. Inglenook, The (1911) . Both the singingschool and the gospel chorus soon becamevery popular in the neighborhood. Thechurch building was not suited for socialgatherings, so a series of sociables wasplanned at the different homes. These werenot the money-making kind; they weresociables indeed. The older people oftenattended and eneaized in the play with theyoung folks. Refreshments were servedfree. At these gatherings soecial attentionwas siven to strangers and to the back-ward boys and girls, and a few of us al-ways had upon our hearts those who werenot of the fold of Christ. They grew tobe
. Inglenook, The (1911) . Both the singingschool and the gospel chorus soon becamevery popular in the neighborhood. Thechurch building was not suited for socialgatherings, so a series of sociables wasplanned at the different homes. These werenot the money-making kind; they weresociables indeed. The older people oftenattended and eneaized in the play with theyoung folks. Refreshments were servedfree. At these gatherings soecial attentionwas siven to strangers and to the back-ward boys and girls, and a few of us al-ways had upon our hearts those who werenot of the fold of Christ. They grew tobe a sociable lot of folks. I tell you! Theybecame well acquainted. And such fel-lowship?! Such friendship! Such com-panionships! And all centering around thechurch. The young men conduct a lecture courseevery winter and they have some high classattractions on the proeram. The course isnot conducted as a money making is intended to furnish wholesome amuse-ment and instruction to the neighborhood; 990 The Inglenook. A Pupil Who Can Neither Read nor Write, WhoPays Her Way by Useful Is a Waitress in the School Dining Room,Does Beautiful Woodwork, and Plays the Cor-net in the Band. and we might add that it is well patronizedby the entire community. Rev. McNuttsays that they have begun a library whichcontained a thousand volumes a year it grows it will contain a large numberof reference books, especially on scientificagriculture, civil government, sociology,nature study and domestic science. Are you asking about the results of work? The clubhouse whichhad been a festering sore in the neighbor-hood was closed within two years becauseof a lack of patronage. The young peoplefound something better. I need not de-scribe how the social atmosphere of thecommunity has been cleared. Next weekwe shall have something to say concerninga minister in Pennsylvania who for the lastten years has been building up a strongrural community in a district that wasonce pra
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