Yet I have also seen some painful symptoms of decline and deterioration.

All the changes have not been for the better; some have been decidedly for the worse.

For example, while there is an increase in the number of the Christian churches, there is a lamentably steady diminution of attendance at places of religious worship.

Careful investigation shows a constant falling off in church attendance--both in the large towns, and in the rural districts.

In spite of the blessed influence of the Sunday School, the Young Men's Christian Association and Christian Endeavor, there is an increasing swing of young people away from the House of God, and therefore from soul-saving influences.
The Sabbath is not as generally kept sacred as formerly.