Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-09-06
COUNTRY LIFE MEETING

Developed Much Of Interest to Thos
Who Were In Attendance.
The first Country Life Institute, ur
der the auspices of the Presbyteria
church, held IN the Baptist church o
Friday and Saturday was a great sue
cess.
While some OF those who had beel
scheduled as speakers were prevente
from being present on account of sick
ness or other causes. the program wa
tull OF interest from first to last.
DR.. James H. Miller, of Lebanon
whe was the first speaker of the meet
ing, outlined the purpose of The Coun
try Life Movemnet. giving something
of its origin and progress to the pres
ent time, as we'll as the relation which
the Presbyterian church sustains tt
this movement.
While the work was undertaken here
under the supervision of this church, il
is not intended that the movement
shall be confined to the labors of any
particular church. Some very interest
ing experiences OF the work already
undertaken in other places were given
showing the remarkable growth Sc.
cured IN return tor the amount ex-
pended in the work.
The purpose and plans we're discuss
ed freely by number of those present
and many opportunities of taking up
such work were revealed IN the fact
presented in this discussion.
Rev. Frank L. Miller of Princeton
Seminary. who has been conducting
religious survey in Cumberland county
duriag the summer gave brief ac-
count Of the facts he had discovered IN
these Investigations These facts COW
cred density of population in compar-
ison with other countries and the stats
as whole. kind Of crops raised. with
results in comparison with the state,
amount of religious werk being carried
on in Sabbath schools, churches, ETC.,
conditions of church buildings. school
houses and other buildings of the couh-
try. together with results obtained
through these agencies for the better.
ment OF country conditions. Taken as
a whole the report has considerable
valuable information for any one who
is Interested in obtaining first hand
knowledge of conditions in Cumber-
land county.
In the afternoon the Future of the
Country Church" was presented by
DR.. Miller, followed by discussions on
the part of many of those present.
Much interesting material for study
and many suggestions which could be
carried out in making the church of the
future fulfill the mission of the Master
in making an institution of service,
were presented.
Following this was an address by Dr.
W. M. A. Garfield, President of Cen
ter College, Danville, Kentucky. His
theme was "The Qualities That Make
a City or the Country Worth Living
in" He took for the basis of his dis
cussion the qualities that James Whit
comb Riley would admire in IAN Old
Sweetheart of MIne," and showed that |
The qualities that make a country or
The city Iovable are similar. These
are qualities thai can be developed and
The responsibility OF developing them
8 the responsibility that should lie
heavily upon the hearts OF anyone in
crested in making better country.
NIGHT SERVICE.
The time of the evening service was
,iven up entirely to DR.. Garfield, who
ave one OF the most powerful address
es ever given in this country. His
heme was "Our Country's Future"
nd IN developing it he left food for
many a days thought. He took upl
rst a definition of civilization, ano
ortrayed her as maiden who first
anne to dwell in Chaldean. There she
'as content to stay for many years,
o long as the character of the Chal.
can nation was such that she could
lake it her home. Then she moved ,
eastward to Greece and for many years
nade that her happy home, dwelling
here until Greece had produced more
,en OF note than any nation before or
ince. But where now is the glory OF
ireece? She is but ''spilled gravy
pot on the tablecloth of civilization.
gain the maiden moved westward and
ested for time at Rome and while
be dwelt with them Rome then was j