The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-16
JOB, BOARD AND CLOTHES
NOT ENOUGH TO SATISFY
Farmers Wife Must Have Something
Beyond Bare Existence to
Make Her Happy.
TIME FOR LEISURE AND REST
Speaker Before Rural Life Week
Audience Tells Why Drudgery OF
Farm Is Driving People to Cities.
and Presents Solution.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

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charlottesville, Va. July l5.-RuraI
Lire Week opened at the University of
Virginia summer school yesterday, with
the address OF Miss Anna b. Taft. of
the board of home missions OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church. on "a Satisfactory
Life Cor the Country Woman"
Miss Taft stated that the two most
conspicuous evils of farm life to day
Tor country women are the bad busi-
ness basis OF farm management, which
refuses to women a just share of the
profits. and the lack OF labor-sayinp
conveniences. Miss Taft quoted the
statement OF prominent authority to
the erect that the farmers wife gets
her board and clothes and steady
job. The secret of the general dissat-
lsfactton with farm life is the drudgery
connected with it. and in considering
the problem. we have to contend NOT
with the lazincss of the farmers wife.
but the too large amount OF work de-
inandcd of her. The solution OF the
problem, Miss Taft said. lies in giving
the farmers wife leisure and time for
rest, and In spreading the doctrine OF
The sacredness and holiness of the till
age Of the land.
Mission OF the Church.
The evening session was addressed
by the Rev. Henry w. Mclaughlin and
Rev. w. Z. Gardner. The former is
the pastor of the New Providence Pres
Wy WI tHuTCH, OF ftapnlne, va. MT.
Mclaughlin discussed The Mission Of
the Church In General and the Country
Church In Particular" lie stated that
the mission of the church is to bring
the kingdom of God to pass In the lives
and hearts OF men. Its mission Is thus
twofold. declarative and ministrntive,
and the church that is always declar-
ing the truth and not living tho truth
is dead church. 1t Is the function OF
tho church to present lofty conceptions
of deity which begct lofty ideals OF
living. The fact that SO many of the
country congregation are moving to
the city. said Mr.. Mclaughlin should
not be entirely cause for DISCOURAGE
ment for this new virile influx exerts n
wonderful missionary force upon the
people of the city. The curative agen-
cies TO use In solving the problems OF
the rural church are the official church
boards, the church societies, and the
Influence of the home.
Rev w. r, Gardner, who followed
Rev. Mr.. Mclaughlin. is the general
secretary of the general board of re-
ligious education OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church. His subject was
"Religious Forces at Work in Coun-
try Life" The great forces tending
to uplift the rural church arc four
in number. the United States govern
inent, which gave the first impetus TO
the movement In appointing a commits
sion to investigate the subject: the
state governments, tho Young MEMS
Christian Association. and the Pres
bytecian Church. The last of these
forces has carried out five effective
measures, II has held conferences and
institutes. maintained summer sch FOOLS.
carried on helpful correspondence.
and has prevailed upon many young
men to make religious work in the
country their life work. The beneficial
result has been a drawing together
of things religious and things secular
Mr.. Gardner concluded by saying that
the country life movement must make
the very dirt sacred.