Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-19
MEETING At IOWA STATE
COLLEGE JUNE. ~ 70 30
Excellent Program Arranged Including
Rev. NJ. D. MeNutt, the Man Who
Won Success Conducting q Country
Church in Illinois-Praetieaj Confer.
snes With Practical hslpfuinsss.
pecial to Times- Republican,.

| week at Iowa State College, June "a to
80. At the head of the list is Rev. NJ
3. McNutt. who made such a success OF
his country church in Illinois that the
world found Its way to his door to
learn how he did it. So strong did the
pressure become that he finally was
obliged to go into the department OF
| church and country life of the Presby-
| terrain church Of the United States
| where he is now associated with an
other distinguished rural church au-
| thority. DR.. w. H. Wilson, who will
| also be on the program. Another
| prominent speaker will be Mrs. Vir-
! GINA c. Meredith, of Cambridge City
Ind. very successful woman farmer
and leader in the life of her COM
| munity and formerly connected with
the agricultural college in Minnesota
Among the other speakers from abroad
are w. L. Nelson. of the Missouri state
board of agriculture. and o. ]. Kearn,
superintendent Of schools, Winnebago
III. Mr.. Nelson is a prominent writer
| OF rural life topics. Mr.. Kearn has
built up system Of consolidating
schools which, has attracted nation
wide attention because of its success.
Another phase of the rural life ques-
ton will be discussed by F. j. Mahan-
nah, state inspector Of schools, who
will lead conference on the problems
of the rural school teacher: William
-. Parsons. state secretary 7. NJ. c. A. !;
and Fred Hanson. state rural work
secretary. will also participate.
The greater number Of speakers
have been furnished from the ranks of
Iowa rural workers and will include
DR.. B. II. Hubbard, of the department
Of economics; at Iowa State College,
who will deliver six lectures on rural
sociology; Prof E. C. Bishop, director
of the Iowa boys and girls work at the
college; c. S. Lyles. of Logan; Rev. r.
A. Smith, county church secretary,
Iowa Baptist convention; Rev. c. L.
Baxter, district superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Council
Bluffs; r. w. Lilley. of Keokuk, chair
man of the rural church committee,
Iowa Christian conventions; Rev. Fa-
Their Joseph Kuemper. pastor of sue
cessful Catholic parish at Carroll.
The subjects discussed will touch
| upon every phase Of rural life. Not
| only will they deal with-the rural church
but the school and the recreation life
Tor young people and the social life
for the entire people.
This conference is not for ministers
and experts" alone but for the rank
and file Of men and women who have
to do with country life. It is to be a
thoroughly practical conference with
practical helpfulness as its keynote.
I'VE want everybody to feel welcome
said Dean Curtiss of Iowa State Col
lege. We want them to come for the
week If they can and If not then for a
single day or two days"
The complete program as arranged
is as follows:
Monday, June "a.
p. m.-Lecture, Rural Agricultural
Survey" DR.. B. H. Hibbard, depart
ment Of economics. Iowa State College.
4 p. m.-Lecture. "vitalizing Rural
Religious Forces" Rev. NJ. B. McNutt.
department church and country life,
Presbyterian church.
p. m.-conference, "The Boy and
the Girl on the Farm" Prof e. C.
Bishop. director Iowa boys and girls
clubs. leader.
7:45 p. m.-Address, "The Farm
Home, It's People and It's Problems"
w. L. Nelson, Missouri state board Of
agriculture.
russday, June q.
3 p. m.-Lecture, Rural Population
and Conditions Affecting It." DR.. B. H.
Hubbard.
4p. m.-Lecture. 1.-THE Rural Church
as Social Center Rev. NJ. B. McNutt.
5 p. m.-Conference. wider Use Of
the Church" Rev. c. g. Lyles, Logan.
7:45 p. m.-Address, Factors in
Rural Progress" Rev. r. A. Smith,
country church secretary, Iowa Bap-
fist convention. ~
Wednesday, June e.
p. m.-Lecture. Farm Tenancy in
Iowa." DR.. B. H. Hibbard.
p. m.-Lecture, Rural Church
Finance" Rev. NJ b. McNutt
p. circumference, Country wide
Cooperation of Churches" w. NJ. Par
sons. Iowa state secretary, Y. NJ. c. A.,
leader
7:45 p. m.-Address. Supporting the
Country Preacher" Rev. C. L. Baxter.
district superintendent Methodist Epis-
copal church. Council Bluffs.
Thursday, June 81.
3 D. m.-Lecture, Community Or
ganization," DID. B. H. Hubbard.
4 o. Mcclure. Rural Recreation
Thru the Church." Rev. NJ. B. Nc
Mutt.
p. m-Conference. THE Making of
a Country Minister" Rev. r. w. Lilley.
chairman Rural committee, Iowa chris
tian convention, leader.
7:45 p. m.-Platform meeting, with
short talks by attending rural life
workers.
Friday, June "a
p. m.-Lecture. Agricultural In
struction." Dr.. B. II. Hubbard.
p. m.-Lecture. ..Orzanixed Hus-
bandry and Organised Religion" Dr.
w. H. Wilson, superintendent depart
ment Of church and country life. Pres
byterian church.
p. m.-Conference. Efficiency in
Parish Work." Rev. Joseph Kuemper
Church of st. Peter Z Paul Carroll
Iowa, leader.
7:4s p. m.-Address, 1.-THE Social
Life Of Young People" Mrs. Virginia
c. Meredith. Cambridge City. Ind.
oaturday June q.
10 a. m.-Conference. How to Live
on q Farm" Mrs. Virginia c. Mere
dith, leader. 81
p. m.-Lecture. ''The Farmer and
the Church." Rev. N. b. McNutt.
p. m.-Conference. ..The Problem OF
the Rural School Teacher" +. J. ma