats qaie, and nrm; shoulder. si.50; r,6. ~.
Bacon auiet RIB. IS. whiskey IN fair demand ahd
6rG a. clio. sugar nrm an unrhasxss. iioxs
s4.soa q 90; pack ne. ti.50asa.so; Ssicber,'.
At. Ions
ST. LOUIS. DECEMBER 2--Y,our dan aud as-
changed. Wheat epened shade bessr; dsc,tneo;
e.es'nx ,.roc c, snd nsh =; No; y,e c isiL seSs
sss sl,o sass asr ssry s,s sssise
dai'; ss.sssos cash. s4xsS! M nsy. ws,sssy
Su",eS :, is SO ssss sui.,sesis Saii ssd sos,
val. Bacon dull and unchanged.
CHICAGO.
s. Wheat az s.,es s'S e ass., ns.r; 10
s 81 ss sss sss siy:us ssa s;sss ss:is
cash, size January. 37kc. febrpsry: IN tue alter
shade higher; 29t 29Sc. cash. Sec. 3isy Pork
sclivs. drm. and higher; eM. ell.0o: esws
4l2e7k. LARD Gull. weak, and lover - eeSo@
Is 49, BuIk-meau STEADY ard unchanged. whis'
kew steady aud unchanged.
If cYoss.-- whest--N No. sUrtae. oekneete Js,.
PORK PORK si5 Si,iSSss.SO January. LARD. Se AZ
January.
NEW york COTTON SUrURks-
Nxv vonK. Deeemhes e2,-f osssn-Nst r~ctlp =
l.O2l bales; grQea. l.o3l h.sss fatns<s c :csS
ali SO; January. tlLe5a4ll.e6; .fset.v{.
3iaO6; Msrvk. tia 926l1a IS; spzti: 81 IA:
-; S;;: Sss;ssia1assss ''''' ''s'ss's'''
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penance had been duly enacted the House
quietly simmered down; all the resolutions
OF censurc and expulsion were laid on the
table with praiseworthy unanimiiy. and the
popular branch OF the National Legislature
again assumed It's wonted equauimity be-
fore the great American nation.
THE NOMINATION or JUDGE WOODS.
The action OF the Senate In executive ses-
sion yesterday on the nomination OF Judge
W Gods for Associate Justice Of the Supreme
the prevailing sentiment being that the OPP
position 10 the confirmation was too weak
10 entitle 1t TO be regarded as OF much con-
sequence. Inasmuch as but eight senators
could befound to oppose the confirmation
Of Woods on the ground Of geographical rea-
sons, out Of a marked Democratic majority
in that body, the more polite commentators
OF the party here de not hesitate TO
express the belief that IL was unwise
to have wasted so much time to no purpose.
eli large number OF southern senators
are content with Judge Woods" say these
gentlemen, "where was the good OF kick.
ing against the confirmation, and thereby
developing divided councils In the party, or
attempting to make a party issue at alli"
There seems to he no reason to doubt, from
present appearances, that Judge Woods will
be duly confirmed at the next executive
session.
THE ELECTORAL CONVERSATIONAL ABB
sENTEEs.
In the Senate to-day Senator Morgan de-
livered some extended remarks on the
electoral count, taking the ground that the
Vice-Presdent is not constitut onally au-
thorized 10 count the votes fol- President
and Vice-President. There were twenty
five senators absent from their seats, having
left for their homes to spend the holidays.
Among the vacant seats were those OF the
Virginia senator's. Upon the conclusion Of
Mr.. Morgan's remarks the Senate went into
executive session.
VISITOR TO ANNAPOLIS.
The Vice-President to-day appointed Sen.
ator Morgan, Of Alabama, one Of the annual
Visitors, on the part of the Senate, to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Die
patcbi
WASHINGTON, December 22.-The Secre-
tsry Of the Treasury has authorized the
payment OF interest on the public debt due
January lst on the 18th instant.
JUDGE wOoDs's CONFIRMATION STANDS.
The Senate in executive session this after
noon voted down the motion to reconsider
Yesterdays confirmation OF judge William
b. Woods to be Associate Justice OF the
United States Supreme Court, and his con.
trmation therefore stands.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Removal OF Crucihxes from Paris
schools.

PARIS, December 22.-In the Senate YES.
terday Nj. Buffet, Orleanlst, questioned the
Government on the subject OF the removal
OF crucitxes FROM elementary schools III
Paris by order OF NJ. Herold, Project OF the
Seine. The debate showed that the law
gave the loo, authorities discretion rektive
TO the retention OF such religious emblems,
but that the police had in some instances
accomplished their removal in q careless
and irreverent manner, throwing the eruci.
fixes IN the van at the door. NJ. HeroId cx..
planned that he had punished those who had
so acted, and that be bad himself received
authorization from Premier Ferry be-
fore he ordered their removal. The tone Of
N. Herold's speech produced great up
roar on the Right, particularly his statement
that The question was one merely Of school
furniture. An order OF the day was pro-
posed by NJ. de Roster Qepubicau) that
the Senate, regretling the act which had
gwen rise to discussion, passes % the order
Of the day, which was passed by vote OF
1859 10 35. Afterwards the order OF The day
pure and simple was proposed by the Left,
and rejected by vote Of 100 to 1874; and a
mlder censure on NJ. HeroId's conduct was
proposed by the Moderates, which was
FHNi'~ W ~
Herold rendered his resignation, and IL IL
stated that Premier Ferry aud NJ. ConstaDs,
Ministers Of the Interior and OF Worship,
have also declared tina! they will resign.
Failure Of Bankers I'm COnsiantinople.
CoxsraNTINoPLr, December 22.--rbe old
established English banking. firm OF Han
son Il Co. has suspended payment. The
liabilities are stated 10 be ESQ, 600. Their
losses are chiefly due 10 advances made 10
the Porte. The failure principally affects
Manchester. The associated London bonse
OF Henry Hanson, Great Winchester
street, has also failed.
Diphtheria and TyphusYevcr I'm
Russia.
ODESSA, December 22.-The Governor
General OF Kharkof states that during the
year 1870 1000 inhabltarts o. that province
died Of dIphtheria, and B 500 during The
6rst ten months Of 1880. Typhusfeyer IL
increasing In the south OF kOssis. There
are 800 cases now In the hospital here.
Heavy Floods In France.
PARIs, December 22.-Heavy foods are
reported in the Department OF Caivados.
Several towns and villages are inundated.
In the neigborhood OF Caen houses are
falling In. The damage Is considerable.
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A Schooner I'm Distress at Norfolk.

NORFOLK, December 22.-Put In, In DIS
tress, schooner j. j. Moore, bound from
New York to Charleston, with cargo OF
stones, having lost sails, boat, and cranes
during the late storm. Her crew were
completely exhausted by oyerwork, and a
new crew has been placed on board OF her.
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Sr. LOUIS. December 22.-The suspension
OF q. Buckingham Il Go. was announced
this noon, occasioned by the failure OF Nam
sen, Bartholow l. Co. Rumors OF the pro-
bable failure Of the bankiug-house OF Bar
tbolow, Lewis Il Co. We're current THIS
morning, but members Of the nrm fatty con-
eradtof them
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Death orGenerai Tochmann.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, December 22.-
CAESAR Tochmann, who was exlled from POI
land for participation in the revolution OF
1880, and who was brigader-general in the
Confederate service, died yesterday IN his
eiehty.iflh year. at his home, in Spotsyl'
yania, where be had been living for some
years in retirement.
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COMM ERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE
RICHMOND. December ~, 1880.
SAltS

NV ''''s"ps' CO. Aoop'
SALES.
WHEAT White. I2S tus he's a, f1.IS and ~ 20
for very good aud prime. Rcd-Lsbcss er. D36
hush. ~ 81 2osnd ~ az for very ZOO aud prime.
Nred. 1870 bushels at el.l2 t1.i6 and " .l6 for
fair. good. and very good. faltz, TIA bu- beis u.
Clio. fl.l2, sl.13, tl.l5, aud si.l7 for common,
fair. 40 vi, very good. aud prime.
CORN.-White 1.9l6 bushes OF SOC. for very
good and 5Ic. for prime. Mired 49z bushels &C
sS. so, and Ic. for good, very soosi, and prime
RYE bush, Is at 81 and 00c. for very go0t
and prime.
MEAL-l2 bushels at 55c.
BEANs-22 bushels a. SI.2o aud ~ .25.
BLACKEYE PEAs.-S6 bushels al soc. and 81 c1r
yeiy good and choice.
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Hon. =. .. Cox Out Of Danger.

NEW YORK, December 22.-At an early
hour this morning the condition OF Hon. ).
\. Cox was much worse. During the day,
however. there was change for the better,
and at 2 O'Clock this afternoon he was APP
narenilY out OF danger.
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CULPEPER.
CoUgT-DAY--HEAyY FALL OF SNOW.
Correspondence OF The Richmond Dispatch
n.rpuRpp 81 1900

Correspondence OF The Richmond Dispatch
DECEMBER q, 1880.
Yesterday was our County-Court day.
Court was but SHINY attended. and was
almost devoid OF interest. The weather was
cold and Gully, and about ii O'Clock an old
time snow Storm. such a. we have not had
for years, commenced on us from the north,
accompanied by . <tropg wind. The snow
fell freely AL day aad part Of The night. and
again this mornlae. aud is now from Is TO
20 inches deep on level. Our trains,
though somewhat detained, bave been reg
nlarly running, and there has been little or
no delay OF consequence in our mails as vet.
r.
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Fire I'm south CaroIina.

CHARLESTON, s. g., December ~ "A Sc.
rious fire occurred Ut Bamberg. small
town on the South Carolina railroad, on
Monday night. Loss, about $4,000; In
surance, S8. 900.
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On The 9Th Of Ncssmber 40 old man
named Seth Fose IisinS pear K!rkwood.
n. s., sbout twelve miles firm PhiladeI.
pisis, was severely bitien on the 'gbf hand
By beagle while hunting labolls. Foster
IS nov dying from hydrophobIa.
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Nanseu, Barsbolow & Co.

ST.. LOUIS. December 22.-No statement
Of assets aud liabilities Of Nansen. Bartho.
low & Co. has been made. Well-informed
persons think the liabilities will not exceed
sl0O, 900, aud will be paid Ia full.
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ny Telegraph.
.,.xxr UAn

Nrw YORK. December 22. Hesn.-- Stocks strong.
Money on call, 8 ner sest. txchanes-Lons. $,na'
snort. 4Slh. State bonds quiet and eady. '"'-
ernmepts quiet AMI strong. .-a
Erentng.-uoney 8G4 per cent. Exchang., 49,
Governments strong and nigher, new oT VIM
new AIS, l1l.: new As. 1885,. states In lieh' re-
quest. -
NEW YORK, December 22.-Tbe Post In lis bnan-
kets are less act We ,ba1 Yesterday. Untsd .iates
bonds are strong and aslA higher. Railroad bonds
are strong At an advance OF Ad 81 per CENT we
latter Denver aud Rio raude c0nsoIs, auh Tue nrst
OF the same company are up per cent. In tue
stock market the ops ning prices we're adga 40 We
yes erday's closing, except CANADA Souhrru, whicn
w; s L lower. There an immediate adyanIr OF
bdL, led bv Western Union Telegraph then Il de-
cline OF A@iA per cent, an tten an advance
III 4Glh. also Western Union ana iat,tr. WHEN
brings tue market up TO the time We write q
d. cline OF hN1k, tue latter Iron Mountain.
The strongesi stocks have bsen ihoe or COM
pauies whose statements ne rnbl.h.d yt.tudsy.
New York Central adyaL eco TO l46s. Lake shore %
1914. and Michigan Central to l22f, tansrs
soutney n has not .od rs high as yesterday II neny
per cent after January let. instead OF 3 per cent,
now the chances for the stock nex' year are lot
much better than they have bteo ibis sr; The
most &C i've stock has been western Union ~ Su1p
S2ss TO Sls, Erie has been active At bTtMfSt.
j he money marset mus far to-day has oeen ouly
moderately active at per cent Tor call losns Tim:
loans eau be made at cent. Tor ihifty days, ana
at 445 per ceht. rs lie length OF the oan Is ek-
tended. Prime n eicaniile psperis about per cen!
The following quotations wer. current To-day
Unned STATES per crnb. l13s bln. ~ aSbPo;
United states Al per cents, IL lk New Jersey Csn-
trail. RiE; Ohio and Mississippi. 37A; Erie: qst;
Mehiga6 Central, 1924; Hsnni6sI and 81! - s
MOuniain, 55S; Rock lsisnd, 1915 II. PsY'.
l12H: St Paul prtftfred. 1913 Wabash. ~, LOUIS
S@a rnsins Sax kaHas s and iena
Union Telegraph, Slh; &. I. anu l. e., 2os; fae'1e
Mail, 52'..
u.t r,rnpr nscopi,ar y -YirDiuia ~, old
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Death Of Ex-AttOrney. General Ken

ATLANTA, GA, December 22.-Hon. A. T..
A. KEENAN, died at his home, in Cartersyille,
Ca, last night, after a weeks sickness,
from inflimmaiory rheumatism. lie was
Attorney General during President Grants
first term, and was leader OF the Republican
party in Georgia.
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MACON, Ga, December 22.-The failure
Of Welch 4 Bacon, OF Albany. Ga IL re-
ported to-day. Liabilities, e2So.0oo. The
fIrm did general warehouse. merchandise,
and banking business, and was regarded as
reliable,
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Flour.

Flour not very brisk. FINE. ssds3.5O: extra.
$3.50; ,uuer6De, s4.50Gf4.75: COMMON family.
&J.75d$6; choice or pslsDi family. s7.5O@,f3;
stanton ins p=ciiOn, extra. So 6Us3.7J.
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FINANCIAL

RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
"WEDNESDAY. Dseembfr ~, 1880.
sALEs.--l 900 virginia lO-40's ~ tQt; SHARES
National Bank stock q %; 1000 VsSInsa console
M 7lk: 500 Vfrxiuis defxrrs d Il IA.
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BALTtMOR r.

BALTIMORE, December 2Z.-VirKinia g. Old 20:
console. 75k: seconr serie', 20 Dati-due coupons,
COZ; new lO-40t sos. BID 10 dsy.
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A DELAYED LETTER-FIRE-NARROw ESCAPE
OF TUE INMATES OF A BURNING BUILDING.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
DECEMBER 81, 1880.
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THE SHOOTING AT CAscADE-RETURN OF Mr..
HoLxgs-THE TOBACCO HOUSES AND THE
'HsNDs--THE PLANTERS AND THEIR BUsi-
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srnnpx pgArH--tII.xEsso OF AN Old cITrzeN---
i,yrux or CHRISTMAS BUysRs--susssx as
sr.susxr-rALsE RhroRT--THE HOLIDAY
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NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES

Other Churches.-(C Continued from. LIST paqe0
Significant-In the midst of our LARGE
Catholic population, it was a significant and re-
freshing sight, on the 2Sth ult.. to see the Luz
theran demonstration in commemoration of the
Augsburg Confession. 1t was immense-the de-
monstration. The procession, four miles long,
and the crowd of people 10000, it is said),
filling the Fair grounds, indicated the interest
of this people in an event that had occurred $50
years ago. The personnel OF this procession was
In striking contrast to those Of Rome, which SO
often fill our streets. Intelligent, temperate
and hardy are these Lutherans. They consti.
tute an important element in our community
Their churches are strong. Their Theological
Seminary has more than four hundred students:
Their publishing house is large and in full run
ming order Their children are trained in the
catechism of the Church, and to. industry and
obedience at home. Thousands of them Joined
in the procession with evident pride and de-
light. Rome looked on, and was convinced
that the soul of the great Reformer was still
marching on. MA -
There are five families of the Lutherans in
this country, aggregating 100000. There is
no likelihood that the number of families grow
less; for the material is not pliable-they are
set in their ways. We are glad to do them
honor as the sturdy defenders of the grand doc
trine of Professionalism Justification by faith
R. l., st. Louis correspondent of Herald and
PreSbyter
An active and varied life is the life of
bishop in the Methodist Church. Bishop
Simpson, when he left Philadelphia for the
Pacific coast. expected to reach San Francisco
In time to take a steamer for Hong Kong on
Thursday last. At Yokohama he expects to
meet in August the Japan Mission Conference,
and thence will proceed to Northern China, and
hold the North China Conference at Picking
in September. The Central China Conference
will be held at Kiukiang in October. In No
vember, the Foochow Conference will sit In
December the Bishop expects to reach home
again. Tribune.
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/. The East Indian Government, which
Is, of course, the British Government. now de-.
rlves annually a revenue of $35, 100000 from
Chinese. VIZ
1t appears that the German Gov
eminent has seriously taken in hand the matter
OF boys smoking, for the reason that smoking is
practiced to great excess by the youth of that
country, SO that 1t has been considered to have
them for the defense of their country. In GER
tain towns in Germany the police have had
orders to forbid all lads under sixteen years of
age to smoke In the streets, and to punish the
otfense by fine and Imprisonment. Moreover, a
Belgian physician has found during journey
OF observation and inquiry, made at the request
OF the Belgian Government, that the too general
and excessive use of tobacco is the main cause
OF color blindness, affection which is OCCASION
ing increasing anxiety both in Belgium and
Germany from its influence upon railway and
other accidents. and also upon military inefici.
ency.-Herald and Presbyter.
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CHURCH ATTENDANCE.

Some time since, the Boston Herald as
certalned that on fair and pleasant
Sunday morning, ten orthodox churches
with seating capacity of 5000 persons,
had only some 5000 in attendance on
worship. The New York Examiner and
Chronicle (Baptist) commenting on this,
remarks:
" 1t is impossible for man of moderate means
and ordinary self-respect to attend many of
these churches. Even if he can afford to rent a
pew-which in many cases is wholly out of the
question-his family cannot dress in the silks
and diamonds Haunted by the rich danes in the
congregation. If he is Christian man of firm
principles, he may continue to attend in spite of
the notifications he is compelled to undergo,
but 1T takes good deal of grace to induce him
to do it. This is thing that ought by all
means to be speedily remedied.
The other fact is, that few people-even
among those who have had Christian training
IN youth-have any conception that church
gong Is IN any sense duty. If they can enjoy
the service they go, otherwise they stay at home.
They decide the whole question, about as they
decide whether they will go to a concert or a
lecture. AS to their owing any duty to them
selves or to God in the matter, that idea seems
never so much as to occur to them Somebody
must be responsible for this lack of conviction
Is there enough teaching in the family and from
the pulpit of the duty of church going2 Do not
even Christian people regard it as an optional
thing, to be done or not as the within seizes them
The empty pewS of the churches give an elo-
quent answer to these questions
1t comes, then, to just this: Christian people
have themselves largely to thank for the shah
by attendance on public worship that is so fire..
quent. This is not to deny that there are other
causes at work. But until Christian people re-
move the obstacles placed by themselves in the
way of church-going there is little use in
l9yeigh5ing against any other supposed causes