Excerpt from The Day of the Country Church This book does not attempt a Scientific treatment Of the problems Of the rural districts and the rural Churches. Its message is the growth of experience in the rural pastorate, and the limitations of a country pastor's work do not permit the thorough investigation and consultation Of libraries necessary for scientific study. The book will attain its mis sion, therefore, if it Simply aids in awakening public interest and directing public thought to the move ment for the Christianization and social improve ment of the rural districts Of America - a matter Of vital importance to the preservation and progress of our national life. As far as possible, I have given in foot-notes the authorities to whom I am indebted for information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.