"Yes," said the district superintendent, "just one



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room. About the only thing that it is adapted for at
all is preaching. Of course we have a Sunday school
too. We mi^t use the schooUjouse for Sunday-
school purposes. It would be much better than this,
but the people haven't gotten used to that idea yet."

"Areallof your churches of this type?" J, W. asked.
"Practically all of them in the country," the district
superintendent answered ; "just four walls and a roof."

"Do you know what I think?" said J. W. "I think
that this is one of the most remarkable rural oppor-
tunities that a pastor could find anywhere In the United
States. With all those children there must be a lot of
people aroimd here somewhere. A trained pastor with
a modem community program for this church could
remake this entire countryside. Of course he ought
to have a new church, adapted to his work, but for the
present at least he could use the schoolhouse."

"The opportunity is here all right," said the district
superintendent, "and so are the people. Most of them
are Methodists too. If you'll just send us the trained
man, we'll agree to do the rest That's all we need, but
it seems to be a plenty."

J. W. had many experiences during the crowded day.
