CONTENTS 



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Chapter I. America 1 



1. Equipment for a great task 2 



2. Four perils of Urban America 10 



3. Four perils of Rural America 14 



4. Elimination of perils 17 



Chapter II. Rural America 19 



Life of Christ: Play, work, worship, health, 



love, rest 19 



1. Play: Anything that one does out of pure love 25 



2. Work: Anything that one does with serious 



effort ; . . 47 



3. Worship: Attuning oneself to the Infinite . . 75 



4. Health: The perfect adjustment of mind and 



body 83 



5. Love: The greatest feeling of the heart . . 94 



6. Rest: Recuperation through repose .... 100 



7. Conclusion: Four fundamental needs . . . 103 



Chapter III. Rural Leadership 108 



1. Discovering, training and utilizing rural lead- 



ership 108 



2. Qualities or characteristics of successful lead- 



ership 110 



3. The results of inspired leadership .... 126 



4. The price of leadership 128 



Chapter IV. Rural Cooperation 130 



1. Cooperation in the individual and in society . 130 



2. Obstacles to cooperation in country and town 131 



3. Units of cooperation 138 



4. Methods of cooperation 140 



5. The chief problem of country and town . . 141 



6. The results of cooperative activities . . . 142 



7. Conclusion: Cooperation a cosmic law, a 



divine injunction 149 



