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Foreign News
March 13, 1834
Morning Star
Limerick, York County, Maine
What is this article about?
In Paris, infidelity dominates, with only 60,000-80,000 people, mostly women and the poor, adhering to Christianity among 800,000 residents. Sundays are indistinguishable from other days except for heightened amusements and dissipation.
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Sunday in Paris.
To whatever cause it is owing, nothing can be more certain, that infidelity again reigns lord of the ascendant in Paris. It is impossible to be a week in the metropolis without being sensible of this. It is computed that from 60,000 to 80,000 individuals, chiefly women or persons of the poorest classes, believe in the Christian Religion. The remainder, amounting to about 800,000, make no pretension to such a faith. It is impossible by any external appearances to distinguish Sunday from Saturday, excepting that every species of amusement and dissipation goes on with more spirit on that day than any other.
To whatever cause it is owing, nothing can be more certain, that infidelity again reigns lord of the ascendant in Paris. It is impossible to be a week in the metropolis without being sensible of this. It is computed that from 60,000 to 80,000 individuals, chiefly women or persons of the poorest classes, believe in the Christian Religion. The remainder, amounting to about 800,000, make no pretension to such a faith. It is impossible by any external appearances to distinguish Sunday from Saturday, excepting that every species of amusement and dissipation goes on with more spirit on that day than any other.
What sub-type of article is it?
Religious Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Paris Infidelity
Christian Decline
Sunday Amusements
Religious Observance
Where did it happen?
Paris
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Primary Location
Paris
Event Details
Infidelity reigns in Paris, with only 60,000 to 80,000 individuals, chiefly women or the poorest classes, believing in Christianity; the rest of about 800,000 make no such claim. Sundays cannot be distinguished from Saturdays externally, except by increased amusements and dissipation.