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The Washington herald., 1913-07-27
A SCIENTIFIC STUDY
OF COUNTRY CHURCH

"The Country Church." by c. o. Gill
and Clifford Pinchot, presents the first
scientific study of the subject its title
connotes. There have been many gen.
civilizations based upon more or less
haphazard observation: but the authors
Of this book took two typical counties
one in Vermont. one in New Hork-and
made an intensive study. covering the
last twenty years. of every Protestant
church within their borders. except those
in the one city that one Of the counties
contains. For fifteen years Mr.. Gill has
been a country minister and the book
is published by authority Of the Federal
Council of the Churches Of Christ In
America: 10 its sympathetic attitude to-
ward the subject Is beyond question.
Many men and women aided In gather
ing these statistics covering twenty years
in the histories Of churches In these
counties. The book has many tables and
diagrams showing loss and gain in at
tendance and In membership. incomes Of
pastors. educational equipment Of pas
tors. changes in the cost Of living and
their effect on church benevolence and
efficiency. In determining the changes
in the cost Of living In the different
towns the authors had the benefit Of the
services Of the late Professor d. Collins
Wells. of Dartmouth College.
In the introduction to this book Mr.
Pinchot relates how the plan and scope
OF the investigation set forth had its be-
ginning in a series OF conferences be-
tween Mr.. Gill and himself in 1909. The
study was based on the idea that the
first step Is to establish the facts about
the church and country life. and that
remedies cannot be found until the facts
are ascertained.
THE field work was done entirely by
Mr.. Gill;" says Mr.. Pinchot. "or under
his Immediate supervision. and the meth
cd of ascertaining the facts needed to
compare past and present church atten-
dance and expenditures was developed
entirely by him. He also worked up in
the office the results of his studies in the
field. During the progress Of the work
my part was that of adviser. and I am
for the final revision OF the
for the press"
The authors md that country church
in both counties has declined
during the twenty years by about one
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BY LILLIAN ID. wALD.

| Head Resident Nurses' Settlement, New Yoft.
Exclusive Service the Survey Press Bureau.)'
During the last decade there has been
wide propaganda upon public health
measures, and perhaps at no time before
| in the history OF the world have there
| been SO many Campaigns for instruc-
tion concerning health and hygiene and
| the prevention of illness. To the trained
| nurse has properly fallen the RESPONSE
bility Of making practical application in
| the homes Of the people of the results Of
| scientific thought and research.
How best is 1t possible to expand for
the community the nursing care that has
been cherished for centuries by women
everywhere as their duty to their own
sick. and which trained nurses, since the
days of Florence Nightingale, have been
taught to give in institutions, on the bat
tlefeld, and in the homes Of the rich?
This was what nurses from the West and
the East. from the North and the South.
sought when they met recently in con-
vention at Atlantic City. Three national
organizations OF trained nurses came to-
gether to discuss and to gain inspira-
ton from each other on matters Affect
ing their profession and its place in the
community. The conference was dis
tinctive and, 1t may be said, epoch-mak-
ing, because the National Organization
for Public Health Nursing met for the
first time. This organization, created a
year ago, but in actual existence not
more than seven months. demonstrated
throughout its own meetings and the
meetings held Jointly with the other ma
tional organizations, an yeagerness for
guidance and a longing for the word
from pioneer nurses who had established
themselves in the service Of the people.
In all its conferences there was not
word or implication OF desire to promote
nurses interests for themselves. AL
though many represented visiting nurses
associations or city departments Of
health and education, almost all paid
their own expenses out Of salaries that
are meager, and the whole spirit was one
of service.
A thousand nurses were In attendance.
They were eager to promote methods by
which people of small means might Sc
cure nursing when i'll, on the most digni-
fed basis possible. They were gratified
that insurance for nursing had made
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that their Jewish neishbors feel %
friendly toward them. But It is signifi-
cant also in a broader sense. as 1t marks
another step forward in recognition Of
that brotherhood Of man toward which
the ~ ''ch Of Christ has been pointing
thr. the centuries. The incident is
prophetic of q time when bitterness or
petty interdenominational contentious
shall be only matters of tradition. Of a
time when race prejudice shall be swept
away by profound respect for the worthy
individual.
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CONGREGATIONAL COLLEGE
In TURKEY MOVED

The International College at Smyrna
Turkey, is to be moved this summer from
new campus in the suburb Of Paradise.
new campus in the suburb Of Paridise.
Like other higher educational institutions
| in Turkey, it Is separate corporation
though practically controlled by the
American Board. Begun in 1881 by Mr..
MacLachlan as a boys school, 1t de-
veIoped into a high school. then q col
| legiate institute, and finally, in 1903, q
college, incorporated in Massachusetts.
The new plant cost $4,000. Of which
| s135, 600 was given by the late John s.
Kennedy and his wife. In addition. the
money to be secured from the sale OF
| the present site makes a total Of $4,000.
and enables future enlargement Of the
college. The accompanying illustration
shows a part of the new campus. The
large, main building at the left is Mac
Lachlan Hall. The small white bunga-
low next is the Kenarden Lodge. the
presidents house. At the rear 10 the
gymnasium, next to which are the Gate
Lodge and the Caldwell House. Another
professors house is completed. and three
double staff houses and q large assembly
hall are well under way. This will be by
far the finest equipment of any American
board college In Turkey.
The type Of Mohammedan youth that
attend this college shows that 1t Ii do
ing a work for the nation that could not
be done in any other way. The students
are earnest and eager to learn the truth.
Some may never come out az open
Christians, but after finishing the course
each one goes out a man OF principle and
a leader among his people. One student
was asked II there was anything in this
Christian institution that seemed espe-
cially hard for him. and he replied:
There is just one thing. and that Is, I
am obliged to obey rules. You know for
the Turk that is one Of the hardest things
to do. 1t is natural for us to be loose
and easygoing, but this Is good for me"
Prof. Thomas E. viii will speak on
Sunday morning at the Ingram Memo
rial Church on 'Is Religion Worth
While?" Mr.. J. U. B. Hewitt will speak
at the twilight services, taking as his
topic "The Essential Experience"
The First Congregational Church Of
San Francisco, of which the Rev. Charles
F. Aked is pastor. has been offered the
use Of the Temple Emanuel for Its
Sunday services until the new building
of the church is completed. 1t would be
praiseworthy. declares the Congregation-
aIist, IL q Presbyterian or Baptist
church should throw open its doors to the
homeless congregation. but that .
Hebrew congregation should SO cordially
invite Christians to Worship in its tenn
pie, saying that "a new consecration win
be added to the shrine" which IL 90 dear
to Jewish hearts, il evidence OF . superb
It Is creditable to the
Jewish race, as 1t shows their ability to
rise above prejudice. It II evidence also
OF the broad and brothsriy spirit Of DR..
Aked and his people Of First Church
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safety that the girls tuck themselves BE-
meath their covers. Even though at night
they are without Mis- Helen Wooaman,
graduate Of the famous Sargent Athletic
School for Girls at Cambridge. Aasa, and
Miss u. e. Brown. under whose direct
supervision the camp In run. and who are
with the girls the sreater part Of the
day. the thought Of the DOGGY man" "
farthest from their minds
Are Not Afraid.
Miss Brown stated yesterday that the
girls never had any fears. because she
and Miss Woodman had constantly IN
stilled the idea into their heads that they
were perfectly safe. and that no harm
could possibly come to them. There have
been no reports of any one having seen
any ''spooks" or unlimited guests.
Only one little miss has even given
any sign Of an apparent lack Of fortitude.
One night she reported that she heard .
funny noise near the tent and almost
died from fright" In the morning she
related her experience to Miss Brown.
who alleged her fears by Informing her
that 1t was the clatter Of the hoofs Of
horses, which are allowed to roam At
will during the night in q field adjacent
to the one on which the camp In located.
Otherwise all has been quiet and without
any undue excitement
Charges at the camp are moderate
Visitors are admitted on Saturday and
Sunday afternoons. between the hours OF
and o'clock. To preserve the tradi.
tons of social life. tea Is usually served.
1t costs but IS cents for girl to join
the Junior League. but the real expense
comes from the legitimate cost Of run
ming the camp. During the coming win
.t,,k w.rslI kz~ frrr Chad Tn
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Proposes Triple Alliance.

writer in the Lutheran takes the
position that the social question cannot
be solved apart from the church. because
the church is ''the binding principle of
society" But the State, in his opinion,
should realize that the church can mar
shal forces that the State is incapable of
producing. He goes on to say:
The Christian solution of the social
question is the church, the State, the
private initiative working in harmonious
concord. 1t would be going beyond our
province TO state what in detail should
be the reforms undertaken by the Triple
Alliance formed by the united action of
church. State, and private enterprises.
But this much we venture to say: That
no concerted action of any kind can be
effective and lasting in its results unless
it becomes penetrated and permeated
with the spirit of Christian justice and
Christian charity. We say penetrated
and permeated, not merely with justice
as laid down in law books, but as writ
ten on the tablets of the heart. in the
Gospel of Christ, and in the spirit Of his
teaching. Nor is this enough without its
association with the charity of Christ,
for without this interior law Of charity,
justice may strike too hard bargain to
satisfy human nature as actually 1t is
constituted"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-27
:|GIRLS HAPPY IN CAMP AT SLIGO, MD.

Inot exceedingly fast. for the reason that
| the court 10 quite hilly and stumbling on
the part Of the contestants is common.
wear Athletic Costume.
The remote situation of this "Adamless
Eden" allows the lassies to dress quite
contrary to the conventional mode Of the
present day. The same costume used in
the Basketball games II worn by many OF
them throughout the day. A natty blue
skirt or bloomers and q MILDLY blouse 70
the commonest form Of dress.
The swimming pool IN to the girls. per-
haps, the most gratifying thing Of which
the camp can boast After q hot ram
page through the neighborins woods. or
an exciting game, nothing has proved
itself 70 enjoyable to them a. their little
dip" Several times during the day the
maids can be seen splashing and rollick-
Ing In the water.
But all Of the girls are not athletic.
For this reason fashion publications are
quite popular. When not leisurely stroll
ing through the woods, some of the girls
are generally reclining beside the stream
in comfortable rockers digesting and dis
cussing the latest from Paris"
The daily program calls for rising at
o'clock in the morning. Beds are aired.
tcutS ATIduBc0s Ciotuco put oAS VI bhc
way, hung up and folded. brooms are
put into play, and by 7:so O'Clock every
one In assembled in the dining tent. Little
primpins is done by the girls, for this
would not be in keeping with strict camp
life. Breakfast Ii Just as important q
meal with the campers as any other
meal. and there Is seldom q tardy girl at
the long pine boards ON which the food
il served.
Walk After Breal<fast.
The routine generally calls for q walk
soon after the morning meal. but often
times short game Of basket-ball u or
dered to loosen the muscles Accordingly.
the girls. clad in bloomers and sweaters.
march to the athletic field. where a
rougn-and-tumpie game is INDUCED in.
heavy boots are discarded for sneakers"
ana pioomers Tor snort skirts Tor the
game. but are Immediately put on again
for the jaunt A swim usually follows
the walk.
After luncheon. baseball is played BY
the more active girls, and croquet by the
others. Up the niIl at rne Noyes mouse
tnere is a bowling alley, wnicn often IS
used by the young women.
At night there IL much activity. Gath
ering around the campfire while the re-
Election from the glowing flame shines in
their faces, popular melodies are sung
and stories are told. All of this Ii &C.
companied by natures sounds. that of
the mocking bird and the whippoorwill,
blended with the hoarse croak Of frogs.
As IL customary in camp life. bedtime
arrives comparatively early. But 1t Is
with a feeling of complete security and
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is The second coming e christ. to dash
the nations In pieces o. PETERS vessel.
ana estabiish Gods everlasting Kingdom
In this world"
At the close Of the meeting II was an
nounced that next Friday evening. at .
o'clock. Mr.. Albertswocth would speak on
the prophecy of Danisl J.
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Spend Their Time Playing
Games, Walking, Reading,
Or Swimming Sleep and
Eat IN Big Army Tents.

Milton's '1oathed Melancholy Of cerebui
and blackest midnight born.' has failed
to find . home at the girls camp ON the
Noyes farm at Sligo. Nd. The sage god
dess has been banished and vain delud-
ing JOY has been welcomed with open
arms to permeate her sprightly influence.
For the remainder Of the summer the
camp 10 situated I'm q picturesque ravine
shaded by spreading mulberry trees be-
side . refreshing dam suitable for swim
ming. will be the home Of many young
lassies Of Washington. the majority Of
whom are working girls
Some Of the young women work during
the day and return to the camp after
hours. To these girls especially is the re-
freshing country atmosphere doubly ap-
preciated. Downcast and worn out after
q hard days toll, upon reaching the coun.
try home they take on a new life In
stead of sober, steadfast. and demure"
they appear ''buxom. blithe. and debo-
nair."
As Melancholy has been banished. so
Is the masculine sex conspicuous by It's
absence. All that the girls see during q
day which has any resemblance to the
stronger sex 10 q small boy named How
ard JefYries, known to all as Just plain
'.Jeff," who twice . day. In the morning
and evening. delivers milk. Otherwise the
wearers of trousers are barred. 1t is an
"Adamless Eden"
Three. Big Army Tents.
The camp itself consists of three big
army tents, containing fifteen beds. which
afford sleeping Accommodations: q dining
tent. inside of which il a long mess table.
and q small kitchen tent. Close by the
tents is a spring which furnishes the
campers with the choicest water obtain
able anywhere.
Life at the camp. which. by reason OF
the fact that II is being conducted under
the auspices Of the Junior League of
Washington. has been dubbed the Junior
League Country Club, never becomes mo-
notoncus to the youthful maidens. In
emulation Of the masculine sex, baseball
games are attempted daily. OF course, 1t
is only a travesty on the real thing. but
II Is baseball to the girlies, just the SAINT.
Basketball on an improvised court Is
the most popular game. Situated Just out
side Of the barbed wire fence which sur
rounds the miniature village are two posts
on which are tackled the regulation bas-
kets. Teams have been chosen among
the girls and there is much real spirit In
the contests. AZ q rule the combats are
The Washington herald., 1913-07-27

Prince Henry. third son of King George
of England, II accused Of having sold
while at school at Broadstairs several
letters from his mother to obtain spend.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-27

Rumorssnd
answrEnly
possible invitation the Billy hard
the
that his hits Influenced
ves,
The Washington herald., 1913-07-27

Reports from the summer schools ana
conferences, West and East, indicate un-
usually large enrollments. The season
of 1912 was one of the worst these schools
and conference ever went through. A re-
action seems to have set in. Chautauqua
has, in its schools, a considerable growth
in numbers Mortified started 20 per
cent ahead of last season, and the Mis-
sionary Education Movement and stu
dent conferences in the West and South
west show 10 to Is per cent growth. with
many inquiries for the balance Of the
season.
The topics being put forward at these
schools and conferences this season are
Social Service and Religious Education" !"
the greater emphasis on the first named,
with some attention to political socialism.
There is no let-up on the old presentation
of missions In missions China is easily
in the forefront of attention. Many Of
the conferences are having as visitors
foreigners who came here to attend the
World Student Conference at Lake Mo-
honk. A few of these are speaking, but
chiefly they are observing.
Policies in Methodist Finance and
Administration.
Several important matters concerning
the making of the apportionments and
sending them to the district superintend-
ents and pastors were considered and
adopted, among which are the following:
The fourfold basis of apportionment-
membership, church property less indebt-
edness. salaries, including house rent and
benevolent collections-will be continued.
Typewriter copies of the apporion-
ments are to be sent to the district su-
perintendents before the session OF the
annual conference, they to have the priv
iIege of readjusting the items provided
the totals are not changed. and the
sheets returned to the Office Of the appor-
tionment secretary within four weeks OF
the adjournment Of the annual confer
ence. The readjustment apportionments
will then be sent to the district super
intendents, the resident and presiding
Bishop and the offices of the benevolent
boards
The amounts collected from the church
and Sunday schools for the Sunday
school board, including the 10 per cent
OF the monthly Sunday school missionary
offering, are to be applied on the ap-
portionment for the board Of Sunday
schools.
A committee on a joint publication in
the interests of the several benevolent
boards and composed of representatives
from the boards and the commission on
finance, which had already had a meet
ing in Philadelphia, met for an adjourned
session at Cleveland in connection with
the commission. After a full discussion
of all matters involved 1t was decided
that it was inexpedie-t to undertake at
present any plan of joint publicity by TIE
board. The committee, however, was
continued to make further Investigation.
In the meantime every effort will be
made to spread the new literature al
ready created in leafiet and pamphlet
form and to have the editors Of our
official and semi-officiaI papers make
space for q greater publicity for the
news Of the several benevolent boards.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-27
Check ON Unity.

The Home Mission Council of Protest
ant churches. in the effort to prevent
competition and overlapping churches in
home mission fields, is not able to secure
the agreement to a cooperative project
from some important denominations, it Is
said.
Official replies received from one
Protestant Episcopal and Methodist Epis-
copal home societies are much alike. In
both explanations are made as to why
they cannot make agreements. Methods
under their forms of church government,
the authority of bishops and other ques-
tions of polity are set forth. The cor
respondence in the matter is not made
public, but enough is known of the details
to show that the incident has great bear
ing on the question of unity and Coop
Grafton that the home mission council is
seeking to further. as well as the attempt
to check wastes of money and effort in
duplication of mission service.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-27

For the first time in the history OF the
Protestant. Episcopal Church there viii
sit in the general convention to meet In
October four types of bishops-the dio-
cesan, the missionary, the coadtutor, and
'the suffragan bishop. The first named Is
the regular head of a diocese; the second
is supported in new fields under the mis-
sionary society: the third possesses the
right of succession on the death or the
diocesan, and the suffragan is an assist
ant. who remains such unless elected to
another position. At least five mission
ary bishops are to be elected by the gen.
eral convention.
The Office Of suffragan bishop was Gre
ated by the convention of 1910, in order
to provide for large cities and States
where it may not be best to make divi-
sion into two dioceses. The cities Of
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and
Boston. and the States of Iowa and Min
nesota, and, latest Of all, Connecticut,
have sufSragan bishops.
More than half of the deputies elected
to the lower house Of the convention will
be new to that body. What effect the
views of these may have on the impor-
tant questions to come before the con-
vention is problematical
The Washington herald., 1913-07-27
RELIGION AND SOCIAL SERVICE
NEWS AND COMMENT.
Bstlcr. study nthle.

One of the most faithful Sunday Schoo
classes of Madison Avenue Church, New
York. is the Mems Afternoon Bible Class
composed Of about twenty young men
al OF whom are employed as buffers. Al
the vacation season scatters them ar
arrangement has been made to conduct q
correspondence Bible class, by which
questions are sent to members, who re-
turn their answers to the teacher In
charge. By this novel method men "
Bar Harbor, in New London, Conn, in
various seashore and mountain resorts,
even those abroad. are enabled to con-
tnue their Bible studies under personal
supervision and direction. Meanwhile, At
home the church maintains several roof
garden classes, meeting on the roof OF
the parish house, one on Sunday proceed
ing the morning service and young
women's class on a weekday evening.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-04
oMElETS IN THE MAIL

Farm and Fireside contains in its
current issue an article entitled Sell.
ing Utility Eggs which is full of in
teresting information, particularly
along the line of the packing and ship.
ment Of eggs. The article goes on
to say:
One class of poultry keepers will
be greatly benefited by the parcel
post. They are the people living In
suburban sections and keeping com
paratively small focks. These PEG
pie have a few customers often per
sonal friends and relatives who will
willingly keep the boxes until they
can be called for, or even make Q
parcel Of them and send them back
Within the local zone the eggs ma,
be shipped in baskets II carefully
packed in excelsior and properly la
beled. But It is foolish to try send
ing eggs unless they are well pack
ed. Many omelets have been fount
in the mails already"