The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-05
WHY Do THEY NOT CO To CHURCH
Sacramento Union.)


Ten thousand members of the various church Chicago
Gently undertook church census of that town They divided the
tire city including the tenderOin into districts
toulouse of the inhabitants they began their
work of handing the person who greeted them an address printed
upon card they church the people of the
house belonged if whether they
choice any other regularly And finally any de
nomination. had the persons religious preferences The address
we today with a cordial invitation to you from
every sunday school and church in this community If
all extend greetings if you do all join
request that you do We wish to you hearty
One million thousand persons were reached by the
canvasses and their replies abuaed In ony twenty eases did fine
addressed refuse questions as result the
following interesting data gathered persons had
preferences and only 100000 had In other words ninety
cent of the people of Chicago willing admit that they had
religious views and were interested enough in the subject give
This would have been decidedly complimentary to Chicago were
1t not for the Fact that the number who had preferences" very
largely of those who was ascertained
that while in the wealthy quarter Of the city nearly servants
children of the rich sent to Sunday school learned
that the percentage of servants who per
we ha OF the employers was less than especially among
Protestant denominations.
Even in the tenderlon the women all pofessed
glous preference and the visitors well received
tax At their ease to all the inmates of the various houses
often they chose and hold paroIs ON SUNDAYS if
her. and the deaonee conducting the canvass in the
house where she was talked to her and persuaded her
got employment for her the visitors found an
old Irish woman taking down her stove she
but she informed her visitor that although early she and ali
her family had been to church that morning
In another the visitors by maid that the
chauheS were behind the house in the garage and give
religious views for themselves Being they declared that
they were Congegaonals but that they very rarely
because they busy driving their employers time
OF the services In one case young girl remarked there goes
what wants to know what church belong
inside OF life She invited accepted b
invitation.
The question naturally arises why do not all the LAO
attend church? They have objection to religion they
not atheists agnOstc they in prevented
lack OF tme because is worthy of
and not the idle employers who church gOers.
found that the attendance far
PrOesans, although the
greater among the former than the latter The
showed cIedtabe percentage Of curcgOers
ane was remarkably large ascertaned
held early morning services In fact the majority
went to church at hours when
supposed be just turning for another wa
found that congregation numbering thousand was
tending services in of the Catholic churches They wei
night workers the newspapers and and stopped
their home to go to church Evidently then
that is to blame the lack of time belief What is il
Why is absence conspicuous principally with the rich?