How was the "devotion", of the "faithful" disturbed?

Answer

"Church teachers . . . were, in truth, often forced to complain that in such competitions the theatre was
vastly more frequented than the church."-Id., page 300.

Why did the apostle say this duty was so imperative?
Does the Bible recognize what may be called \"present truth\"?
What, therefore, did God do?
How extensively is this message to he proclaimed?
When were the first of these signs to appear, and what were they to be?
What protection has God promised His people during the seven last plagues?
What did it lead Moses to do?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle