. Missionary Visitor, The (1916) . hat has been accomplished here inmaking this a community center is suchbecause of a few years work as believe that this crystallizing senti-ment began with the incipiency of its or- ganization and has been developing eversince by and through hard, patient toilof many worthy brethren and sisters whohave given their lives unselfishly for thecause. What do we mean by a communitycenter ? A center toward which focus allthe vital interests of the individuals ofa community. Butterfield says, Thecountry church (and its allies) is tomaintain and enlarge both
. Missionary Visitor, The (1916) . hat has been accomplished here inmaking this a community center is suchbecause of a few years work as believe that this crystallizing senti-ment began with the incipiency of its or- ganization and has been developing eversince by and through hard, patient toilof many worthy brethren and sisters whohave given their lives unselfishly for thecause. What do we mean by a communitycenter ? A center toward which focus allthe vital interests of the individuals ofa community. Butterfield says, Thecountry church (and its allies) is tomaintain and enlarge both individual andcommunity ideals, under the inspirationand guidance of the religious motive, andto help rural people to incarnate theseideals in personal and family life, in in-dustrial effort and political developmentand in all social relationships. To do this the church must do morethan hold meeting once a week. Shemust touch people where they Equipment. To accomplish anything worth whilecosts money. And to make the church. Monitor Church, Kansas. W. H. Yoder, Pastor. December1916 The Missionary Visitor 401 and her influence worth while, men mustgive freely of their means. In this, Monitor has been has always had upon her roll menwho were liberal givers, not only to theimmediate church and community, butto all worthy movements. Thus it be-came necessary to discard the old church-house that was built in 1887 and erect center, but where a man invests hismoney there will his interests Activities. Human nature, both young and old ismuch alike, in the sense that people willgo where there is something has solved the problem to alarge extent for a place for her youngpeople to go. There is a live Sunday-
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