The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-23
THE COUNTRY PROBLEM DIS
CUSSED
At the Mortified Bible Training
School,

At the Mortified Bible Training
| School.
| About forty ministers and Christian
workers of different denominations and
representing twenty-five towns of New
England, gathered in the parlors of the
Hotel Northfeld, which during the
winter months is used as the home of
the Mortified Bible Training school, at
o'clock, Wednesday, October II, in re-
Spouse to the invitation Of Rev. c. I,
Scofield, d. D., of Mortified
The opening hour was entirely infor-
NAL; DR., Scofeld took the chair and Of
fered as a basis for discussion
thoughtful analysis of the subject be-
fore the meeting. Dr. Scofields pres
ent close relation to this subject rem
dered him especially fitted to grasp it's
essential. AS pastor of the Mortified
church he has within his own parish
certain features of the problem; as
president of the Training school his
supervision of the students as they car
ny on various lines OF work among the
districts surrounding Mortified in
creases his vivid appreciation of the
situation.
The opening discussion, which pur-
posed to 'just warm up the subject,
brought out several important points,
and was followed by brief recess. The
rest of this session and those which
followed were under the rule of strict
parliamentary law Rev. L. A. Free
man of orange was elected chairman.
The gathering set itself to formulate
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the problem of rural evangelization.
All consideration of means for the So
luton of this problem were for the
present postponed, and attention was
concentrated upon a schedule which
should be the basis of the winters
work of investigation. 1t was deter
mined to study the problem from the
religious social, and economic stand
points. The meeting felt that the re-
ligious aspect could not be isolated,
but that these three aspects taken to-
gether would present a complete pic
ture of the conditions.
The evening session was held in the
new reception room of the hotel, where
a generous fire in the open fireplace set
the interest already so well warmed UP,
all aglow. The discussions We're
throughout characterized by pertinence |
and earnestness. Each man had studied |
his field, and had something to say |
which counted Each believed in the |
object before the meeting and in the |
possibility of attaining it. The alb |
sence of euperfciality, the full and |
careful plans for the winters work and |
study, and the spirit of directness and |
prayerfuness, promise a large and |
vital amount of material as a result.
This gathering was preliminary in |
it's character, but it had every indica-
ton of being the entering wedge to !
clearer understanding of rural condi-
tons which should lead to wider and
more united effort on behalf of coun-
try places. In this light the meeting
was one of decided Importance
Among those present may be men
toned Rev. r. NJ Taft, Rev. A. T. |
Rev. Mr.. Winchell, Rev. F.
ers
After an earnest prayer meeting on
morning the delegates were
driven up to Stone hall, where they
joined with the students of Northfield
seminary in their usual chapel exer-
rich and F, e. Marble gave brief adj
dresses A number drove over to Mt
Hermon during the forenoon, visiting
the buildings there, and some of the
classes.