| [PART I] |
| CONDITIONS AND REMEDIES |
| | | Page |
| Introduction | [xiii] |
| Chapter |
| [I.] | How the Facts were Gathered | [3] |
| [II.] | The Rural Church Maps of Ohio | [5] |
| [III.] | Summary of Results | [8] |
| | Oversupply of Churches—The churches small and weak—Attendance—An absentee ministry—Divided effort of theministry—Short term of minister’s service—Defective overhead organization—Ministers’ salaries—Educational equipment of the minister. |
| [IV.] | Where Church Efficiency is Lowest | [12] |
| [V.] | The Church in the Eighteen Counties | [19] |
| [VI.] | A Policy and Program | [40] |
| | 1. A better program—2. A better ministry—3. Better support—4. Better acquaintance—5. Re-arrangement ofcircuits—6. More resident ministers—7. Interchurch coöperation—8. Community churches—9. Non-sectarian support. |
| [VII.] | Federated Churches | [59] |
| | 1. Greene Township—2. Aurora—3. Garrettsville—4. Northfield—5. Federated churches in other states. |
| [VIII.] | Other Progressive Churches | [75] |
| | 1. A church federation—2. Coöperation with other social forces—3. Community service and Christian unity—4. Christianunity by necessity—5. The church as a force for righteousness—(a) Old Fort—(b) Lakeville. |
| [IX.] | Agricultural Coöperation | [88] |
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| [PART II] |
| TABULAR SUMMARIES AND MAPS |
| [I.] | Geographical Distribution of the Denominations | [93] |
| [II.] | Tabular Summaries for the State | [110] |
| | Table I.—Population, average number of Persons and Churches, and average number of Persons to a Church, by Townships | [111] |
| | Table II.—Churches classified according to the number of their members | [112] |
| | Table III.—Amount of Ministerial Service by Townships, Villages, and Churches | [114] |
| | Table IV.—Number of Churches in Villages and in the Open Country | [115] |
| | Table V.—Resident Ministers in Strictly Rural Townships in the Open Country and in Villages | [118] |
| | Table VI.—Terms of Service of Methodist Episcopal Country Ministers, 1917 | [119] |
| | Table VII.—Average number of Persons to a Church in 1170 Rural Townships | [121] |
| | Table VIII.—Average number of Persons to a Church in Rural Townships, Suburban Townships, and Cities | [122] |
| | Table IX.—Salaries of Methodist Episcopal Country Ministers, 1917 | [123] |
| | Table X.—Salaries of Country Ministers, United Brethren in Christ, 1917 | [123] |
| [III.] | Tabular Summaries by Counties | [124] |
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| [PART III] |
| THE COUNTY MAPS |
| Explanatory Note | [145] |
| Country Church Maps of the Eighty-Eight Counties of Ohio | [147] |
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| [APPENDIX] |
| Action of the Committee on Interchurch Coöperation of the Ohio Rural Life Association | [235] |