p. 262 | Some Unsatisfactory Statistics

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Tuesday, April 28, 1885

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 62, No. 17

Some Unsatisfactory Statistics.

THE State secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of Wisconsin, made the startling statement, in Illinois State Convention, that “in one of our cities containing 4,500 young men, 236, or 1 in 19, are members of churches; 39 united last year; 129, or one in 34, attend church regularly; 100 attend occasionally; 4,267 never attend. On 17, 1883, in all the churches, 184 young men were in attendance; in the evening, 185. On the contrary, 99 saloons have 4,950 daily visits; 1,000 were convicted of crime last year; one saved; 17 lost. In another city, with 3,500 young men, or one in 41, are members of churches; 1,000 attend church regularly, and that number of attendance at the morning services on Sunday. The past year five were received into the churches; the year before, none; 85 saloons have an attendance of 16,680; during the year, 6,000 convicted of crime; one saved; 80 lost. All above is no doubt true, and represents the condition of very many places. Even at the present time the condition of young men as a class ought to give far more anxious thought than ever, and awaken greatly increased concern. —Watchman.