02814cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000370012624500400016326400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035350000310038950802130042052015000063353400450213365300450217865300440222365300430226765300460231065300360235685600430239299900170243539814UtSlPG20260610133918.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a22020065  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBR1 aBelknap, Helen Olive,d1891-198614aThe Church on the changing frontier 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-05-27  aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive and the Gooogle Print project.)  a"The Church on the Changing Frontier: A Study of the Homesteader and His Church" by Helen O. Belknap is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the dynamics of Protestant churches in rural areas, particularly in four counties across the Rocky Mountain States—Beaverhead in Montana, Sheridan in Wyoming, Hughes in South Dakota, and Union in New Mexico. The book investigates how changing social, economic, and environmental factors have influenced the church's role and effectiveness in these regions, providing a glimpse into the intersection of faith and pioneer life.  The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive study of the Protestant church's presence and function in the rural American West. It introduces the challenges faced by churches in vast, sparsely populated areas where many residents are transient homesteaders. Belknap outlines the historical context of each of the four counties, detailing their geography, settlement patterns, and demographic trends. She emphasizes the impact of economic pressures and social changes on church life, amidst a backdrop of community dynamics shaped by cooperation and occasional conflict. This early section establishes an analytical framework for the detailed surveys and discussions that follow in later chapters, aiming to present a nuanced view of the church’s roots and ongoing evolution in response to a rapidly changing frontier society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChurches -- Montana -- Beaverhead County  aChurches -- Wycoming -- Sheridan County  aChurches -- New Mexico -- Union County  aChurches -- South Dakota -- Hughes County  aSocial surveys -- United States40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39814  c80653d80653