02425cam a22003493u 4500 33587 UtSlPG 20260610133751.0 m cr n 260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 19017903 UtSlPG en iso639-1 BV Gill, Charles Otis, 1868-1937? Six Thousand Country Churches Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2010 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2010-08-30 Produced by Tom Roch and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University and The Internet Archives.) "Six Thousand Country Churches" by Charles Otis Gill and Gifford Pinchot is a sociological account written in the early 20th century. The work investigates the conditions of rural churches in Ohio and aims to address the challenges they face, focusing on the implications for community life and religious practice. Through data collection and analysis, the authors seek to identify the factors affecting church efficiency and propose solutions for improvement. The opening of the publication introduces the origins of the research, detailing how previous investigations in Vermont and New York led to a broader study across Ohio, guided by the Commission on Church and Country Life. The authors highlight the collaborative effort involving various stakeholders, including church leaders and local communities, to gather comprehensive data on church attendance, ministerial presence, and community engagement. Through this groundwork, they set the stage to confront the stark realities of church life in rural Ohio, suggesting that many country churches are overpopulated and poorly supported, which hinders their growth and effectiveness within the community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Sociology, Rural Rural churches -- Ohio Social surveys -- Ohio Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33587 74433 74433