The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-18
Woaen Plsgsssa gor a Charch.


preacher lie 10 triae. particularly in
small towns OF she West, whore the
uumbsf OF churches inereases more
rapidly than the population. |
For instance, che directory c2 one
Western town, q typical sotamuuity
In farming region jof the plains,
shows that there are 4,500 people and
tWenty.Sour church or religious organi-
cations, not counting Sunday schools;
one for every 200 mep, women, aud
children. The highest salary paid e i!
minister in the town 10 81 900, With .
parsonage in addition. u.s..
From that the scale drops down to
an average Of about 5000. Several Of
tho churches have pastors who have
other lines Of business and 60 charge
the church nothing for their services.
But the church gets behind. The
aid societyoscanuot give enough sup.
pers to kesRpp the improvements and
the salaries.
The vemen have tried bazasrs sud
fairs snd,gueaaing oontests, they have
pieced quilts and have done other
things that are supposed to get ohures.
money legitimately. Still there is
usually deficit to be made up at the
end Of ths year. -. -.
One church in Oklahoma last fall
tried q new plan. II was 30 earn the
money, By picking cotton. a .eotsen
planter notified the members z that
owing 10 che difficulty Of securing
| help he would. pay the members og
ahnseh snd sanday; sehocl one cent @
pound mose for4 pisking than he hid
been oheripg she lahesess. sThs offer
was sseepted. and evelyb6dy susued
eut for two days of hard work under
she beasing sun.. ';::5'a1.4**' sS.1 =. J.:
But IS paid, The proceeds were
70 psy tha pfeaoher ell che: :baok aalasy
duo hina and TO- bnild an saddie:on, 60
ths. shufoh.s ,:.;, 81, ]E:: IL: Ia: 80.
|4A:ohpsch ia / Eastern Kspsae has
gono into tho farming business in
sasleat thiaS year. On, Nay rs the
esuhera gathered i st che farm ;. OF .
member WHO had ofered Land for aa
experiment.. . . 8 ~ Z ;;; "
They came with ploughs,s Aarrows,
corr planters and check sewers, and
included rsprssenta tatiyes Of every cor.
Of fssidentkgs the community. More
than;a hnndsSd; inens women and chill.
dran HsES, ,9s! the ground bright and
early marshal was appointed and
he orgsniHsds the helpers so that no:
time SHOULD bo vested s=>s s... .:.::
livery man must work 40 IL he were
working For himself. e uaaa 'th 8 esde.,
and promptly at Z O'Clock tho ploughs
started. .sl !, :|S5 s: Il.
Thet women and the older men crest:
cd ntent onthe edge Of the aeld, and
here Was prepared . bountifnl lnnah.
and ss1tat in the day dinner was serv.
cd. The women had brought sakes
| and hoes; and they planted la the cor.
| nsrs and the ends OF this rows where
.he ee.:l2 -: ==.s==A =e..., k:=s 1=:=5s
determined thae not foot or the field
should DO wasted. >:. .: 81. {: i 81. !
Bat: the women were not satisfied
! even with this work. There Were not
enough ahap, to drive all the plough
teamsYi ihad the women gladly seized
the! 6Ip0rtunity 60 do work With tho
This introduced novel feature that
had NOT bsen expected. The marshal
orKsniaed them % he Had; organized
the men. ! E .;5;M 8 IS @ .: ., IS
By easly evening the last surrow
had besn turned ths halrowa had /
smeot he'd the ground snd enc planters
lad Epiaosd the 4 last& kennel in fias
place: Then the .paltor., :; Who hsd
dsirsn;a IL stsa.ns on: shsS eorn planter
aila The sastsrno con-: called she gasher-.,
ing togssher and hsld y s j. brief, ssr- s,
vice. 5:I II, S. g 81
Again daring the summer othsr:
work HiIk M lone, and tha Indicators
iars thas Asld viz ba q 81 one ogs the
bsat sspd dpeers in thsI IS s. lrsssay
| ofetssaseS SiMade for sfhe SsofnI sst more
than 'nark kst {priiss. and 1 hasvsst home, ,sa , !
viii bs enjoysd that will { gladdsn sths |
hearts q: :sYefy rnember % tne consfase. !;
81: so1 1oHg I'D $thsS Sehureh has depend on
sErienltuss for thsir,i support iis5 will
be sssy So msintain them ii lila }psrei-
| ||ries staisa aha hsrs is 10 Iesson ID q 81 ny
thsy nos i,rsos Tke land |
ia{ Es sad ths 5asld sre broad. /:
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