In many places in the New England and other eastern states the rural communities are attacking the social-religious problems in practically the same manner as is being done at Plainfield, Illinois. At Danbury, New Hampshire, there is a Country Settlement Association, which is accomplishing some epoch-making things. At the official building there is provided a trained nurse to assist the entire community. The organization conducts social-betterment work for the local neighborhood and leads in a campaign for social reform throughout the state. Likewise, at Lincoln, Vermont, there is an interesting example of cooperation between the religious and social interests. Three churches have formed a federated society. In a building maintained in common by them, the meetings of the Ladies' Aid Society, the Good Templars, the Grange, the Grand Army Post, and many others of a social nature are held. Such cooperative work is certain to have a helpful and far-reaching effect on any community. [Illustration: PLATE X. FIG. 11.--An illustration of "Corn Sunday," as instituted by Superintendent Jessie Field, Clarinda, Iowa, in the rural churches thereabout.] SPIRITUALIZE CHILD LIFE Above all things else, let the country church be reorganized with reference to the interests of the young. Let the minister and the other leaders take a firm stand for a square deal for the farm boys and girls in respect to work and play and sociability. Let them place before country parents clear, concrete models and methods as to how to accord fair treatment to the children in every particular thing. Let them organize the young people of the community into groups for play and sociability and direct them in both of these matters. It is high time we were considering all of our legitimate interests as a part of our religion. Indeed, there is no good reason why the young people could not meet together at the rural church and on the same evening have an oyster supper and a prayer meeting. They could very consistently discuss and participate in both a temporal and a spiritual affair on the same occasion and in such a way that each part of the program would be vitalized by the others. And likewise the smaller children. It should not be considered at all irreverent for one to go directly with them to the playground after the Sunday school lesson is ended and there lead and direct them in their health-giving enjoyments. Try this in your rural-church society centers and see if the boys and girls do not run with great enthusiasm to the whole affair.