Judge — July 18, 1891 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Making the Church Attractive" The cartoon depicts two figures—apparently a clergyman and a woman—discussing church attendance. The caption quotes a visitor to a Gainesville church saying "I thought they usually had an even dozen in the room" and references Rev. Wordsworth's reply about congregant numbers sometimes being low. The satire critiques efforts to make churches more appealing to attract worshippers. The joke appears to be that despite attempts at making the church "attractive," attendance remains sparse. The cartoon mocks both the church's struggling membership and the absurdity of cosmetic improvements failing to draw crowds when deeper issues (presumably spiritual or organizational) are the real problem. The surrounding text contains miscellaneous social commentary and anecdotes typical of Judge's satirical format.