INTRODUCTION 



must include rural life, which is so much a constituent c 

 national life. 



This volume itself is a testimonial to the fact that the move 

 ment makes a strong appeal to the minds of laymen. M: 

 Antrim has given careful study to the subject, and deals wit 

 the vital facts of the problem in a living and vital fashion. Thi 

 little volume will be a valuable contribution to the already ric 

 literature upon the subj ect. It has a real mission. May it hav 

 multitudes of thoughtful and earnest readers. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 February 26, 1916. 



