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Farm and Home, subscriptions to, 68
Farm Boys and Girls, publication of, 89 Farm Bureau, members of, 73, 74, 95
Farm hands, wages of, 63
Farm Journal, subscriptions to, 67
Farm organizations, membership in, 78
Farm products, shipment of, 14; sale of, 50; exhibition of, 78 Farmers, number of, 32; cooperation of, 75 Farmers' Grain and Lumber Company, ref- erence to, 74, 75
Farmers' Savings Bank, stock in, 75
Farmers' Shipping Association, members of, 74, 75 Farmers' Union, members of, 74
Farming, 56, 57, 60, 61, 73
Farms, size of, 61, 62; conditions on, 65
Felbinger, writings of, 16
Forty-third General Assembly of Iowa, The Legislation of the, publication of, 5
Four-H Club work, reference to, 97 Fourth of July, celebration of, 71
Fox, George, influence of, 19
Friends, reference to, 12; coming of, 19
Fruit, production of, 31, 66
Funds, raising of, 81
Galpin, C. J., book by, 89 Games, playing of, 39, 90 Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium, 90
Gardens, use of, 66
General Mission Board, work of, 98
German Baptist Brethren, reference to, 12
German Pietists, movement of, 15, 16
Germantown (Pennsylvania), founding of, 19, 20; church at, 21; Alexander Mack at, 21
Germantown Academy, founding of, 33 Germany, William Penn in, 19; emigrants from, 21; reference to, 32 Gillette, J. M., book by, 89 Gillin, John L., opinion of, 82, 41 God, reference to, 19
Golden Rule, use of, 36, 79, 86, 87
Gommery, John, home of, 21 Gospel Messenger, publication of, 66, 67; subscriptions to, 68
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Government, discussion of, 35, 36 Grebi, George, reference to, 16 Grove, W. D., acknowledgment to, 8
Halle, University of, founding of, 15 Harper, town of, 50, 51, 73 Henry, Count, reference to, 17 Hogs, raising of, 64 Holland, meeting in, 18 Holsinger, H. L., reference to, 40 Holy Earth, The, 89 Homes, description of, 64, 65, 84, 95
Horse Thief Detective Agency, organization of, 53 Horses, raising of, 31
Idaho, Brethren churches in, 23 Illinois, settlement of, 23, 41; emigrants from, 58
Indiana, settlement of, 23, 41; emigrants from, 58 Indiana Farmer, subscriptions to, 68 Industries, discussion of, 31, 82
Interchurch World Movement, support of, 81
Iowa, Brethren church in, 23; pioneers of, 41; roads in, 75 Iowa City, capital at, 50 Iowa Homestead, subscriptions to, 67
Iowa Monograph Series, publication of, 5 Iowa State College of Agriculture and Me- chanic Arts, work of, 61; mention of, 92 Iowa State Teachers College, students at, 59, 81
Jesus, reference to, 37
Kansas, church in, 23
Kansas, University of, graduate of, 5; ref- erence to, 7, 8
Kansas City Star, subscriptions to, 67
Keokuk County, county seat of, 50; farm- ing in, 61 Keckuk County News, publication of, 67 Keota Eagle, publication of, 67
Kimball's Dairy Farmer, subscriptions to, 68 Kinross, churches at, 12, 13, 48; town of, 13, 14, 50, 51; mention of, 67, 73, 77, 83, 87, 91, 93, 94, 100, 101; school at, 96
Kipping, Joanna, reference to, 16 Kipping, John, reference to, 16
Kirkpatrick, Ellis L., work of, 5; preface by, 7, 8 Kurtz, D. W., service of, 35, 90
Ladies' Aid Society, organization of, 45
Ladies' Home Journal, subscriptions to, 68 Land, productiveness of, 56 Law, practice of, 36; avoidance of, 55 Letter, members received by, 47 Liberty school, pupils of, 13; meeting at, 43; records of 52, 53; reference to, 96 Linn County, pioneers of, 42 Liquor, attitude toward sale of, 37 Living conditions, discussion of, 64 Locust Grove school, pupils of, 13; meet- ing at, 71 Lord 's Prayer, use of, 29 Los Angeles (California), convention at, 99 Love feast, holding of, 30, 43 Lyceum, influence of, 54, 72
McCall's, subscriptions to, 68 Mckeever, W. A., book by, 89
McPherson College, president of, 35; men- tion of, 90 Mack, Alexander, work of, 16-19, 22; ar- rival of, 21; death of, 22; mention of, 23, 24 Mack, Anna Margaretha, reference to, 16 Mail, delivery of, 50, 85 Marburg University, graduate of, 32 Marienborn (Europe), church at, 17, 18
Marriage, discussion of, 36, 55 Marshalltown, reference to, 46 Maryland, settlement of, 23 Members, reception of, 97 Membership, growth of, 47, 97 Menno Simons, work of, 20
Mennonite Church, location of, 13; mem- bers of, 19, 20; organization of, 45
Mennonites, reference to, 12
Methodist Church, location of, 13; members of, 42, 47, 100
Middle Creek, reference to, 45
Miller, D. L., work of, 35 Ministers, work of, 28, 37, 38, 44, 77, 97
Ministry, candidates for, 27
Mission Board, work of, 98
Missionaries, work of, 17, 21, 44, 81 Missionary play, presentation of, 100 Missionary Visitor, subscriptions to, 67 Mississippi River, towns along, 51
Missouri, settlement of, 23, 41; emigrants from, 58 Modern Priscilla, subscriptions to, 68 Montezuma, 50 Morality, interest in, 76
Morals, discussion of, 76-78 Mosaic law, reference to, 21 Mother's Magazine, subscriptions to, 68
Mount Morris Academy, students of, 59
Mount Morris College, teachers of, 45; at- tendance at, 80, 94, 96; interest in, 85;
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mention of, 92 Mount Vernon, residents of, 42 Munster (Europe), reference to, 20 Muscatine, reference to, 14; railroad to, 50; markets at, 51 Music, interest in, 66, 69, 100 Myers, Mr., reference to, 17
Nebraska, churches in, 23 New Dunker group, reference to, 39 New Testament, acceptance of, 16, 28 New Vienna (Ohio), school at, 34 Newspapers, subscriptions to, 67 North Church, building of, 45 North English, church at, 45, 81; mention of, 51 North English Record, publication of, 67
Oak Grove, church at, 45 Occupations, discussion of, 31
Ohio, settlement of, 23, 41; emigrants from, 42, 59 Oklahoma, churches in, 23
Old Order of Brethren, reference to, 39, 40, 46, 55, 56
Ollie, reference to, 44 Orange Township, church in, 82, 84 Orchards, growing of, 66 Oregon, churches in, 23 Orphanages, support of, 31 Oskaloosa, 50 Ottumwa, 50
Palatinate, 17, 18 Parents, birthplace of, 58 Pathfinder, subscriptions to, 68 Penn, William, influence of, 19; lands of, 31 Pennsylvania, land in, 19; settlement of, 22, 23; conditions in, 31; emigrants from, 58 Pennsylvania, University of, graduate of, 35
Percheron horses, 64 Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 20 Pictorial Review, subscriptions to, 68
Pioneers, coming of, 49; homes of, 51, 52 Poland China hogs, 64
Power Farming, subscriptions to, 68 Prairie school, pupils of, 13; reference to, 96
Preface, 7, 8 Presiding elders, work of, 26, 98 Primitive Christians, A Genuine Portrait- ure of, publication of, 16 Produce, sale of, 50 Progressive Brethren, reference to, 39, 40, 46, 55
Progressive Christian, publication of, 40 Property, protection of, 53 Prussia, reference to, 18 Purebred stock, raising of, 64
Quakers (see Friends)
Railroads, development of, 50 Recreation, discussion of, 39, 68 Reformation, reference to, 15, 37
Reformed Church, members of, 18 Religious activities, discussion of, 80
Religious customs, 55 Religious liberty, discussion of, 19 Religious services, form of, 28 Revival meetings, holding of, 45
Rhine Valley, reference to, 31 Roads, development of, 75, 76
Rodman's Point, school near, 44 (see also South English) Rodman's Tavern, reference to, 49 Rural Life, publication of, 89
Rural Progress, Chapters in, 89
Rural Sociology, publication of, 89
Rural Sociology, Constructive, publication of, 89
Sabbath, observance of, 21 Saloons, opposition to, 53, 54
Saturday Evening Post, subscriptions to, 68 Sauer, Christopher, Jr., opinion of, 32, 83 Sauer, Christopher, Sr., reference to, 32 School, growth of, 41
Schools, maintenance of, 13, 54; discussion of, 59, 60
Schools, county superintendent of, 72 Schwarzenau (Europe), church at, 16, 18, 23; meeting near, 17 Scriptures, interpretation of, 25; reading of, 27
Seorley, Homer H., quotation from, 54 Sermons, preaching of, 28 Shenandoah Valley, emigrants from, 59 Shorthorn cattle, 64
Sigourney, reference to, 50
Sigourney Review, publication of, 67
Sisters' Aid, work of, 85, 98, 99 (see also Ladies' Aid Society) Smith, W. R., acknowledgment to, 8 Social activities, discussion of, 48-54, 68 Social study, discussion of, 56-83
South English, churches in or near, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15, 41, 44, 47, 48, 52, 53, 83, 84, 96; town of, 13, 14, 50, 51, 67, 74, 77, 78, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 98, 100, 101; settlement of, 42; store at, 49;
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saloons at, 53, 54; residents of, 57; Chautauqua at, 72 South Keokuk, organization of, 44 Spelling school, holding of, 54, 72 Spotted Poland China Booster, subscrip- tions to, 68 Stagecoach, travel in, 50 State Fair, attendance at, 72, 73, 95 State institutions, 60, 61 Successful Farming, subscriptions to, 67 Sunday school, holding of, 13, 29, 45, 48, 67, 81, 85, 86, 97, 99 Sunday School Convention, delegate to, 99 Swisher, Jacob A., article by, 5
Telephone, development of, 85 Temperance, discussion of, 37 Temperance Committee, work of, 37
Tenants, number of, 65-67 Tennessee, settlement of, 23
Texas, Brethren churches in, 23 Theaters, opposition to, 38 Thirty Years' War, 15 Timber, extent of, 51 Today's Housewife, subscriptions to, 68 Transportation, means of, 56, 98 Travel, means of, 56 Tunker, reference to, 11
Unifying influences, discussion of, 54-56 Union school, pupils of, 13 United States, Brethren churches in, 11, 25 Universal Service, 89 Utah, Brethren churches in, 23
Vacation Bible School, development of, 98
Vetter, Lucas, reference to, 16 Virginia, settlement of, 23; emigrants from, 43, 58, 59 Vogt, P. L., book by, 89 Votes, casting of, 76
Wages, discussion of, 63 Wallaces' Farmer, subscriptions to, 67 War, attitude toward, 99 Washington, 49, 50 Washington (State), Brethren churches in, 23 Washington school, pupils of, 13 Waterloo, church near, 84 Wellman, 95 West Friesland, meeting at, 18
Westervain (Europe), meeting at, 18
Westphalia, Treaty of, 15
of, 23; emi-
West Virginia, settlement grants from, 58 Westward expansion, discussion of, 22, 28 What Cheer, fair at, 78
Wheat, production of, 49
Whiskey, sale of, 58
Winger, Otho, quotation from, 15 Wisconsin, University of, teacher in, 5 Wissahicken Creek, reference to, 20 Wittgenstein, Count of, 17, 18
Woman's Home Companion, subscriptions to, 68
World Outlook, subscriptions to, 68
World's Sunday School Convention, dele- gate to, 99 World War, reference to, 35, 76
Youth's Companion, subscriptions to, 68
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