The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09
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 Tasks of the Rural Church
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Tasks of the Rural Church
 eCuntinued from Page L) ne told of the cali to the sick, where Syrian. Turk, BTohamedan and all na- tionalities and religions mingled in one room, their baptism, marriages and death, and the final intimacy which sprang up between the visitor and those visited that resulted in all kneeling to prayer, with the rough wooden shoes of the 6yrians beating time upon the bare board floors. '"rhe method of love-" this pastor called his work and it bore response.
 That the work in TOrrington was d. xersf1ed became apparent from tht speakers relation of one confirmation class at which there were three Irish descendants, two Scotch, seven French. II Germans and one Syrian
 awe do not pray enough and we do nof love enough,s' said tho rector in speaking of the American people. He cited the Syrian mother attempting to inspire the love of gospel 1nto her young ones She would maane Anpn- cates of the twelve apostles nsum pa per the difference being in the haAcs and other additions of dress. She would teach Of Noah and the ark by making toys for them to play with. In conclusion, Rev MT. 1dnsey said: 'sYou VIII get down and pray for the
  wish that the American born mothers -vodid do the same thing. The work is fascinating and one should not deal 100 harshly with those of foreign ex- traction
 Wozk Of Rural Church.
 The Rev. Ots H. Moore. superinten- dent of rural work in the Methodist Episcopal church at North Canton, discussed The Possibilities of Rural FTork's
 afhers are many specific examples of rural communities being regenerat- nd. It is no longer of use to look back nt the good old days of the past, but to the good daYs that may be- It is Rne characteElstic mood in the coun- 1ry thought of today. Jealousy and hate rot out a community today"
 The speazrsr here mentioned two townships founded nearby and at the san1e FfiTSsI stazdng that one was found ed by an dn6del and the other by zntasinunry. The contrast was re- -xnzrlzabze for the christian founded community t ftl11y'sd while the other was stagnanE The enect was even felt upon thesyUs1th of the communities who were not found in the colleges.
 Motorists Avoid Church.
 Speaking o9 the wild rush for auto r1okdIes the speaker said that some owned them who could not afford them and that others were striving to get
 
 church in trying to get away from the community on Sunday.
 People are not going to church but rather to tha nearest shore resort. Cheap music cheap reading, running ito enervz1ine social activities, take the life of the people. Crowds of empty headed and dashd1y dressed young men are creeranR into our midst and speed to tho city, hitting it up,' to the detri- menk of the church, but the harvest
 
 all connection with the church is lost. This curnn1uln1ty needs old fashioned gospel proclaimed by sermon and let- ter from every Egn-post- No nannby- pan1by work 1n religion will meet the conditions of this community.
 .sn one church in a community is dying because there is another more act1ye one there believe it is within the prUv1ncs of God that the weak church is bean<E killed.
 There are many farmers whose only thought is to hang on to the farm In that community it may be saih that HE1nt Is needed The church must furn1sh it. We have formed the North Canton Improvement so- cfety- Every man in the community is cDnzfdeRSd 8 memener- Every week the church takes up some diff fRrents subject This week it will be Good RoanE Last year we had H1ghvzy Comu1iszioner Bennett speak upon ttzn1a gub5ect- We have an agricultural library, and institutes are held We capture the interest as well as the brun''
 Among other interesting features that Rsv-sAGoore had stimulated inter est were Human Race clubs, com munitT picnfcss Full Moon'' sociaIs, baseball teaEna, gzrne-nigf1ts weekly, caD1p-dre parues, old fasn1 oned sing ing schools and Reclamation contes& All phases of country life and pleas ure are catered to with the peTvading belief that all social fun be spiritual endeayor be made social
 The speaker told of the interest in education which a good library with the elimination of the old ssgoody- goodys' books, had stimulated, and rrec0uutsd how the education of the farmer aided not only the community but tae church
 Other speakers of the morning. whose sub5ects were equally interest- ing but which lack of space pre- cludes printing in full were 'sWork in the Colleges and Schools By Deacon ess Goodwin, Church Mission House, New York and Work of St. Mary's Ha1P' Mrs- John A Ely, Shanghai,