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Out of 1,000 Christians: 695, or nearly 34 were converted under 20 . 208, or Ys were converted between 20 and 30. 69 were converted between 30 and 40. 19 were converted between 40 and 50. 6 were converted between 50 and 60. 2 were converted between 60 and 70. 1 was converted between 70 and 75. 1000 This suggests that if conversions are. not to take place’ amongst young people, three-fourths of the present Christians might not be Christians at all. . As we look more closely at these fig ures, we shall See how remarkably the spiritual unfolding coincides with- mater ial changes. Amongst girls the awaken ing or arousing to a sense of heed of salvation and of entrance into a higher life, in fact the real opening of the mind to spiritual realities, takes place mainly from 10-16, amongst boys 14-16; and this awakening takes place as" a rule a year before conversion. Conversions anlongst girls áre as fol lows:-—For every-40 at sixteen we get 36 at thirteen, and 12 at twenty, and 5 at nine and twenty-four. That is to say, conversions at 16 are more numerous than at 13, and three times as numerous as af 20. They are also eight times a's numer ous at 16, as at 9 or 24. In other words, the age of most conversions is undoubted ly that of fully-developed puberty. Amongst boys, for 40 cases at sixteen we get 13 cases at thirteen or twenty, and 4 cases at nine and twenty-four, and conversions are rare after thirty. Here again the dawning manhood is the period for conversions; these being three times as numerous as they are four years sooner or later, and ten times as numerous as eight years sooner or later; while at double the age they hardly occur at all. There can be no doubt whatever that the most common time for -conversions is 16 or thereabouts; and there can be little doubt that- the period chosen for confir mation has some connection with this. Spontaneous awakenings and conver sions, that is, apart from external agen cies, are most common at 15. In conversion the influence of the home life is more marked in boys than girls; though in girls, also, home influence is the most common cause. Next to home the influence of friends is the greatest cause, and next to that the Church or ministry. Girls suffer in the deep effect on their emotions more at, the time than young |
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