. Ohio rural life survey. "Country churches of distinction". more than held its own. It has church, standing in the open country, is five miles from the rail-road and six miles from an electric line. Roads are not of the members live at a distance of 3 or 4 miles; some as far as6 miles. There has been a continual exodus from this community toneighboring cities. Yet in spite of all that is unfavorable to churchgrowth, Bethel now has a church roll of 243 members. This church has been successful in holding its pastors, there beingonly four ministers in sixty years. Th
. Ohio rural life survey. "Country churches of distinction". more than held its own. It has church, standing in the open country, is five miles from the rail-road and six miles from an electric line. Roads are not of the members live at a distance of 3 or 4 miles; some as far as6 miles. There has been a continual exodus from this community toneighboring cities. Yet in spite of all that is unfavorable to churchgrowth, Bethel now has a church roll of 243 members. This church has been successful in holding its pastors, there beingonly four ministers in sixty years. The present pastorate is the fifthsince 1852. The pastors of this church have made great sacrifices, butnot without results. The tithing of their income by several families,erection of a family altar and faithfulness in church attendance arefruits of the consecrated lives of Bethels pastors. For fifteen yearsthere has been a resident pastor. A parsonage, with 25 acres of land,is furnished. There being no easy access to the city, this church has not let slip. BETilEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH23
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