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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 25, 1923 
A Kal&nv&zoe 
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Pastoral Parson and His Country Folks 
By Rev. George B. Gilbert 
—We have people can go elsewhere in their Fords 
[lurch now. and kill it outright. 
about have In Ohio, —The Parson heard a man 
talking the other day who came from 
Ohio. He told about the survey of 
churches made out there. There are 1,058 
abandoned country churches out there, 
and they are being given tip so fast that 
the Federated Church office cannot keep 
track of them, In one county there are 
28 such church buildings, lie showed how 
there were some 100 villages with no pastor 
at all, and 400 more places that ran about 
the same size with from three to seven 
ministers. One place with 1,600 people 
had no minister at all, while a place near 
with less people had five. Sixty-six per 
cent of the people of Ohio are outside 
the church. Great areas a little back 
from the economic centers are wholly un¬ 
called on or looked after by tiny minister, 
while there are plenty of ministers in the 
State to look after everybody, there being 
about 5.000 of them, or one to every 1,000 
of the population, 
Dexomixatioxaltsm. — What a ter- 
ribo word that is, and how much trouble 
it has made and, harm it has done. We 
have been preaching it into people for 
about 100 years, and it will take some 
time to get it out. This man told of one 
place where the Presbyterians had a 
church on one side of the road and the 
Methodists had one on the other side. 
When there was a funeral at the Metho¬ 
dist church, all the Presbyterians would 
go to their church and sit on the front 
steps and look across to the funeral. 
When there was a funeral in the Presby¬ 
terian church, all the Methodists would 
sit on their steps and look- across. As 
the man said, what that town needed was 
more funerals. But the Presbyterians 
thought the Methodists needed the fu¬ 
nerals. and the Methodists thought the 
Presbyterians needed the funerals. Which 
reminds the Parson of two men 
coming up the river on the morning 
train one day. “How is your church get¬ 
ting along?" asked onp. "Not very well, 
not very well," he said. "But. thank- 
goodness, the [Methodists aren't doing anv 
better.” 
George ix High School. — Yes. George 
is in high school this year, and he seems 
very happy in his work. lie is taking 
the agricultural course. It really seems 
a flue course, and he has learned a lot 
about farming, and his interest in farm¬ 
ing is quite keen. He has learned much 
about judging cows, and lie has to have a 
‘■project” and keep very accurate ac¬ 
counts. He has taken two cows for his 
project, and carefully weighs the milk 
and roughage, and keeps track of the 
Mrs. grain. It is a wonderfully good thing for 
any boy, George bought h dry cow a 
while ago, and is going to sell her when 
she calves. We had cornstalks ami 
meadow hay to feed her, nud good silage 
as wo for a while, go if she does well, lie may 
in till most two o'clock this come out to the good. With so little 
pasture we may try buying dry cows in 
-’•••I. and selling them off ns they calve 
House, last night during the Spring. To sell a cmv for 
The man we bought hardly anything around here she must be 
tested for tuberculosis. 
Beef Cheap.— Beef is so cheap the 
farmers cannot sell it. About every farm 
seems to want to sell something in the 
cow line. Farmers down country have 
no sale for milk or cows. To buy up dry 
and feed them well and take a 
having them tested and then 
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bishop was with its all day. “And shall 
we eat both dinner and supper right in 
the church with the people?” he said as 
we started on the way down. “Wo had 
planned that.” said Mrs. Bnrsoti. “Won’t 
that be nice?" lie said. And it certainly 
was nice. After n beautiful service and 
confirmation we all went out to such n 
fine dinner. The bishop wondered if 
there were any chickens left in the coun¬ 
try. Such ernuborry sauce! He claimed 
it was the best he ever ate, and the only 
time in his life he had ever had enough. 
How nice it was for all the people to 
eat with the bishop, instead of his inking 
to one of the swellost parishioner’s house 
to he entertained. At the next place we 
had service at. half-past three. Here at 
five o’clock we all went down in the base¬ 
ment and had supper together—one great 
long table being set. Then after we had 
eaten we had after dinner speeches. The 
bishop load off and then various officers 
and officials were called on, everyone who 
wished having a chance to speak. What 
a fine time everyone bad! Why should a 
bishop hobnob with the great? He nl 
ways does, you know. But the last class 
presented to the bishop seemed greatly to 
impress him ; it was a class of eight in a 
private house way down the lonely road. 
The bishop was plain and homey all day. 
and everyone felt the better for his com¬ 
ing. 
Tuesday Afterxoon. —Well, here it is 
Tuesday afternoon—Election Day. 
Parson is getting ready to go iuto town 
and vote—for the first time. She does not 
like it much, and has found a thousand 
excuses, more or less, why she could not 
go. We all feel a little old today 
did not turn 
morning. We certainly had the greatest . 
time down in that old renewed Methodist Fall 
church, now Community 
that you ever saw 
the church from donated the oysters for 
an oyster supper. He had three gallons, 
and he himself came and cooked them to 
perfection. It poured and was terribly 
dark and foggv. but what of that? The 
place was packed, there being SG present. 
No admission fee asked nor any charge cows 
for the gupper, either, each giving as they chance on 
pleased. Wllttt a lot of children there sell them when they freshen might well 
were there, poor children and children of he a good thing for all concerned. George 
every nation, pretty nearly, under heaven, may go into this, in a small way, while 
Square sets and straight waltzes and he is in the high school, 
games and those oysters! It was some a New Pond. —Well, the boys have a 
night—never to be forgotten. The ladies hig new pond. We used to have one. built 
also brought cake and wo had coffee. as a ( ) am j n the brook, but it washed out. 
Never before had t ho se ladies gut together as d anis have a habit, of doing, and the 
with aprons on. When you get a lot of muskrats dug it out several times. So we 
ladies bustling around a stave—a kitchen panned to dig one out on the Hats near 
stove—with aprons on. then yon know the brook, and turn the brook out of its 
they are getting acquainted fast, lou can boil when wanted, and fill it this wav. 
have a real church there right away, be- Thus vou get rid of the freshet in Ihe 
cause they ore getting into the Christian brook‘and also the trouble that comes 
spirit of work and help. \\ e went down from brooks washing in so much sand 
with two cars, carrying 10 people, besides a , 1( i dirt. We built a small dam right 
an enormous amount of luggage. Shelley hack of the harm and any time can let 
took down oitfiit in tlio lord or Or tboso much or as little water run down int<» 
terrible roads in the mud and rain. What the big 'onrt ns we want. We have spent 
car could stand the abuse of a Ford? quite n little time on this, afternoons and 
Church and the Auto. —We hear a Saturdays, and they really have a big 
good deal about the autos taking people pond. It will be great to skate on. and 
away from the cluircli, and it is said that w0 hope to cut ice on it. and then, above 
it is easier to consecrate a horse ami all, what a plnee it. will be to swim, 
wagon than n flivver. But as Ihe Parson The Parson was glad of the suggestions 
looked at the crowd last night he realized about putting up ice. He thinks he can do 
that probable four-fifths of the people better this Winter. He will stick to the 
there would not have been there if it were good old sawdust, cutting out the bay 
not for the auto. They came from four business. \\ « want to put tip a lot of ice 
towns round about, and there was one this year, and take especial pate with 
big truckload, not one of which would it. as we want a lot to make ice cream 
have been there in the rain if it were with. \\ ith the boys orchestra and with 
not for the auto. They do not stop for onr homemade ice cream, we shall do quite 
rain as thev used to. To be sure, a Ford a b| R business next Smnmer, if all goes 
lias to have a blanket over the hood to well, and with tins perhaps the boys will 
keep out the water, and in cold weather 1101 have to work elsewhere, and can keep 
to keep it warm; hut its colds are always work with their music. Me certainly 
curable with hot water in the carburetor l° v <* ft" 1" bo together, and dread the day 
and a jack under the hind nxle so ns to When any one of them may have to leave, 
let one wheel spill. Don’t break vour They are planning to hflvt a boat on the 
hack cranking a Ford a cold morning— pond. George made a raft the other da.v- 
just jack up one wheel, put her high, pour »»w a boy loves an old raft—and Shelley, 
hot water ou the intake pipe and see on arriving from school, went out on it. 
what happens. If the church in the coun- hey had wondered how deep the water 
try is alive, many more can come by car ’’ ns 011 1 in the middle they soon found 
and make it even livelier; if it is dying. (Continued on Page 140G) 
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