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a reminder of '■' God's first temple not made 

 with hands," and not of one made with a 

 jig-saw. 



" It is a plain, rugged, austere structure, like 

 the men wdio built it, and any proposal to mod- 

 ernize it would be received with disfavor ; for 

 it means more to the people than merely a 

 church building — it is a sacred possession that 

 is a part of their life," and it is an appropriate 

 monument to the sturdy religious character of 

 the pioneers who stood in the forefront as a 

 wall guarding human rights and liberties in 

 those stormy 

 days of the past. 

 The c o u n t r y 

 church should 

 be as truly a 

 part of the farm 

 structure as are 



the house and 

 barn, located on 

 land held in fee 

 simple. 



^ Fig. 31. A plain, substantial stone church. 



The school - 

 house also, as well as the church, should form 

 a part of the farm above ground. We some- 

 times build parlors for the pictures, and pal- 

 aces for the horses and cattle, and neglect 

 the school -house. A city of 12,000 inhabitants 



