Gunnison news-champion., 1914-11-13

s.lreaa the gospel In China: to in
itrscf our children m the art Of liS
z. ss well as 10 convert the harbar
ian and the Hottentot aud We shoris
f7rofe cur ensrgy and talent to tn
ion q problems Of our own lo
Lay rasher than cousrne our en-
gss IN fighting vice ana ignorance
1cvc1d orr borders n is as import
~ that We discuss from the pa lpii
'~0-g the church 10 our homes.
~ we preach Of she gcidan street
n 80 New Jerusaiem u is as muc
a BE r., u the du;v OF the pastor tf
ho t ss 70 ofn home while on
earth as 70 inspire MS 10 build a man
sion IN the skies and that we SHOULD
.ns'~uct Ch~iz.iru character IN our
own community. rather than thst W
fgh foreign sins in other lands. We
want religion We can farm by
we'll as die by.
Ch~ietiaa sntlvowee Ase1o1.
There is an emptiness in the 1ife
Of rural comm 1ities and we want
pFes chers who can weave into the
soci,l fibre. educational pastimes
prof table pleasures and instructive
amusements. Toe often we Anl the
ganes of our young people . search
for q suggestion in immortality end
q stepping stone to Gin. TIE pos1Or
should supervise the growing lives of
Young people. approve their soase-
ments. create expressieas q ~ saa
pleasure that make ~ CHRISTIAN
character anA bless their lives With
Christian RoAesty.
The farm y the nursery ~ civih-
zatioa. snA the parssoase Of all re-
lgious denominati0ns. Too long hes
lie farm furnished TIE cities witA
their great preachers, until to-day tAs
rural church 10 the saneway 10 city
,ulpits The current sAeuo1 - -
verseA. The power - tAs palptt -
most needed In the csSa@ry wAsss
the Fundamental forces Of human lifo
originate The farm 10 The power.
house Of aI progress anA the birth
place of all that 10 noble. The Gar
den Of Eden was In the country ana
the man who wowlA set close to Coz
must hrst get close to nature Many
communities are church-ridAen. We
frequently have three o. four churches
In . csaMsaity with Q circuit rider
once . nsatA pfeecAinG 10 small co.,
greGatioas aBl all fail 10 perform the
religious functions Of the community
In many instaAcss. Dsre Harmonious
effort might result in . more efRiciene
service. The divisi1a of religious
forces anl heeaking int fragments -
moral effort is ofttimes little less than
calamity anA Aefeats the purposes
they seek 10 promote.
A pastor m . neieAborbceA, Study
ing the economic. social. moral anl
educational problems u the commuA-
ity. presenting fresh visions Of Doten-
tial possibilities and native poweq
with beauty ana new meaning, inter.
preting the thought-life Of the COM
munity ssl administering to their
daily neeAs, viii contrfbuts more -
ward the advancement u . locality
than q Aozen preachers who occupy
the pulpits st irregular intervals.
preaching % subjects fseeiu 10 the
life Of the community.
Church preju1ice 10 . vice tAaa
saps much q the spiritual life u .
community. anl wastefal sectarian-
ism 10 . religious crime against 80
ciety. Deno1inational reciprocity
should take its place. Non-suppcrt
Of church institutions anl religious
letharey can often be traced TO causes
| inherent with the church nerp
should be cooperation between
churches and coordination Of mcF,l
effort along economic lines. and there
must BE- n the rural churches Of this
state are going to render . servios
Which this aGe deman1a-