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, RURAL BAPTIST CHURCHES.
(Dr. W. H. Faust.)
Without any exception, the greatest
factor in kingdom progress is the
country churth; and it follows as
the night the day, that the greatest
problems of the Baptist churches are
the rural church problems.
In the past we have looked to the
rural churches for preachers and
this we must do in the future. The
country forevermore will b tehe
base of supplies for the Baptist pul
pit. The plowboy of today is to be
tho pulpiteer of tomorrow. There
are some fifteen thousand country
churches iai the South that have ser
vice about once per month. The vast
majority of these churches contribute
but little In the matter of money, but
the writer will never say that they
are noncontributors; for the church
that gives a Truett, or a Pickard, or
any other great preacher, has given
to the denomination infinitely more
than the one which merely gives dol
lars and cents.
The tendency of today is away
from the farm to the city. Many
would stop this, but here as else
where the little riddle of quaint old
John Bunyan holds good—
“ There was a man though all did
count him mad,
The more he gave away the more
he had."
And the church that gives of men
and money will receive back from
the Lord heaped up and running over
in return.
Some Obstacles to Progress.
The Baptists in the country are
suffering from individualism gone to
seed. Every church wants to do that
which is right in its own sight, and
when you talk of grouping churches
you run against obstacles at once.
Let us consider some of these:
Change of days of meetings. Some
members feel that it was ordain* and
before the foundation of the world
that their church should have meet
ing on the first Sunday in each
month and Saturday before. To talk
of change to thorn its almost as sac
raligioue as.te talk of the Creator him
self changing. If you don’t believe
that the feeling is so strong, just
try to form a field far a pastor, and
try to get a church to change that
has bet'ii having services on Second
Sunday in each month for a hundred
and twenty-five years and your
eyes will then and there be opened.
Who shall decide upon the new
pastor, the weakest or strongest
church. This is a delicate matter
It is the first snag you will run
against. The average church trios
to manifest as much modesty as a
young lady who anxiously wants to
got niarrkd. If the weakest church
in tile group gives way, the stlong
est feels that it has something up
its sleeve, so to speak, and vice
versa with the strongest church.
Each really wants the pastor.
Where shall the pastor live. In
tho center of the field, or in the far
side, or where. We can all see the
exact place, but it is hard to give
up our preferences. This may seem
a slight obstacle but, dear brother,
try to locate your man at either
church and see what the others say.
These are a few of the obstacles.
There are others that arise in try
ing to lead churches to more effi
cient co-operation.
Some Advantages.
Better pastors can bo secured.
Country people, though not as strong
financially a* their city brethren, are
as careful in the brand of their
preaching. ns they are in the choice
of their special brand of tobacco.
They •imply know when a man can
preach the truth, and are dissatisfied
whern he do en’t meet their expecta
tions.
Services can be held oftener. Very
little can be done by tlte best equip
ped man who preaches to a church
only onoe each month. A few years
ago at two of my churches, I tried
preaching twice each month. I found
that w r e would have to u®e an after
noon service. At first the brethren
thought it would fail. They had nev
er heard of such, but It worked well
and the afternoon congregations wen
just as good as the morning crowds;
and, in addition, the Sunday school
was greatly strengthened in numbers
and teaching ability.
There comes greater development.
|Th" preacher, going twice* a month,
phich he can easily do when his
churches are prope;ly grouped; gete
The Winder News, Thursday Afternoon, December 2nd, 1915.
tw.ee as miny oppor.unities to bul'd
.p ..is mouioers doctrinally, intellect
ually and spiritually, as he did un
der the once-a-mouih service.
MaK.es tue pr.acher better. Here
.... i/..c Having auiuority aim
not as a mere theorizer. it takes
more mental ability to get up six
teen sermons per month than it does
to get up eigut; and there is the
.aaeu fact that these sermons are to
be preached to practically the same
crowds in the congregations under
the grouping method overlap.
Gives paw‘or better Opportunity.
He can get to know his people better,
/.s.t ui.m oileuer, familiarize him
self with their needs, visit the eiv;k,
and ally himself with community
.erpnse. Four country churches wit!
pastor located in the center makes
a delightful field. Mo pastor ever
did his best work living in town and
.•aan.ng oat on Saturday and Sunday
to preach to his people. There is a
reason, too. To illustrate: He nat
urally doesn’t take so much interest
in the rural school as he would if
his children had to attend, and thus,
for lack of proper work in this field,
the intellectual ability of his flock
suffers. The progress of the coun
try church is closely entwined with
that of the rural school. Ninety-five
pec cent of the rural boys and girls
will never go to college, in this gen
eration at least, and what education
they get must be derived from the
common country schools. No one
should be more deeply interested in
the s hools than the preacher, and
how can lie be unless he lives in the
midst of his people.
Gives the churches a sense of pride.
In unity there is strength. Four
strong churches, with the same
preacher naturally feel that their
pastor preaches to as many people
numerically as the city pastor. They
can secure a g<K>d preacher of whom
they are justly proud, and when they
go out among their city brethren
they can l have their respect with
them when they ref* r to their pas
tor.
Stirs tip Christian Pride. Under
the grouping system each church
wants its pastor to feel that it is do
ing as well for the Master and his
service, as the other throe churchy's
of the group are doing, and it has
a tendency to make the members put
forth their very best efforts.
I have given some of the obstacles
and difficulties, but in closing I want
to say that the country churches will
respond to leadership of the right
kind. I have never yet formed a
good plan and asked my churches to
carry it out that they didn’t do their
best. The Now Department of the
Home Board has a great task, but th
rural churches and pastors are going
to respond to tactful leadership in fa
vor of co-operation and greater effi
ciency. Under God the next decade
will witness a revolution in the rural
churches that will place them in the
forefront of the army of the King.
The best plan to get churches to
co-operate in calling a pastor and lo
cating him on the field, is to allow
each church to appoint a committee
and let these committees get togeth
er and make such plans as they see
fit, and then present their findings
to the different churches. When the
proper committeemen are appointed
the. desired results are always forth
coming, The above plans and sug
gestions have been tried and worked
on my own field.
The greatest task that the coun
try pastor has before him is that of
getting his people to contribute large
ly to missions. To get them out of
the old ways is hard, but when once
they see the mighty dynamic of the
missionary ideal, things will hum. Two
men in the beginning of their minis
try started out to build great church
—Talmadge at Brooklyn and Cor
don in Boston. One sought great
crowds and the other to implant the
missionary ideal. They succeeded
better than they thought. Talmadge
was heard by thousands, and Gor
don’s Thurch was a missionary dyna
mo. Years passed and Talmadge’s
church was burned. It was hardly
possible with the forceful personal
ity of the great preacher to rebuild,
but throughout the years Gordon’s
church has been moving forward and
ie today a great factor in worldwide
evangelization. The missionary spir
it got hold of R. J. Willingham and
E-ad' Irra a wor’d figure. It w ill
m ike churches and individuals great
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to have a program as great as that
which the Ixird gave to every one of
his true followeis. The call of the
Almighty to these country churches,
and to the bright boys and girls who
are members, is like that of the ocean
to the rivers:
“But oh, not the hills of Habersham,
And oh, not the valleys of Hall
Avail: I am faint for to water the
plain.
Downward the voices of duty call —
Downward, to toil and be.mixed with
the main,
The dry fields burn .and P > mills
are to turn,
And a myriad flowers mortally yearn
And the lordly main from beyond the
plain
.Galls o’er the hills or Habersham,
Calls through the valleys of Hal.”
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Sunday School Rally Day.
We are requested to announce
that there will be a Sunday school
Ra’ly Day at the Auburn. Baptist
church Sunday, December 5, 1915.
The purpose of the day is! to caus<ei
more interest in Sunday school work.
Dr. Bell will preach at 11 o’clock
and several other good speakers will
be present. Everybody invited. Din
ner will be served on the grounds.
Former Brewery Will Make Yeast.
Negotiations are under way, it is
understood, between the Magnus
Brewery of Cedar Rapids and the Na
t’onal Yeast Company to convert the
brew ry into a veaft plant when a
n?v sta .-wiie prohibition law- gots
into effect the first of tie year.
Phillips-De La Perriere.
A marriage of unusual interest to
scores of friends throughout the state
wus that of Miss Bertrioe Phillips, of
Doug’asville, and Mr. Arthur Leon
De Ixi Perriere, of Hoschton, which
was solemnized Wednesday evening,
Dec. 1, at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Phillips.
Mies Marion Upshaw, was the maid
of honor; Mrs. James Wright, sister
of the bride, matron of honor; Miss
Robbie Blasinganxe, of Winder; Miss
Amy Biasingame, of Jersey, and Miss
Willie Mae Harris, of Campton were
bridesmaids. Mr. Herman P. Dte La
Perriere was best man, and. the
groomsmen, Mr. Roy Smith, o| Win
der; Mr. Tom Phillips, of Dougles
ville; Mr. RuisseLl Hosch, of Hlosch
ton. Master Julian De La Perriere
and little Miss Sara Selman word
Junior attendants; Dorothy and Bes
sie Joe Selman flower girls. Rev ;
J. T. Gibson performed the ceremo
ny.
Mr. De La Perriere and his bride
left for a two weeks trip through
Florida, after wihich they will be at
home at Hoschton.
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