Missouri Country Life Conference. 



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The program consisted of addresses, papers and discussions 

 on the country church, country schools, rural economics, rural 

 sociology and rural organizations. The names of those who took 

 part in the program which appear in this bulletin give evidence 

 to the high order of the topics that were considered. 



It is doubtful if there has ever been a series of meetings held 

 in Missouri at which more questions pertaining to present-day 

 problems were discussed. There was a good attendance at each 

 session. The interest manifested by the audience showed that 

 people came to these meetings not through idle curiosity or to 

 be entertained, but to listen to the consideration given to these 

 live, fundamental questions. 



The enrollment of active members reached one hundred 

 and one. This number will be increased when the people begin 

 to realize the aim of the organization. Officers were elected as 

 indicated above. The Missouri Country Life Conference as an 

 organization is capable of doing great good for the rural com- 

 munities of this State. 



THE FARMER'S WIFE, SON AND DAUGHTER. 



(Dr. W. H. Black, president Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo.) 



When I was asked by Professor Emberson, my good friend 



of long standing, to come over here 

 and talk at this meeting, and par- 

 ticularly with reference to matters 

 that were interesting the mind and 

 the heart of people who are concerned 

 for the betterment of conditions not 

 only, but with reference to the spiritual, 

 social and intellectual interests of the 

 people in the country, I was glad to 

 accept. I have been with Brother 

 Watson in his meeting over at Lad- 

 donia, and Professor Emberson was 

 there and we had a good time together, 

 and to meet these men again at such 

 a conference is a delight. 



Men and women, we have come to a very important period 

 in the history of rural people. The interests that we have 

 together are vast and the problems tremendous. There are 

 city problems, the problems of business and of church, and 



Dr. W. H. Black. 



