The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-02-20
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Oh late, the rural 1Oung Men chris
tan association being some of the
organizations that should utilize
their means for recreatiye purposes
Story telling, from the group around
the home fireplace to the dramatic
society he believed to be a good
thing, the organization of clubs fol
boys and girls for naturestudy, photos
raphy and Bible study he suggested
While fraternal orders, women's soci
cites and fire compmanies provide
recreation for the men and women
and should be fostered.
Lectures, reading circles, the organ
ization of choral unions and where
possible orchestras, the use of stere-
opticons were all mentioned by Prof.
Scudder as means of keeping the
country young people on the farm.
While the old-fashioned barn-raising
and husking bee cannot now be held
there is no reason why the singing
school and the spelling bee should
not be revived and much enjoyment
as we'll as instruction derived from
them. Churches should give oe-
casional evenings of programs of a
literary nature, followed by a social
hour. For indoor recreation he sug-
gested manual training, stamp col
lection and nature study.
THE outdoor sports enjoyed by the
men of hunting and fishing are things
of the past asserted Prof. .Scudder,
"because the game and fish are about
all gone. But cur boys can be in
terested in camping out parties and
tramping to some point of interest.
with folk dancing, excursions, public
celebrations of holidays and ath-
letics"
Mrs. Frank Amber pattison. spoke
upon the theme "The Woman's Club
in Rural Communities Her address
was an interesting one for she
brought out the ways in which wom-
ems clubs may help in home-making
thus making life sweeter for all OF
the family.
Mrs. Algernon Sweeney read an in
teresting paper on the same general
topic as discussed by Mrs. Pattison,
asserting that parents should teach
their sons and daughters respect for
the work of tilling the soil and point
ing out that greater Intercourse was
needed between the older and younger
people on the farms.
The evening session was given over
to the religious side Of country life,
Or. Warren H. Wilson, Of the Pres
byterian Board Of Home missions, ad;
dressed the grangers On "The. Rural
Church in Country Life" He asserted
that the country church should teach
that the land is holy and that the
farmer is a social servant who has
to feed the people. The church is
needed as a home-builder. to shape
the children's instincts along proper
lines that they may grow up and
make good husbands and wives and
good homes. The successful country
church, said the speaker, must have
a conscience for the farmers pocket
book and has as its text thrift, econ.
omy and care of income. The church
should be Gods barometer placed il
agricultural communities to show how
farmers are faring. The church
should teach the farmer to contribute
to four things, institutions and schools
the church, roads and the poor
DR.. Wilson cited the church at Han
over, in Morris county, as a new type
of church in that it is serving he
whole countryside. The speaker as
serted that what was needed in coun-
try churches were ministers who
would interest themselves in agri
cultural matters, who are prophets
Of the soil"
The Rev. Merle II. Anderson. pas
tor of the South Street Presbyterian
church of this town, spoke along the
same lines as DR.. Wilson. He as
serted that what was needed in the
country churches was an awakening
of the people who live about the
churches, the consolidating of rivai
churches in small communities and q
trained ministry. The latter, said
DIR. Anderson. would do better work
for their congregations if they knew
less of philosophers of hundreds ol
years ago and more of practical
methods of agriculture so that they
could be leaders among their people
not only in religious matters but in
their daily vocations as we'll
The Sunday School in Rural Life
was discussed by Professor Richard
Morse Hodge, of Columbia univers
ity and the County Young Mems
Christian association Work. by Henr,
Israel, of the International Y. NJ C
A., and C. Fl. Pipher, superintendent
of the work in Morris county
Some SteepIe Jack.