Excerpt from The Country Church in Colonial Countries: As Illustrated by Addison County, Vt;, Tompkins County, N. Y. And Warren County, N. Y All these studies have been made from the point of view of the church, recognizing, however, that social and economic conditions affect its life. For instance, it is evident that various racial groups influence church life differently. Germans and Swedes usually tend toward liturgical denominations; the Scotch to non-liturgical. Again, if there are economic pressure and heavy debt, the church faces spiritual handicaps and needs a peculiar type of ministry. Because of the importance of social and economic factors in the life of the Church the Opening chapters of this book have been given over to a description of these factors. At the first glance some of these facts may appear irrelevant, but upon closer Observation they will be found to have a bearing upon the main theme - the problem of the Church. Naturally the greatest amount of time and study has been de voted to the churches themselves. Their history, equipment and finances; their members, services and church organizations; their Sunday schools, young people's societies and community programs, have all been carefully investigated and evaluated. Intensive investigation has been limited to the distinctively rural areas and to those centers of population which have less than inhabitants. In the case of towns larger than this an effort has been made to measure the service of such towns to the surrounding countryside, but not to study each church and community in detail. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... be duplicated by Protestants. Some assimilation might be attained on a purely human basis if denominationalism did not run so high and if the Golden Rule were more definitely practiced. Successful inter-racial cooperation has been developed in Middlebury by the Federation of Women's Clubs whose committees take turns visiting in the homes of the foreignborn. Sincerity has won these New Americans. If they desire to learn English, classes are arranged. In the home of one of the town leaders there was a beautiful bowl of flowers on the table. They were the gift of "an Italian friend" of the hostess. She had come with her large family on Sunday afternoon, had talked of current happenings, strolled through the garden, and enjoyed the new records on the phonograph. There are few homes in which such hospitality is to be found. The habit of following the line of least resistance and indifference is too much a matter of course. Especially in rural New England, people need to "thaw out" in their attitude toward their leaders, toward each other, and toward the stranger within their gates. Chapter VII THE PROBLEM OF THE SUMMER RESORT EVERY summer Warren County is host to more than 15,000 visitors. The normal year-round population is doubled. Ten communities, containing about half the rural population of the county, are dependent to some extent upon the summer visitor. The more enterprising communities make great preparations. The stores with their summer stock become quite up-to-date shops. All the business resources are assembled. Some of the people rent rooms or furnish board. Others run automobiles to "any place you want to go." Everywhere, everyone hustles to entertain the "city folks" in the best possible...

This book is an exploration of the role of the country church in rural life. It examines the history and function of the church in the community, including its role in education, social activities, and religious worship. The author provides insight into the cultural and social significance of the country church and its impact on the lives of those who attend it. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.