The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-22
AIDING RURAL
COMMUNITIES
Pomona Grange Meetings Were
Helpful to Farmers Of
This Section.
GOOD SPEECHES WERE MADE


urday and we're well attended. The
morning session was opened by Master
August Fund, Of Pomona grange, un-
der whose auspices the conferences
were held. DR., Henry A. Buttz, presi-
dent OF Drew Theological seminary,
was chairman and the invocation was
pronounced by the Rev. Edwin r.
Murgatroyd, of New Vernon.
Kenyon l.. Butterheld, president OF
the Massachusetts Agricultural col
lege, was the principal speaker OF the
morning. He had as his topic " The
Rural Church in College Life" He
made the point that if the churches
are to rise to the task OF main
tanning and enlarging the ideals
Of the people, Including the per-
sonal and community aspirations for
the higher things Of life, which the
speaker deemed the proper function
OF the church, the country ministers
must be paid higher salaries.
= To do the work fully and complete
ly,n said President Butterfield, the
country ministry must become prac-
tically definite profession and men es-
pecially trained for work in the country,
instead OF as it is at present in many
cases, the pastorates being held by
Soung men gaining experience before
going to city charge or old city MIN
insters who are practically turned
out to pasture. Instead OF a rural
community trying to support four or
five men in poor manner one or two
could be supported adequately, though
the speaker dwelt upon the fact that
he did not mean organic union OF the
churches but cooperation.
Prof. Scudder, Of Rutgers college,
suggested that one way to get people
in closer touch with the church was
the establishment of the transporta-
5 tion system as in vogue in carrying
children to schools. The gathering
of the people for several hours, first
Z the church service, then social hour
with the serving of lunch, followed in
the afternoon by the Sunday school
and the organization of boys clubs for
the country boys were also suggested
by Prof. Scudder.
Another speaker OF the morning.was
Prof. Edwin L. carp. OF Drew Theo-
logical seminary. he made the point
that something should be done for
mother, that many farms were with
out ordinary bathing facilities while
dollars were spent upon improving the
soil The home life should be made
pleasanter.
That the church should lead the
work Of bettering conditions in the
eountry was the idea Of the Rev.
Ralph B. Urmy, of this town, because
the church deals with the fundament-
al ideas of life which are found only in
religion and that II worked out to a
final solution would solve all the
economic, social and other problems
The gospel should be preached in such
way that the men would try to be
the best possible farmers.
DIR. Urmy spoke of one problem Of
the day, that of the purchase OF vast
acreages and their conversion into
country estates of wealthy city resi-
dents while the farmer becomes only
the hired man, much OF which is now
going on in this section.
There is nothing in farming in this
part of the state Of New Jersey" A." said
former Vice Chancellor Henry q. PITT
ney in his opening remarks as chair
man OF the afternoon session. +" They
say have the best farm in this sec
tion and / have TO put everything
back in the land chat take out Of 1t.
The land here is not the mine that
western land is. Here and there
We have an acre or two smooth
enough and with sufficient natural
strength to make it endure. Most Of
she land in this section is good only
20 amuse the New York man who has
made his money at something else.
People should not be bred in the Idea
shat they can take from the land and
put nothing back for if they don't put
back they soon will have nothing TO
take ont.
Mr.. Pitney sketched the evolution
OF methods and machinery since he
was boy, telling Of his seeing the
hrst thresher, how he took stage fro n
Morristown TO Elizabeth and boat
to New York, how the first canal boat
cameup the Morris canal and how it
was considered a great feat to haul
aoal from Denville TO Morristown. A
Boy in his time, said Mr.. Pitney, did
well if he MADE enough money In a
summer On a farm t0 buy suit OF
clothes, two pairs of woolen stockings
and pair OF shoes, all Of which had
to last him through the winter
Willett nj. Hays, assistant secretary
department. Of Agriculture Of Wash
ington spoke on 4 Education for Coun-
try Life" The keynote Of his adj
dress was consolidation Of the one
room country schools His idea was
che locating Of one good sized six or
eight room school with well patu
teachers and the transporting Of che