Why people go to church

The person in this poem is going from church to church to try to seek the true purpose of church and the real reason of why people go to church. In line 8 and 9 it says "Hatless, i take of my cylce-clips in awkward reverence." this shows that even if they don t see the true meaning of church they still show respect by taking off their hat and cycle clips because they feel like they have to. The person in this poem believes that people only come to church to attend events and not to connect with God. The person in the poem basically is more interested in the building then they are with connecting with God and trying to find the true spirit from God. The person feels like churches have lost their actual purpose for which they are built and that they waste their time whenever they go into the church. "I sign the book, donate an Irish sixpence" this shows he does do some signs of respect however he does it because of a tradition not because he really wanted to do it. He thinks people just do these gestures just because thats what they feel like thats what they are suppose to do or what their parents told them to donot because they really want to do a respectful gesture.