A century ago more than half of the nation's young people attended Sunday school. But, as The Independent on Sunday observed, "the traditional Sunday school is in a state of terminal decline, and the Anglican Church is pleading with other Christian denominations to join a last-ditch mission to save it." Some predict that in a few years worship will be all but dead if the march of children away from church congregations is not halted.

One reason for the decline is that few people below 40 take their children to church. Many adults do not attend themselves.

The above-referenced article states that "modern children prefer to spend Sabbath morning at football practice rather than with a teacher and a Bible." Note the use of the word Sabbath when the writer really means Sunday. This is common in Europe. The biblical Sabbath is on the seventh day of the week, Saturday, not the first.

If you would like to learn more about proper Sabbath observance, please request our free booklet Sunset to Sunset: God's Sabbath Rest. While you're at it, you may wish to send for The Church Jesus Built. These two booklets identify the root of the Sabbath problem. (Source: The Independent on Sunday.)